A team of security men has been deployed to clamp down on illegal mining activities on six major river bodies that have come under heavy attack by illegal miners. The security men, working with five speed boats, are currently patrolling the Offin, Pra, Birim, Ankobra and Black Volta rivers. They have the marching off orders […]
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Former STC boss Samuel Nuamah Donkor passes on at 63
Samuel Nuamah Donkor, a former Managing Director of Intercity STC Coaches Limited, has passed on at age 63. He died on Sunday. Mr Nuamah Donkor served as Minister of Health in the Rawlings administration and later as the Ashanti Regional Minister until the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost Election 2000. He became Managing Director of […]
Chief of Staff threatens to sue Editor of The Herald
The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has given the Editor of The Herald, Larry Alans Dogbey, a 24 hour ultimatum to retract a publication accusing her of corruption at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST). Lawyer for the Chief of Staff, Gary Nimako Marfo of Marfo & Associates, in […]
Kofi Baah Agyepong replaces Justin Kodua Frimpong at YEA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Deputy Director of Communication at the Presidency, Kofi Baah Agyepong as the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). A letter dated August 9, 2022, and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante said Mr Agyepong’s appointment takes effect from August 10, […]
Ada Traditional Council defends decision to bar Radio Ada from Asafotufiami
The Ada Traditional Council has justified the decision to bar journalists from community radio station Radio Ada from covering the just-ended Asafotufiami festival. The Asafotufiami Festival Planning Committee in an August 1 letter to the management of Radio Ada said the station was barred from mounting a stage at the festival grounds (Ada Asafotufiami Park) […]
US lauds President for peace, security in West Africa
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what she said is his exemplary contribution to peace and security in West Africa, as well as Ghana’s role on the UN Security Council. “I have come to express our gratitude to Ghana for your leadership here in […]
More funds needed to reconstruct Appiatse community – Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee
The Appiatse Support Fund had accrued GH¢45 million as of yesterday, August 8, 2022. The amount is, however, GH¢25 million short of the GH¢70 million estimated for the rebuilding of the community. The Chairperson of the Appiatse Support Fund Committee, Rev. Dr Joyce Rosalind Aryee, who made this known, said the remaining amount must be […]
GPRTU vehicle towing policy takes off October, this year
Effective October, this year, all drivers under the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), will be required to subscribe to a mandatory vehicle towing system for the prompt removal of their disabled vehicles from the road. The new towing system, which is being rolled out by the GPRTU in partnership with the Road Safety Management […]
Man who used ice packs to preserve body of wife found dead as police rescue unconscious children
Police at Abuakwa in the Ashanti region are looking into the strange circumstances that led a man to keep his wife’s dead body in their flat for several months. The man’s body was also discovered by police in the family’s bathroom, sitting on the toilet. Two children of the couple, aged 11 and 13, were also rescued […]
Some ‘Brukina’ drink contains cancer-causing substance – UG research
One would like to enjoy a cold bottle of ‘brukina’ (or bokina), a dairy milk and millet mixture, to release some stress on a sunny afternoon. But have you bothered to know what this meal contains? A research conducted by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana has found that […]
How student allegedly murdered Canadian boyfriend in cold blood at Ashaley Botwe
A Level 100 student of the University of Ghana is currently in the grips of the police for allegedly murdering her boyfriend at Ashaley Botwe School Junction in Accra. Twenty-three-year-old Safina Mohammed Adizatu, according to the police, was assisted by one Michael Fiifi Ampofo Arku a Technical Officer, in committing the crime. The police narrated […]
Effective regulation needed for private security operations – Francis Poku
A former National Security Minister, Francis Poku, has called on the government to provide effective regulatory measures to guide the operations of private security firms in the country. He said despite the critical role of private security operations in safeguarding the security of the state, their activities could produce miscreants who would impede the fight […]