May 24, 2023
Ghana: Payment of Surface Rentals - 10 IOCs Owe Ghana U.S.$2.77 Million ...GRA Chases Them to Retrieve Arrears
Surface Rental Arrears owed by International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Ghana increased from US$2.58 million in 2021 to US$2.77 million in 2022, representing a 7.6 per cent… Read more »
Ghana: New Juaben Collapsed Building - ... 5-Year-Old Crushed to Death, 1 On Admission
A five-year-old girl was crushed to death when a building collapsed on her during a heavy downpour at Ada Magazine, a suburb of Koforidua in the New Juaben South Municipality of… Read more »
Ghana: Maritime Security, Transnational Organised Crime Course Opens in Accra
14-day training course aimed at enhancing maritime security within the West African sub-region is underway in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: Stop Shortchanging DACF!
The PNDC Law 207 passed in 1988 and its replacement, an Act of Parliament (Act 462) enacted in 1993 both concern demarcation of the country into districts for effective local… Read more »
Ghana: Trial of 3 Accomplices of 'Galamsey Queen' Begins June 6
The trial of three persons said to be accomplices of En Huang, also known as Aisha Huang, has been fixed for June 6, 2023, by the Accra High Court. Read more »
Ghana: 50 Experts Undergo Training to Maximise Tax Mobilisation
About 50 tax officials are undergoing training on the use of geospatial analytics to maximise tax mobilisation within Ghana and other countries in the West African sub-region. Read more »
Ghana: 'Monetisation of Politics Impeding Women's Participation'
The monetisation of politics in Africa is impeding the effective participation of women in political and electoral processes. Read more »
Ghana: Liberian Delegation Understudies Ghana's Road Safety Management Strategies
A Six-Member delegation from the Liberian Road Safety Secretariat is in Ghana to understudy the country's road safety management strategies. Read more »
May 23, 2023
Ghana: COVID-19 Pandemic - Ghana Lifts Restrictions At Ports of Entry
With immediate effect, the government has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions at the country's ports of entry. Read more »
Ghana: GIS Condemns Attack On Personnel At Aflao
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has condemned the attack on its personnel, who were on patrol duties, at 'Beat 6' of the Aflao border, in the Volta Region, by unknown… Read more »
Ghana: No Funds for DACF for 2yrs... Finance Ministry Fails to Transfer 5 Percent Oil Revenue
For two consecutive years, the Ministry of Finance has failed to transfer five per cent of the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) of the country's oil revenue to the District… Read more »
Ghana: Musician Granted Gh¢20,000 Bail for Allegedly Defrauding Married Couple
A musician, who allegedly took GH¢20,000 from a married couple under the pretext of securing them land, but failed to fulfill the promise, has been granted bail by the Accra… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Struggling to Enforce Seatbelt Law 19 Years After Passage
For nearly two decades since the passage of Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683), and the Road Traffic Regulation Legislative Instrument 2012 (LI) 2180, which make seatbelts use… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Ghana: I Won't Unmask in Court... Anas Says, Steps Down From Testifying Against Kwasi Nyantakyi
Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas refused to show his face to former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwasi Nyantakyi in a criminal case against Nyantakyi… Read more »
Ghana: The British and the Bawku Chieftaincy Conflict (Part 2)
The protest was against Nayiri's insistence to directly select the Bawku Naba. Meanwhile, upon receiving the original regalia, the Kusasis gathered in full strength at Bawku on 6th… Read more »
Ghana: Tricycle Rider Gets 17 Years for Unlawful Entry, Theft
The Hohoe Circuit Court has sentenced an 18-year-old tricycle rider to 17 years imprisonment for unlawful entry and theft. Read more »
Ghana: 'Provisions On Dual Citizenship, Allegiance Have Been Misinterpreted for Years'
Professor Kwaku Asare, a Democracy and Development Fellow in Public Law and Justice at the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), has posited that Articles 8(2) and… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Ghana: Let's Ban Rice Importation !!... to Boost Local Production for Self-Sufficiency ...Jospong Urges Govt
The Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Adjepong, has challenged Ghana to learn from the Nigerian experience and become self-sufficient in rice production. Read more »
Ghana: 82 Police Sue IGP, Others Over Delayed Promotions
Eighty two police personnel have sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over delayed promotion. Read more »
May 19, 2023
Ghana: Chief Justice Inaugurates Gbese District Court in Accra
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has inaugurated the Gbese District Court at Ayalolo in Accra yesterday in order to expand justice delivery. Read more »
Ghana: Court Rules On Gregory Afoko's Bail Application June 1
The Criminal Division "3" of the Accra High Court will on June 1, 2023, rule on a bail application filed by lawyers for Gregory Afoko. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Ghana: Bortinor Kwame Anu Family Head Murdered
Kpakpo Allotey, the Head of the Kwame Anu Family, was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants in Bortianor, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region. Read more »
Ghana: 2 Granted Gh¢10,000 Bail for Illegal Power Disconnection, Fraud
Two persons have been granted GH¢10,000 bail with one surety by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly engaging in illegal power connection and defrauding by false pretence. Read more »
Ghana: Birim North Illegal Mining Pit Collapses - 7 Dead, 5 Injured, Many Feared Trapped
Seven persons have lost their lives after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit in which they were working at Korle Teye (Takoroso site) in the Birim North of the Eastern Region,… Read more »
Ghana: Police Hospital to Bury 150 Unclaimed Bodies
At least 150 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are set for mass burial by the Ghana Police Hospital. Read more »