The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and Richard Jakpa, the 3rd accused in the ongoing ambulance case. This 2:1 decision overturned the previous order from the trial court, which required Dr. Ato Forson and Jakpa to open their defence. They had been charged with allegedly causing […]
The Founder and Director of the POS Foundation, Jonathan Osei Owusu, has narrated the ordeal of a man who spent six years in Koforidua Prisons despite his case being dismissed by the Mampong Court. According to him, although the accused had been acquitted, he spent time behind bars due to a police officer’s misconduct. Recounting […]
The 2023 Auditor General Report uncovered total irregularities of ¢8.799 billion among Public Boards, Corporations and other Statutory Institutions. This is a sharp fall from the 2022 irregularity of ¢15.059 billion, approximately 41.6% decline. The total irregularities included US$4,585,776 converted into Ghana cedis at the prevailing exchange rate of GH¢11.88 to US$1 as of 31 […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved the establishment of the University of Local Governance and Development. The pioneering institution is set to address the critical needs and gaps in the country’s local government system, with a relevant Bill expected to be placed before Parliament to finalise the process. The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation […]
On Thursday night, a devastating fire razed a three-storey accommodation facility known as “Father Hostel” at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but it has severely damaged the building, which served as a hostel for students. At least nine rooms have been […]
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is scheduled to meet with its national council on Thursday, July 25, to decide whether to end its ongoing strike. The strike, which has lasted over a month, was initiated in response to the government’s failure to implement the National Labour Commission’s Arbitral Award Orders, aimed […]
Ghana is set to introduce paternity leave as part of a series of labour reforms planned for the year 2024. The announcement was made by Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam during his mid-year budget review presentation to Parliament on Tuesday, July 23. Dr. Adam stated that the government, in collaboration with its social partners, […]
King Charles III welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu III to the Sandringham House in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is currently in the UK as part of his Silver Jubilee celebrations. This is the first visit of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the King of England since King […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday commissioned a 320-unit housing complex for the Ghana Police Service. The housing project, which began in 2018, is situated at the National Police Training School in Tesano, Accra. It comprises seven blocks of 112 two-bedroom apartments and thirteen blocks of 208 three-bedroom apartments, with each block containing […]
The University of Ghana has revised its Statutes to enhance gender inclusivity, according to Prof. Gordon Akanzuwine Awandare, Pro-Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic and Student Affairs. Prof. Awandare made this announcement during the university’s launch of a new five-year strategic plan, along with the unveiling of revised statutes and updated human resource and administrative […]
The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This follows the resignation of Herbert Krapa from the position. The appointment was confirmed in a letter dated July 16, […]
A former Managing Director of Ghana’s Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) who was arrested on charges that he orchestrated bribes to Ghanaian officials while employed at the investment bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has been extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom to face the charges. Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual citizen of the United States […]
