Police in Kumasi in the Ashanti region have arrested over 150 suspected criminals in a Friday dawn swoop.The suspects were arrested from the various drug selling points in Kumasi. They are currently being screened for possible prosecution by the Police. The move is part of efforts to rid the Ashanti regional capital of criminals.Over the […]
The Ashanti regional Police Commander DCOP Kofi Boakye has promised to arrest the police officers who allegedly beat to death a 22-year-old man in Krofrom in the Ashanti region, if it is established that they indeed committed the act. Chaos has erupted in the Kumasi suburb following a case of mistaken identity that led to
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has stated that its inability to raise enough revenue from its services is due to some strange meters in the system supplied by politically influential persons. Aside from these strange meters in the system, the company said in 2014 over 24,000 meters mysteriously found their way into the system
On the final day of the climate talks in Bonn, Germany, leaders of key negotiating blocs joined in call for global action on renewable energy and energy efficiency at COP22 in Marrakech later this year. The Chairs of these groups, representing over 90 countries, highlighted the launch at COP 21 in Paris last year of
The Ghana Police Service has served notice it is considering closing down social media services during the November 7 general elections. The Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor, said the move is to curtail abuse of the social media platforms where members of the general public hide behind them to create tension. “At one stage
Activities of illegal miners have forced management of the Ghana Water Company to halt the activation of a 58-million dollar Konongo water treatment plant that is intended to solve the perennial water shortage in the area. Although work on the 3.6 million-gallon daily water supply is completed, authorities are yet to begin pumping water from
Up to 30 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast while some 77 were rescued by EU naval units from the sea. Ships from an EU task force and Italy’s coast guard raced to the scene 35 nautical miles (65km) off the coast as survivors clung to
“Africa must think big, act big and deliver big. We must never show low ambitions for Africa,” African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina said on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the formal opening of the Annual Meetings of the Bank Group in Zambia on the theme “Energy and climate Change”. Addressing a huge gathering
Old Mutual Investment Group has announced a deal to increase its overall effective equity stake in African agriculture investment group, UFF African Agri Investments, to 49%. The partnership will see the strengthening of a longtime relationship between the two companies, with investment opportunities of up to $500 million into African farmland envisaged over the next
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo has emphatically stated he will reduce electricity tariffs if he wins power. In a terse statement to the media Thursday, the three-time presidential candidate of the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition noted: “I think it is important for there to be clarity on this matter. If the government cannot or will
