GENERAL NEWS

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has explained that its ongoing demolition exercise is to get rid of encroachers occupying its Right of Way.   GRIDCo in a statement said the activities of encroachers “pose a threat to its transmission towers and a danger to the lives of encroachers.”   …

The National Peace Council (NPC) has developed conflict complaint and conflict alertness forms to facilitate reporting of such issues by persons who wish to do so.   The Council in a statement issued on July 4 said the newly developed measure would “strengthen early warning and response mechanisms as well …

The Labour expert, Austin Gamey wants the government to review some of its flagship programmes, especially the Free Senior High School (SHS) education to target only the poor. Ghana is currently engaging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree on a bailout plan at a time when its public finances …

A seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by the Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah, has set Wednesday 23 November 2022, as date for judgement in the case seeking interpretation of Article 71 of the 1992 constitution on the payment of Ex Gratia to member of Parliament among others. Private legal practitioner, …

An appeal has gone to the government to adopt child care centers in the country, especially in the rural communities. Such a move, according to the Coalition of Maternal Health and Citizen Empowerment (CMCE), would offer mothers an appropriate environment to keep their children during working hours.   The Executive …

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case filed by former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson. The court turned down his request to set aside two Special Audit Reports on the operation of an Operational Business Suite acquired by SSNIT. …

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has indicated that the High Court’s decision on the assets of the late Forestry Commission CEO, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as ‘Sir John’, can have a negative impact on the country’s fight against corruption. According to him, if the ruling is left to stand, …

State security agencies including the Ghana Immigration Service have beefed up security at Mognori in the Bawku municipality and Bansi in the Binduri district of the Upper East Region following attacks by some unknown gunmen.   The attack on Sunday night is said to have left two including a local …

Members of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have lay down their tools starting Tuesday, July 19, 2022. According to the workers, they are overwhelmed by the burden brought to them by the prevailing economic hardships in the country. As a result, staff of …

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng appears aggrieved over a decision of an Accra High Court Judge to reject his application for the confirmation of the freezing order for the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie aka Sir John’s estate. A press release issued by the Special Prosecutor clarified …