Some galamsey operatives arrested for engaging in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest went berserk on Monday, May 24, 2021, at the premises of Koforidua Circuit Court’ B’ after the court refused them bail. The prosecution led by Dickson Donkor and Helen Samlafo both state Attorneys, and Silvester Asare …
Read More »United Airlines resumes flights to Accra
United Airlines has restored its services to the country after nine years of absence. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the airline made its first non-stop trip from Dulles International Airport in Washington DC to the Kotoka International Airport recently. The restoration was propelled by the government’s resolve to make Ghana …
Read More »Government Urged To Increase Feeding Fee For Prison Inmates
Mr David Yiridong Issaka, Director of Centre for Social Development (CSD), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has appealed to government to increase the feeding fee for prison inmates in the country. He said currently prison inmates were marked GH¢1.80p daily to take care of three square meals, and indicated it was woefully inadequate. …
Read More »9-year-old dies trying to imitate suicide scene on TV at Oforikrom
A 9-year-old boy died when he reportedly tried to imitate a suicide scene he had seen on TV, his family and close relatives said on Thursday. Christian, a Class 3 student of New Age International School at Atonsu Dompoase, was found hanging from a stick in his Afful Nkwanta home …
Read More »EU to remove Ghana from money laundering list
Ghana is to be removed from the European Union’s money laundering list, government has announced. According to the Jubilee House, the EU is taking the decision as a result of Ghana’s efforts in implementing the Action Plan of the International Country Risk Guide. A government statement Friday also noted Ghana …
Read More »Adwoa Safo reverses decision to sack School feeding Boss
The Gender and Social Protection Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has reversed her decision to sack the head of Ghana’s School Feeding program. Madam Gertrude Quashigah was fired in a statement issued by Adwoa Safo on Tuesday. The statement directed her to hand over to the chief director of the Gender …
Read More »Traditional worshippers to get official public holiday
Traditional worshippers in Lagos State will soon get an official public holiday set aside for them to celebrate like their Christian and Muslim counterparts. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, Commissioner for Tourism in the state, and Special Adviser to the governor, disclosed this while giving an account of their stewardship in the last …
Read More »Colleges of Education to shut down over lack of funds to feed students
Colleges of Education FacebookWhatsAppTwitterShare • Mr Emmanuel Nyamekye notes that the situation has led the suppliers ceasing their supplies to the Colleges. • He notes that Principals of the Colleges will be compelled to shutdown their schools after a week if government does not disburse funds. Principals of the 46 …
Read More »VIDEO: Kate Gyamfuah weeps uncontrollably after links to galamsey
A video of the National Women’s Organizer weeping has surfaced online in the wake of reports linking her to illegal mining activities in the Eastern region. This comes amidst reports suggesting that eight excavators she uses for her illegal mining activities have been burnt by personnel of the Ghana Armed …
Read More »Headmistress takes JHS students to shrine over missing capitation grant cash
An investigation by the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has revealed that the headmistress of the Mt. Sinai Methodist JHS located at Kumasi in the Dompoase Circuit of Asokwa Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Madam Akyaa Kusi, has taken her students to a Deity known as Obosom in the …
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