GENERAL NEWS

The Story of Supt. Salifu Dagarti; the man who took a bullet for Kwame Nkrumah

Salifu Dagarti was born in July 1931 and died on 2 January 1964. He was a British trained Ghanaian police officer and presidential bodyguard who shielded Kwame Nkrumah with his body on the fifth attempt to assassinate him since he came to power in 1957. The Event: At about 1.15 …

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Otchere-Darko reveals brains behind ‘Year of Return’ initiative

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and cousin to President Nana Akufo-Addo, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has named some individuals behind the ‘Year of Return’ initiative. Taking to his facebook page, Mr Otchere-Darko chronicled how the initiative was birthed and the pains taken to ensure its implementation. In …

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Controller announces dates for paying civil servants in 2020

The  Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has published the dates for payment of salaries for civil servants for the year 2020. Per the schedule, the earliest date for the payment of salaries is December 18 while the latest payment date is May 27. CAGD in a statement announced that: …

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Several Police recruits cannot read and write basic English – Report

It has emerged that some recruits of the Ghana Police Service cannot read, write and understand the official English Language even to the point of resorting to the archaic way of thumb printing documents instead of penning their signatures. “It is so sad to find men and women today who …

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Aburi – Ayi Mensah highway opened temporarily to traffic

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has temporarily opened the Accra bound carriageway from the Peduase Lodge to Ayi Mensah on the Aburi – Accra road to vehicular traffic. The Ghana Highway Authority closed that section of the road in October 2019 due to some slope failures and rock falls, with …

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Western Region tops teenage pregnancy table

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for a concerted effort to tackle what it describes as an alarming rate of teenage pregnancy in Ghana. At a two-day end of year review meeting with stakeholders in the Volta Regional capital Ho on Friday, 27 December 2019, experts and government …

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China gifts 100 police vehicles to Ghana

The Chinese government donated 100 police vehicles to Ghana on Monday to help the West African country strengthen its capacity building in law enforcement. “These vehicles will play an important role in fighting crimes and protecting both Ghanaian people and foreign investors,” said Wang Shiting, Chinese ambassador to Ghana, at …

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Adopt positive attitude towards national development –Ejurahene to Ghanaians

The Chief of Ejura Traditional area in the Ashanti region and the Protocol Director at the Office of the Vice President Barima Osei Hwedie II has urged Ghanaians to develop positive attitudes and also nurture a spirit of patriotism towards national development. According to Barima Osei Hwedie II, unsatisfactory work …

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January 7 is a holiday – Interior Minister declares

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery has announced, for the information of the general public, that January 7, 2020 has been declared a public holiday. The day would be observed nationwide as the Constitution Day to mark the adoption of the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on …

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