The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast during the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said on Monday, largely supporting earlier findings that were questioned by both states. The prevalence of children doing hazardous work, including using sharp tools, …

The National Democratic Congress Parliamentary Candidate for Agona West, Paul Ofori Amoah, has been invited by the Central Regional Police Command in connection to an alleged plot to kill his contender for the 2020 polls, Cynthia Mamle Morrison who is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area. This was …

A man believed to be about 25 years of age has been lynched in Adweso Mile -50 junction area in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua. The naked body of the victim was found on the streets early Monday morning. Police investigators examination and inspection of the body revealed deep cuts …

The mother of James Nana Womba, prime suspect in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, has expressed shock as she grieves the death of his son in Police custody. Madam Talata Nona told journalists that the last time she saw her son (Womba) was last week Monday and nothing …

President Akufo-Addo Monday inaugurated a seven-member Governing Board of the Right to Information Commission, with a call to ensure its work is guided by the rule of law, free speech and attachment to justice. The Board is chaired by Justice K.A. Ofori-Atta, a retired High Court Judge, Mrs Elizabeth Asare, …

US President Donald Trump has said Sudan will come off a list of state sponsors of terror if it pays compensation of $335m (£259m). Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok responded by saying the funds had been transferred but there was no immediate US confirmation. Sudan has been listed since 1993 …

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced winners for its 25th GJA awards slated for October 24, at the Movenpic Hotel in Accra. The event, on the theme: “COVID-19 and credible presidential and parliamentary elections: The media factor” is to celebrate journalists who submitted quality entries to the competition and …

The Electoral Commission (EC) said it will refund Ghc100,000 to each of the five disqualified Presidential aspirants for the 2020 elections. Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, made this known on Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Commission’s ‘Let The Citizens Know’ series. According to her, “To the aspiring Presidential …

Issah Iddrisu, a driver, was on Monday sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for robbing a woman at gun point at Gbawe in Accra. Iddrisu, in his robbery attack, stabbed one Theophilus P Tetteh, the husband of the complainant, with a knife on his chest. He …

The Civilian Employees of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have threatened to punish President Akufo-Addo and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 7 polls if government fails to better their conditions of service. The workers who pleaded anonymity for fear of victimisation told ModernGhana News that the only option …