The Australian High Commissioner to Ghana has assured residents in Siamekome, a fishing island community of his decision to install solar panels to provide electricity to end decades of darkness in the community in the middle of the Volta river. On Thursday, May 27, 2021, the High Commissioner, Gregory Andrews paid a working visit to … The post Australian
Five policemen who allegedly robbed a student and businessman of GH¢20,000.00 at gun point at East Legon, Accra have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The policemen from the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) at the national headquarters are also said to have offered their case investigator of GH¢2,500.00 bribe to cover … The post Five policemen remanded
A-12-Unit Classroom block awarded on contract by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND), at the Methodist Senior High School at Kansaworodo in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis has been locked up. The Contractor of MANSASS Company Limited allegedly locked up the project due to GETFUND’s inability to pay him part of the money due him for the … The post Contractor
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the detention of Mali’s leadership by the military as the transitional President and Prime Minister resigned. The council members on Wednesday called for the safe, immediate and unconditional release of all the officials detained and urged the defense and security forces elements to return to their barracks … The post UN
A total of 1,445 marriages were registered by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in the first quarter of the year, from January to March 2021. Out of the number, 1,369 were registered under Ordinance, whereas 76 were registered under customary marriage. Mr Gilbert Nii Ankrah, Head of Public Affairs at the AMA, who disclosed this … The post AMA registers
Two persons accused of stealing several pints of blood at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in Accra have been put before the Adjabeng District Court. Kwabena Adu Twum and Wilfred Tortsie, charged with conspiracy and stealing, pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Nana Adwoa Serwa Adonteng admitted the accused persons bail in the sum … The post Two
A Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced Aglidza Obed @Eli, 31, to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour. The convict was arrested on May 13, 2021 by the New Ayoma Police for attacking and robbing a mobile money vendor at Likpe Kukurantumi. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) John Nchor, Acting Oti Regional Public Affairs Officer, Ghana … The post Court sentences
Members of the Amansie-West Small-Scale Miners Association, have appealed to the Government to strive to protect miners operating legally in the country. Mr. Daniel Kwaku Mensah, President of the Association, said the attack on licensed small-scale miners by the military deployed to halt illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) was disturbing. “We are ready to help the … The post Government
As parts of Government’s efforts to sanitize the small-scale mining sector, it has rolled-out alternative livelihood projects to equip people living in mining communities with skills to improve upon their economic lives. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, said the initiative would ensure that mining communities remained vibrant and wouldn’t … The post Government
The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has pledged his unflinching support for the Green Ghana Project, which is intended to restore the forest cover, ravaged by the activities of illegal mining. The Chief Justice threw his support behind the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources initiative when a six-member delegation from the Ministry led … The post Chief
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