VIGILANTISM AND RELATED OFFENCES BILL, 2019 MEMORANDUM The object of the Bill is to disband political party vigilante groups and proscribe acts of vigilantism in the country. Recent public elections including by-elections held in the Fourth Republic have been characterised by violence particularly by-elections held in the following constituencies: Akwatia, …

Two persons who robbed a trader at the Arts Centre in Accra have been sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison. An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced the two, Billy Kwasi, 18years and Yaw Joseph, 25 years for robbery and causing unlawful harm to a trader. Billy …

Members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Menzgold Customer (CAMC) have said they would not hesitate to reinvest their monies into the trouble gold dealership firm, Menzgold, if their locked up funds are reimbursed. “You’ll still have to drink water even if your only child drowns in water; such is the …

Call it bail for sale. You will be spot on. In the midst of all the present concerns about the integrity of the security system, we are witnessing crime in the crime office. Corruption Watch (CW) has caught police officers taking money in order to grant bail. This is happening …

YEN.com.gh is in possession of a video, which shows newly recruited customs officials being taken to rigourous training exercises. The exercise, which took place at the Customs Academy at Kpetoe in the Volta Region, has sparked outrage on social media. The exercise, known as the ‘Pre Arrival Exercise, is the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the introduction of a new school uniform for Junior High School (JHS) students. Students are expected to start wearing the new school uniform from next academic year, 2019 – 2020. The Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku Amankwa announced this at a …

Two men who killed an ex-police officer and dumped his body into the Volta Lake at Old Marine, near Akosombo in 2007, were yesterday sentenced to death by an Accra High Court. Ebenezer Tei, aka Rastaman, a fetish priest and Felix Okpanye, farmer, who claimed to have powers to double …

Former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Richard Ofori Agyemang says it is better for Ashantis to focus on how they can lend their full support to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to develop their Kingdom than relying on the New …

Residents of Tarkwa in the Western region have been urged to exercise restraint as government works to get a contractor on site to fix their broken roads. Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta said though the demonstration was a good reminder, it was not the panacea to get …

The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) says the illegal activities of some chainsaw operators in the night are causing power outages in some communities in Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions. The Regional Manager of the Commission, Patrick Antwi, who spoke to DGN Online in an interview at Sunyani yesterday, …