GENERAL NEWS

One hundred and fifteen out of a total of 161 vehicles have so far been auctioned under the auspices of the Receiver of the collapsed financial institutions. The auction process which started on Monday ended today, Friday, February 7 2020. The cars which are part of assets belonging to the …

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has intensified its investigations into the six persons who were arrested over missing illegal (galemsey) mining excavators. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Juliana Obeng, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the CID in an interview with the Ghana News …

A commercial Hyundai mini-bus with registration number WR 1379 – 10, loaded with over 15 bags of 50 kg rice and several cartons of spaghetti, has been involved in an accident at Klefe Dome, a mountainous community within the Ho municipality. The Friday, 7 February 2020 car crash occurred at …

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has put on hold a request for the House to probe the Airbus bribery scandal. The House approved an agreement for the purchase of the Airbus CASA 295 military aircraft after a heated debate in 2011. A recent judgment on the airline’s procurement …

Zipline has begun safety tests on its high-performance drones in readiness of the opening of the third and fourth distribution centers. Since launching in Ghana, Zipline said, has delivered over 20,000 units of blood, vaccines and critical medicines to patients in need at more than 350 health facilities over the …

United Steel & Fabrication Limited, a steel manufacturing company in the Tema Free Zones enclave, has been temporarily shut down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This follows the company’s inability to meet EPA’s deadline to cut down on pollution. Ebenezer Appiah Sampong, Deputy Executive Director of EPA, Accra, who …

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has urged the World Bank and the developed world to accept the fact that most African nations abhor homosexuality. According to Prof. Oquaye who doubles as a pastor, the practice of tying aids to the recognition of gay rights and marriages in …

The Assin Central Member of Parliament punctuates his statements with similes and metaphors, likening President Akufo-Addo to a tree without roots. The roots, he says, are rotten hence danger is imminent. Kennedy Agyapong, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party is furious over how the fight against illegal …

A Wikipedia report suggests that Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM1 is dead. The information about NAM1’s death was brought to our attention by a concern sympathizer of the Ghanaian businessman. The concern sympathizer asserted that NAM1 is dead. He also asserted that Wikipedia has the story. So we at OccupyGH.com took a …

The Ghana Card is a national identity card that is issued by the Ghanaian authorities to Ghanaian citizens – both resident and non-resident, and legally and permanently resident foreign nationals. It is proof of identity, citizenship, and residence of the holder. The current version is in ID1 format and biometric. …