The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Mohammed Nii Adjei-Sowah, says a complete ban on plastics in Ghana would be impossible. However, he said AMA would rather push for the manufacture and use of biodegradable plastics as there’s no place in the world where a complete ban on plastics be instituted. He, however, served warning to […]
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We will not sanction attacks on any Journalist: Gov’t as it condemns alleged death threats on Manasseh Azure
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Oppong Nkrumah has said that the government is not aware that the journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni’s recent travel outside the country was due to safety reasons. He said the government had provided adequate protection for the journalist in the country when he initially complained about threats on his life […]
Nurses are the most wicked professionals in Ghana – Wiamoasehene
The Chief of Wiamoase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti region, Nana Boakye Yiadom has described nurses as “the most wicked of all professionals in Ghana and in the world at large”. According to him, nurses, since the time of “Jesus Christ”, have been so insensitive that, they feel no remorse in denying […]
Police asked me for 8 thousand Cedis bribe-Chinese woman arrested with Rosewood
The Chinese woman who was arrested for possessing large quantities of Rosewoods in the Northern Region have accused the police of attempting to extort money from her. Helen Hyuan who was arrested on Monday May 6 2019 at a police checkpoint in Datoyili, an outskirt suburb on the Tamale Kintampo highway, with four containers all […]
70% of private schools headed for collapse as govt moves to license private schools next year
By: Enock Akonnor Government’s decision to license all private schools and teachers within the year 2020 as part of the Road Map to teacher professionalism will lead to the collapse of 70 percent of private schools in Ghana; Executive Director for Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) Mr. Enoch Gyetuah has hinted. 70 percent […]
Chinese woman arrested with several containers of Rosewood-granted bail
The Chinese woman who was arrested for possessing large quantities of Rosewoods have been released. Starr News sources says she has been put on inquiry bail. The 43-year-old Chinese woman identified as Helen Hyuan was arrested on Monday. She was arrested at a police checkpoint in Datoyili, an outskirt suburb on the Tamale Kintampo highway, […]
Swift Institute signs contract to create job opportunities online
The Swift Institute on Monday May 6 2019 signed an agreement with Mr. Stevy Daic Ndjala Totolo, an international expert and consultant on internet and web-based job solutions. The agreement has to do with creating awareness about online based jobs and employment avenues for Ghanaians. The signing of the contract took place at the Swift […]
Chinese employer abscond as machine crushes worker to death
Police at Anhwiankwanta in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti region have launched a manhunt for the Chinese proprietor of an assembling company whose employee was killed by one of his machines. The incident which occurred yesterday, Monday, May 6 2019 saw the Chinese owner of the company abscond from the town. Reports reaching BestNewsGH.com […]
High desalination cost killing GWCL – workers cry out
Some angry workers of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) have disclosed that the cost of producing water through its desalination project is killing the company. They have cautioned that if the government, through the board and management, does not intervene to abrogate the contract, the company may soon be brought to its knees, where […]
Ghana Card: NIA registers 102,554 in one week
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has successfully registered a total of 102,554 people in the first week of its national mass registration exercise. The NIA last week started a mass registration exercise following the successful completion of the pilot phase. According to the NIA, it successfully captured the details of 7,900 people on the first […]
E/R: Four teenagers arrested for beating Headmaster to death over weed in Kibi
Four angry boys have been arrested at Kibi in the Eastern Region of Ghana for beating the headmaster of Salvation Army Basic School, George Somuah Bosompem to death over weed. On Wednesday 24th April 2019, 55-year-old George Somuah Bosompem visited the information Center at Kibi and warned the youth to stop smoking at the school […]
COPs Alex Mensah, George Dampare and Tiwaa Addo-Danquah shortlisted for new IGP
Information available to BestNewsGH.com indicate that four Commissioners of Police have been shortlisted for the position of Inspector General of Police (IGP). Sources within the top echelons of the police service however say COP Ken Yeboah is out of the race and that it is currently being narrowed to COP George Alex Mensah, who is […]