The Chairman of Ghana Prisons Service, Rev. Stephen Wengam has hinted that plans are far advanced to relocate the highly congested Kumasi Central Prisons to a different location. The project dubbed ‘Afiase’ will help to decongest the Kumasi prison which has been a major source of concern to authorities. The Kumasi central prison which has […]
The Asokwa Magistrate Court in Kumasi on Tuesday November 24, refused a bail application by Counsel for accused persons standing preliminary trial in connection with the murder of a member of the NPP in the Asawase Constituency, Sadiq Abubakar. The Court therefore remanded three of the four accused persons into prison with the fourth one,
A founder-member of Ghana’s biggest opposition party, Mr Harona Esseku, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is keeping an eye on its suspended chairman Paul Afoko because he is still scheming within the Danquah-Busia-Dombo family, a situation he said could get him dismissed completely.“Mr Afoko is still doing some wrong things, but maybe he
President John Dramani Mahama has asked local manufacturers to put premium on the packaging of their products. Launching the made-in-Ghana goods campaign in Accra yesterday, the President said, “A lot of the time the quality of local products is good but the packaging is bad.” He also asked manufacturing companies to pay attention to marketing,
Ghana has placed second in the 2014 cholera ranking in West Africa.Ghana recorded a total of 28,944 cholera cases with 247 deaths.The latest figures were released by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.Ghana followed Nigeria which took the lead with 35,946 cases and 755 deaths.Guinea Conakry was at the bottom of the ranking with
The construction of a 500-bed Teaching Hospital for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is now progressing steadily. The first phase of the hospital is expected to be completed by the middle of next year. The facility is being jointly financed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund, GETFund and the KNUST from
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has said “…a casual look at oil-rich countries around the world – the members of OPEC for example – will tell you that just having oil is no basis for sustained, inclusive growth.”“And, sadly, sometimes it can be the opposite,” he told an audience at the launch
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has said the best way to retain Africa’s rural youth in their farming communities is by investing in the agricultural sector and making it attractive.“We must ensure that small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are supported to have accelerated access to improved farm inputs in order
Over a million lives in the Upper East region could suffer multiple outbreak of diseases anytime soon.This is because some angry members of the Veterinary Medical Technical Association of Ghana (VEMTAG) have threatened to withdraw their services over some arrears of Interim Market Premium owed them since 2011.What their intended action means is that they
One hundred first cycle school teachers from the ten regions of Ghana will receive awards for their selfless work at a colourful grand durbar of Chiefs and people of Asanteman on Tuesday at the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi. The awards ceremony by His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity
