Parliament begins Second Meeting of First Session on Tuesday, May 25
The Second Meeting of the First Session of the Eighth Parliament begins on Tuesday, May 25, with presentation of two budget performance reports of the Ministry of Youth and Sports as well as the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The presentations will focus on reports from January to December 2020. The meeting, which begins […]
Striking Medical Laboratory Scientists ready to work if demands are met – GAMLS
Medical Laboratory Scientists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Ghana’s second-largest health referral facility, who are currently on strike, say they are ready to work if the authorities resolve to meet their demands.The laboratory scientists had since Thursday, May 20, been on a sit-down strike to register their protest against what they described as […]
Three perish, five injured in fuel tanker accident
Three people, including a two-year-old boy, perished when a speeding fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region, on Monday, May 24. The tanker said to be carrying diesel from Kumasi, which was to be off-loaded at Tepa, reportedly caught fire after hitting a parked […]
Motorists, commuters unhappy about bad condition of Mpamprom-First Light road
Building durable roads is essential for the development of any country’s economy and must therefore receive utmost priority. This is, however, not the case in the fast-developing urban centers of Accra. Commuters en route the Kaneshie-Odorkor Highway lament the bad nature of the road from Mpamprom to First Light. Motorists say the potholes near First […]
One million species threatened with extinction as World marks Biodiversity Day
As the World marks Biodiversity Day, an international NGO, IUCN, advocating the protection of the environment has raised concerns about one million animal and plant species which continue to be threatened with extinction. A statement to mark the day which fell on Saturday, May 22, said the trend of species decreasing in numbers, declining populations, […]
Ghana vies for non-permanent seat at UN Security Council
Ghana is among three countries vying for a position in the UN Security Council Non-Permanent membership positions to serve a fourth term. With endorsements from key officials within ECOWAS and the African Union, Ghana is poised to gain re-election into the UN Security Council as a Non-Permanent member for the 2022-2023 term. There are two […]
Sex workers at Pokuase return to salvage belongings after Police raid
A joint operation headed by the police foiled broad daylight prostitution at Pokuase in the Ga North Municipality of Accra. The five-hour operation took place at Pokuase Timber Market on May 20, 2021. The prostitutes, mostly Nigerians, have put up unauthorised structures where they ply their trade in the full glare of commuters and residents. […]
Major Mahama: Court expresses disgust at continued absence of Defence Counsel in trial
The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has issued a stern warning to Defense Counsel for third and the 14th accused persons, Theophilus Donkor for his absence in the trial of the murder case of the late Major Maxwell Mahama. The lawyer was nowhere to be found when the case was called for the […]
Debate on whether Africa’s debt should be cancelled continues
The debate as to whether Africa’s debt should be cancelled continues after President Akufo-Addo made a call in his recent visit to Belgium. Speaking to Radio Ghana, Dean of the School of Business at the University of Cape Coast, Professor John Gatsi said Africa incurred most debts before the emergence of the deadly coronavirus and […]
African Court marks 15th anniversary milestone
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights marks the 15th anniversary milestone of the operationalization since it was set up by the African Union to monitor human rights violations in the continent. African Continental Court complements the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) and for the past 15 […]
