Government to change long custodial sentences – Interior Minister
Government is to change the system of long custodial sentences where remand prisoners are forgotten. There is also a programme to rehabilitate the prisons and help the convicts to acquire skills to make them useful citizens when they are released. Speaking at a ceremony to unveil a new gate at the Prisons Headquarters in Accra, […]
Police Service has launched communication strategy- Prez Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Ghana Police Service has launched a new communication and education strategy that spells out exactly how the service must conduct themselves and engage in communication with the citizens of Ghana. Speaking at the just ended 62nd Independence Day Anniversary Celebration which took place at Tamale Today, March 6, 2019, President […]
Audit Report of Technical Institutions got to media at premature stage – NCTE
The Executive Secretary of the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), Prof. Mohammed Salifu, says the Audit Report of Technical Institutions got to the public domain at a premature stage. He said that the NCTE did not release the audit to the media but various portions of the audit that related to each of the eight […]
'Nolle prosequi' for Afoko is due to arrest of Alamde- Deputy AG
A Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka, has explained that ‘nolle prosequi’ has been applied to the trial of Gregory Afoko due to the arrest of Asabke Alamde, who is the second suspect to the murder of the former chairman of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP) in the Upper East Regon. […]
Cryptocurrency customers complain of locked up money
Some customers of a cryptocurrency company known as Global Coin have complained of their locked up money with the company. They said they have not heard from the company since September 2018. According to them, they had the information that the head of the company was questioned as the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, visited […]
Pastor commends Rev. Owusu Bempah for apologizing to the Chief Imam
Presiding Bishop, Christ White House Chapel International, Rev. Dr. Samuel Mensah has commended Rev. Owusu Bempah for paying a visit to the National Chief Imam, Sheik Osman Sharubutu and apologizing to him on his public prophesy with regards to his death. He said that Rev. Owusu Bempah has demonstrated maturity and that his action must […]
Asawase shooting: 'We Want Justice'- Opinion Leader
An opinion leader at Asawase, Alhaji Abdul Galio has said that they are more pleased with the president’s statement that he is going to see to it that, “justice will be done apart from the GHC 250,000 compensation package”. He added that their compensation comes from the president’s assurance of ensuring justice to be done […]
Don’t engage non-professionals as statistical officers — Association
The president of the Ghana Statistical Association, Prof. Nicholas N. N. Nsowah-Nuamah says that the employment of non-statistical staffs for the position of District Statisticians is posing a threat to the development of the nation. He added that it is important to note that statistics is not just a course but also a profession that […]
Government urged to intervene in fuel increments
The recent increment in fuel prices has created many complaints and agitations in the country. The government a day after the increment is being mounted with pressure to intervene to ease the economic burden on businesses and the people. The National Petroleum Authority’s decision to increase diesel and petrol beyond Ghc5 has attracted strong reactions […]
Group to call off protest due to Deputy Minister's intervention as well as Founders' Day
A pressure group calling itself “National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers Association”, has hinted of a possible call off proposed demonstration because a Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah on Wednesday, acknowledged their complaint and has promised to address their issues soon. Public Relations Officer Takyi Addo said the possibility of calling off the […]
UEW: Mixed Reations to VC Induction Ceremony
The 4th Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, UEW, has been inducted in the person of Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful Broni by President Akufo Addo despite controversies on the issue. Professor Raymond Atuguba in an article ahead of the induction ceremony had described the process as illegal because the case was pending […]
Supreme Trust Capital 'facing' liquidity crisis
The collapse of seven local banks in Ghana has brought to the fore the challenges that banks, savings and loans and investment entities are facing recently in Ghana. This has resulted in depositors becoming apprehensive and resorting to panic withdrawal. Supreme Trust Capital Limited, a private financial institution, is also looming in danger with scores […]