The lack of adequate laws and logistics is crippling the fisheries sector in Ghana, the Director of Marine Police at the Takoradi Railways and Port Unit of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Samuel Owusu-Berko has said. According to him, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is escalating in the country’s fishing space, leading to the “destruction ... The post Inadequate

A Senior Law lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, Dr. Raymond Atuguba, has suggested that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could scrap the Free Senior High School Programme should they win any subsequent election. He has therefore called on the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to ensure that legislation is passed to prevent ... The post NDC could

Generations For Peace, and its local partner organisation Youngstars Development Initiative, has establish a GFP club, at the St. Peters Mission School, a private basic and secondary school located at Ashaley Botwe in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The decision to establish the GFP club, according to the Country Director of Youngstars ... The post Generations

A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’s jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months. Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was “shockingly light”. Ms Steenkamp’s parents were “emotional” as they watched the ruling at home on TV, a spokeswoman said. “They feel ... The post Oscar

There was confusion in Parliament today [Friday], when the Member of Parliament for  Tarkwa-Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker, stormed the legislature with a 6kg gas cylinder in his hand. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP, who’s in his first term in Parliament, was in possession of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder to help his presentation ... The post Empty gas cylinder

The Auditor-General is conducting a forensic audit of activities of the Central Medical Stores leading to the fire that destroyed the facility. Almost three years after the incident, no one has been prosecuted or held liable despite suspicion of arson. The incident, which occurred in 2015, caused the country to lose about 80 million dollars ... The post Forensic

A High Court in Accra has set February 8, 2018, to give a ruling on an injunction application filed by Exton Cubic Limited, challenging the revocation of their mining lease by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister. The Minister, John Peter Amewu, revoked the company’s licenses to prospect in the Nyinahini bauxite concession of the ... The post Court to rule on Exton Cubic

Ghana Rugby ended 2017 on a high note when it received notice from its governing body, Rugby Afrique, that it has been promoted from the Africa Regional Challenge Division to the 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup. In the announcement letter to the President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, Mr Herbert Mensah,  the President of Rugby ... The post Ghana Rugby ends 2017 high

A Senior Law lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, Dr. Raymond Atuguba, has asked the Akufo-Addo government to pass a legislation making the Free Senior High School policy binding on future administrations. He has expressed fears that if such legislation is not passed, the policy may collapse as it could be abandoned by a ... The post ‘Free SHS law’

Suspected militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province, killing at least 184 people, state media say. Witnesses say the al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, near al-Arish, was targeted during Friday prayers. Local police said men in four off-road vehicles opened fire on worshippers, AP ... The post Egypt mosque attack: At least

Part of YouTube’s system for reporting sexualised comments left on children’s videos has not been functioning correctly for more than a year, say volunteer moderators. They say there could be up to 100,000 predatory accounts leaving indecent comments on videos. A BBC Trending investigation has discovered a flaw in a tool that enables the public ... The post Flaw in YouTube’s

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, today [Friday], unveiled a tombstone at the Achimota Cemetery in Accra, in memory of his late aide, Kwabena Boadu, who died exactly a year ago. The Vice President was joined by Kwabena’s close relatives who wept uncontrollably, as the tombstone was opened and wreaths laid after a brief prayer. Dr. ... The post Bawumia unveils tombstone

Ghana’s Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN), has reassured its customers of unmatched services as Christmas draws near. The company’s acting Corporate Executive, Samuel Koranteng, said MTN is re-strategizing to upgrade its fiber optic by means of boosting the speed of its internet connectivity. He was addressing a group of journalists and bloggers in Tamale during the ... The post MTN

A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’s jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months. Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was too short. The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled his sentence be increased to 15 years, less time already served. Pistorius claimed ... The post Oscar Pistorius’

Kumasi Asante Kotoko will begin their pre-season training in Kumasi on November 30 ahead of the 2017/2018 season. The FA Cup champions were given three weeks off following their commanding 3-1 victory over rivals Hearts of Oak in Tamale. Head coach Steve Polack flew out of the country last week on holiday and is expected ... The post Asante Kotoko to resume pre-season appeared first on

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, ... The post Test am appeared first on Ghana

The Center for Democratic Development (CDD), has recommended to government the removal of some Metropolitan Assemblies from the list of recipients of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF). According to CDD-Ghana, the likes of Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, must be taken off government subventions and made to depend ... The post Stop

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic ... The post Lorem Ipsum is simply appeared first on Ghana

bvythguyjhgy kujuykjbiluj uigv iukv i The post Testingkjh appeared first on Ghana News.

Former Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah, has described the appointment of new people to head key security institutions like the police service and the military after every change in government as wrong. Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah served as Chief of Defence Staff under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council government in 1979, but was relieved of his ... The post Stop