The suspects and the items retrieved from them The Western regional Police command has arrested 21 persons suspected to be dealing in narcotics in the northern part of the region. Out of the 21 suspects, seven were women, and the items retrieved from them included 213 wrappers of brownish substance suspected to be cocaine. Other items retrieved were 467 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, […]
DCOP Kofi Boakye The Ashanti regional Police command has sternly cautioned the ruling National Democratic congress (NDc) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to refrain from hiring thugs to visit the centres for the ongoing limited voter registration exercise in the region. DCOP Kofi Boakye, Ashanti Regional Police Commander, disclosed that reports reaching him indicated that some political parties were visiting the registration centres […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stressed the need for Sub-Saharan African countries to fully adopt employment policies. According to the organization’s 2014 Human Development Report (HDR), 77 percent of the population in Africa are considered to be in vulnerable employment. It noted that paying special attention to the quality and security of the […]
Barbara Serwaa Asamoah (middle) and Mr. Christopher Ackon (Right) at the program. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Barbara Serwaa Asamoah has indicated that government will soon commence the importation of timber into the country. Serwaa Asamoah disclosed this at the 5th edition of National Forest Forum-Ghana (NFF-G) in Dodowa yesterday. She said […]
Charles Asare – Acting MD, GACL Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced its return to profit on the back of improved revenues and effective management, recording a net profit of GH¢19.1 million for the year ending December, 2013. The company’s fortunes are up from a loss of GH¢84.2 million in 2012. Charles Asare, acting […]
Isaac Offei presenting the items to ACP Oyirifi-Akrofi as other top personnel look on Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited has presented several items to support the Visibility Unit of the Northern Regional Police Command to effectively discharge its duties. They include 10 tents, 40 plastic chairs, 100 reflective jackets and 25 student mattresses. The timely donation […]
Participants at the forum, INSET: Dr Emmanuel Akwetey speaking at the forum Civil society organisations have said Ghana needs a constitutional reform that will make governance more relevant to the political aspirations of the country’s citizens. According to them, the present governance system needs to give way to multiparty governance that could address diversity, socio-economic and political […]
Sam Pyne The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has registered its strong protest against the increasing number of faulty biometric machines at some of the registration centres in the Ashanti Region. The party is afraid that the faulty machines could prevent people in the region who are eligible to register from doing so. Sam Pyne, […]
Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa with leaders of PUSAG after receiving the petition The Private Universities Students Association (PUSAG) has called for the revision of some government policies and regulations which it described as discriminatory and unfavorable. PUSAG has called for 15 per cent reduction in corporate taxes paid by private universities and that 30 per cent of […]
Malam Malam Shamuna Ustaz Jibril, known for his spiritual interpretations and predictions, has descended on the Ebola pandemic attributing it to the consumption of carcasses. He has challenged medical researchers to probe the effects of the consumption of the carcasses of felines. He disagreed that the disease is transmitted through handshake explaining that “it can be passed through coughing and blood transfusion and therefore not by handshakes.†The disease, for now, he said,
“When there is a problem, you look at where it started, not where it ended†– Adam Larsen Kwarasey, Black Starts Goalkeeper  One important issue which has so far escaped attention from the ignominy of Ghana’s participation in the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil has been any serious discussion of the colours of […]
Rev Owusu-Bempah The founder and leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev Owusu-Bempah, has declared that the renowned hiplife artiste, Theophilus Tagoe, aka Castro, who was reported missing a couple of weeks ago is dead and gone. Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM, an Accra-based radio station, the man of God […]
Salsa dancers in action The final event of this year’s edition of the Close Up Freshness Dance Revolution Salsa Fiesta 4 takes place on Saturday, August 9 at the T-Havanna Salsa, Tema. The Close-up Salsa Fiesta is the biggest gathering of Salsa lovers and one of the most exciting events in the Ghanaian entertainment industry […]
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