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Galamsey fight: Words must match actions – Dotsei Malor urges goverment  GhanaWebChief Editor of the UN News, Ben Dotse Malor, has called on the Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfil its promise to end illegal small scale mining otherwise ...

Full speech: Bawumia at Economic Mg'ment Team Town Hall meeting  Myjoyonline.comGood morning. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to share with you some progress on the state of our economy after two years in government during which ...

ECG/PDS agreement smells bad; review it – Jinapor writes to Akufo-Addo  GhanaWebA National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Yapei/Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has sent a note to the seat of government, Jubilee House, ...

Bawumia's full Economic Management Team town hall speech  GhanaWebGood morning. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to share with you some progress on the state of our economy after two years in government during which ...

General Legal Council blamed for Law School brouhaha  Myjoyonline.comAlhaji Innusah Fuseini has blamed the General Legal Council and administrators of the Ghana School of Law for the huge failures recording in the 2018 law ...

Ghana seeks ECOWAS support to host AfCTA secretariat  P.M. NewsGhana has solicited the support of ECOWAS to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) in its capital, Accra when the agreement ...

Takoradi kidnapped girls; we know where they are - CID  GhanaWebThe Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police *Service* says it now knows the whereabouts of the three Takoradi kidnapped girls.

Review 'bad' ECG-PDS deal – Jinapor | Business News 2019-04-01  GhanaWebA former deputy minister for Energy and Petroleum John Abdulai Jinapor has called on government to review the current deal paving way for Power Distribution ...

Ghana Prisons Agriculture: A tool for national development  GhanaWebAgriculture production in Ghana continues to be a sustainable source of economic growth. With the enormous prospects of the Ghanaian agricultural sector, the ...

5 years minimum sentence for vigilante group leaders draconian – Kpebu  GhanaWebLeaders of political vigilante groups who fail to inform the Attorney General of the disbandment of their groups within a month of coming into force of a new ...

GRIDCo tower collapses after thieves vandalise bolts and nuts - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineA high-tension tower of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) at the VALCO Smelter Transmission Site in Tema collapsed in the wee hours of yesterday after ...

EC to inspect party offices across the country  Pulse.com.ghThe Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to inspect the offices of political parties in the country.

Promoting quality inclusive education; Need for sign language interpreters  GhanaWebMs Linda Ajwolemdaga, a 20-year-old hearing impaired student at Saint John's Integrated Senior High/Technical School, is very attentive in class, but always ...

Be calm, your roads will receive facelift soon – Adentan MP urges constituents  GhanaWebContractors have moved to site to begin work on the arterial Ashale Botwe roads, according to the Member of Parliament for Adentan, Yaw Buaben Asamoa.

General Legal Council Cause Of Law School Chaos  Modern GhanaA Ranking Member of Parliament's Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Alhaji Innusah Fuseini, has blamed the General Legal Council ...

GES, Millennium Alliance sign MoU, to scale up digitised system for schools monitoring - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineThe Ghana Education *Service* (GES) and the Millennium Promise Alliance Inc, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), have signed a memorandum of ...

Breaking the internet: new regulations imperil global network  Pulse.com.ghIncreasingly, moves by governments to filter and restrict *content* are threatening to fragment the system created with the promise of connecting the world with a ...

MP worried over 2 gory accidents on Techiman-Kintampo and Cape Coast -Takoradi roads  Modern GhanaHon. Kwame Governs Agbodza, Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu and a ranking member on the committee on roads and transport has express worry and ...

Distant Sissala West Communities Get Electricity  News GhanaTwo remote communities in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region have been hooked to the national grid bringing to an end a decade long wait for ...

What Is The Number One Killer Of People Ages 5 to 29?  ForbesIt is the ninth leading cause of death overall globally and resulted in about 1.35 million people dying in 2016 alone.

Bawumia and the economic management team's town hall meeting: Full address  BusinessGhanaThe government will from today, slash down the benchmark values for all imports by 50 per cent, except duties on...

Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections  Pulse.com.ghFacebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament ...

Ahmed Hussein-Suale ‘Killer’ Nabbed!!!  Modern GhanaThe Greater Accra Regional Police Command has apprehended a 29-year-old man they suspect is one of the killers of undercover investigator and a key ...

Electricity Regulation in Ghana  LexologyA structured guide to complex commercial litigation in Ghana.

An RTI win, scribbling schoolgirls released, regional bodies slam shutdowns and journalists jailed  IFEXGhana finally passed its RTI Bill and the Burundi schoolgirls (arrested for scribbling on the President's image) were released. 80 organisations joined AFEX in ...

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Africa: an analysis of the regime in South Africa and Ghana  LexologyThe New York Convention provides that a signatory country must enforce an arbitration award granted in another signatory state as though it were a…

Maiden Constitution Day Public Lecture scheduled for Monday, January 7  GhanaWebThe Ministry of Information will hold Public Lecture on Monday, January 7 as part of the maiden celebration of the Constitution Day. The Day is in recognition of ...

GHANA DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN ECONOMIC DISCIPLINE – FINANCE MINISTER  GhanaThe Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has affirmed Government's commitment to an integrated infrastructural development programme across the country, from a ...

Location for National Cathedral prophetic – Prophet | Religion 2018-12-25  GhanaWebA man of God has described as prophetic the site chosen for the controversial 5,000-seater National Cathedral at ridge in Accra. Apostle Dr. Amoako Atta, ...

EC will operationalise court order on ROPAA – Bossman Asare  GhanaWebDr Bossman Asare, a Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission (EC), has stated that the Electoral Commission (EC) will not defy a court decision ...

Parliament speaks on assassination of Ahmed Hussein-Suale  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament has convened at a press conference to discuss the assassination of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, undercover investigator and key member ...

Gov't defends demolishing of judges' residence to erect Cathedral  Myjoyonline.comGovernment has justified the decision to evict some nine judges from their current official residence to make way for the construction of a National Cathedral.

5 PERSONS SWORN-IN AS JUSTICES OF THE APPEAL COURT  GhanaIn fulfilment of Article 144(3) of the 1992 Constitution and upon the advice of the Judicial *Service* Council, five personshave been appointed to the high office of ...

Ten Tourist Attractions In The US That Aren't Worth The Hype  Modern GhanaThe strength of the US is the variety and quality of its attractions. But some key tentpegs of tour itineraries there are only likely to disappoint. These in...

Ghana's new national cathedral: What we know – and don't know  Myjoyonline.comEarlier this year, President Akufo-Addo announced government's plan to build a 5000-seater national cathedral in the heart of Accra. Here's all you need to ...

Government sued again over National Cathedral | General News 2018-09-01  GhanaWebGovernment's decision to get involved with plans to build a National Cathedral has hit a snag as a suit has been filed at the Supreme Court against it.

“Ghana Hosts African Risk Capacity Joint Board Meeting, Signs Programme of Work to Improve Responses to Extreme Weather Events and Natural Disasters” - Ghana  ReliefWebAccra, Ghana, February 18, 2019 – The Government of Ghana has signed a Programme of Work (Programme) with the African Risk Capacity (ARC) on the ...

Road contracts worth Gh¢6.5bn awarded since 2017 – Amoako Atta  GhanaWebMinister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta has told Parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration has, since January 2017, awarded road contracts ...

IGP, Defence and National Security Ministers to face Parliament over kidnappings  GhanaWebThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), is later this week expected to honour an invitation to parliament to answer questions on the recent spate of kidnappings in ...

Ras Mubarak rides bike to Parliament to protest economic hardship  GhanaWebThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, today (Tusday) rode a bicycle to Parliament House to register his protest against the unbearable living ...

