The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public servants and a civil servant for allegedly failing to comply and declare their sources of income. Their failure to declare their sources of income is in contravention of the OSP Regulation (Operations), 2018 ( LI 2374). A statement issued by the OSP on Friday […]
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West Hills Mall incident: Deceased was choked to death by ‘wee’ in black polythene – Pathologist
A pathology examination has revealed that Shadrach Arloo, the 32-year-old man who died last week at the West Hills Mall during an encounter with a policeman and a private security personnel was choked by ‘wee’ [cannabis] in a black polythene bag. The cause of death has been given by a pathologist “as Asphyxiation and Obstruction […]
Schedule Finance Minister to brief Parliament – Speaker directs
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed the Business Committee of Parliament to schedule the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to appear before the House to brief members on affairs of the domestic debt exchange programme (DDEP). He said both sides of the House had agreed that the Finance Minister be scheduled to […]
Anything for a choice school
I have, like so many other people, been listening to and have now watched the Fourth Estate documentary titled School Placement for Sale. It has taken my mind back to how it all started. I do so clearly remember the day we decided that something had to be done about the secondary school admission system. […]
Illegal miners block Birim River; destroy hectares of farmlands
Illegal miners have restricted the free flow of the Birim River on the outskirts of Akyem Aboabo to enable them to carry out their outlawed activities. During a tour of the spot between Akyem Wenchi in the Denkyembour District and Oda, where the river course has been diverted and narrowed, last Friday, it was clear […]
5 students injured after Ejuraman SHS dinning hall collapse
Five students of the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (SHS) are receiving medical attention in hospital after the school’s dinning hall building collapsed on Monday evening. Graphic Online’s Kwadwo Baffoe Donkor reports that the students were rushed to the Emergency Unit of the Ejura Government Hospital. The five were part of 40 students who sustained various […]
IMF deal will conclude in March – President Akufo-Addo
Ghana is optimistic of concluding the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get the support of the fund by March. This is because the issues surrounding the domestic debt exchange programme, one of the requirements, has been “virtually concluded”, paving the way for the country to go the full hog. President Nana […]
CHRAJ dismisses case against Deputy Gender Minister
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed allegations of conflict of interest against the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Francisca Oteng Mensah, over the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the National Youth Authority (NYA). The commission, on January 28, 2021, received a complaint from one Ismail […]
Ghana has lost 30-40% of its wetlands – Wildlife Division
Ghana has lost about 30-40 per cent of its natural wetland ecosystem since 1970s, the Executive Director of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Mr Bernard Asamoah-Boateng, has disclosed. That, he said, there is an urgent need to embark on restoration of wetlands to offer the critical services they provide to the environment, as […]
MDAs owe Graphic GH₵14million – Managing Director
Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) owe the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) GH¢14 million, the Managing Director of the company, Ato Afful, has indicated. He said the GCGL had taken an initiative, on the instruction of its Board of Directors, to write to the Minister of Finance to enable the MDAs to defray their indebtedness […]
Use of mother tongue in lower primary unproductive
A proofreader and one-time tutor, Angela Ami Atse, has described as unproductive the country’s policy to use only the mother tongue as the medium of instruction for pupils in lower primary schools. Mrs Atse who is the Assistant Head of Proofreading at Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) explained that that policy was part of the […]
More than 4,000 Burkinabes flee to Ghana over terrorist attacks
More than 4,000 Burkinabes, and some Ghanaians, have fled to seek refuge in Ghana following attacks by suspected terrorists and militants in Burkina Faso. The refugees, mostly women and children, have fled from trouble spots in Burkina Faso, namely: Bugri, Zouga and Asongo, to seek asylum in the Bawku West District in the Upper East […]