Parliament has passed the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to provide for plea bargaining in the administration of criminal justice. When assented to, the law will ensure the speedy trial of cases and help decongest the prisons. The memorandum accompanying the bill named the benefits of plea bargaining, hence the amendment, to […]
The government will, from today to Wednesday, conduct a series of engagements with key sector players in the economy to assess the impact of the economic mitigation measures announced in March this year. The exercise is expected to enable the government to determine whether or not the measures have provided enough cushioning from the adverse […]
The Ghana Police Service says it expects the courts to give directions today (Monday, June 27, 2022) on whether the two-day demonstration led by Arise Ghana, including picketing the precincts of Jubilee House into the night, should proceed as planned. Arise Ghana is mobilising the public for the demonstrations in Accra beginning 3pm on June […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on traditional authorities to partner metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to deal decisively with illegal mining (galamsey) which has resulted in the pollution of water bodies. He has also given an assurance that the activities of the Operation Vanguard will be deepened to help combat the menace […]
A team of security men detailed from the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) yesterday stormed the Animal Research Institute (ARI) of the Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) to demolish hundreds of illegal structures that have mushroomed within the 200-acre land of the institute. The security men, from the Ghana Armed Forces, the […]
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has acquired 20,000 acres of farmland in the Kumawu area of the Ashanti Region for a commercial farming estate. Known as Kumawu Youth Farm, the project will start with the cultivation of maize, rice and soya this year. The Executive Director of the NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, who made this […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the global community to inspire new partnerships to deal with global crisis, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the pandemic had reversed years of progress and revealed critical gaps in infrastructure in areas such as health care and digital connectivity. He also observed that global efforts to […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has tasked the Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to do everything within his power to save Ghana from threats of food crisis in the midst of COVID-19 and the Russian-Ukrainian war. The King observed that the country, more than ever, would need the Minister and […]
The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has sworn in the Board of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), with a pledge to support the office to spearhead a strong anti-corruption agency. He said the OSP, which is mandated to prosecute corruption and corruption-related offences in a manner devoid of the […]
An explosion has occurred at the Kumasi Shoe Factory located at Atonsu-Agogo in the Ashanti region. A gas tanker discharging fuel at the company reportedly caught fire resulting in the explosion. The area has been cordoned off by Police as firefighters battle the flames. Eyewitnesses say the tanker was discharging gas into the company’s cylinder […]
The Headquarters of the Church of Pentecost has employed the 36-year-old taxi driver who returned an amount of GH¢8,000 to a fishmonger who left her money in his car. Kwesi Ackon, who is also a member of the church and fellowships at the Onyeametease Assembly in the Kokomlemle District, began work on Thursday, June 16 […]
The Ghana Police Service has announced that the Accra-Tema Motorway has fully been opened to traffic. According to the police, repair work on the Lakplakpa bridge along the stretch has been completed. “Due to the repair works on the bridge, the Tema-Accra bound traffic was diverted onto the Accra-Tema bound lane since Monday, June 13, […]
