One shot dead in renewed Bawku clashes
One person has been confirmed dead in a shooting incident at Bawku in the Upper East Region on March 14, 2022. The cause of the latest violence is not clear, but residents are living in fear with some said to be fleeing their homes for safety. GBC Correspondent Peter Agengre has been monitoring the situation […]
Committee probing Health, Safety in Mining completes work; Minister assures implementation
By Felix Coffie A 5-member Ministerial Committee of Inquiry established to review the Health and Safety regime in the mining sector has presented its report to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor. The establishment of the Committee is in pursuant to Section 100 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 […]
Lawyer Yaw Oppong appointed Director, Ghana School of Law
Legal Practitioner, Mr Yaw D. Oppong has been appointed as the Director of Legal Education at the General Legal Council (GLC). The Director of Legal Education serves as the Director of the Ghana School of Law (GSL). Mr. Oppong who is currently a Senior Lecturer at the GSL will take over from Kwasi Prempeh-Eck who […]
Coup Comments ”worrying”- Deputy Defence Minister
By Georgina Ama Ankomah The Deputy Minister of Defence, Kofi Amankwah Manu says the Coup comments by some prominent people in the country is quite worrying. According to him, Ghana cannot develop through Coups but in a democratic dispensation. Mr Amankwah Manu is therefore urging all Ghanaians and foreigners not to entertain any idea of […]
March 16 set to determine Bail Application for #FixTheCountry’s Oliver Barker-Vormawor
By Beatrice Oppong The Tema High Court has adjourned to March 16, 2022 for ruling on the bail application by Convener of FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker Vormawor. Defense Counsel Akoto Ampaw argued before the Court that the post made by the accused person on social media is a conditional statement which does not warrant the […]
Human Error still number 1 cause of collisions in Ghana- Road Safety Expert
By Nathaniel Nartey A Road Safety Expert, Dr. Godfred Akyea Darkwa has identified human error as the major cause of road accidents in the country. He made the point following the death of 17 passengers over the weekend on the Nkawkaw-Oframase road and Asuboi, on the Accra Kumasi Road. Dr Akyea Darkwa blamed the negligence […]
80% of cancer in developing countries and affecting poor women
By Dennis Bebane Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer affecting women worldwide and kills close to 300 thousand yearly. The disease affects poor women with at least 80% of cases occurring in developing countries. To reduce the condition in Ghana, European Union Ghana Agricultural Programme EU-GAP has organized a free Cervical Screening and […]
Ghana hosts Students’ mock Parliament to commemorate 2022 Commonwealth Day
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Parliament of Ghana on Monday 14th March 2022 hosted the Students’ mock Parliament in commemoration of this year’s Commonwealth Day in Accra. The celebration under the theme: “Delivering common future-connecting, innovating and transforming”, brought together more than 100 students representing Students’ Parliament from various Universities. Some of the Universities represented […]
KPARIA: Community cut off from development
By Beatrice Senaju Kparia is blessed with many natural resources, but the Community has no development to show. For more than four centuries, the people of Kparia, a Farming Community in the North Gonja district, have found it difficult to trade with other communities in order to survive. They are unable to connect to relatives […]
Journalist installed Paramount Chief in Kpando: 40-year-old Chieftaincy dispute settled
By Nicholas Osei Wusu A 36-year old journalist, Bernard Elikem Korku Abenyi Buachie has been enstooled the new Paramount Chief of the Akpini Traditional Area in the Volta region. He now bears the stool name Okpekpewuokpe Togbuiga Dagadu The Nineth and succeeds the late Okpekpewuokpe Dagadu the Eighth. The Akpini Traditional Paramountcy covers the Kpando […]
