GENERAL NEWS

A 58-year-old woman, Akua Saa has been arrested for allegedly slapping the Kyebi District Police Commander, Chief Supt. Magnus Reindorf Sam for preventing the arrest of her son, Frederick Sarkodie, and three others who were engaging in the trading of narcotics. The suspects namely Akua Saa, Margaret 28, Kingsley Sarkodie, …

All activities at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Office at Krofrom in Kumasi, came to a halt on Friday as the landlady of a house, serving as the NPP regional office, threatened to eject the party. According to reports, the ruling political party in the region, chaired by …

Management of Kessben Media has announced that their key staff, Alvin Yaw Adu Boakye, popularly known Omanhene Adu Boakye was suspended indefinitely. It says it is therefore not surprised at Omanhene’s notice of resignation. According to the management, his indefinite suspension which took effect last Saturday was as a result …

The United Nations (UN) Peace Ambassador, Bishop Samuel Ben Owusu, has appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency, get the deplorable nature of the Santo-Adjei Kojo road in the Tema West Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, fixed.   According to him, the poor state of the …

The wife of the Finance Minister, Angela Ofori-Atta, has entreated Ghanaians to bear with government for introducing the electronic transaction levy. She told JoyNews in an interview on governance issues at the Volta Fair in Ho, that the country can achieve economic and sustainable growth when the citizenry commit to …

Five AK-47 rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition have gone missing from the armoury of the Tamale Police Station; this is according to the Auditor General’s report. The rifles and the ammunition had been issued to officers as part of Operation Calm Life. These arms and ammunition issued out to …

Ghana’s public debt stock hit ¢341.8 billion as of the end of September, 2021, the November ,2021 Bank of Ghana Summary of Economic and Financial Data has revealed. This is equivalent to 77.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and confirms concerns by analysts and economists that the country’s debt has …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), is disappointed that the government did not propose any policy in the 2022 budget statement to address the continuous hikes in fuel prices. COPEC’s grievance comes on the back of another increment in the price of fuel from GH¢6.90 per litre to GH¢6.99 per …

Cycling to work may soon be, if not already, an imperative as the consistent jump in fuel prices in the country since September has secured Ghana a top spot on the list of African countries with very expensive fuel prices. With an African average of GH¢ 5.978 ($0.98) per litre, …

The US ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has joined the deputy minister for trade and industry Michael Okyere Baafi to inaugurate the new Air Conditioner and Refrigerator Test Laboratory at the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA). The US government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) gave US$1.84 million in funding for the project …