The Special Prosecutor has dropped the charges against Mahama Ayariga Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, with Kenerick Akwasi Marfo, a car rental dealer, over allegedly using his public office for private benefit in the purchase of brand new and second-hand Toyota Landcruiser vehicles. . This was after the Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, had … The post Special

The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has raised concerns over the growing number of Ghanaian children, especially girls under 16 years, falling prey to persistent online bullying and attacks because of their vulnerability. “Each day we receive cases reported by parents or by victims of sexual exploitations online and even stark pornography…it is … The post Ghanaian

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted approval to zero the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levies on petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for two months. The approval follows advice from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to mitigate the impact of rising prices of petroleum products on the world market on consumers. The purpose … The post President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Ghana at the head of the Ghanaian delegation to attend the 60th Anniversary Ceremony of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade, Serbia. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the largest grouping of states after the United Nations, is a forum of 120 developing countries that are not formally … The post President

Prof. David Millar, President of the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS) also known as the Millar Open University, has said monetization of grass is key to curbing bush burning in the country. He said Traditional Authorities and the security agencies had done their best over the years to control the spate of … The post Monetization

Reverend Father Isaac Benuyenah, Parish Priest of St Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Hohoe, has underscored the need for personal hygiene as a prerequisite for marriage. He said personal hygiene was also an important factor to be considered in preparation for marriage as looking decent everyday without keeping some parts of the body neat would not … The post You

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced it will start a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore in Ghana with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field. As previously announced, the company said in a statement to the Ghana News Agency that Maersk Venturer, which had been contracted for four years, was … The post Tullow Oil says

The Black Stars of Ghana recorded an impressive 3-1 victory against their Zimbabwean counterparts in the third Group G match of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Goals from Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey and Andre Ayew ensured three points for the Black Stars who stayed in second with six points and just a point adrift … The post Ghana

Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (Retired), Commissioner, Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said the Division is upbeat and poised to increase its revenue targets from GH¢10.9 billion in 2020 to GH¢17 billion for 2021. He said in 2020, the Customs Division exceeded its GH¢10.9 billion target and raked in over GH¢12billion in excess of GH¢1.6 billion. … The post Ghana

The United States (US) Government on Friday donated about 1.3 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Ghana through the COVAX facility. This brings to 2.5 million, the total number of vaccine doses the United States has donated to Ghana. A Deputy Minister for Health, Ms Tina Mensah who received the donation, thanked the US … The post US

The West Africa Regional Seminar on the Programming of the European Union (EU) Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – 2021-2027, is underway in Accra. The objective of the three-day meeting is to enable ECOWAS, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and Member States to share information about their level of readiness … The post West

Mr Mumuni Fuseini, Northern Regional Coordinator for Mental Health at Ghana Health Service, has urged government to increase the 1.4 per cent of the national total budget allocated to mental health for effective delivery of services. He said the current allocation was inadequate and affected the effective delivery of mental health services in the country. … The post Ghana

Some Concerned Members of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA), have presented an unspecified amount which was given to them by the Mr. Ernest Arthur, President’s nominee for the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) position. According to them, they were honourable members with integrity, and as such, they could not be bought or lured with money … The post Concerned

Dr Richard Suu-ire, Chairman of Rabies In West Africa, Ghana (RIWA- GH) has revealed that 100 Ghanaians die annually of rabies with 80 per cent of the deaths being children. Globally, more than 75,000 lives are lost to rabies every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). He said 99 per cent of the … The post More children are dying from rabies

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office Dr George Akuffo Dampare as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). Dr Dampare, 51, becomes Ghana’s 23rd IGP, being the youngest Police Officer to attain that position. He was asked by the President, last July, to take over from Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, as Acting IGP, … The post Dr Dampare sworn in

Some traditional authorities in the Northern Region say the poor infrastructure in most schools is affecting smooth teaching and learning and students academic performance. They said this coupled with lack of furniture, lack of teaching and learning materials for the new curriculum was impeding smooth delivery of lessons, leading to poor students’ performance in national … The post Infrastructure

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in 2009, and as unaccustomed, I took a brisk walk to the Titanic Beach in Sakumono, Tema West, on my return from the hinterland, to watch the playful ocean breeze with its accompanying sweet salty essence and skin-caressing sunlight. A few meters across the main Tema Beach Road is … The post The Sakumo Ramsar Site birds’ habitat is

I have watched Maria Ressa when she worked as CNN correspondent for many years before she left to co-found Rappler in the Philippines. When Duterte became president, that was when Maria and to a large extent, Rapper’s persecution by the Duterte government started. Duterte started a so-called violent war against drugs. He unleashed gangs armed … The post Maria

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov from Russia “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.” Announcing the shared award in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said that the pair were “representatives … The post ‘Fighting

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stressed the need for access to markets across the country to be critically looked for the safety of lives and property. The President, who visited the Oda Market, which was gutted by fire some few weeks ago, said: “Access to markets all over the country needs a second look … The post Access to our markets needs