The police are investigating the alleged shooting and killing of a mourner, at the funeral of a traditional warrior at Klefe-Achatime, in the Ho municipality. The shot from the locally manufactured gun of Samuel Letsa, 66, was said to have hit Simon K. Dzanku, 62, in the neck and throat, killing him instantly, during a musketry. … The post Police investigate killing of mourner

The Wa East District Assembly on Friday outlined activities the assembly has undertaken over the past two years to improve the lives of the people at its Town Hall Meeting. The forum also gave the people and other stakeholders in the district the opportunity to learn about the developmental projects and programmes being implemented by … The post Wa East District Assembly holds

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has placed an embargo on holidays for all Junior High School teachers within the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District of the Upper West Region. They are not to go on Easter break next month. The teachers are to remain at post in their respective schools during the holidays to teach final year JHS … The post No Easter break for JHS teachers – GES appeared

Newmont Ghana has been given the Most Compliant Taxpayer for the 2018 award at the annual Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Staff and Stakeholders Awards ceremony held in Accra. The award also recognised Newmont’s significant contribution to Ghana’s domestic tax revenue mobilisation and for being a good source of employment to many Ghanaians. In a citation … The post ?Newmont

The Ministry of Energy has attributed the latest intermittent power outages to the shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Plant for the interconnection of Ghana Gas Company Limited pipes to that of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo). The 12-day exercise, which started on Saturday, is to enable the country transport surplus natural gas from … The post Power

The current water crisis facing the capital is far from over as four out of 12 filters operating at the Weija Treatment Plant in Accra remains dysfunctional. According to Water Quality Assurance officer of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) Weija Headworks, Mr John Suobogbiree, the situation was increasingly accountable for limited production and intermittent … The post Accra to face water crisis?

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will begin a clean-up of the microfinance sector by the second quarter of this year, the Governor, Dr Ernest Addison has said. The move, he said, was to build a strong and vibrant microfinance sector and protect the investments of depositors in the sector. Dr Addison who is the Chairman … The post BoG targets microfinance sector

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament was yesterday compelled to give a month’s ultimatum to two state institutions to furnish the Committee with further information about their infractions. This was when the Ghana Heavy Equipment Limited (GHEL) and the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) all under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, failed … The post PAC

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has advised Ghanaians to be vigilant and not contend with acts that were contrary to the fundamental principles of God and the Christian faith. That, he said, would firmly build and enrich the moral standards of the nation to edify its development. Prof. Oquaye was speaking at … The post Enrich moral standards

Former President John Mahama has expressed worry over the citizenry remaining silent in the midst of high-level unprecedented corruption practiced under the government.  “Our nation is drenched in massive and unprecedented corruption under the direct supervision of our President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, cronyism and nepotism have become the government’s policy and is manifesting in … The post Mahama

Actors within the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration value chain have been urged to ensure full compliance with the SIM registration and activation processes in line with the relevant statutory provisions. The caution followed the identification of a number of deficiencies with the existing registration regimes by the Ministry of Communication (MoC). Addressing journalists at … The post ‘SIM

The Member of Parliament for the Keta Constituency, Richard Mawuli Quashigah, is asking President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reverse the appointment of Dr Alexander Y. Adusei as Director of Keta Port.  In the view of Mr Quashigah, to appoint a director for a non-existing port with status as directors of Tema and Takoradi ports, … The post ‘Appointment of Director of Keta

Two think tanks have urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to tread cautiously in order to undertake extensive consultations over its decision to compile a new voters’ register. They noted that a decision that affected external bodies needed proper consultation to create a forum for them to participate, so that when a decision is taken, there … The post Think tanks: Tread cautiously EC

Residents in the La Nkwantanang Madina municipality who have constructed structures on waterways have been given a one-week ultimatum to remove them or have themselves to blame. The Municipal Chief Executive, Madam Jennifer Dede Afagbedzi gave the ultimatum when she inspected desilting works of major drains in flood-prone areas in the municipality on Friday. The … The post La

Tension is brewing at Naton in the Naton District of the Northern Region as the youth of the community are up in arms against the newly enskined Naton-Naa Mohammed Bawa. The youth burnt lorry tyres on the major roads in Naton to registrar their displeasure at the enskinment of the new chief. The overlord of Dagbon … The post Tension brewing at Naton over enskinment of chief

ROGER Federer lifted the 101st title of his remarkable career on Sunday in dominating style, beating ATP Miami Open defending champion John Isner 6-1, 6-4. Federer, who has skipped the whole clay court season for the past two years, declared the triumph over the big-serving American in just 63 minutes was an ideal performance from … The post Federer wins 101st title appeared first on

A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt by potentially deadly means. A Malaysian court sentenced Doan Thi Huong to three years and four months in jail, starting from her arrest in February 2017. However, under Malaysian law she … The post ?Kim murder suspect escapes

Rev. Professor Emmanuel Adow Obeng, President of the Presbyterian University College, Ghana has reminded technical universities to remain glued to their original mandate to produce the needed skilled technical and professional human resource for sustainable development. The graduands He was speaking at the 19th Congregation of the Ho Technical University (HTU) at the weekend. Rev. … The post ?Technical

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has lauded the government and parliament for finally overseeing the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) bill into law after almost two decades. It urged the Attorney-General to immediately work on the Legislative Instrument (LI) that will aid the successful implementation of the law. In a statement signed and … The post PPP lauds govt, parliament

Few days ago, we published a story about the destruction of some pylons of GRIDCO that plunged some areas into darkness. The destruction of the pylons was suspected to be the work of saboteurs who vandalised the pylons in order to pilfer bolts and nuts. The action by the thieves plunged many areas in Accra, … The post GRIDCO MUST PROTECT ITS PYLONS appeared first on Ghanaian