The death of a 33-year old dispatch rider with the Ashanti Regional Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service came as a shock to his colleagues at the unit. Corporal Kwaku Duah who hailed from Asante Mampong, died instantly when he fell off his motorbike after bumping into a pothole. The […]
Sitting in the office at his home in Washington, 67-year-old graduate student Patrick Brown spends hours searching for boats and buildings on a satellite photograph as part of an online project to combat child slavery in Ghana’s vast Lake Volta. Brown is one of thousands of volunteer “mappers” around the world laying down digital markers
Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby, the Chief Policy Analyst of the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), a policy Think Tank has warned that Ghana should be wary of the kind of assistance being offered by the US on the voter’s register brouhaha.The US government has stated that it is concerned about developments in Ghana and
A 34 -year old woman Maame Serwaa at Bompeso in the Western region is in the grips of the law for allegedly burning the private part of her 18- year old daughter for stealing her Gh¢1, 800 which she gave to her boyfriend. The enraged mother after noticing money kept in her safe had been
Fulani herdsmen in Kwahu Praso in the Eastern region are reportedly fleeing the area as they fear for their lives.It follows the gruesome murder of a chainsaw operator and his son.The two men were shot in the bush while cutting timber by persons suspected to be Fulanis.It’s unclear if the latest incident is a reprisal
Suspended New Patriotic Party (NPP) national chairman Paul Afoko has made a shocking appearance at the Electoral Commission hearing for a new voters’ register.It is not clear in what capacity the embattled chairman is appearing, but having rubbished the suspension by the National Executive Committee (NEC), Afoko is likely to announce himself as the substantive
A Founding member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr. George Ayisi Boateg has observed that supporters of the party at the grassroots are worried over current recent developments in the party. “The morale of members is down and if care is not taken this might affect us”, he observed. According to him, members
There was what could be described as verbal exchanges between former presidential candidates of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) when they took their turns to address supporters who converged to elect executives for the party in the Ashanti Region. The two, Mr Hassan Ayariga and Dr Edward Nasigri Mahama were divided in opinions as they
A founding member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) George Ayisi Boateng has hinted the national executive committee of the party is likely to overturn Paul Afoko’s suspension. According to Boating, there is no decision which cannot be overturned provided the affected person resorts to the right channel to seek for redress.“Those aggrieved must
A legal practitioner Kwame Akuffo has dismissed claims of him being a homosexual and has described same sex marriage as a depraved cult.According to him, rumours of him being a homosexual are strange and surprising and must be completely ignored.Stating his disgust for same sex marriage on Starr Chat with host Bola Ray Wednesday, Akuffo
