A monitoring operation unlike any other exists on Mauritania’s borders. Armed troops on the back of a dromedary patrol the sand dunes in a swinging and airy beat. Méharistes is the name given to them. The Mehari National Guard section of the armed forces dispatches camel-riding cops to meet with …
Read More »Forest guard shot by illegal logger at Antronie
Ad A 30-year-old forest guard, Adu Ameyaw has been shot by an illegal logger identified as Adubofour at Ayum Forest Reserve, a government-restricted forest in Antronie in the Sunyani East Municipality of the Bono Region. The incident happened last Friday, July 23, 2021, between the hours of 10pm. According to …
Read More »Alleged US$5m bribery saga: Ogyeedom Kwesi Atta’s failed attempts to get CJ, Jones Dotse off his case
• More details have been revealed in the alleged $5m case involving the Chief Justice • It has emerged the Chief involved tried to get the Chief Justice off his case in previous times • Meanwhile the allegations are still under investigation The chief of Efutu and Gomoa Adjumako traditional …
Read More »LGBTQ+ bill: There are more pressing issues in Ghana that needs attention – Kofi Mole to MPs
• Kofi Mole has asked parliament to shift its focus from LGBTQ to more important issues • MPs have been involved in series of discussions as far as the passage of the LGBTQ+ bill is concerned • Some MPs have been involved in a back and forth with other celebrities …
Read More »Bank of Ghana’s MPC to announce policy rate decision today
•The central is set announce a new policy rate today •The MPC at its 100th meeting slashed the rate by 100 basis points at 13.5 from 14.5 percent. •The rate will be of keen interest to businesses operating in the country The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee is set to …
Read More »How Manasseh rejected car, cash bribe from a top politician – Samson Lardy reveals
Renowned lawyer and television personality Samson Lardy Anyenini has disclosed how he sacked a representative of a top politician who wanted to bribe investigative journalist Manasseh Azure with a car and mouth-watering cash to drop a story he was working on. Samson who is the lawyer of the investigative journalist …
Read More »African countries to receive six million Johnson and Johnson vaccines – AU
Around six million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine will be delivered by the African Union to 27 African nations that have paid for the shipments through the end of August, an AU special envoy said on Thursday. AU coronavirus envoy Strive Masiyiwa said 18 countries are …
Read More »The 8 MPs pushing for the anti-LGBTQ bill to be passed
• A number of lawmakers in Ghana’s Parliament are pushing to criminalise LGBTQ acts •A leaked 36-page bill proposal has garnered social media commentary with some LGBTQ advocacy groups suggesting it violates human rights •Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has already made his stance clear on being anti-LGBTQ rights While a …
Read More »How to protect yourselves from fraudsters online
• Most people have fallen prey to scammers on social med • Identity theft and online impersonation are the major issues people face in recent times • This report gives some guidelines on how to protect your information on the internet With the advent of technology, most people live their …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s 26th Coronavirus address to the nation
Update No 26: Measures Taken To Combat Spread Of Coronavirus Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 25th July 2021. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I have not come into your homes for some time, …
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