The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana, the Media Coalition on RTI and OccupyGhana (all together as the “Coalition”) have congratulated Parliament for the passage of the Right To Information Bill after 17 years of being in the pipeline. ‘’We congratulate this 7th Parliament for completing the long awaited passage of this piece […]
A suspected drink-driver sprayed Axe deodorant down his throat after being pulled over to disguise the smell of booze, police say. Efren Mencia-Ramirez, 49, was seen ‘spraying Axe body spray in his mouth when (the deputy) approached to cover the smell of alcohol on his breath,’ according to a police report. The bizarre scene is […]
The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi, has bemoaned the deplorable state of commands and border posts in the Northern and Upper East Regional Immigration Commands, describing the situation as “unacceptable”. The CGI made this observation when he paid a working visit to the two regional commands of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) […]
The National Executive Committee of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called for the immediate reinstatement of all 23 staff of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) who have been dismissed, demoted or suspended. In addition, UTAG is demanding the immediate resignation of the vice-chancellor, Rev Fr. Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, for his vindictive […]
The Catholic at Tepa in the Ashanti Region has raised eyebrows and has come under fire from the general public for erecting a statue that depicts a ‘’White Angel, BLACK DEVIL’’ scenario. The statue which has been condemned by sections of the public and described as racist depicts a White angel with a sword in […]
Information available to BestNewsGH.com reveals that the one-year-old boy who was kidnapped from his mother at Takoradi Market Circle in the Western Regional Capital last Friday has been rescued by the Western Regional Police SWAT Team. The boy according reports was found at Effiekuma Zongo, a suburb of Takoradi at around 11 pm yesterday, Monday […]
A self-styled 19 year old fetish priest has been reported dead from a self-inflicted gunshot while testing his magical powers, police has confirmed. The deceased, Isaac Mensah, popularly known as Oboy Jesus who was rushed the Mampong Government Hospital was pronounced dead on arrival. It has been reported that the young fetish priest boasted that […]
One of Ghana’s foremost and most popular websites, MynewsGH.com has come under attack for a third time in two years, from hackers. This is the second day running since the site has been down, prompting readers who visit there for their news updates to bombard operators of the site with phone calls and text messages, […]
92 year old legendary and distinguished broadcaster, Joe Lartey and his 94 year old wife, Emily are celebrating 70 solid years of blissful marriage and great companionship. He covered some of the most historic moments in this country from Gold Coast to Ghana. A legendary Broadcaster. He is popularly known for the ‘’over to you […]
A cop on duty on the Osagyefo Power Barge and under investigation for theft has shot himself dead. Sgt Fuseini Mohamuda with badge no. 37400G “shot himself dead with an AK47” after he sent, CPL Iddrisu Kafando Muntari with badge no. 551484L, whom he was on duty with to buy him a shaving blade on […]
Parliament has rejected important proposals made by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that would make the Right to Information Bill (RTI) more effective. Portions of the proposed amendments were to ensure specific actions which are pre-requites for effective implementation are given timelines in the law. The proposed amendments sought to tie the setting up of Information […]
The increasing spate of road traffic accidents in Ghana has claimed the lives of 46,284 people in 27 years. The figures covered the period between 1991 and 2018. Averagely, 1,714 people killed each year This means that on the average, 1,714 commuters were killed every year as a result of road traffic accidents. The year […]
