Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales’ resignation. Lawmakers from Mr. Morales’ party boycotted the session, meaning there was no quorum for the appointment. But Ms. Áñez said she was next in line under the constitution and vowed to hold elections soon. Mr. Morales […]
The British Police have urged suspects connected to the deaths of Ben Gillham-Rice and Ghanaian born British Dominic Ansah to turn themselves in. Dominic Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice, both 17, died from knife injuries after they were attacked at a house party in the Emerson Valley area of the town on 19th October. After a […]
Abdul-Salam Adamu’s whereabouts has remained unknown since police reportedly took him into custody in Bawku on Monday 21st October, 2019— about 3 weeks ago. He was said to have been misperceived as a kidnapper and was almost dead when a police force snatched him from an angry mob at Pusiga, a district in the Upper […]
From January to the end of October this year, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) early warning system records captured 80 armed robbery cases in Ghana. During the period under review, there were 69 murders, 93 road accidents, 24 abductions including kidnappings, 20 flood cases, 12 violent demonstrations and 18 illegal mining cases that […]
A stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned the government against plunging the country into a stalemate at the local government level after a ‘Yes’ victory in the December 17 referendum. Prof Kwamena Ahwoi, who heads a committee of experts that advises the NDC on the upcoming referendum, said Tuesday on Joy FM’s […]
Construction works are set to begin on a 100km inner city and ring roads in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti region in December 2019, Spokesperson to Vice President, Dr. Gideon Boako has stated. Speaking on a Kumasi based radio station, Hello Fm early this week, Dr. Boako indicated that following Cabinet’s approval early this year […]
The Director of Public Affairs for the Ghana Police Service, Supt.Mrs Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman, has been adjudged the most outstanding Public Relations Officer for West and Central Africa at the prestigious 16th Africa Security Watch Awards held in Dubai on 7th November, 2019. The event, which was attended by officers from Police organisations, Armed Forces […]
Five polytechnics and technical universities as well as 10 technical institutes are set to see a massive upgrade in their training and other facilities, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. The institutions will see upgrades in and construction of state of the art training workshops for mechanical engineering, automobile engineering, […]
Government has decided to distribute all 275 ambulances in January 2020, Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson has said. The reason, she explained, is to ensure a fair distribution of the ambulances across all 275 constituencies in the country. The first 48 ambulances, which arrived months ago are parked at the forecourt of […]
An Accra High Court has refused a bail request by defence lawyers in the trial of persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The court presided over by Justice George Buadi in its ruling noted that the accused persons were lawfully arrested and have not been kept in custody unreasonable. Defence lawyer Victor Adawudu […]
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for West Gonja, Mr Saeed Muhazu Jibril, has stopped water tankers from drawing water from a dam in the area over suspicions that it may have been poisoned following the change of colour of the water and the large-scale death of the dam’s fauna. Some residents of Damongo, the capital […]
The Government of Ghana on Monday signed a US$2.6 billion Concession Agreement with African Investment (AI) SkyTrain Consortium, a South African firm, to construct the Accra Inner-city SkyTrain project. The deal, signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Africa Investment Forum (AIF) in Johannesburg, South Africa, will move forward the construction stage of the single […]
