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Ghanaian, 2 Nigerians freed from Trinidad & Tobago jail - thanks to Akufo-Addo  GhanaWebA Ghanaian and two Nigerians locked up in Trinidad and Tobago for various immigration offenses, are set to regain their freedom after President Akufo-Addo's ...

Don't be a pawn of 'clueless, inept' Akufo-Addo government – NDC to CID  GhanaWebThe main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has admonished the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police *Service* not to be a ...

Church regulation brouhaha: Enforce old laws; new one needless - Lawyer  GhanaWebA private legal practitioner, Dennis Adjei Dwomoh has called on Parliament to, instead of pushing for a new law to clamp down on manipulative self-styled men ...

Ghana: Discontinuing Projects Undermines Tenets of Constitution - Prof Gatsi  AllAfrica.comA Professor at the University of Cape Coast Business School, John Gatsi has described as worrying the creeping culture where national infrastructural projects ...

John Gatsi makes a strong case at the 3rd Revolutionary Lecture  GhanaWebThe 3rd Revolutionary Lecture Series has been held as part of activities to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the June 4 Uprising. The lecture themed ...

LOKA to organise massive rally to welcome Kennedy Agyapong back into active politics  GhanaWebThe National Executives of Loyalists of Kennedy Agyapong (LOKA) is set to organise a massive rally for the come back of the Assin Central Member of ...

8 years of oil production in Ghana – Independent report  Myjoyonline.comEight years of oil production in Ghana has come to an end and, as usual, the Fair Trade Oil Share (FTOS) – PSA Campaign Team, under the auspices of the ...

Car bomb kills eight in Somali capital: emergency services  Pulse GhanaA car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament Saturday, killing eight people, emergency workers said, hours after militia executed nine civilians from a clan ...

As the rains come, flooding endangers school children in Africa  Ghana Business NewsGreta Thurnberg is a 16-year-old known all over the world for her environment related activism. Not so long ago she was just a regular teenager but today the ...

Far-right seeks control of German town favoured by Hollywood  Pulse GhanaThe far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is battling to win the mayor's office in a bellwether election on Sunday at a town in the former East Germany ...

Ghana: Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana Outdoors Turbonet  AllAfrica.comPress Release - To promote the deployment of 4G services to enhance the quality of data services by the Telecom Sector, government will be making available ...

Asitey to get a healthcare facility | Health News 2019-06-08  GhanaWebAsitey, a community in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal of the eastern region will soon boast of a new healthcare facility, thanks to the Honourable Member of ...

KITE conducts research on transparency and accountability  BusinessGhanaA research conducted by the Kumasi Institute of Technology (KITE) in conjunction with other institutions indicates that people have little knowledge on the ...

Firmus Advisory holds stakeholder engagement for regulatory agencies  Myjoyonline.comPartner at Firmus Advisory Ltd has said it has become necessary to hold a regulatory forum for the public to connect directly with the various regulatory and ...

"Discriminatory religious and cultural misconceptions about PWDs must stop" - BusinessGhana  BusinessGhanaPersons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) district of the Central Region have called on the Government to make laws to ...

Kofi Kingston Reflects On Trip To Ghana  SEScoopsWWE Champion Kofi Kingston returned to Ghana for the first time in 26 years last week. Kingston was born in the country but moved to the Boston area when he ...

LOKA To Hold 'Welcome Party' For Ken Agyapong To Resume 'Dog Fight'  Modern GhanaThe National Executives of Loyalists of Kennedy Agyapong (LOKA) is set to organise a mammoth rally for the come back of the Assin Central Member of ...

Major film studios threaten to boycott Georgia over abortion law  Pulse GhanaWarnerMedia, Sony Pictures and NBCUniversal on Thursday joined a growing number of major studios threatening to pull their productions out of Georgia ...

Human staff will always be needed, Amazon insists  BusinessGhanaAmazon's warehouses will always need human staff, the firm's chief robotics technologist has told the...

George Andah Lauds MTN For Massive Investment In ICT  Modern GhanaThe Deputy Minister for Communications, Honorable George Andah has commended telecommunications giant MTN Ghana, for contributing immensely to the ...

Recent kidnappings: IGP must speed up investigations – Annor Dompreh  GhanaWebThe Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Frank Annor Dompreh has called on the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu and ...

The Ghana’s Condition  Modern GhanaFellow Ghanaians, when will our dear nation truly go beyond aid and stop going back to the International Monitory Fund, IMF, with beggary calabash? And what ...

Zenator Rawlings rebukes Korle-Klottey Assembly for lateness  GhanaWebIn a fashion similar to her father's attitude during the revolutionary days, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Korle Klottey, ...

Takeda Presents Results from Lung Portfolio  BusinessGhanaTakeda Presents Results from Lung Portfolio Including Phase 1/2 Study of TAK-788 in a Rare Form of NSCLC and New Data...

