The two members of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group, arrested by the Tafo Police last Sunday for their alleged involvement in the disruption of an NPP Party meeting, have been remanded into prison custody by a Kumasi circuit court. Paul Attah Onyinah, 49, and Richard Yaw Brefo, 51, were charged with conspiracy to … The post Two Delta Force members
Police prosecutors in the Brong-Ahafo Region have under gone a two-day capacity building and refresher training workshop to equip them with the necessary knowledge and information to deliver efficiently. The training was designed to strengthen the competence levels of the prosecutors in the region in specific areas of criminal prosecution and general principles of law … The post Police
Bishop Richard Owusu Akyeaw, the General Overseer of Living Grace Ministry International, has called on Christians to have a deep, strong and child-like faith to depend on Jesus Christ for God’s unfailing blessings. He said according to the scripture it was a curse for anyone to rely on man but abundant blessings in diverse ways … The post Bishop
Dr John Akparep, a researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Development Studies, has called for the establishment of a national taskforce to fight illegal chainsaw operations and preserve the nation’s forest resources. The taskforce would intensify surveillance on the shoulders of forest reserves and combat illegal timber logging which is depleting forest resources … The post Researcher
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Girls Education Network has rescued two teenage girls from forced marriage at a farming community in the Banda District and Yamfo in the Tano North Municipality in the region. The two girls who are Junior Secondary School (JHS) students are 14 and 17 years respectively, Mr. Beatrice Mamle Nkum, the Regional Coordinator … The post Network
Togbe Afede XIV, the President of the National House of Chiefs (NHS), has called for caution in the creation of new regions in order not to defeat its purpose of taking development to the doorsteps of the people. He said reports reaching him indicates that some misunderstanding was brewing in some of the designated areas … The post Create new regions with caution
Ghana is making progress in the prevention of the incidence of cyber crime because of government’s high level of commitment towards that cause, Dr Nana Kofi Annan, a consultant at the Ministry of Communications (MoC), has said. He said the MoC commissioned the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre at the Oxford University in collaboration with … The post Ghana
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has appealed to the leadership of Parliament to fast track the approval of fees for tertiary educational institutions to enable them to mobilise financial resources for their operations. Currently, he said, the University of Ghana (UG) was burdened with more than a GHc30 … The post Parliament
Across Ghana, 76 percent of 15-year olds will survive until age 60 – this statistic is a proxy for the range of fatal and non-fatal health outcomes that a child born today would experience as an adult under current conditions, the World Bank has noted in a new Human Capital Index (HCI) launched today at the World … The post Ghana’s adult
The football pitch at the Accra Sports Stadium, is near completion ahead of the 2018 Total Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) to be hosted by Ghana. The re-grassing of the pitch, which started months ago by Green Grass Technology (GGT), has taken shape, looking greener than before. According to the workers, the pitch was … The post Accra sports stadium pitch ready for
Bashiru Hayford, head coach for the senior national female team, the Black Queens, has said, he is very positive about his team’s preparations and training schedules ahead of the upcoming Africa Women Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be hosted by Ghana. Coach Bashiru noted that, the team was lining up a training tour in an … The post Coach Hayford positive
The senior national team, the Black Stars , will engage Ghana Premier League (GPL) giants, Asante Kotoko on Friday, October 12, after the cancellation of their double header of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sierra Leone. The decision to play Asante Kotoko in a friendly, comes about after the Confederation of … The post Black
A Circuit Court in Accra on Wednesday remanded a 29 year old Nigerian, Solomon Ebinim into Police custody for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl at James Town, a suburb of Accra. Ebinim, whose plea was preserved, is facing a charge of defilement. Prosecuting Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire informed the court that the matter was under … The post Unemployed Nigerian
The Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has lauded the POS Foundation for picking up the daunting challenge of producing a Non-Custodial Sentencing Draft Bill. She said the Foundation came out with the Draft Bill after she had tasked them to do their advocacy on the issue of prison decongestion from the convict and legislative point of … The post Chief
Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, a former Chairman of the National Media Commission, has urged Journalists in the West African Sub-region to help bridge the inequality and injustice gap by exposing corruption and corrupt practices. He said corruption was one of the banes of Africa’s under development. Ambassador Blay-Amihere was speaking at the opening of the West … The post Journalists
Dr Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng, the National Focal Person on Climate Change Education and Awareness, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Wednesday said the country’s rainfall pattern has changed and become unpredictable over the past 30 years. “Statistical analysis over the years shows that the change has occurred significantly in the savannah zone, which is the country’s breadbasket,” … The post Rainfall
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has entreated the leadership of the Africa Rice Advocacy Platform (ARAP) to lead the way in enhancing the production of quality and nutritious rice to impact positively on the economic development of the Continent. Members of ARAP, after a two-day learning event in Accra, paid a courtesy call on the … The post Kufour entreats
Ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child on Thursday October 11, Concern Health Education Project, a non-governmental organisation, says it would engage young children to discuss the importance of immunization. The radio programme that will involve health care workers and political actors, would highlight the need for immunization as a pre-requisite for a … The post NGO
Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ablekuma Central Constituency have undertaken a clean-up exercise to clear the filth at the Town Council Line to ensure a clean environment devoid of diseases. The party faithfuls, who numbered about 100, participated in the four-hour exercise and desilted choked drains, cleared the over-grown weed and … The post NPP
An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced Benjamin Quaye Commey, a businessman, to nine months imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding an elder of the Musama Disco Christo Church, Teshie branch, of GH¢20,000.00. In addition, the Court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh ordered Commey to pay GH¢12,500.00 to Victoria Arthur, the prosecution witness, as … The post Businessman
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