GENERAL NEWS

Former Chief Executive officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr Tony Aubynn has asked the people of Obuasi to channel their frustrations to Ghanaian leaders instead of Ashanti Gold Company Limited. According to him, successive governments have failed to develop the town. In an interview with the host of Ghana Tonight …

It is a project which is anticipated to help reduce traffic congestion at one of Accra’s hotspots, Circle, and its immediate environs. However, construction works on the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange have stalled for several months with no hope in sight. This has left road users and traders close to the …

Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K. Bagbin says he does not agree with the provision in the 1992 Constitution which bans chiefs from participating in active politics. He argues that chiefs are the custodians of the land and thus there should be a possibility of creating space to allow chiefs, …

Three school kids have died after a commercial bus caught fire in the Amansie Central District town of Huu in the Ashanti Region. Another child who suffered severe burns was also in hospital in Tuesday’s blaze which destroyed the vehicle. The victims, all pupils of the Beginners Educational Complex had …

A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to illegally shipping firearms out of the US via the Port of Baltimore, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eric Nana Kofi Ampong Coker, age 41, of Columbia, Maryland, last week pleaded guilty to the illegal export of firearms. According to his guilty …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is warning all street food vendors who are operating without a valid permit to stop. The Authority says such actions are illegal and punishable by law. Available data from the Authority show that only 1,079 food service establishments across the nation have been issued …

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for suspects following an anti-robbery and anti-land guard operation in Bortianor in Accra. On June 8, 2023, the police conducted an operation targeting criminal elements involved in the robbery and land guard activities in the area. These individuals, according to the police, …

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released its maiden report on food price variabilities across the 16 regions for the month of May 2023 inflation rate as 42.2% an increase of 1% over 41.2% of April 2023 inflation rate. Food price inflation also climbed from 48.7% to 51.8%. However, non-food …

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal presided over by Justice Philip Bright Mensah has fixed July 3, 2023 to deliver judgement on the Attorney General’s appeal against the trial of Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni starting afresh. This was after the panel which also includes Justice Ernest Owusu-Dapaah and …

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured the people of Assin North that the Akufo-Addo led government will not abandon the ongoing projects in the constituency after the upcoming by-election. Residents of Assin North have witnessed massive road construction in the area in the past …