The European Union delegation to Ghana has given the Fisheries Commission high marks for the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices. On Sunday, the Fisheries Commission imposed a fine of US$ 1 Million on a vessel that had juvenile small pelagic on board during the May-June closed season. …
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NDC can’t end Double-Track within 90 days – Deputy Education Minister
A deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has dispelled claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it could use 90 days to complete 100 E-Block Schools started by the John Mahama-led administration and were at various stages of completion before they left power to create enough space …
Read More »Families of killed Takoradi girls angry over key suspect’s absence from court
The hopes of the Takoradi kidnapped girls’ families to see the faces of all the three Nigerian suspects in court for the first time since the Police declared the kidnapped girls dead were dashed when information came in that the case had been adjourned to October 30, 2019. The families …
Read More »Farmers have sex the most, journalists the least – Study
It’s not just the cows and chickens that are breeding down on the farm. A new study shows farmers have the most sex out of any other profession — as a third of those surveyed boast about having sex at least once a day. What’s more, a staggering 67% of …
Read More »”Double-track’ will end with our comeback – Asiedu Nketia
General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said the NDC will not run a double-track system which is currently being run as a remedy for overcrowding in senior high schools. Mr Nketia says his party has identified the shift system as a factor that has …
Read More »Police brutalities: Interdict Adomfe driver ‘killers’ – Bona to IGP
Security Analyst Adam Bona has called on the Inspector General of Police to interdict the suspected police officers who are alleged to have butchered a bus driver at Adomfe in the Ashanti region. Nine policemen in the Ashanti region allegedly beat and butchered a 33-year-old driver Tuesday evening, causing his …
Read More »NPP members are ungrateful – Owusu Bempah
Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah says despite the sacrifices he made for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prior to the 2016 elections, he has not received a penny from them since they assumed office. He said, though he is not expecting anything …
Read More »John Mahama and Bagbin to be arrested – Minister
Deputy Minister for Defense, Major (retired) Derrick Oduro has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of former President John Mahama and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin over unsubstantiated claims government is training thugs at the military installation at Asutuare. “They should get them arrested for …
Read More »Amidu, AG to work together to retrieve £47m illegally paid to Waterville Holdings
The Supreme Court has directed the Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Alamisi Amidu, and the Attorney General (AG) to collaborate to retrieve £47million illegally paid to Waterville Holdings Company. That was after Mr Amidu told the court on Wednesday that he had evidence that could help the state retrieve the money. …
Read More »Water Treatment Facilities, Buffer Zones In Ghana To Be Declared Security Zone -Minister
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah is proposing for new security arrangements in the country which will ensure that all water treatment facilities in the country together with its buffer zones be declared a National Security Zone. ‘The Regional Security Council will as soon as possible write to the President …
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