GENERAL NEWS

Members of the ‘Big Six’ are undoubtedly Ghana’s foremost political leaders from the Gold Coast era through to the days of independent Ghana. And it is for good reason that they are revered especially for their political contributions till date. They essentially were leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention, …

A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has called for a closure of radio stations operating in Bawku due to the renewed conflicts in that part of the country. In his view, people call into radio stations to incite violence and also spew lies, hence the conflict in the area. Speaking …

The Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department at Sogakope has organised a two-hour swoop on recalcitrant motor riders, which saw the impounding of 18 motorcycles for various offences. The team, led by the District Police Commander, DSP Olivia Turkson, carried out the exercise in collaboration with officials from the National …

It took the doughty Firefighters one hour 30 minutes to bring a fire involving a Renault petrol tanker truck with registration No. GT 9184–18 under control after dispatch at 1314 hours. The raging ruinous fire was finally knocked down at 3:50 pm using water and foam from three fire engines …

Former President John Mahama has called on government to stop the $50 mandatory COVID-19 test on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. According to him, the situation in other countries with particular reference to UK on the COVID-19 restrictions and PCR test are different and Ghana must emulate …

Convenor of the FixTheCountry movement, Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor has said that the deplorable conditions in Ghana’s cells aptly capture the inhumanity of man to man. Mr Barker-Vormawor revealed in a Facebook post that there is overcrowding and inmates are treated inhumanely including being denied food. Mr Barker-Vormawor, who had been …

Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, says the Leadership of Parliament is in discussions with the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to update the country on the ongoing fight against illegal mining. Presenting the Business Statement of the House for the Eighth Week of the First Meeting …

Government business was brought to a halt by the minority caucus in Parliament for the third time this week when the majority was accused of not forming a quorum. The Minority on the three occasions made references to the recent Supreme Court ruling which ruled that a sitting Deputy Speakers can vote …

Embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for the Assin North Constituency James Gyakye Quayson has described orders by the Supreme Court for him to respond to an interlocutory injunction seeking to stop hon from performing his parliamentary duties as being “manifestly in error.” According to the MP, the Supreme Court has “no jurisdiction …

‘Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late #TalkToADentist’ campaign launched by Pepsodent to mark World Oral health Day [Accra, Ghana] 18 MARCH 2022 – Around the world, there is a huge inequality in access to professional dental care and advice. This means that visiting a dentist to address oral health problems …