GENERAL NEWS

Gender Advocacy NGO, Bridge for Equity Ghana, has presented a petition to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, to nudge government to scrap taxes on sanitary pads and enable local production across the country. In a six-month campaign dubbed ‘No Pad Tax’, the NGO believes that scraping the …

Stranded Ghanaians in the UAE will be airlifted to Ghana, effective Friday, June 12, 2020, Embassy officials have told Daily Mail GH. Another flight will also head into the West African country on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Officials of the Ghanaian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said passengers are to pay …

The 2020 edition of Oguaa Fetu Afahye celebrations has been suspended. The Oguaa Traditional Council made the announcement in a statement dated June 3, 2020. Coronavirus outbreak in Ghana was cited as the reason for the suspension of the celebrations. According to the statement signed by L.A. Donkoh, Senior Registrar …

The Leader of the Economic Fighters League, Ernesto Yeboah who was arrested by the police for organising a vigil in memory of murdered Black American, George Floyd, has been granted bail after spending a night in police cells. He was picked up in the middle of the vigil by armed …

Two construction workers have died at Ashongman Estates from injuries they sustained from being hit by a collapsed fence wall. They have been identified as Richard Ankrah and Richard Darko. Their colleague, Tommy Dogbenu, is also in critical condition, receiving treatment at the Ashongman Community Hospital. Deputy Superintendent of Police …

The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen’s Council (GNCFC) and eight Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) working in the fisheries sector have called on the President to intervene to end the damaging illegal fishing practice known as ‘saiko’. ‘Saiko’ is a destructive form of illegal fishing where industrial trawlers target the staple catches of …

A new regiment known as 154 Armoured Regiment has been launched within the setup of the Ghana Armed Forces. The first commanding officer, Lt Col. Kofi Obiri Yeboah, will be based in Sunyani in the Bono region. The regiment was created out of the two Independent Reconnaissance Squadron which was …

The Senior Police Officer who died from Coronavirus in Koforidua in the Eastern Region has been buried. He was interned Saturday at the public Cemetery in Koforidua by Environmental Health personnel from the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly. The Environmental Health personnel wearing full Personnel Protective Equipment took the body from the …

The unfortunate demise of Kwadwo Wiafe was confirmed by Akwesi Aboakye on Neat Fm’s morning show. Adekye Nsroma host Lawyer Tweneboah Koduah popularly known as T.k also confirmed the unfortunate demise on UTV. Kwadwo Wiafe until his death was a key member of the Despite Media Group and occasionally hosted …

Activist Ernesto Yeboah has been picked up by police and military officials at a protest march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement at the Black Star Square in Accra. The demonstration which is being spearheaded by the Economic fighters league is part of the spontaneous global campaign to …