As West Africa battles with an outbreak of the deadly ebola virus, a man identified as a US citizen is reported to be undergoing testing for the virus in Ghana. The outbreak has hit countries like Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia but there has been no confirmed cases yet in Ghana. The man who was […]
Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry is to establish a 13-member committee to deal with the influx of foreigners engaged in retail trade in the country. Membership of the committee will be drawn from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Police, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA).
Reports reaching ghnewsnow.com confirm the death of Ghanaian Hiplife artist Castro, popularly called ‘Castro The Destroyer’. Eyewitness reports say he drowned in a jet skiing accident at Ada, a town in Ghana’s Eastern Region. Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan, a close friend of Castro was with him when the accident happened but was reportedly saved
Two suspected armed robbers, one of them a 14-year-old junior high school (JHS) student, have been arrested by the Kumasi Manhyia Police in Ghana for robbing a storekeeper at Asokore-Mampong, a suburb of Ghana’s second largest city. Tawfic Ibrahim, in the company of the juvenile and three others, was alleged to have attacked the storekeeper with
KUMASI, Ghana- A 47-year-old man accused of defiling a minor has been ordered by the Kumasi Gender Court, presided over by Mrs Rita Agyeman-Budu, to serve 14 years in prison. Kofi Gyamfi was convicted after he had pleaded guilty to the offence. The crime was committed at Afrancho-Bronkong in the Afigya-Kwabre District of Ghana’s gold-rich Ashanti Region. The
KUMASI, Ghana – The king of the Asante people (Asantehene) of Ghana, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on religious organizations to mobilize more resources to support the development of education. He said religious leaders should step up efforts at helping to create the opportunity for education, which is important in the fight to overcome poverty,
A section of football-loving Ghanaians have taken to social media to express anger at the decision of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to retain Black Stars Coach, Kwasi Appiah, despite his poor showing at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. As part of his contract – which guarantees him about $260,000 in salaries and allowances per year
By Isaac Bediako Justice Yes Ghana’s debacle in Brazil 2014 indubitably affected the Black Stars team from qualifying from their group that contained the likes of USA, Germany and Portugal after flooding to the tourney with countless and invincible confidence to shock the world as reported by head coach Kwasi Appiah. This is presumably the worst
Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Ashanti Regional Minister, has inaugurated an eight-member committee to regulate and streamline the activities of illegal mining in the region. The eight-member committee would be chaired by the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin. Membership of the committee comprises the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kofi Boakye, Commander of the Fourth Battalion
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called for the government of Ghana to consider an efficient public transport system as it looks at proposals to scrap fuel subsidies. There have been calls from Bulk Oil Distributors for government to scrap all subsidies on petroleum products. Their calls follow government’s difficulty in paying off