Parliament discusses construction of national cathedral - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineThe Minority in Parliament on Wednesday raised issues about the government's decision to partly fund the construction of a national cathedral when many ...

Parliament approves $2bn Ghana-Sinohydro infrastructure agreement  Myjoyonline.comParliament has approved a $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) between Ghana and Sinohydro Corporation Limited for construction of priority ...

Drones for medical deliveries agreement with Zipline approved by Parliament - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineThe *service* agreement between Fly Zipline Ghana Limited and the government of Ghana to enable the use of drones to distribute essential medicine to remote ...

Ghana named among top 5 destinations in Africa for 2019  Myjoyonline.comLooking to get ahead of the travel trends in 2019? Well, we asked some of the world's top influencers, bloggers, and vloggers to judge 2019's hottest emerging ...

We are working on a cyber security law - Ursula meets the press  GhanaWebThe Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has announced that government was working a cybersecurity law. She said this when she address ...

Islamic organisation opposes erection of National Cathedral  GhanaWebCoalition of Muslim Organisations (COMOG), an Islamic group, has described the proposed construction of a National Cathedral by the government as ...

I stopped riding to Parliament because of death threats on my life – Ras Mubarak  GhanaWebNDC Member of Parliament of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has revealed that he quit riding his bicycle to Parliament House because he picked ...

Drones technology to aid Ghana's land administration  Myjoyonline.comGhana's land administration system will soon see deployment of drones to properly establish location and ownership.

Book on court administration in Ghana launched  BusinessGhanaA 600-page book, titled; Court Administration in Ghana; Civil and Criminal Proceedings, which will ensure the smooth delivery of justice in the courts, has been ...

Ayorkor Botchwey summoned by Foreign Affairs C'ttee over Norway Chancery deal  GhanaWebThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been invited to appear before Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee to ...

$12m Oslo building saga: NDC exposed | General News 2018-12-24  GhanaWebThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has stressed that the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in ...

Legislation will not stop political vigilantism – Kwesi Aning  GhanaWebSecurity Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning has expressed doubt with the potency of legislation in disbanding political party vigilante groups from the country's body politic.

SONA 2019: 62nd Independence Day celebrations to be held in Tamale  Myjoyonline.comIn a first-ever move, the major celebrations to mark Ghana's Independence Day celebration anniversary will take place in the Northern regional capital, Tamale.

'Blows' in Parliament over 'Eastern Region University' loan  GhanaWebParliament was virtually turned into a 'landmine' yesterday, with Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the House firing salvos at one another amidst ...

De-Eye Exposé: Resign now – Minority barks at Akufo-Addo  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate resignation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from office. This follows an exposé by ...

Ghana is ready for business – Akufo-Addo reiterates to investors  Myjoyonline.comPresident Akufo-Addo has reiterated the country's readiness for business and has urged investors from around the UK and the world to take advantage of the ...

Site for Cathedral was set by God before Ghana became a country- Aps. Amoako Attah  GhanaWebThe founder and general overseer of the Parliament Chapel International, Apostle Francis Amoako Attah has praised government for its unwavering commitment ...

De-Eye Saga: Don't keep quiet; this is the time to act – Kwesi Aning to Parliament  GhanaWebDr Kwesi Aning a security expert is surprised that a private security organization known as De-Eye is operating at the Osu Castle which is a security zone.

Rawlings must answer for secret mass graves – Former bodyguard  GhanaWebFormer President Rawlings has come under public scrutiny following an extensive documentary seeking to reopen and solve an age-long mystery of the killing ...

More contradictions at Emile Short Commission | General News 2019-02-27  GhanaWebThe Justice Emile Short Commission since it commenced sitting, has witnessed several contradictions from witnesses that have appeared so far. The first three ...

Road contractors still owed over GHC 3.69 billion – Report  GhanaWebThe Association of Road Contractors Ghana has bemoaned government's failure to pay its members debts owed them. A report by the parliamentary committee ...

