GENERAL NEWS

The Ghana Police Service has cautioned the general public to disregard any statement, advertisement or poster calling for persons interested in the service to pay or apply to join the Service since they are fake. A statement, signed by Director of Public Affairs, Superintendent of Police Shiella Kessie Abayie-Buckman on …

The Minority in Parliament is questioning the source of funding for the 6,000 kilometres of road, 120 bridges and 20 interchanges the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta promised will be completed by 2024. Ranking Member of the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for …

A former Deputy Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine has said being paid a double salary is not a crime under the Public Sector Financial Management Act. He said the laws recognize that people can be overpaid hence a special provision has been made under the same laws to reverse overpayment. …

The Jubilee House has reiterated the ban on what it calls the abuse of sirens and bells by some ministers, members of parliament, and Chief Executives of government organizations. The directive comes after an earlier order in December 2017 with the heading ‘Abuse of the use of sirens by ministers …

Police at Akyem Abomosu in the Eastern Region have been captured in a video physically assaulting a suspected notorious robber with a broom. The Police officers can be seen in the video hitting the head of the suspect identified as Olentei multiple times with a broom, while in handcuffs and …

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Nsenkyire has granted bail in the sum of GHc2m to David Vondee, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Twifo Atti-Morkwa. In addition to the bail sum, the National Democratic Congress’ MP is also to produce …

The headmistress of Efutu M/A Basic school has prevented five final year pupils from writing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because they are pregnant. According to the students, the headmistress, Evelyn Efua Panyin, does not allow final year students who are pregnant to write their final exams. One of the …

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, MMDCEs, are very important officials in the Ghanaian governance decentralisation and local governance establishment. Their place in the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and their functions are established in Chapter Twenty of the 1992 Constitution. MMDCEs provide political and administrative leadership. In Article 243 …

    The Country Director of the International Association of World Peace in Ghana, Amb Dr Sam Owusu has called on African leaders and security experts to develop and adopt a more technologically advanced security system.   Speaking to a cross section of Ghanaians in Accra, Dr Sam Owusu said …

The Minerals Commission has embarked upon mass transfers of a number of its district and regional officers. According to a release sighted by MyGhanaMedia.com, some of the transfers took effect on Wednesday, May 19 with most of them to start work on Tuesday, June 1. About three persons were transferred …