Following the publication on July 18, 2021 of the Pegasus Project, an investigative journalism collaboration led by the Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, which showed the scale of surveillance that Israeli company, NSO’s Pegasus software was being used for, UN experts have called for a moratorium on the sale of surveillance technology. In a statement … The post Pegasus
Anti-corruption crusader, Mr Vitus Azeem, says the refund of $2.4 million by Dubai-based Businessman, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Makhtoum, over the botched Covid-19 vaccine deal does not exonerate the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu. He said the Health Minister had breached the Public Procurement Law for entering into an international transaction without parliamentary approval and insisted … The post Failure
Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, the Dubai-based businessman, contracted by the Ministry of Health for the supply of 300,000 doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines, has refunded $2,470,000 to Ghana. Ghana had already taken delivery of 20,000 doses at a cost of $2,850,000 representing 50 per cent of the total of $5,700,000 paid to Sheikh … The post Sheikh
Chinderi District Police Command in the Oti Region have arrested five Fulani suspects for allegedly kidnapping two Fulani minors, aged 12 and 16, respectively. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), John Nchor, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Oti Region, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said on July 31, 2021, the Chinderi District Command … The post Police
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has formed a strong team to investigate the match fixing and bribery allegation that hit the Ghana Premier League (GPL) Match day 34 clash between AshantiGold SC and Inter Allies FC. This follows an earlier meeting between President of the Ghana Football Association Kurt Edwin … The post CID
The Kaneshie District Court will on Monday, August 16, 2021, conduct committal proceedings of the two persons, including a minor, who are being held for the murder of the 10-year-old boy at Kasoa. The proceedings would pave for the accused to stand trial at the High Court, following the death of Ishmael Mensah Abdallah. When … The post Committal
A 27-year-old trader who stole sacks of used cloths and shoes from his colleague traders valued at GH¢10,570.00 has told an Accra Circuit Court that he was forced to steal based on pressure mounted on him by his pregnant partner. Kingsley Kwame Yeboah said his work was not earning him enough to take care of … The post Man tells court pressure from
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, has inaugurated an 11-member Board for the Ghana Cocoa Board with a charge to members to address challenges of timely payment of cocoa farmers and the marketing of the commodity. He tasked the new Board to continue to build on the successes attained by the previous board of … The post Agriculture Minister
Ambassador Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), says Africa’s Blue Economy is under serious threats largely due to governance, capacity issues, and pollution. Other factors include indiscriminate discarding of single-use plastics, oil spills, environmental degradation of the marine environment and unsustainably managed rapid urban and industrial … The post Africa’s
The Technical Working Committee of the Ghana Start-up Bill, in celebrating the 2021 International Youth Day, has called on the government to pass laws that would support entrepreneurship development and job creation in Ghana. The call, according to the Technical Committee, is strategic as the theme for this year’s Youth Day celebration dubbed: “Transforming food … The post Government
Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has called for the depoliticisation of petroleum pricing and deregulation regime. “The issue of petroleum pricing should not be an NDC and an NPP matter, because petroleum pricing basically drives the economy, drives agriculture, drives the market, drives productivity in work places and … The post NPA
The Marine Police Division of the Ghana Police Service is unable to ascertain the where about of Mr Emmanuel Essien, a fishing observer deployed by the Fisheries Commission onto a Chinese fishing vessel, Meng Xi 15 in 2019. The captain and crew in charge of the Chinese fishing vessel were granted bail after their initial … The post Ghana Marine
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has urged the newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to lead the charge in making corruption a low gain and high-risk venture in Ghana. That, GACC said, was necessary to reassure the citizenry of his fullest commitment to the fight against corruption as well as serve to rekindle public trust … The post Restore
Nana Kobina Nketsia V, the Omanhene (Paramount Chief) of Esikado, says African countries must unite, cooperate and build a new consensus for self-reliant development. He said the continent had “suffered too much” under colonialism and was still being portrayed as ‘primitive and without brains,’ and it was time for total liberation of the minds of … The post Africa
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