GENERAL NEWS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today, Tuesday, 23 July 2019, cut sod for the second phase of expansion work of KEDA Ceramics Company Limited, a tile manufacturing company in Aboadze, in the Shama District of the Western Region.The expansion is to support the company’s capacity to meet local and export …

The Western Regional House of Chiefs has condemned what they describe as “the abysmal violence” in the abduction of the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX on Sunday, 21 July 2019.The Chiefs in a statement said they are “intensely outraged by the utter violation of traditional values, …

A member of the Coalition on the Right to Information Law, Mr Akoto Ampaw, has noted that the Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has commenced preparations towards the implementation of the Right to Information Act (ACT 989).However, he said, Mr Nkrumah’s plans are ambitious and face possible threats because …

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Sophia Akuffo, has signaled that as long as she supervises legal education in Ghana and the Judicial System, she will not allow the mass production of lawyers in the country. According to her, the mass production of lawyers poses a great danger to the …

The Savannah region has announced a GhC10, 000 reward for any person or group who can provide information about the whereabouts of its missing vehicle. The vehicle was allegedly snatched by armed men in Tamale early July. “The Savannah Regional Coordinating Council has announced a Ten Thousand Ghana cedis (10,000) …

Government’s “One Village, One Dam” initiative has come under severe criticism at Kpiri, a farming community in Canteen in the West Gonja District of the newly created Savannah region. This follows the sudden collapse of a bridge recently built to link two major communities in the area, thus, Kpiri number …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has explained to a group of Canadian investors why Ghana is the best investment destination in Africa for both local and foreign investors. According to Dr. Bawumia, not only do Ghana’s political stability and security as well as benign legal and regulatory environment offer the …

The Jubilee House has said the immediate past Inspector General of Police David Asante-Apeatu was fired from the post. It comes after some Ghanaians continue to wonder why the president didn’t allow the police chief to serve the remaining one month left on his contract at the job. A statement …

The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can’t prove they have been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. The policy is expected to be published on Tuesday, …

The Presidency has rejected a petition by a group calling for the removal of the Speaker of Parliament over an alleged case of misconduct. The group known as the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), in a petition dated 9th July 2019 called on the President to as …