Parliament must build capacity to use data — Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has stressed the need for the Legislature to build its capacity to efficiently make use of data in its oversight responsibility over the Executive. He said given how data fed into baseline study and benchmarking, it was critical that Parliament utilised data to ensure the prudence of […]
One dead body retrieved in a galamsey pit at Sekyere-Krobo
A-22-Year old small scale illegal Miner from Sekyere-Boase in the Wassa-East District of the Western Region, Mr. Gyamieu Karim has been found dead after a mining pit in which he was mining, caved-in and trapped him dead. The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area and Chairman of DISEC, Mr. Wilson Arthur who confirmed the […]
Salvation army rehabilitation center begins production of artificial legs and arms
It was a happy moment for 14 year old Sharon Salifu and Mr. John Asare an adult, when they were fitted with artificial legs to walk again after being unable to walk for more than a decade. A major achievement by the Salvation Army Community Based rehabilitation center at Agona Duakwa in the Central Region. […]
Five police officers charged for robbery, remanded into police custody
A Circuit Court Judge, Rosemond Baah Torsu has remanded five police officers who allegedly extorted 20,000 cedis from a student at East Legon into police custody. They have been charged with conspiracy to rob, robbery, and conspiracy to giving bribe to influence public officer. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges. This was […]
May 28, 2021
As the world marks Menstrual Hygiene Day today, the Daily Graphic adds its voice to calls on government to waive the tax on imported sanitary pads so that the deprived can afford it. It says global reports indicate that more than 130 million girls miss school during their menstrual periods due to their inability to purchase […]
Plans underway to make cashew foreign exchange earner for Ghana
The Bono Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Mr. Dennis Amenga is optimistic that interventions like the ten-year Cashew Development Plan and the Planting for Export and Rural Development, will spur on Ghana’s Cashew production to become a foreign exchange earner for the country. He was speaking on the sidelines of a […]
3 confirmed dead, 40 more trapped in collapsed galamsey pit at Breman
Rescue efforts are still underway after a mining pit collapsed at Breman, a mining community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. Three unidentified persons have been confirmed dead. The deceased include a man, a woman and a girl believed to be 10 years old. Forty others, believed to be between the […]
GBC urged to take advantage of advanced technology and tell its own story
The Chairman of the National Media Commission, NMC, Mr. Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, has tasked the public service broadcaster, GBC, to tell its own story to the public and also take advantage of technological advancement for staff upgrading. This he says is necessary if GBC must win public support and remain on top as a public […]
KATH: Director calls for kidney condition Special Fund
Statistics at the Child Health Directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi show, that between 25 and 40 children die every year from kidney disease. The Directorate receives about 150 children with kidney disease yearly but only few survive due to lack of funds. Dialysis treatment cost about 900 cedis a month, posing […]
Traditional Authorities to be involved in the issuing of mining license – Minister
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor says Traditional Authorities are to be involved in the issuing of mining license. The Minister who made this known said it is not right that traditional authorities on whose land mining takes place not to be involved in the licensing regime. This he said, has […]
Court dismisses Opuni’s stay of proceedings application
The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed a consolidated application for stay of proceedings in the ongoing trial of former CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and two others. The applicants were requesting the Court to Stay its Proceedings, pending notice of appeal against his dismissal of a submission of no […]
Brad Pitt awarded joint custody of children with Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt has been granted joint custody of his children with Angelina Jolie following a lengthy court battle. Ms. Jolie filed for divorce in 2016 and the pair have since been engaged in a custody battle largely shielded from public view. A private judge hired to oversee the case, John Ouderkirk, ruled in Mr. Pitt’s […]
Police investigate fuel tanker accident resulting in three deaths
Mankranso District Police Command has commenced investigations into last Monday’s (May 24) fatal accident at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region. Three people, including a two-year-old boy, perished in the accident, while five others, who sustained injuries, were sent to the hospital for treatment. The accident occurred when a speeding fuel […]
Twifo Atti Morkwa MP granted bail over fraud charges
The Member of Parliament for Twifo Atti Morkwa, David Vondee has been granted bail in the sum of two million cedis by the Criminal Division of the Accra High court over fraud charges. Mr. Vondee was dragged to court for allegedly defrauding a company in a deal worth more than 2.4million dollars and has pleaded […]
