The former Member of Parliament for Kade Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ofosu Asamoah has revealed that some police officers, Members of Parliament and chiefs are deeply involved in illegal mining in Ghana. According to him, their deep involvement in the illegal activity has compromised the strict enforcement of the law to deal with the ...

Security expert, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has urged government and other stakeholders in Ghana’s mining sector not to resort to the use of violent means in addressing the phenomenon of illegal mining, popularly know as galamsey in the country. According to him, galamsey has grown to become a major source of livelihood for many people, hence ...

A survey conducted by the Center for Budget Advocacy Ghana (CBAG), has revealed that the Tamale and Sagnarigu district assemblies continue to perform poorly in terns of internally generated revenue. This was captured in a report on income tax and property rate presented by the CBAG’s Executive Director, Vitus Adaboo Azeem, at a stakeholders meeting ...

The police are yet to arrest members of the governing New Patriotic Party’s Invincible Forces who stormed the premises of the Eastern Regional National Health Insurance Authority and locked up the office of the regional manager, 48-hours after the incident occurred. The group, numbering 20, on Monday stormed the premises demanding the immediate removal of ...

The 2016 flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has called on the leadership of the parliament and the Speaker, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, to deal comprehensively and positively with the bribery scandal that rocked the house recently. According to him, the mere presentation of the Joe Ghartey committee report does ...

The fabric of cordiality is hugely tattered apparently at the very top of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, according to a report by the Special Budget’s Committee in Ghana’s Parliament. The committee has oversight of specialized government institution such as the Electoral Commission. This claim comes at a time when the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has ...