September 15, 2023
Ghana: Threats to Biodiversity Affecting Livelihoods of Over 6 Million Ghanaians - Dr Ayensu
Threats to the country's biodiversity, including water and forest resources, are gradually undermining the livelihoods of more than 6,000,000 Ghanaians who rely on it for… Read more »
Ghana: Regulating Increasing Fishing Canoe Fleet - No New Entrants for 3years... Govt to Suspend Registration Effective Oct 1
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has suspended the entrant and registration of new artisanal canoes for three years, effective October 1, 2023. Read more »
Ghana: Indiscriminate Building Permit Issuance
Indiscriminate issuance of building permit to land developers without recourse to spatial planning has been blamed for the cause of flooding incidents in the Wa Municipality of the… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Ghana: 2 Get 14 Years for Stealing Vodafone Cables
Mathias Duayin and Albert Edor, arrested for stealing cables belonging to Vodafone Ghana, in Akosombo, Eastern Region, have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment each by the… Read more »
Ghana: KOICA Grants Govt U.S.$2.2 Million to Strengthen Tax Policy
The Korea International Corporation Agency (KOICA) has signed a $2.2 million grant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government, through the Ministry of Finance to… Read more »
Ghana: Investigations Into Plot to Remove IGP - Allegations Cooked, Wild, Unfounded ...Says IGP As He Responds to Two Officers Caught On Leaked Tape
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has denied allegations levelled against him by two top police officers who were captured on a secret tape plotting… Read more »
Ghana: GBA Pushes for Swift Passage of Conduct of Public Officers' Bill
The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Achempong Boafo, has affirmed the commitment of the association to hold the President to his undertaking to fight against… Read more »
Ghana: Judicial Service Internal Auditors Undergo Forensic Investigations Training
Fifty five internal auditors from the Judicial Service have undergone a training workshop in Accra to equip them with the requisite skills for forensic investigation to safeguard… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Ghana: 'Respect Digital Privacy of Children'
Africa Digital Rights Hub (ADRH), a not for profit organisation, has stressed the need for the digital privacy of children to be respected. Read more »
Ghana: Togbega Gabusu VII Calls for Inquiry Into Police Brutalities
The Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area and the President of the Gbi Traditional Council, Togbega Gabusu VII has appealed to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo as a… Read more »
Ghana: IGP Before Parliamentary Committee Probing Leaked Tape Today
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, will today appear before Parliament's Committee investigating the alleged plot by three top police officers, to… Read more »
Ghana: EPA Orders Arrest of Sta Addsams Enterprise Owner Over Explosion
The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has ordered the arrest of the owner of Sta Addsams Enterprise, for not showing up… Read more »
Ghana: Rent Control Department Receives 73,352 Complaints in Four Years
The Rent Control Department received a total of 73, 352 cases from landlords and tenants in the last four years. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Ghana: Kan-Dapaah Appears Before Committee Probing Leaked Tape
The seven-member Parliamentary Adhoc Committee probing the leaked tape on which two police officers were heard scheming to remove the Inspector General of Police has taken a long… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Ghana: Nearly 200,000 Tonnes of Cocoa Smuggled Out of Ghana
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has disclosed that between 100,000 and 200,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans have been smuggled out of Ghana… Read more »
Ghana: Be Proactive to Prevent Disasters
It is now all over the place that an explosion occurred at the STA Addsam quarry mine, formerly Omini Quarry, in the Shama District in the Western Region, at midnight on Saturday,… Read more »
Ghana: Stop Politicising Leaked IGP Tape - Security Analyst
Security analyst, Emmanuel Kotin has asked Ghanaians to stop politicising the leaked tape capturing an alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo… Read more »
Ghana: Ashaiman Records Fire Outbreak, Road Crash
The Ashaiman Municipality within 48hours has recorded two near-fatal incidents, a fire outbreak and vehicular accident. Read more »
September 08, 2023
Ghana: Fallout of Leaked Tape - Police Interdict 3 Top Officers ...COP Mensah Directed to Hand Over Authority Badge, Weapon, Accoutrement, Vehicle
The Police Service administration has interdicted three senior police officers in connection with the leaked audio tape being investigated by Parliament. Read more »
Ghana: PAC Orders Arrest of Contractor ...for Failing to Execute 2 Contracts
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered the arrest of Isha Mokoanu, a contractor at Wenchi, for failing to supply conference table and 50 chairs to the Tain District… Read more »
Ghana: 5 Opposition Political Parties Go to Court Over Limited Voter Registration
Five political parties yesterday filed a suit at the Supreme Court over the Electoral Commission (EC)'s decision to restrict the upcoming limited voter registration to its district… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Ghana: IGP Asked to Probe Alleged Suicide By Driver in Police Cell
The family of taxi driver, Kwame Egyama, who reportedly died in the custody of the Jedu Divisional Command, at Mankessim, in the Central Region, appealed to the Inspector General… Read more »
Ghana: Court Stays Motion for Execution of Bond Against Odehye Kwasi Akuffo
The Akuapem-Mampong District Court in the Eastern Region on Tuesday stayed motion for the execution of bond against Odehye Kwasi Akuffo to desist from parading as Okuapehene, filed… Read more »
Ghana: Man Fined Gh¢7,200 for Stealing Electronic Devices
The Accra Circuit Court has imposed GH¢7,200 fine on an unemployed man, for stealing electronic devices valued GH¢10,500 belonging to a businessman. Read more »
September 06, 2023
West Africa: Piracy, Robbery Reduce in Gulf of Guinea
Piracy and robbery attacks in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have reduced over the last three years, says Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku… Read more »