Traders have been charged to test the country’s retail trade law, the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) Law (Act 85) in Court. Mahama Ayariga who made the call in Parliament indicated it is important either Ghanaian or the Nigerian traders go to court to have final determination over the matter before it escalates further. The […]
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Let’s develop our own education models – Prof Opoku-Agyemang
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, a former Minister of Education, has underlined the need for Ghana to develop its own education models to respond to its peculiar situation. She said the nation could not keep experimenting, and that even “if we must learn from others, let us look for the best”. “When we claim some model […]
NMC chair cautions media against destroying innocent people
Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh has called on journalists not to sacrifice others in the name of exercising freedom of expression. He said “freedom without responsibility renders that freedom useless”, adding that while the nation was struggling to guarantee the safety and security of journalists, they should equally ensure […]
Stray bullet kills young Journalist
In Nigeria, a 23-year-old trainee journalist, Precious Owolabi, is now confirmed to have died after being hit by a stray bullet during clashes between members of a pro-Iranian Shia group and security forces in the capital, Abuja. A deputy police commissioner, Usman Umar, was also killed. The pro-Iranian Islamic Movement for Nigeria (IMN) says that […]
Ghana Union of Professional Students acquire 100 acres of land-set to venture into organic farming
The President of Ghana Union of professional Students (GUPS) Mr. Justice Aboagye-Sarpong yesterday, 21st July 2019 inspected a 100 acre parcel of land at Otu Kojokrom, a suburb of Nsawam in the Eastern region to begin an organic farming project. The project is intended to provide chemical-free food products to meet the growing demand on […]
Police rescue abducted Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove
Police have reportedly rescued the alleged abducted Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX. Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX was reported to have been abducted by a rival chief. The rival chief and his people were said to have used dynamite to break into the heavily fortified gate, took him naked and set the […]
Nandom District Assembly hands over two fully furnished 3 unit classroom blocks to GES
Story by: Stephen Kobom In response to the infrastructure challenges of Kambaa and Danko District Authority Junior High Schools in the Nandom District of the Upper West Region, the Nandom District Assembly led by its District Chief Executive Mr. Thaddeus Arkum Aasoglenang, has handed over two fully furnished 3-units classroom blocks with ancillary facilities to […]
Just in: President Akufo-Addo appoints new IGP
Information filtering into BestNewsGH.com confirms the appointment of James Oppong Boanuh by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the new Inspector General of Police, in an acting capacity. A statement issued at the Presidency and signed by the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin read in part that the president has directed the current IGP, David Asante […]
Ghana touts SDGs progress at UN High Level Political Forum
Ghana presented its first Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations (UN) on July 17. The HLPF is part of the follow-up and review arrangement for the 2030 Agenda, and provides a platform for reviewing […]
Customs Staff angry at recent changes within top hierarchy; says it doesn’t make sense
The Customs Staff Association have berated government and the Minister of Finance in particular for the recent changes that were effected within the top brass of the Division, saying the affected officers were doing their best to help realize the mandate of the Division , which is revenue mobilization. A statement issued by the group […]
French Man Bernard Arnault dethrones Bill Gates as 2nd richest Man in the world
Bernard Arnault is now the world’s second-richest person, according to Forbes’ calculations. The luxury goods titan behind brands such as Louis Vuitton and Moet & Chandon is worth $103.2 billion as of around noon today, up from $76 billion in March when Forbes published our annual billionaire rankings. At the time he was the fourth-richest person on the planet. His […]
$1 million per constituency project will develop deprived communities-VP Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expounded what the real effects of President Akufo-Addo’s flagship one million dollar per constituency policy are. At a special breakfast meeting with Caribbean and African heads of mission in Havana, Cuba on Friday, 19th July 2019, Vice President Bawumia highlighted progress made by government to develop Ghana to the […]