GENERAL NEWS

The Minister for Defence has laid a 111 million euro performance sales and purchase agreement for the supply of six L-39 next-generation aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces. The agreement was laid in the House by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on behalf of his colleague, Dominic Nitiwul. …

One time National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and campaign manager for President Akufo-Addo’s successful bid for the Presidency in 2016 and 2020 elections, Peter Mac Manu, has been appointed the Board Chairman of Cocobod. Mr. Mac Manu is expected to take over the role from Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, …

                                                          Source: MyGhanaMedia.com    

The quick intervention of witnesses prevented a tipper from being completely destroyed by fire on the N1 highway. Though details of the fire incident remain sketchy, the incident occurred on the Dzorwulu section of the highway close to Sunu Assurance on Monday, August 2, 2021. But the cause of the …

The High Court in Kumasi has in a ruling dated Friday, 30th July, 2021, set aside a $15.3 million dollars Galamsey judgment entered against the Government on 30th July 2020 for the seizure machineries, equipment and monies belonging to Heritage Imperial Company, (Plaintiff) by the Taskforce of the Inter-Ministerial Committee …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Michael Oquaye Jnr. as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, the public service institution institution designed to promote processing and manufacturing of goods through the establishment of Export Processing Zones (EPZs), as well as to encourage the development of commercial and service …

An unidentified woman and her child have been found dead in a nearby bush at Loho in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region. The woman was about 45, while the child was aged about four years. Chief Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, the Upper West Regional Police Public Relations …

Five people have sustained gunshot wounds following a scuffle between residents of Ampatano and Kamfakrom, both farming communities in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. Narrating details of the incident to Empire News, assembly member for Asemasa electoral area Jude Kamfa said the brawl was triggered by a …

The new Inspector General of police, COP Kofi Dampare has been asked to make road safety issue a top priority as he takes office as IGP This request was made by a road safety campaigner, Kojo Aidoo as part of his monthly DRIVE SAFE road safety campaign series in Accra. …

The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Annim, has announced that the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will withdraw from the field on 8th August 2021 and bring the data collection for the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) to a conclusion. He said between now and 8th August, they will want all …