GENERAL NEWS

Ghanaians to pay ‘mental’ tax – Mental Health Authority

Deputy Director of Quality and Rights at the Mental Health Authority, Lawyer Akorfa Akpanya Hlorvor has revealed that, Ghanaians will soon pay mental health levy. “Mental health bill is in Parliament and when passed every citizen will pay the levy to help cater for mental health patients” she explained. Lawyer …

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Bridge linking Cape Coast and Twifo Praso collapses after river overflows bank

Residents who live in the Twifo Praso section of the Central Region are stranded because a bridge at Jukwa linking Cape Coast to Twifo Praso had caved in. Citi News understands that the issue affected the road, preventing motorists from crossing. A source close to the development told Citi News that, …

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Prison Officer washed away by floodwater, body yet to be retrieved

A Prison Officer has been washed away by floodwaters while he was rescuing residents from being washed away along the Cape Coast-Elmina Highway in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abraim Municipality of the Central Region. The body of the said officer whose name has not been given is yet to be …

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My job is to support government, not the opposition – Presby Moderator

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Rt.Rev. Prof Joseph Obiri Yeboah says it is not his duty as Moderator and Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana to join the opposition to fight government. According to him, as a leader of the two christian organizations, he owes it …

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I’m sorry, Ghana! – Bosome Freho DCE apologizes for ‘I’m dead’ comment

A few days after declaring himself dead, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso has unreservedly apologized to Ghanaians for his careless flippancy last Friday. In an audio available to Ghanaguardian.com, Mr. Danso is heard rendering an apology to government officials in the …

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Teenage pregnancy rife at Njau as boys allegedly resort to ‘for girls’

An upsurge in the number of teenage pregnancies at Njau in the Tain District of the Bono Region has become a growing concern for opinion leaders in the area. The alarming trend has compelled the traditional authorities to take steps to tackle this menace. According to the Chief of Njau, …

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Who asked you to make egoistic National Cathedral promise? – Frema Busia bites Akufo-Addo

Frema Busia, a daughter of former Ghanaian Head of State, Kofi Abrefa Busia, has taken a heavy swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for turning his personal pledge to God into a national pursuit. There have been a lot of controversies generated by the government’s decision to facilitate the construction of a …

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Don’t let anybody, not even me, control you – Prez to new NCCE chair

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the new Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education of government’s commitment to provide logistics for the execution of her mandate as enshrined in the constitution. He, therefore, urged Kathleen Addy to pursue a stakeholder consultation for the successful fulfillment of the Commission’s mandate. President Akufo-Addo …

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Islamic SHS shooting: Train your officers in crowd control — Ken Agyapong to IGP

Chairman of the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has asked the Inspector General of Police to take immediate steps to train his officers in crowd control. This, in his view, will enable the officers determine when to, or not to use excessive force to control crowd. The …

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