GENERAL NEWS

The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has recommended 11 persons to the Judicial Council for nomination to the Court of Appeal. The names of the persons submitted for consideration and advice of the Judicial Council for appointment by the President as Justices of the Court of Appeal …

Residents of Tanokrom, Asuokor, Goka and other adjoining communities within the Jaman North district of the Bono region are appealing to the NPP-led Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to as a matter of urgency fix their deplorable road network that leads through to Sampa the district capital of Jaman north. …

Some members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Fomena Constituency have staged a demonstration against the party’s leadership. The youth are questioning the rationale behind the exemption of the constituency in the party’s election for polling station executives. They have also threatened to cross-carpet and campaign for …

Management of Eastern Regional Hospital has expressed worry over the increasing cases of cancer and kidney and other diseases of lifestyle in the region. Breast cancer was the topmost cancer case recorded at the facility last year A total of 265 breast cancer cases representing 44% were recorded during the …

The Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Naa Fuseini Bawa, and four others have reportedly been shot on Monday morning. According to reports, this follows the Dakpema carrying himself as the chief of the area   It is said that the incident took place after the talking drum was beaten in the …

The Office of the Speaker of Parliament has dismissed claims that Alban Bagbin travelled to Dubai for medical review with his children and a large entourage. In a statement on Monday, the Office noted that the Speaker’s travel expenses to Dubai are in accordance with the President’s prescription and other …

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given approval for the grant of Presidential Charter to three university colleges to award their own degrees. The institutions are the Methodist University College, Ghana, the Presbyterian University College, Ghana and the Catholic University College, Ghana. A statement issued by the …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Professor Akwasi Osei, has called for a portion of the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco to be channelled into the mental health fund. He said the government could do that by either increasing the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco …

The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley has called on Ghanaians to mark 7th September as Africa-Caricom Day. This is to celebrate the first-ever African Caribbean Summit as a path to stronger economic and social ties between the two global communities. Speaking at Ghana’s 65th Independence anniversary, on Sunday, …

An energy strategist, Dr. Yusuf Suleman, has welcomed the privatisation of the Tema Oil Refinery, as a means of dealing with the perennial challenges that affect the company.   Speaking in a discussion on fuel prices on The Probe on Sunday, he expressed concern about the inability of the company …