August 15, 2022
Ghana: Illegal Mining On River Offin - Heavy Clampdown On 'Galamseyers'
Several equipment used for illegal mining activities on River Offin were yesterday destroyed and confiscated by security personnel as part of exercises to clamp down on illegal… Read more »
Ghana: Legalise 'Wee' for GDP Growth, Jobs
Five persons have been arrested by the Forestry Commission (FC) office in the Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region for cultivating 80 hectares of cannabis farm in Obuo… Read more »
Ghana: Foreign Affairs Ministry Launches Investigation Into Foreign Nationals Acquiring Ghana Passport Claim
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) says it is investigating allegations that some foreign nationals residing in the United Arab Emirates and other… Read more »
Ghana: Largest 'Wee' Farm Uncovered in Afram Plains... 5 Arrested for Cultivating 80 Hectare Cannabis Farm
The largest cannabis farm ever has been discovered in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region. Read more »
Ghana: OSP Findings On Labianca, GRA Wholesome - GII
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has described the findings of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) involving Labianca Group of Companies and the Customs Division of the… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Ghana: 'Establish Unified SOPs At All Entry Points'
Participants at a Data Collection Survey on Enhancing Border Facilitation and strengthening Public Health Capacity in West Africa have called for the establishment of a unified… Read more »
Ghana: Deputy Minister Orders Halt to Sand Winning At Amrahia
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has directed an immediate clamp down on all sand winning activities on portions of the Amrahia Dairy Farm… Read more »
Ghana: Students Urged to Report Crime to Police
The Director of the Police Education Directorate, Chief Superintendent Rhodaline Florence Annor, has urged students to report crime to the police to reduce the menace. Read more »
Ghana: NDC to Oppose Attempt By EC to Use Only Ghana Card to Register Prospective Voters
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned that it will oppose an attempt by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use only the Ghana Card to register prospective voters. Read more »
Ghana: Rule On Adwoa Safo's Issue Based On Constitutional Provisions - Speaker Urged
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has implored the Speaker of Parliament to rule on the issue involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya… Read more »
Ghana: Electrical Technician Fined Gh¢5,400... for Illegally Installing Ecg Meters
An electrical technician, Henry Teye Adjirackor, was yesterday sentenced to a fine of GH¢5,400 by the Circuit Court in Accra, for illegally installing Electricity Company of… Read more »
Ghana: GJA Expresses Concern Over Ada Traditional Council Barring Radio Station
Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it is unacceptable and affront to press freedom for the Ada Traditional Council to bar Radio Ada from covering the Asafotufiami festival. Read more »
Ghana: 2 Nabbed for Allegedly Robbing German of Gh¢259,000 Gold
Two persons have appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra, for allegedly robbing a German of gold worth GH¢259,000. Read more »
Ghana: Convict Escapes From Courtroom
Drama unfolded at the Sunyani High Court last Wednesday, when a 29-year-old excavator driver, with handcuffs on his hands, escaped, after he was sentenced to 18 months… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Ghana: Police Urged to Build Better Relationship With Public
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Dr Ernest Owusu, the Director-General of Research, Planning and Transformation Directorate (RPRD), of the Ghana Police Service, has urged… Read more »
Ghana: 1,251 Vehicle Owners Land in Trouble ... As DVLA Sanctions Them for Various Defects
Owners of 1,251 commercial and private vehicles in the Greater Accra Region with various defects have been sanctioned by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). Read more »
Ghana: Deploy Police to Combat Land Guards At Awutu Senya ... Residents Appeal to IGP
Residents in the Awutu Senya East and West municipalities in the Central Region have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, to as a matter of… Read more »
Ghana: CAS Lifts GFA Ban On Ashgold, Inter Allies Players
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) yesterday temporarily lifted various bans the Ghana Football Association (GFA) splashed on 21 players of AshantiGold SC and Inter Allies… Read more »
Ghana: President Launches Funds for Legal Aid, Law Reforms
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched two statutory funds which aim to improve access to legal services and support reforms of the country's laws. Read more »
Ghana: Trader Granted Gh¢ 90,000 Bail Over Recruitment Scam
A 28-year old trader has been granted GH¢ 90,000 bail with three sureties on four counts of defrauding by false pretenses, by the Circuit Court, in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: Asiedu Nketia Accuses EC of Seeking to Change Electoral Laws
Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that the Electoral Commission (EC) wants to change the existing law on elections in the… Read more »
Ghana: DVLA, Don't Compromise Road Safety!
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has started enforcing the Road Traffic Regulation 2012 (Legislative Instrument (LI) 2180) whose Regulation 158 mandates it to… Read more »
Ghana: 'Review Mode in Engaging Citizenry On SIM Registration'
The Progressive People's Party (PPP), has urged the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to review the mode of getting the citizenry to engage in the ongoing SIM… Read more »
Ghana: GII Urges President to Take Interest in Labianca Foods Scandal
Linda Ofori-Kwafo, the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has urged the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take particular interest in the case of… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Make Ghana Card Only Acceptable ID - Oppong-Yeboah
Human rights activist, Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, said duty bearers need not to rush to make the Ghana Card the sole acceptable identification card for transacting business in Ghana. Read more »