Eric Opoku mobbed by party supporters THE COMING back of Eric Opoku, immediate-past Ashanti Regional Minister to his home region, the Brong Ahafo Region, on Tuesday, was greeted with pump and pageantry. Hundreds of government officials, party functionaries and supporters from both the Ashanti and the Brong Ahafo regions converged on the Bechem Junction, where […]

Lord Koramoa, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Charles Ofori-Acquah and Charles Bonsu HFC BANK Ghana has donated an amount of  GH¢50,000.00 to the Ministry of Youth and Sports in support of Ghana’s participation in this year’s World Cup. The move was in response to government’s call on corporate bodies in the country to financially support the senior national […]

Moses Asaga, National Petroleum Authority boss It appears the consternations expressed by consumers of petroleum products over high prices would not be enough to convince the John Mahama-led government to reverse its full cost recovery policy in the petroleum sector. The policy which started last year, has seen petroleum prices reviewed every fortnight in the […]

Emad Adeeb,Managing Director, Mantrac Ghana MANTRAC GHANA Limited, the sole authorized dealer of Caterpillar machines in Ghana, is organizing a seminar for road construction contractors dubbed, “Caterpillar Road Construction Solutions Seminar”. The event is expected to bring together other stakeholders in the road construction sector in Ghana, with endorsement from the Road Contractors Association of […]

Justice Apau The Commission of Enquiry that is investigating the payment of Judgement Debts could not proceed yesterday because the witnesses failed to appear before the commissioner. As a result, Sole Commissioner Justice Yaw Apau of the Court of Appeal had to apologise profusely to journalists who were covering the proceedings and promised to expedite […]

Freddie Blay A leading contender for the First Vice Chairmanship position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay has stormed various constituencies in the Ashanti Region where many NPP executives mobbed him. The enthusiastic crowd described him as a unifier. Mr. Freddie Blay, former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament during the previous Kufuor administration, […]

Hon Wei (8thL) poses with Amb. Quarcoo, Hon Antwi-Boasiako and members of his delegation after the ceremony The Deputy Mayor of Qingdao Municipal Government of China, Wang Wei last Saturday cut the sod for the construction of an eight-storey building at Roman Ridge in Accra. The edifice, christened ‘Q’ Towers, is expected to be completed […]

President John Dramani Mahama with Jose Manuel Barroso President John Dramani Mahama has held discussions in Brussels with the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, aimed at deepening relations between Ghana and the European Union (EU). President Mahama urged the EU to disburse a €64 million multi-donor budget support to Ghana, which has […]

One of the buildings marked for demolishing   The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has ordered the demolishing of four unsafe buildings in the Metropolis. The buildings, located at Flat Top Lapaz, Awoshie Baah Yard, Kissiman and Darkuman Nyamekye, were discovered to be unsafe for the public as they did not meet the required building requirements. […]

Suspects Kweku Denkyi and Mamo Mayie.INSET: The pump action guns and the locally made pistols retrieved by the police The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two out of five men who had in their possession two pump action guns and locally-made pistols and offering them for sale to prospective buyers in Accra. They were […]

The officers pose for a photograph The GIS has organised a three day public relations training for 26 selected officers across the county. This formed part of measures that the Service is putting in place to revamp and decentralise the operations of its Public Affairs Unit. The training which was under the theme: ‘Building An […]

The two suspects after their arrest The Anti- Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Unit (AHSTIP) of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested eight Bangladesh nationals at Kasoa in the Central Region for allegedly smuggling migrants into the country. Investigations conducted by the Unit revealed that two out of the eight arrested namely; Abu […]

A truck going over the weighing scale Overloading cargo truck drivers entering the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region with goods have devised new tricks to outwit the officials of the Bolgatanga Axle Load Weighing Station and escape with their excess load. As the cargo drivers overload their trucks, they exert extra weight on […]

Participants at the exercise. Some final year students of the Guidance and Counseling department, University of Education, Winneba, have organised a day’s career planning exercise for some junior high schools at Aboso, in the Central Region. The career planning exercise, which was part of the students’ academic fulfillment, covered the Aboso Zion Junior High and […]

The volunteers in a group photograph after the reception. The Australian Government has sponsored four Australian volunteers to work towards the improvement of sustainable livelihoods in Ghana. The four volunteers are in the country under the Australian Government’s volunteer program, “Australian Volunteers for International Development,” to share their technical expertise with Ghanaians and contribute to […]

DCOP Kofi Boakye SIX PERSONS, including Nana Ahenkan and a 24-year-old spiritualist, Chana Nelson, are in the grip of the police for allegedly trying to kill a 17-year-old girl (name withheld) for voodoo commonly known as ‘juju.’ Nana Ahenkan, a resident of Ejisu Manhyia, reportedly lured the girl, who is his friend, to accompany him […]

From left:  Ms Sherry Ayittey, Rev Albert O. Botchway and Professor J. Clegg Lamptey cutting the tape to officially open the new surgical theater.  The Minister of Health, Sherry Ayittey, has handed over a newly refurbished theatre suits and babies unit to the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). The $6, 440,000 facilities would […]

The angry NDC youth singing war songs  THE TIMELY arrival of armed policemen reportedly prevented a possible nasty scene at the Atwima Nwabiagya District Assembly office in the Ashanti Rgion yesterday morning. Irate National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters in the area, who feel let-down by President Mahama’s administration, allegedly stormed the place to vent their […]

Blood donation booth at the event   Telecommunication operator, Vodafone Ghana, in the spirit of giving back to deprived communities has launched the Vodafone Healthfest in Accra. The health initiative, spearheaded by Vodafone Foundation-the charitable arm of the company, is aimed at improving the health status of people by providing free health screening and care […]

A visit to the Elmina castle some years back and personally listening to how our forefathers were sold in exchange for insignificant goods such as textiles, gunpowder and horses brought so much sorrow to final year students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) who had gone on excursion to the place. As we anxiously […]