A 58-year-old woman has died in a makeshift mining (galamsey) pit at Akyem Bomaa in the Atiwa District of the Eastern region. Afua Martha, who was the wife of a blind man reportedly went to farm with her 14-year-old grandson on Friday. After farming Martha asked her grandson to carry part of the load home […]
Over 30 Chinese nationals have been deported by the Ghana Immigration service in the Ashanti region. The foreigners were deported after they were caught engaging in illegal mining activities popular called ‘galamsey’. “We repatriated during the period 37 foreign nationals mostly Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining,” the regional Commander for Immigration Service, Mr. Isaac
The Electoral Commission has sacked two of its officials after they took the voters’ register to the Walewale residence of the runningmate of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to verify him in the ongoing voter exhibition exercise. The two, Yubi Ambrose an exhibition officer and Mumuni latifa a verification officer allegedly acting on the orders
The Youth of Wenchi Wenesday embarked on a peaceful demonstration against their Municipal Chief Executive Honourable Hakim Dauda on what they termed as total disappointment to the people of the Wenchi Municipality since assuming office in 2012. The irate youths are therefore calling on his Excellency y John Dramni Mahama to sack the MCE with
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei II has charged the Ashanti regional Immigration Service to crack the whip on foreigners who flout laws especially Chinese nationals engaging in small scale mining activities in the region. He observed that illegal mining (Galamsey) operators have destroyed water bodies in the region and the country at large. He tasked Immigration personnel
The 12-unit classroom block of the Assesewa Senior High School in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region has been shut down as a result of a building defect. The defect which was identified six months after commissioning in 2012, has forced out administrators, teachers and the over 200 students who were occupying
Six suspects have escaped from police custody in the Offinso municipality in the Ashanti region. The suspects who were being kept in a cell at a Police station escaped through a hole they created in the cell Tuesday dawn. The Offinso Divisional Police Commander, ACP Oduro Kwarteng who confirmed the cell break to ghnewsnow said
The Supreme Court has spoken again on the Abu Ramadan and Evans Nimako case, and once more there are several interpretations being given to it. Politics really does something to us, you know. The two gentlemen returned to the Supreme Court last week seeking clarifications on the meaning of the Court’s earlier judgment of the
The Rotary club of Ho has presented sets of books to the South Dayi district library at Peki Tsame in the Volta region. The assorted books worth few thousands of cedis included novels from African and American writers for students of all levels. Madam Sussan Delali Cudjoe, President of the Ho Rotary club who presented
The Akatsi North district assembly in the Volta region has commenced activities towards the celebration of the four years anniversary of its existence. The district was part of 5 others in the region and 41 new ones nationwide, which were created by the late President John Mills under Legislative Instrument (LI) 2161 of March, 2012.
