GENERAL NEWS

Four Assembly Members are in hot waters following their alleged involvement in rioting at Asiwa in the Ashanti Region which led to the destruction of state properties. As a result, the Ashanti Regional Police Command has declared the four members of the Bosome Freho District Assembly wanted. A press release …

The team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has observed that the global economic shock caused by the war in Ukraine is hitting Ghana. According to the IMF, this is happening at a time when the country is still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic shock and with limited …

A 25- year- old farmer is in the custody of the Tepa District Police for allegedly killing a pregnant woman, cutting her belly open and removed the unborn baby at Atobra, a suburb of Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region.   Godfred Aladago was purported …

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A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi has insisted that the government has not abandoned the Komenda Sugar Factory. Michael Okyere Baafi said the government has made significant investment into the project. According to him, the fact that the factory is not in operation yet does not …

Ghana’s current inflation rate of 29.8% (June 2022, year-on-year) is exactly the same rate recorded in 2003 when the country was under the Highly Indebted Poor Country Programme (HIPC), which started in 2002.           In 2002, Ghana received debt relief amounting to US$275.2 million. The next …

The Majority Leader in Parliament and also Member of Parliament for Suame constituency in the Ashanti Region, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has suggested a reduction in the number of ministers of state. According to him, fewer ministers than currently exist, will lower the pressure on the public purse. Speaking at a public …

National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs), have asked the government to close down schools due to the strike by teacher unions. In their view, the closure of the schools will, among other things, curb growing incidents of insecurity and safety in the schools. They said the current situation has created …

Driver of the Man Diesel Articulator Truck that crashed into the vehicle of the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alfred Amoah and his driver, Samuel Gyasi has been charged on three counts. The first count is on careless and inconsiderate driving contrary to Section 3 of the Road …

A 37-year-old has given birth to quintuplets at the St Martin De Porres Hospital in Agormanya in the Eastern Region. The quintuplets, who were 28 weeks old, were delivered through Ceasarean Section on account of placenta abruptio around 2:00am on Wednesday, July 13. Medical Officer at the St Martin De …