Madina street hawkers storm Parliament with tears over decongestion  GhanaWebAmidst tears and chants, traders who ply their trade at the Madina New Market invaded the forecourt of Parliament House on Tuesday afternoon to share their ...

NIA extends registration for Ghana card at Adentan  GhanaWebThe National Identification Authority (NIA), has extended its pilot registration exercise within the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region by three more ...

National Cathedral site map reveals area for demolitions  Myjoyonline.comSite map for the planned construction of a National Cathedral has revealed the area to be demolished to make way for the heritage project.

Call 191 and 18555 to combat crime – Ghana Police Service  GhanaWebThe programme of 'Ghana Police Watch' focuses on the response of the Police when a woman under attack from robbers urgently calls for help. Significantly, the ...

Traders resist KMA order; Resume business on 70-Metre Adum footbridge  GhanaWebA number of traders within Kumasi metropolis have resumed their business activities on the popular 70-meter footbridge located at Adum, constructed to ease ...

Gun-toting masked men at Ayawaso deserve accolades – Minister  GhanaWebMinister of State in charge of National Security Bryan Acheampong has expressed surprise at the wide condemnation of the hooded, masked and heavily armed ...

Mahama completed only 29 E-Block schools – Education Minister  GhanaWebThe Mahama administration completed only 29 of its flagship E block community day schools before exiting office, the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku ...

Ghana tech company wins big at Fall Armyworm Tech Prize  Myjoyonline.comA Ghanaian-registered technology company scored big at the 2018 Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize in Cape Town last Wednesday. Henson Geodata ...

MP 'attacks' Akufo-Addo for having fun in a club with women  GhanaWebThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has taken President Akufo-Addo to the cleaners over a video that has surfaced online.

Ghana Card registration begins today  Myjoyonline.comGhana cards will serve as a national ID and will collect biometric traits of individuals that a more in line with “current trends."

Vice President Bawumia Launches Phase II of Mobile Money Interoperability  GhanaThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched Phase II of the Mobile Money Interoperability platform in Accra. The launch of Phase II of the ...

Gandhi statue relocation ends misguided campaign – Indian High Commissioner  GhanaWebThe India High commissioner to Ghana, Singh Yadav, says the relocation of Mahatma Gandhi's statue marks an end to misconceived perception about the ...

Sam George was assaulted for making a sensitive comment - SWAT Team Commander  GhanaWebCommander in charge of National Security SWAT team, DSP Samuel Kojo Azugu has confirmed that the the 'attired' civilian operative who assaulted the ...

Relocate National Cathedral from Accra - Rev Opoku  GhanaWebThe Leader and Founder of In him is Life Church International, Reverend Isaac Opoku, has urged the government to change the location of the proposed ...

Grounds For Divorce In Ghana: - The Basics - Family and Matrimonial - Ghana  Mondaq News AlertsThe Matrimonial Causes Act, 1971 (Act 367) governs the current law on divorce in Ghana. The law provides that, a petition for divorce may be presented to the ...

2019 Budget: 50-year 'dead' rail sector will be alive next year - Finance Minister  GhanaWebFinance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, is hopeful the railway sector will begin to show signs of recovery after several years of setback. According to him, development ...

Five initiatives by Akufo-Addo's government that have sparked controversies in Ghana  GhanaWebYEN.com.gh earlier reported that president Akufo-Addo said his administration has worked on strengthening the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy and ...

One Stop Center an advantage for abused children - World Future Council  Myjoyonline.comThe World Future Council has suggested the construction of One Stop Centers to strengthen the child protective services for abused or traumatized children in ...

TUC hails government over job creation | General News 2019-02-26  GhanaWebThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) has commended government for the creation of jobs in the public sector, especially in the area of health. In a statement to ...

'Relocation of Gandhi's statue an end to misguided campaign' – Indian High Commissioner  GhanaWebThe India High commissioner to Ghana, H.E Singh Yadav says the relocation of Mahatma Gandhi's statue marks an end to misconceived perception about the ...

