The Methodist Church Ghana has disassociated itself from what it perceives as an impending compromise on homosexuality by the British Methodist Conference in 2020. According to the Church, the attempt by the British conference to sample votes on homosexuality contradicts the bible. At a press conference today, the Presiding Bishop, …
Read More »Left to rot $2.6m Hyundai Galloper sold for $344,000
The 87 Hyundai Gallopers which were left to rot at the Institute of Local Government Studies some 18 years ago, has finally been auctioned. The vehicles were ordered in the year 2000 by the government of then-President Jerry John Rawlings, at the cost of $30,000 each. But after almost two decades, …
Read More »Mid-year budget review postponed to Monday
The presentation of the mid-year budget review by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been postponed to Monday, 29 July 2019.This was announced by Deputy Majority Leader Sarah Adwoa Safo during the presentation of the business statement for next week on the floor of parliament on Friday.The mid-year review of the …
Read More »Boycott loans from Ghanaian Banks – Kennedy Agyapong advises Ghanaian traders
Businessman and Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong is advocating that business owners boycott loans from Ghanaian banks over the seeming high interest rates. He believes goods sold by Nigerians and other nationals in Ghana appear to be cheaper because they contract loans with less interest …
Read More »Afoko trial: NPP has an interest – Lawyer
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has an interest in the ongoing murder trial of Mr Gregory Afoko, brother of the party’s once-suspended and now-former National Chair, Mr Paul Afoko, the lawyer for the accused person, Nana Yaw Osei Osei, has said.Mr Afoko and a second suspect are standing trial …
Read More »Ghana very peaceful – Peace Council
Ghana is a peaceful place to live and do business compared to some other West African countries, the Executive Secretary to the National Peace Council, Mr George Amoh, has told the host of Ghana Yensom on Accra100.5FM, Kwabena Prah Jnr. on Thursday, 19 July 2019.Mr Amoh noted that although there …
Read More »Specify what constitutes illegal drugs – Akrasi Sarpong
The former Executive Director of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Dr Akrasi Sarpong, has called for the amendment of Ghana’s drug laws to specify what constitutes illegal drug usage.According to Dr Sarpong, the current law, for instance, is silent on the kinds of cannabis that can be used for industrial …
Read More »Police open investigation into fatal Akrokerri mine pit collapse
Police in Obuasi have launched investigations into a mine pit collapse at Akrokerri Bronikrom, in the Ashanti Region, which has claimed the life of a 35-year-old man. It took personnel from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the police several hours to retrieve the body which was trapped under the …
Read More »May Ghana-Cuba relations last – Bawumia
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, 18 July 2019 met and interacted with Ms Ines Maria Chapman Waugh, Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba.The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest between Ghana and Cuba, particularly in the area of healthcare.Ghana and …
Read More »NIA to deploy satellite connectivity for Ghana Card
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is to beef up connectivity with a satellite technology for uninterrupted registration of Ghanaians for Ghana Card, starting July 22 in the Volta Region. Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, Executive Secretary of the Authority announced this in Ho, during a media engagement ahead of the one …
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