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
Source: www.myjoyonline.com In Room 208 on the second floor of the Palace Brasilia Hotel, some officials of the Ghana Football Association were consoling one management member. The owner of the Medeama Football Club and member of the Black Stars management team, Moses Parker Armah, had just been brought into his room when the meeting on
His Excellency John Dramani Mahama President Republic of Ghana Dear President Mahama, IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD We the People of Ghana, IN EXERCISE of our Sovereignty as a people under Article 1(1) of the 1992 Constitution, and in further exercise of our natural and inalienable right to demand responsible governance, which shall
Ghana’s Ministry of Information has released a statement refuting claims on certain social media platforms relating to the purported resignation of the President John Dramani Mahama. The statement is asking the general public to disregard the letter and its contents. The letter appeared first on Facebook following a protest in the capital Accra with the hashtag
The World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with Ghana Education Service (GES) at the weekend, awarded scholarships to 14 girls who excelled in last year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Northern Region. The package meant to get disadvantaged girls to school to increase enrolment, school attendance and reduce disparity between boys and girls,
