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Ghana’s Human Rights Record Dip In Amnesty International Report
Ghana’s Human Rights record has taken a dip as a new report by Amnesty International identifies prayer camps and police misconduct among leading causes of human rights abuses in the country. The rapid surge in the number of unregistered prayer camps purporting to treat mental ailments contributed to the dip in Ghana’s Human Rights record.
12 Year Nigerian Girl Gang Raped To Death In Tamale
The police in Tamale are hunting for a group of attackers suspected to have strangled to death a 12-year-old class five schoolchild of a Nigerian couple after gang raping her on Tuesday at Ggblo-Kpalsi – a waterlogged suburb of the Northern regional capital. According to the police, the victim was going to her parents’ store
Unsustainable Capitation Crippling Health Facilities In A/R – NHISPA laments
Hospitals in the Ashanti region are calling for a review of the capitation system of payment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The region began the payment system in 2012 when NHIS card holders were asked to choose a primary health care provider for an upfront payment of predetermined amount of claims. But the
Bimbilla, Chieftaincy Clashes 17 Arrested, Police.
17 individuals have been rounded up by the police and military forces in Bimbilla after a renewed chieftaincy violence that killed two and injured eight others, including children. The suspects are believed to be members of the same family who engaged in a fierce gun battle after the regent, whose legitimacy they challenge despite a
Boost For One Village One Dam Project ….As Israeli Investors Set To Go Into Irrigation Farming.
It looks like the promise by President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo led NPP administration to partner the private sector in ensuring the development of agriculture in the northern part of the country through the One Village One Dam Policy, will happen sooner than later. This follows the decision by a renowned Israeli Investment Group
Students of K’dua Technical University To Hassle For Hostel Accommodation As GTA Shuts Down 15 Hostels.
Students of Koforidua Technical University, KTU, are expected to hassle for hostel accommodations when School re-opens on February 10. This is because ,the Ghana Tourism Authority in the Eastern region on Monday commenced closing down some illegal student hostels and Hotels in the region. Fifteen hostels in Koforidua and a hotel in Akropong -Akuapem are
Bribery Scandal: OccupyGhana Calls For Police Probe
Anti-graft group OccupyGhana has backed calls for a probe into the bribery scandal that has hit parliament. In a statement, the group said it is profoundly disturbed by the scandal and wants a Police investigations and prosecutions, if people are found culpable. “We call for an independent Police investigation into the damning allegations and a
Okyere Baafi Appointed Free Zones Authority Boss
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi as the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Authority. A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo read that Mr. Okyere Baafi is expected to take up his post as soon as practicable given the departure of the
The Gambia ‘Missing Millions’ After Jammeh Flies Into Exile
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss. Luxury cars and other items were seen being loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane











