Ernest Kwabena Koomson (left) and Isaac Ntie Two persons suspected to be behind the recent wave of kidnapping in Accra, have been arrested by the Police. The suspects, Ernest Kwabena Koomson aka Ernest Abotsi, 27, and his accomplice Isaac Ntie, 19, were arrested yesterday for allegedly kidnapping four children. This followed the kidnapping of two […]

A new trend in crime has docked in the country. The Police Administration, through the Greater Accra Regional Commander, DCOP Christian Yohuno, had earlier sounded the alarm bell about the creeping trend. When two kids were abducted at two separate churches in Accra and their parents compelled to pay ransoms to the criminals, following which […]

Franklin Cudjoe and Seth Terkper Founding President and CEO of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has announced his resignation from government’s committee on the sustainability of the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP). He cited “needless intervention” from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning on the committee’s work as his reason for quitting. In recent times, Mr. […]

Abraham Kwame Oyotey and Rosemond Nyampong ABRAHAM KWAME Oyotey Baah, the man who is facing trial for allegedly killing a 32-year-old Stanbic Bank staff, Rosemond Nyampong at Baatsona on the Spintex Road in Accra, will this morning be appearing before a Tema District Court. The suspect, a self-styled auto-electrician in whose custody the police found […]

National Youth Organizer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Abu Ramadan has told Citi News, the party’s former Presidential Candidate, Dr. Edward Mahama will be more than welcome to contest on the party’s ticket again in 2016. This follows Dr. Mahama’s declaration that he will launch a comeback in 2016 to lead the PNC after four […]

Justice Barbara Ackah-Ayensu presenting the cheque to Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, while the other executives of the association look on. The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Ghana Chapter, an organization which exists to promote better resolution of issues that women face generally, and also see to the concerns of women judges in particular, has presented a […]

Colonel Sampson Adenti  THE CHIEF of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei, has cautioned military personnel to desist from any act contrary to the traditions, customs and integrity of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). According to him, the military would not hesitate to sanction any personnel found culpable in unprofessional conduct such as […]

Lordina Mahama with the kids of Osu Children’ Home after the donation The First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has presented food items to some orphanages in Accra, Techiman and Nkoranza as part of the Christmas celebration. The items included rice, sugar, cooking oil, milk, Milo, chocolate and assorted drinks, cloths and cash. Making the presentation, Mrs […]

South Sudan's army is preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir tells parliament, amid escalating ethnic violence.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Organised Labour on Friday, December 13, 2013, called on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Bank of Ghana to suspend the sale of Merchant Bank Ghana (MBG) to Fortiz Private Equity Fund Limited.

Ms Joanna Adamson with representatives of the beneficiaries   Fourteen communities in eight West African countries will benefit from projects financed by the Australian High Commission’s Direct Aid Programme for the 2013-2014 fiscal years. A total budget of $300,000 had been earmarked for the poverty alleviation projects to be carried out in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte […]

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has announced it has registered 1,124,438 poverty-stricken people across the country.

Some of the stalled projects The authorities of St Mary’s Seminary Senior High School at Lolobi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region are facing   challenges in relation to the accommodation of its staff and students, as work on the GETFUND projects, which is supposed to address the current infrastructure challenges of the school, […]

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The youth of Abenase in the Ejisu Juaben Municipality have appealed to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, to, as a matter of urgency, intervene and resolve the chieftaincy dispute in the area.

CONVICTED! Agyemang Antwi A 32-year-old man, Agyemang Antwi who admitted to stealing fowls from the hen coop of his neighbour, has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢480 by a Circuit Court in Obuasi. The court, which was presided over by Daniel Kwaku Obeng ordered Agyemang Antwi, a driver, to pay a fine of GH¢480 […]