Air Botswana reduces fares to promote local tourism
Botswana’s national airliner has reduced domestic flight fares by 25 percent, as part of the efforts to boost local tourism. “The reduced fees were introduced to encourage local travel and promote local tourism,” said Air Botswana Marketing Manager Tebogo Zebe on Monday. She said prices that have been reduced for the following routes Gaborone to […]
Man jailed 10 years for impregnating 13 years old girl
A 21 year-old cobbler convicted for defiling and impregnating a 13 year-old girl, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Juaso Circuit Court in the Asante-Akim South District. Kofi Boamah caused laughter in court when he prayed the court for leniency and shouted “I would take good care of the […]
Encroachment on rail lines GRCL considering fencing
The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) is considering the option of fencing rail lines in parts of the country as a permanent solution to encroachment along the rail corridor. Currently, the company is holding consultations with stakeholders in the country and seeking expert advice from foreign best practices to find a permanent solution to encroachment […]
Church cardinals urge end of 'homosexual agenda'
Two prominent Roman Catholic Church cardinals have called for an end of the “plague of the homosexual agenda”, urging bishops to end their complicity and silence over cases of sexual abuse. Cardinals Burke and Brandmüller say the Church has wrongly blamed the abuse of power by priests as the main cause of the scandals, its […]
We will not shield any of our members – NDC
The NDC says it will not shield any of its members if they be found to be behind Monday’s shooting incident at its office at Amakom. The shooting incident at the party’s Amakom office in the Ashanti Region led to the death of one person. The police have started questioning key members of the party […]
Community Water and Sanitation Agency to take over small town water systems
The Chief Planning and Investment Analyst of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Mohammed Ibrahim Adokor says research has shown that the CWSA has to take over Small Town Water Systems to save them from collapse. This, he said informed the ongoing reforms that will see the CWSA transformed into a Utility entity in […]
GRA impounds some items without Excise Tax Stamp
The Medium Tax Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority GRA as part of its routine inspection and assessing of registered goods has impounded some items which have no Excise Tax Stamp embossed on them in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital. The exercise which was in collaboration with officials from GRA Headquarters in Accra visited many […]
First Lady launches Year of Reading Campaign
The First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo Addo has launched the year of reading campaign which seeks to reignite the passion for reading in Ghana. The year long campaign which will also mark 70 th anniversary of the Ghana library Authority will see the commissioning of an ultra modern children’s library, creation of digital library on […]
IS teenager to lose UK citizenship
Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, is to lose her UK citizenship. Whitehall sources said it was possible to strip the 19-year-old of British nationality as she was eligible for citizenship of another country. Her family’s lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said they were “disappointed” with the decision and were considering […]
Court sets March 27 to rule on Woyome's case.
The Supreme Court has set the March 27, to rule on the case of Alfred Agbeshie Woyome asking the court to reverse its decision to continue to hear dispute over two properties of his in the Supreme Court. A sole judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Benin on the 3rd of December last year […]
