The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who also serves as the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Ghana, has expressed his satisfaction with his 25-year membership in Freemasonry. Reflecting on his journey, he acknowledged his initial concerns about joining the organisation and the impact it has had on his life. “Twenty-five years ago, I […]
The Department of Urban Roads, under the Ministry of Roads and Highways, has announced an upcoming traffic disruption due to drainage and traffic management works on a section of Cantonments Road. The affected area lies between the Police Station and Danquah Circle, with construction starting on Sunday, May 26, and continuing until Monday, July 29, […]
Disaster looms large on the horizon as flood-prone areas in Accra risk being inundated by runoff from the breaking of the Odaw River caused by tonnes of plastic waste following imminent rains and thunderstorm from now till July, this year. The indiscriminate dumping of plastics into the Odaw channel by communities that straddle the drain […]
The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a July 4 general election in a statement outside Downing Street. After discussing the Covid pandemic, the furlough scheme, and the war in Ukraine, he said the question is “who do you trust?” Sunak said he’s proud of what his government has achieved, including on NHS spending […]
A stormy downpour has battered the Jachie township in the Bosomtwe district of the Ashanti Region, leaving hundreds displaced. The Thursday night rains tore roofs of over 50 houses, destroying valuables and structures. Displaced residents are in awe as they watch their belongings soak in water and their homes crashed by the heavy winds. Officials […]
Former deputy Minister of Finance John Ampontuah Kumah who died in March was laid to rest at his hometown in Ejisu today. John Kumah died at age 45 after a short illness. Hundreds of mourners were in Ejisu to pay their last respect to Kumah who was also the Member of Parliament for Ejisu Constituency. […]
Individuals who have encroached on the buffer zone and Ghana’s international boundary line at Paga in the Upper East Region have disregarded a May 5 deadline to remove their structures. During a recent visit facilitated by the Ghana Boundary Commission, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) cited security implications arising from the actions of the residents. […]
The Supreme Court has directed lawyers representing the individual seeking to prevent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from assenting to the Human and Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill, to submit a fresh motion with supporting affidavit and statement of case for an interlocutory injunction related to the substantive […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the second phase of a Solar Power Plant project with an installed capacity of 15Mega Watts of power (MWp) at Kaleo, in the Upper West Region. The €17.8 million project, which was installed by Elecnor S.A from Spain with consultancy from Tractebel Engineering of Germany, was funded by […]
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, has ruled that the laws of Ghana shall apply to an international arbitration instituted by Australian mining company, Cassius Mining company, against the government of Ghana (GoG). Cassius is seeking about $300 million in damages with a claim that the GoG breached its contractual obligations […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) governing board has strongly objected to fines imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over the company’s failure to provide a load-shedding timetable. In a letter sent to PURC on April 17, legal representatives for the board argued that the Commission lacked the equivalent powers of the High […]
The Juapong Circuit Court has sentenced a 41-year-old truck driver, who abandoned his vehicle on the Tema-Mpakadan rail line, to a six-month jail term. Abel Dzidotor pleaded guilty to three counts of careless and inconsiderate driving, unauthorized stopping, and unlawful damage, resulting in his conviction before the court presided over by Judge Prosper Deu-Love Gormashie. […]