Ghana's forgotten hero who is the first African woman to hold a cabinet portfolio  Face2Face AfricaIn Africa, many of the male freedom fighters are well known and celebrated while their female counterparts are usually forgotten and relegated to the background ...

Ghana to reinstall statue of Mahatma Gandhi at prominent location in Accra  Economic TimesThe government in Ghana has also assured Delhi the statue will be inaugurated by a Minister in the local government, ET has learnt.

Ghana national cathedral plan sparks unholy row - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineGhana may be one of the most religious countries in the world, despite being constitutionally secular, but a project to build a new national cathedral has not met ...

Earth tremor hits Accra again - Graphic Online  Graphic OnlineAn earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Accra at 5:01p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2019, the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) ...

Some NPP members will lick the 'faeces' of Kweku Baako – Kennedy Agyapong  GhanaWebMember of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said that there are some members within the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) that will ...

BBC reports: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale  GhanaWebOn 18 January, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a Ghanaian investigative journalist who had collaborated with the BBC, was shot dead near his family home in Accra.

Don't build National Cathedral on foundation of lies - Lawyer  GhanaWebThe defence of a planned demolition of public properties for a National Cathedral has been criticised as containing lies. Samson Lardy Anyenini who first ...

Parliament approves $90m loan for UESD Bunso campus project  Myjoyonline.comA $90 million loan facility for the construction of a satellite campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Bunso in the ...

Mpuntuo Budget 2019: Gov't Unveils GH¢73.4bn; For Roads, Railways, Free SHS, Industries  Peace FM OnlineThe government has devoted $2 billion in the 2019 Budget to the development of infrastructural projects across the country to free up the country's economy and ...

Creation of six new regions – Signs of a failing state?  Myjoyonline.comMoves by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to honour its campaign promise, to create six new regions to bring the total of regions in Ghana to sixteen ...

Commercial Law In Ghana - Corporate/Commercial Law - Ghana  Mondaq News Alertsawaiting PDF to work Ghana Corporate/Commercial Law Adams & Adams 27 Dec 2018.

Bauxite deal good for Ghanaians – Osei Owusu  Myjoyonline.comJoe Osei Owusu has defended Parliament's approval of a $2 billion bauxite deal between Ghana and Sinohydro Corporation Limited for construction of priority ...

Riding bicycle to protest against fuel price hike?; Ras Mubarak is 'mad' - Abronye DC  GhanaWebThe Brong Ahafo Regional First Vice Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as 'Abronye DC' has described NDC's Member of Parliament for ...

Gonja Chiefs settle on Damongo as capital of Savannah Region  GhanaWebThe Chiefs and people of Gonjaland in the yet to be out-doored Savanna Region have unanimously endorsed a proposal from the Overlord of the area, ...

We're not spending more on CSR than operational budget – GNPC  GhanaWebThe Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC has refuted claims that it will be spending more on corporate social investment projects in 2019 than its ...

Missing girls not forgotten; police working to find them – Dery  GhanaWebThe Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has assured the families of the kidnapped Takoradi girls that the police are working assiduously to rescue them. He said ...

Kantanka launches armoured vehicle with rangefinder  BusinessGhanaThe advanced amoured vehicle with a laser rangefinder manufactured by Apostle Dr Ing. Kwadwo Safo, Founder and Leader, Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, ...

Kennedy's 'Who Watches the Watchman' threatened Ahmed's life – Tiger Eye PI  GhanaWebHead of creatives at Tiger eye PI, Latif Abubakr, says the exposure of Ahmed's pictures in the Assin Central MPs 'who watches the watchman' threatened the life ...

Abudus, Chokosis accuse Defense Minister of meddling  GhanaWebTwo feuding factions in the Northern Region have accused Defense Minister and Member of Parliament of Bimbila, Dominic Nitiwul, of meddling and bias in the ...