Gov’t 20,000 Street Litter Bins Coming  Modern GhanaGhanaians from now onwards would have no excuse to litter publicly as the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources Tuesday launched the street litter bin p...

There are no expats in Kuwait  Kuwait TimesIf we are going to tax people for polluting our beaches, that is noble, but if we are going to tax expats alone, something is inherently misaligned within us.

“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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

UK Rejection Of Restitution Of Artefacts: Confirmation Or Surprise?  Modern Ghana''Truth must be repeated constantly, because error is being repeatedly preached round about all the time, and not just by a few, but by the masses. In the pe...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Takoradi kidnapped girls: Minority readies to haul IGP before Parliament  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament say they will cause the Inspector General of Police to appear before the House, to answer questions on the kidnapping of some three ...

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 ...

Minority to drag IGP to Parliament over 3 kidnapped Takoradi girls  GhanaWebThe Minority in Parliament has hinted of plans to drag the Inspector General of Police (IGP) before Parliament over the three Takoradi kidnapped girls case.

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 ...

"Honour Ghana with AfCFTA Secretariat for Sacrifices Made Towards AU" – President Akufo-Addo  GhanaPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advocated for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to be established in Ghana.

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 ...

Call me 'Drones Minister' - Kwaku Agyemang Manu  GhanaWebIn a very humorous way, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, now prefers to be called 'Drones Minister, especially by his colleague Members of ...

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 ...

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.

CBP identifies over 100 'imposters' out of 19 million with face scans at airports, border | TheHill  The HillU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Friday it has processed more than 19 million travelers using facial recognition technology in airports and at ...

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 ...

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.

Focus on Africa: Ghana Volta region 'separatists' to face treason charges  RFI English'Western Togoland' restorationists arrested for planning to proclaim a breakaway state in Ghana's Volta region are charged with treason.

Suriname establishes 1st African Embassy in Accra  GhanaWebThe South American State, Suriname, has established its first African embassy in Accra, Ghana. It would serve as a conduit for the enhancement of ...

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 ...

$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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ghana can seek UN's help to deal with vigilantism – Aning  GhanaWebA Security Analyst with the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center (KAIPTC), Dr. Kwesi Aning has said Ghana could seek international support ...

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 ...

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 ...

731 Commissioners for Oaths sworn in for Ghana Card registration  GhanaWebThe Judicial *service* has been bolstered by 731 commissioners for oaths who will be deployed for the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) registration ...

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

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.

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, ...

Support Akufo-Addo's government to establish a petroleum hub in Jomoro - MP to Constituents  GhanaWebThe Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. Paul Essien has called on his Constituents to support the establishment of the ...

Kidnapped Girls Saga: I know their whereabouts - Owusu Bempah  GhanaWebThe Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has described as "laughable" moves to drag ...

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 ...

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 ...

'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 ...

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 ...

Secessionists in Ghana arrested over planned May 9 independence declaration  Face2Face AfricaThe group has been demanding the secession of the Volta Region and parts of the Northern, North East and Upper East Regions from Ghana to become the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Government to set up special security agency - Akufo-Addo hints  GhanaWebGovernment is in the process of establishing a special security agency devoted solely to gathering intelligence on the activities of crime groups, syndicates and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You'll be liable if you fail to check tenants' background - Police to landlords  GhanaWebThe Police has warned that landlords who fail to do rigorous background checks on potential tenants, especially foreigners, will be held liable if they are ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was tortured in Ghana for 35 days – Lebanese man  GhanaWebA Lebanese businessman of Palestinian origin, Mahran Baajour, has alleged he was tortured in Ghana for well over a month. “I was interrogated about the ...

Exporting Gold From Ghana; The Need For Due Diligence - Energy and Natural Resources - Ghana  Mondaq News AlertsGhana is endowed with abundant natural resources, which have played a key role in the development efforts of the country. Ghana has a long history of mining ...

Questioning a rush to judgment, Ghanaian journalist killed, Romo's enjoyable ESP  PoynterFrom person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills ...

Incumbent MP's party must choose replacement – Asante on by-polls  GhanaWebThe Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, has backed calls for the country to re-evaluate the conduct of by-elections ...

Stop business of renaming public universities – Kwaku Azar to government  GhanaWebUS-based legal practitioner and accounting professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, wants the government to halt the process of renaming ...

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 ...

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 ...

FULL TEXT: Bawumia addresses state of Ghana's economy at Town Hall meeting  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 ...

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 ...

Ghana journalist Anas speaks out after colleague's murder  Global JournalistDespite the murder of colleague Ahmed Hussein-Suale, Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas vows to press on with exposing corruption in ...

Earth tremor hits Accra again | General News 2019-01-15  GhanaWebAn 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) ...

Maurice Ampaw chides Owusu Bempah over failure to prophesy location of missing girls  GhanaWebPrivate legal practitioner Maurice Ampaw has described prophets in Ghana as attention seekers instead of seeking to edify Christians. Speaking on Connect ...

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 ...

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 ...