Step mum convicted of amputation of 5-year-old's hand
The woman who inflicted knife wound on the hand of her nine-year-old step-son which led to its amputation has been convicted to a fine of One thousand and twenty Ghana Cedis or in default, go to jail for 18 months. Efua Abeduwa pleaded guilty to the charge of causing harm to the boy at the […]
Ghanaians urged to make money from waste
The Chief Executive Officer of Biogas Technologies Africa Limited, John Afari Idan, says liquid waste should not be seen as a challenge but a venture that can be exploited for positive use. Speaking at the Sanitation Challenge forum organised by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources in collaboration with the Community Water and Sanitation […]
Chile joins Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in World Cup bid
BUENOS AIRES – Chile joined three neighbouring South American countries in a bid to host the 2030 soccer World Cup, according to a joint statement from their governments released on Thursday. The bid, which previously included only Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, is up against bids from England, and another bid from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. […]
YouTube's copyright claim system abused by extorters
Google has removed a YouTube channel after it was found to be abusing copyright claims to extort money from users. Kenzo and ObbyRaidz, whose channels predominantly feature them playing Minecraft, reported receiving messages demanding money in exchange for dropping two claims against them. These messages threatened that refusal to pay would result in a third […]
Three Ministers appear before Emile Short Commission
Three Ministers of State on Thursday, gave evidence at the first sitting of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Commission of enquiry, investigating the violence that erupted during the January 31 Parliamentary by-election. The Ministers are the Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, the National Security Minister Albert Kan-Dapaah and the Minister of State in-charge of National […]
Andrea Levy: Small Island and Long Song author dies aged 62
British author Andrea Levy, whose award-winning novels captured the black British experience in the years after Windrush, has died at the age of 62. A statement released on behalf of her family said she died of cancer. Levy was born in 1956 to Jamaican parents who had travelled to England on the Empire Windrush in […]
Justice Vida Akoto-Bamfo retires from Supreme Court
Supreme Court Judge Justice Vida Akoto-Bamfo has given her Valedictory Judgement as she retires from the Bench after serving ten years as Justice at the Apex Court. Justice Akoto Bamfo gave her last judgement concerning some 269 casual workers at Anglogold Ashanti who were laid off without their end of service benefit. The other fourteen […]
15th February, 2019
The Daily Graphic agrees with the ruling by an Accra High Court that ordered the Haatso branches of the International Central Gospel Church ICGC, and the Cross-Road Community Church Ministries to pay damages of ¢40,000.00 [forty thousand Ghana cedis] to two residents of the area for excessive noise-making and for being a nuisance. The paper […]
John Legend calls US gun culture 'insane'
On Tuesday night, John Legend headlined a Motown tribute concert, celebrating the record label’s 60th anniversary. Alongside Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder, the star performed a selection of Marvin Gaye hits, including the timeless, socially-conscious soul anthem What’s Going On? “I’ve always been inspired by Marvin Gaye,” says Legend, on the phone from his home […]
Herbert Mensah to contest Rugby Africa presidency
The President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah, was on Thursday, February 14, 2019, nominated by the Board of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) to contest the position of President of the World Rugby continental body, Rugby Africa. Rugby Africa will be electing a new EXCO at an Annual General Meeting in […]
