The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has called on government to immediately review the activities of the Inter-ministerial Task Force Against Illegal Mining. The association accused the task force of extorting monies from its members whose operations have been regularized by the Minerals Commission. At a news briefing in Accra, the small scale […]
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has charged the country’s security agencies to clamp down on religious extremism among other vices that threaten the security of the state.
The New Juaben Municipal Assembly says it will soon start arresting parents who refuse to enrol their children in school. This has become necessary because of the rising number of children seen loitering in the neighbourhoods whilst schools are in session. This was disclosed during a stake holders’ meeting organized by the Municipal Assembly in
A 25-year- old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Nazir Nortei Alema, has thrown his family into a health-threatening stress, as he is feared to have joined the swelling ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist organisation. With a degree in Geography and Rural Development,
Ghana and Mauritius have agreed to waive visa requirements for holders of either country’s national passports. It follows the signing of an agreement on mutual visa waiver exemption in Port Louis on Monday during the 3-day state visit of President John Mahama to that country. The agreement allows all Ghanaians, including holders of ordinary Ghanaian passports to
The National Peace Council has asked the Electoral Commission to involve civil society organizations in discussions pertaining to the calls for a new voters’ register. A statement issued by the Council expressed concern at what it described as “disturbing,” the partisan nature of ongoing discussions regarding the proposals for a new voters register. The Chairman
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, August 24, visited the family of the late Samuel Nuamah, the Ghanaian Times reporter who was killed in an accident involving the presidential press corps last Thursday.
The Operations Manager at the Cantoments branch of Ecobank, Seth Akyea, has been shot dead by three unidentified assailants at his Kasoa residence. The 40-year-old was shot dead Friday around 9:30pm as he arrived from work. Ecobank Manager shot dead by robbers Operations Manager of the Labone branch of Ecobank, Seth K. Akyea, was last
A medical report submitted to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has confirmed that the man who attempted to kill President Mahama suffers from systematized delusional disorder. According to Accra-based Joy FM, the report was written by Professor Joseph Bediako Asare of the Peace Bea Consultancy Clinic Limited after he examined Charles Antwi. According to
Negotiations for conditions of service for public-sector doctors and other health professionals are expected to resume at the Ministry of Finance today. Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, and the President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Kwabena Opoku-Adusei, confirmed the resumption of negotiations in separate interviews with the Daily Graphic yesterday.
