Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as ‘Cheddar,’ who has announced his candidacy for the Presidential position in Ghana’s upcoming general elections, has been ac­cused of tax evasion by the Gha­na Revenue Authority (GRA). According to a reliable source at the GRA, Ched­dar had been fined a total of GH¢50,000.00 for his failure to file personal …

 The Ghana Supporters in Abidjan have dismissed allegations that they are stranded at the ongoing African Cup of Nations and are threaten­ing to return home ahead of the Black Stars’ crucial game against the Pharaohs of Egypt today. The supporters group said the reports were false, malicious, unfounded and orchestrated by some disgruntled persons for …

 The Black Stars will come up against record seven times African Cup of Nations (AF­CON) holders, the Pharaohs of Egypt, in the second Group B game of the on-going tournament at the Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny today. Ghana’s journey for a fifth AFCON title had a shaky start last Sunday when the Blue Sharks of Cape …

 A five-day train­ing programme aimed at improv­ing air quality in the West African sub region is taking place in Accra. The event, which started on Monday ending tomorrow, is being organised by the University of Ghana (UG) and Columbia University. The programme, a first phase, is being attended by participants from Liberia, Sierra Leone, The …

One of our stories today talks about overcrowd­ing in the country’s prisons and the need to intro­duce non-custodial sentencing, especially for misdemeanours. It is reported that the coun­try’s prisons must hold 10,265 inmates as their total capacity but currently contain 14,916, which surpasses the authorised capacity by 4,651 inmates, representing 45.31 per cent congestion rate. …

Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, the Exec­utive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, has opened the 11th edition of the Jospong Leadership Confer­ence at the Pentecost Convention Centre at Gomoah Fetteh. The event, which took place on Monday, was attended by partici­pants mainly leaders and staff of the Jospong Group of Compa­nies. Others also joined …

 The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo, at the invitation of the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Prof. Klaus Schwab, left Ghana on Monday to attend the 2024 edition of the World Eco­nomic Forum Annual Meetings being held from Tuesday (January 16) to Friday (January 19). The Davos Meeting which began on …

A new device to track illegal logging from the country’s forests has been deployed in an effort to curb the incidence of illegal exploitation of the timber resources. When fed with the documen­tation of the logs, Xylorix Pocket Wood, the App/device, will quickly scan them and give off the information about the woods being carried …

Ghana’s prisons are overcrowded by 4,651 inmates, representing 45.31 per cent congestion rate. As of Monday, the total prison population was 14,916, surpassing the authorised capacity of 10,265. The Ghana Prisons Service has, therefore, backed a new private member’s bill to amend the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30) to introduce an …