Judiciary lacks financial independence – Chief Justice
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo says the Judiciary lacks financial independence as it is not being adequately funded. She said the full budgetary support for the Judiciary was not being met although the Executive and the Legislative arms of Government had respected and complied with judicial decisions. “Even what is approved is never released on time […]
Don’t politicise Kejetia and Central Market Re-development Project
Residents in the Kumasi Metropolis have been advised to refrain from politicising the Kejetia and Central Market Re-development Projects, particularly in relation to the re-settlement of traders. Nana Agyenim Boateng, Amoamanhene, who is also Chairman of the Kejetia Validation and Verification Oversight Committee, said the project was being executed in the best interest of all […]
NDC postpones flagbearer election
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed the Party’s flagbearer election slated for Saturday, January 26, until it settles the court case brought against it by two of its aggrieved members. Two members of the party, Mr Abdallah Issah and Mr James Kabu Nartey-Oman sued the party in December last year over the guidelines governing […]
Databank refutes claims of gold collectibles
Management of Databank has refuted recent claims in the media it was dealing in gold collectibles. A statement issued in Accra by Gillian Hammah, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Databank said “we would like to assure our customers and the Ghanaian public that this claim is false.” “We are not licensed to deal in gold collectibles, […]
We need stiffer punishment for people who impregnate teenagers – Minister
Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has expressed concern over the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region and called for stiffer punishment for perpetrators. Reports from the Ghana Health Service for 2016 and 2017 indicated that teenage pregnancy in the District […]
Retired Supreme Court Judge lauds institution of Constitution Day Public Lecture
Madam Justice Rose Constance Owusu, a retired Supreme Court Judge, has lauded the institution of the Constitution Day Public Lecture. She described the Day as, “extremely unique and worth celebrating by all well-meaning Ghanaians to remind them of the source of the enviable level of peace and stability the country enjoys”. “It is my hope […]
Taxi driver arrested over death of girlfriend
The Police at Coaltar, in the Ayensuoano District in the Eastern Region have arrested a 36 year old taxi driver, Samuel Owureku for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, Edaa Vio, 19. The deceased is reported to hail from Dzatsui New Town, near Adoagyiri near Nsawam. According to an eye witness, one Yaa Amedi of Amaadikrom where […]
Crime rates down in Volta Region
The Volta Region recorded a drastic reduction in crime in 2018 compared with the year, 2017. Crime related activities in the Region dropped from 1,133 in 2017 to 755 in 2018, Mr. Francis Doku, the Regional Police Commander told the press on Wednesday. The Commander who was speaking at a press soiree in Ho organised […]
Media should blacklist annual death prophesies-Rev Opuni-Frimpong
The annual prophesies of deaths of national leaders by some prophets in the country has not been beneficial to the nation, the Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, the immediate-past General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana has said. He has therefore called on the media to stop providing “Media Oxygen to the death predictions by […]
Teachers urged to exhibit commitment and love for pupils
Teachers have been called to show greater commitment and love for their pupils and work to impart quality knowledge to them. Reverend Mrs Evelyn Adu-Dapaah, Director of Glory Vel School, in Kumasi, who made the call, said teachers should eschew laziness, absenteeism, have patience and show interest in every child entrusted in their care. A […]
Establish appellate Chamber for ECOWAS Court of Justice
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice on Thursday called for the establishment of an Appellate Chamber to review its decisions. A delegation on a sensitisation tour in Ghana to create awareness of its existence and operations over the years further appealed to member states to domesticate the court’s treaties and […]
Streetism results out of broken homes, parental neglect
The Reverend Father Andrew Campbell, the Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra, has said that there were too many street children in Ghana as a result of broken homes. The Officiating Priest wondered why there were so many broken homes in the country, with the children bearing the brunt, adding that […]
Government direct the removal of Asian GIFT fish in Volta Lake
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), has directed the removal and cleanup of all traces of the Asian Genetically Improve Farm Tilapia (GIFT) and its derivatives from fish farms as a matter of urgency. He has further directed farmers to limit stocking densities to the carrying capacity appropriate for the […]
Cure for HIV and AIDS potentially discovered in Ghana
Ghana could be the proud discoverer of an eventual cure for HIV and AIDS, a global disease burden which has claimed millions of lives, rendering children orphans and shattering families due to the lack of cure. Dr Samuel Ato Duncan, the Executive President of the Centre of Awareness (COA) Global Peace Mission, who announced the […]
