Ghana is systematically rising to become an influential player in the affairs of the global community, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. “We do want, and we shall work, to take Ghana to where she deserves to be — a prosperous and dynamic member of the world community which is neither a victim nor […]
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has begun the trial of a vaccine for typhoid fever in Agogo in the Asante Akyem North District in the Ashanti Region. The trial of the vaccine, which is already in use in some countries in Asia, will […]
The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, says the government is more than ready for an audit by the Auditor-General or a reputable audit firm into Agenda 111 following allegations that GH₵600 million was used for the project prior to its launch. According to him, although the money was initially allocated for the building of […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed a petition by pressure group, the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) to remove Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah from office for alleged bribery. The President, in concert with the Council of State, concludes that ASEPA failed to establish any prima facie case to warrant the initiation […]
The father of the 15-year-old boy, Stephen Sarpong, who was allegedly killed and his body butchered and stored in a double door fridge, has described the suspect, Richard Appiah as a friend and business partner. Speaking to the media, Saturday, August 21, he said he could never have suspected his friend of committing such an […]
using special cameras installed at traffic intersections, highways and other vantage points throughout the country. This will make it possible for the police to capture and tender in evidence videos and pictures of road users who engage in road traffic contraventions across the country, to aid prosecution of such offenders. Some of the cameras are […]
The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare on Sunday morning stormed Abesim, in the Bono Region, following the arrest of a 28-year-old man alleged to have murdered three boys. The police arrested Richard Appiah, an architect who is believed to have murdered about three children and kept some meat suspected to […]
A 55-year-old man was on Thursday, August 19, found dead after he allegedly escaped from the Covid-19 Centre of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital. Hospital authorities say Paulus Okine left the covid treatment centre because of his insistence that he had not contracted the disease. He had reported to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department where […]
The Anglican priest who kissed three female students of the St Monica’s College of Education in Mampong in the Ashanti Region has rendered an unqualified apology to the church, school, families of the students and others. Rev. Fr Baltharzzar Obeng Larbi, in a statement issued yesterday, said he was sincerely sorry for the incident and […]
Ghana has set a new cocoa production record with 1.033 million tonnes of beans for the 2020/2021 season. This comes six weeks before the 2020/2021 cocoa season gets to a close, which means that the figure can still go up before the harvest period ends. The previous record was 1.024 million tonnes which was recorded […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has not shirked from fighting against corruption and will not retreat in ensuring that people manning state anti-graft agencies acted in the interest of Ghanaians. “I don’t think that any government has mobilised resources to give opportunity for the anti-corruption agencies of the state to function […]
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to suspend its strike following an emergency meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) and Employment and Labour Relations Ministry. This is contained in a memorandum of agreement between government and the Teachers Association. In conjunction with the National Labour Commission, the Ministry of Employment and […]
