The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has asked officers of the Ghana Police Service and other national security agencies not to torture suspects. Dr Isaac Annan, Director, Human Rights, CHRAJ, giving the advice, said security officials must be mindful and be guided by the Rwandan Guidelines on Human Rights in arresting, detaining … The post Don’t
Mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will increase from 456 million by the end of 2018 to over 600 million by 2025, representing around half the population in the region, said a report released here by the Global System for Mobile Communications Alliance (GSMA) on Tuesday. Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the fastest growing region of mobile … The post Half
Vodafone has become the first German telecommunications company to launch a commercial 5G network, activating 25 antenna locations in Dusseldorf, Cologne, Dortmund and other German cities and communities on Tuesday. Vodafone’s 5G high-speed mobile network is still very limited; nationwide, the company has about 25,000 mobile base stations. By August, there are expected to be … The post Vodafone
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resigned. Ms. Christine Lagarde whose resignation takes effect on September 12, 2019 sent her letter to the Executive Board of the Fund today, July 16, 2019. Ms. Lagarde has been nominated to head the European Central Bank (ECB), and she believes her resignation from the … The post Christine
The Electoral Commission (EC) captured 166,182 new voters in the just ended limited voter registration exercise in the Greater Accra Region. Mr. George Kwame Amoah, the Regional Director of the Commission, announced this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and said they now have a backlog of 3,026 cases to be cleared. These are people, … The post Greater Accra records 166,000
Ghana has applauded France for its continued technical and economic support in the areas of defense, agriculture, health and education, energy and public sector reforms. Mrs. Cynthia Morrison, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, said it was also heart-warming that French businesses in the country keeps growing. French companies, operating in Ghana have shot … The post Ghana
Ghana has applauded France for its continued technical and economic support in the areas of defense, agriculture, health and education, energy and public sector reforms. Mrs. Cynthia Morrison, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, said it was also heart-warming that French businesses in the country keeps growing. French companies, operating in Ghana have shot … The post Ghana
Over 30 people, all of them at the mercy of the icy weather and strong winds. This is just some of the people who came to spend the night at the street by the Marina Mall at the time we visited. We were told others didn’t come to sleep that night. Perhaps, they found some … The post The homeless, street children take over Marina Mall street
The Tema Police Command says officials are on a manhunt for three armed persons who robbed customers and workers of the Tema Motorway Roundabout Shell Filling Station on Sunday morning. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Joseph Benefo Darkwah, Tema Police Regional Public Relations Officer, stated that the three robbers arrived at the filling station at … The post Police
Mr Yayrator Glover, Chief Executive Officer of Yayra Glover Ghana Limited, an Organic Cocoa Production Company, has called on the cocoa growing sector to consider investments in organically cultivated cocoa towards to help the nation to reclaim its place as the world’s highest producer of the crop. He said cocoa ranked high among “luxury” foods, … The post Organic
The Central Region has over the past two years recorded an increase in domestic violence. Mrs Thywill Eyra Kpe, Central Regional Director of the Department of Gender, said the Region in 2016, 2017 and 2018 recorded 2,666, 3,409 and 3,419 cases of domestic violence respectively. She said statistics showed that women constituted more than 80 … The post Domestic
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday started consultation of strategic countries towards the operationalization of the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA) 2006 (Act699), which gives Ghanaians in the Diaspora the right to vote from abroad. The EC ROPAA Committee in fulfilment of its mandate, will engage the Senegalese Electoral Commission, Ghanaian Community in … The post ROPAA
Mrs May Obiri-Yeboah, the Executive Director, National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on Monday said, Ghana could soon be a country with the safest road transport system following the passing of the National Road Safety Authority Bill, which is pending presidential assent. She said that would be achieved through rigorous regulations and inspections, leading to compliance … The post Ghana
Mrs Mami Dufie Ofori, Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has called on the public to halt the illegal connection of utilities to ensure improved service delivery to all in the society. She said illegal connection of utilities is one of the main challenges the utility companies face and this is making … The post Desist from illegal
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Merley Afua Wood, has rescinded the bail granted Gregory Afoko, one of the two, alleged to have conspired to kill Alhaji Adams Mahama, the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in 2015. Gregory was on March 14, granted bail on the sum of … The post Court rescinds Afoko’s bail appeared first on
Ghana and South Korea have held a meeting to deliberate on the ten points Industrial Transformational and the Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda. As part of the initial steps to initiate the discussion, the two countries have agreed to invite the business community in South Korea to invest in Ghana. These discussions took place in Accra, … The post Ghana holds bilateral discussions
An Accra High Court hearing the case involving eight persons accused of kidnapping two Canadian girls has adjourned the matter to July 29, 2019. The court adjourned the trial on Monday morning, after counsel for the Seidu Abubakar told the court that he was yet to ensure that the Attorney General’s (AG) Office is served … The post Kidnappers of Canadian’s trial
Construction works on a 120 bed hospital facility for the Kumawu District Hospital in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region, left abandoned from September last year, after its construction started in 2015, would commence in the next three weeks, according to Mr. Agyemang Manu, Minster for Health. Additionally, the Fomena Hospital project, also … The post Fomena,
Operation Vanguard Personnel have apprehended some 50 suspected illegal miners in the Western and Eastern regions in various operations conducted over the past week. This was contained in a statement issued to the Ghana News Agency by Captain Andy Sowatey, Public Relations Officer of Operation Vanguard. The statement said on Saturday, July 13, Operation Vanguard … The post Operation
Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker, has encouraged Members of Parliament (MPs) to show keen interest in public procurement processes at the local level, to enhance legislative oversight. MPs, he said, are required to sit on the Entity Tender Committees (ETC) of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to guide them on the … The post Show
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