Adam Catzavelos, the South African man who filmed himself while on holiday on a beach in Greece, saying it was “heaven on earth” as there were no black people present, has reached a settlement with the human rights commission. In the video, widely shared on social media, he used a …

The suspended head of the Public Procurement Authority  (PPA) says he is being persecuted by the public. Mr.  Adjenim Boateng Adjei told newsmen after his initial interaction with the Special Prosecutor Thursday following the PPA scandal that he did nothing wrong. “The public is simply speaking words of untruth. I …

The chairman of the Kufai Adamu local government, Shiban Tikari, has confirmed the killing of a Catholic priest, barely 24 hours after gunmen raided villages in Taraba. Tikari, who identified the deceased as Reverend Father David Tanko, also confirmed that the gunmen set him and his car ablaze. Rev. Father …

The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has announced an increase in the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) to GH¢11.82. The new NDMW is an 11 per cent increase over the from GH¢10.65 figure for 2019. It will take effect from January 1, 2020. The NDMW is the least wage any employer in …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that the results of 19 BECE candidates have been cancelled for using mobile phones in the examination hall. Also, the subject results of 173 candidates have been cancelled for sending foreign materials into the examination hall. “2,497 subject results have been withheld pending …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will do all it takes to combat the negative image that some citizens have saddled the country with. He stressed that all will be done to combat the activities of such elements, be it at home or abroad. Speaking at a side event …

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery has directed the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to immediately arm officers who are on traffic duty. He said James Oppong Boanu should provide the officers with bullet-proof vests and helmets to enable them “exercise their right to self-defence effectively when they meet such …

The vector control unit of Zoomlion Ghana limited and the Ministry of Health have concluded its nationwide mosquito control training exercise in all regions to equip its operatives across the country on modern ways of undertaking effective larval source management.  The last session which was organized in Koforidua, the eastern …

Hurricane Dorian is expected to strengthen into an “extremely dangerous” storm as it heads towards the US mainland, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned. Dorian is currently a category one hurricane, but could be at least category three by the time it reaches the mainland, news agency AP reports. …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has condemned the recent spate of killings of police personnel in the country. Two police officers, Sergeant Michael Gyamasi and Lance Corporal Awal Mohammed, were killed on Wednesday, 28 August 2019 by some gunmen while on duty on the Kasoa-Winneba road in the Central Region. …