More than half of the over 2,000 residents of Supomu Dunkwa in the Shama District of the Western Region on Wednesday, March 9 fled the community to pass the night at neighbouring community Beposo after a gas tanker was involved in a head-on collision with an articulated truck close to …
Read More »Western Region: Stampede On Takoradi-Kojokrom Train Leaves Eighteen Persons Injured
Eighteen persons are receiving treatment at two separate hospitals for minor injuries they sustained in their attempt to escape from a passenger train at the Butuah Train Station in Takoradi in the Western Region. According to reports, the passenger train had stopped at the Butuah Train Station for routine …
Read More »Court Orders UG To Swear-In Prince Asumadu As SRC President
An Accra High Court has instructed the Management of the University of Ghana, Legon, to swear-in Prince Asumadu as president of the Student Representative Council (SRC). The complainant, Mr. Asumadu, dragged the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, the Dean of Student Affairs, the SRC Electoral Commissioner and the …
Read More »Leadership Of NPP In Ashanti Region Have Failed Us – Kumasi Traders Fumes
Traders of Central market in Kumasi who have been reallocated to Racecourse have expressed disappointed in the leadership of the new patriotic party of Ashanti region for paid less attention and care to their grievances over poor arrangements made towards reallocation of traders to their current locations. The Adwenehemaa …
Read More »Akufo-Addo: ‘Parliament Is Not Beyond Scrutiny Of Supreme Court’
President Nana Akufo-Addo says the decision of the Supreme Court on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers cannot amount to judicial inference in the work of Parliament. According to him, the suggestion that Parliament is beyond the scrutiny of the Supreme Court is to suggest that Parliament is a …
Read More »Eastern Region: No Doctors At Some Health Facilities
The Presbyterian District Health Hospital at Donkorkom in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region does not have a medical doctor. The Eastern Regional Health Director, Dr. Winfred Ofosu, has described the situation as serious and one that can have dire consequences on quality healthcare delivery. “As …
Read More »Supreme Court Has Set A Dangerous Precedent – John Mahama Says
The Supreme Court of Ghana has set a dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary procedure following the ruling that a Deputy Speaker can vote in Parliament. In a tweet, the former president of Ghana, Mr John Dramani Mahama said “A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising. …
Read More »Roman Abramovich’s Attempt To Sell Chelsea FC Halted
Roman Abramovich’s attempt to sell Chelsea has been halted after the oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian put the European champions up for sale after the threat of sanctions was raised in Parliament. The freezing of Abramovich’s assets, which include Chelsea, …
Read More »“LEAD” Can Damage Child’s Brain, Prevent Them In Getting Contact With It – Ash. Regional Health Directorate To Ghanaian Parents.
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate with support from UNICEF continues to educate and sensitize the public on LEAD poisoning preventive measures. Lead is a naturally occurring element found in the earth’s crust. While it can be beneficial to use, it is also toxic and can cause long-term health effects. …
Read More »Ex-Gratia Should Be Cancelled – Kusi Boafo
Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has proposed that the government should consider paying the ex-gratia given to members of parliament (MPs) and other political appointees only once and not every four years. He refuted suggestions that the number of government appointees is one of …
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