Government has announced that an amount of ₵57,460,000 has been released to the colleges of education across the country. The said amount is expected to cater for feeding as well as cover the students allowance of the 46 colleges. This was disclosed by the Spokesperson of the Education Ministry, Kwasi …
Read More »Supreme Court Strikes Out Law On Cultivation Of ‘Weed’ In Ghana
The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the law which permits license to be granted for the cultivation of cannabis or ‘wee’ in small quantities for industrial and medicinal purposes. Section 43 of Act 1019 of the Narcotics Commission Act stipulates that “the Minister on the recommendation of the Commission, …
Read More »John Kumah Imposter Arrested
A young man name yet to be known is currently in the grips of the Ashanti Regional Police Command over identification theft and also defrauding residents of Ejisu, under guise of recruiting them into the Army. The suspect, as gathered claimed to be the brother of the Deputy Minister …
Read More »Eastern Region: One Person Shot Dead As Two Communities Clash At Ofoase Ayirebi
A joint security team of armed police and Military has been deployed to Brenase in the Ofoase Ayirebi constituency in Eastern Region following deadly clashes between Ofoase Zongo youth and Brenase youth. One person has been confirmed dead by the Police with four persons sustaining gunshot wounds. The Akyemansa District …
Read More »Ashanti Region: District Police Commander And Corporal Tussled Over AK-45 Riffle
Fresh details emerging over the fracas between the Atwima Kwanwoma District Police Commander and a Corporal of the Formed Police Unit in the Ashanti region indicate that Superintendent Albert Quansah allegedly attempted to snatch a service rifle from Corporal Boakye moments after the former was labelled a criminal in the …
Read More »IGP Replies GSS, CHRAJ: ‘Your Research May Have Been Affected By Historically Pervasive Stereotyping’
The Ghana Police Service has expressed reservations about the report on corruption perception survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). A research conducted by the GSS together with CHRAJ and UNODC …
Read More »Ghana: Today’s Newspapers Headlines; Thursday 28th July, 2022
Food Shortage At SHSs Being Resolved – Dr Yaw Adutwum
The Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has said most of the state-owned senior high schools have received food items after weeks of shortages in the system. Responding to questions in Parliament, he confirmed that the government owes the National Food Buffer Stock Company an outstanding amount of GHC 340 million …
Read More »Plea Bargaining Introduced Into Ghana’s Justice System
The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to the Criminal and other Offences (Procedure) (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 1079) to provide for plea bargaining in the administration of criminal justice. This took place on Friday, July 22, 2022. The law will, among other things, ensure the speedy trial of …
Read More »Get Ready For Us; ECG To Go After ‘Unrepentant’ Customers From Next Week
Electricity consumers across the country must brace themselves in the coming weeks for Electricity Company of Ghana’s intended meter audit operations that will begin on August 1, 2022. Addressing the press after over a month’s moratorium, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama noted that the company will deploy …
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