Ivory Coast and Ghana’s move to combat farmer poverty with a living income premium for their cocoa sales is being undermined by chocolate makers scaling down purchases and negotiating discounts on other parts of the price, sources said. Confectioners publicly backed a move by the two countries, which together account for 60% of global cocoa […]
“This is nonsensical and madness,” Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta fumed on Wednesday when he led a team to the Airport residential area Wednesday. The Minister led the team to demolish a concrete barricade erected by some Turkish developers who are putting up a 22-storey building in the area. He also called for the arrest of […]
The courts in Ghana are to sit on weekends and public holidays to deal with issues that affect personal liberty, the Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision. The six-member panel, presided over by outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, ruled on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 that the 48 hours after which a suspect must […]
The Akans of Ghana say the human head is not pawpaw to slice open and pry into. This holds true for people who put themselves up for voluntary duty yet aim to make gains. Three former trustees of a north London Christian charity have been found to have paid themselves more than £450,000 ($591,000) of […]
A Pakistani special court hearing the high treason case against former president General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, December 17th handed the former ruler a death sentence. A three-member bench of the special court headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad announced the decision, in a split judgment. The court, in its short order […]
Women have to wait a while for equal pay, a new report says — roughly until the year 2277. At the current rate of change, the gender gap in economic participation and opportunity won’t close for another 257 years, up from 202 years in last year’s estimate, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender […]
U.S Customs and Border Protection officers have seized over $100,000 at the Washington Dulles International Airport from travelers heading to Ghana and other places. The operation, officials told DailyMailGH.com, lasted for about two weeks and concerned those failing to declare specific amount on them. Dulles International Airport officials also said the two-week operation also caught in […]
A top official of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Central Region, Douglas Hammond is due to appear before the Swedru Circuit Court tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in connection with an alleged car robbery case. Mr. Hammond who is said to be an Executive member of one of the biggest political parties […]
Government has appointed Dr. Alhassan Anamzoya as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority. His appointment follows the dismissal of Dr. Abdel-Majeed Haroun as Chief Executive. The letter revoking his appointment was dated December 12, 2019 and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante and did not assign any […]
The Food and Drugs Authority has recalled some 16 tomato paste brands which have been found to contain some substances dangerous to human health. A statement from the Authority and signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Delese Darko explained that the withdrawal of the affected brands became necessary after it was discovered that they […]
Ghanaians are expected to elect their Assembly Members and Unit Committee members across the country today, December 17, 2019. The exercise will begin from 7am and end at 5pm. This will happen simultaneously across the country with 57,030 candidates contesting this year’s elections. The Electoral Commission says it has already deployed some 58,000 biometric verification […]
The Ghana Premier League kicks off on the weekend of 27-29 December 2019 at match venues across the country. Weekend matches may be played on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays or Midweek matches may be played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Matches may be played during mornings, mid-afternoons or evenings depending on kick-off times agreed with Television Partners. Here are a few […]
