Former President John Dramani Mahama’s claim that he repatriated almost five thousand Chinese illegal miners during his tenure is false, The Chronicle’s fact-check has revealed. In an interview with TV3 on Tuesday, September 12, 2022 Mr. Mahama said, “When I was president, we valued the relations with China, but if you are a Ghanaian and you go to China and you engage in illegality, they don’t say because of the good relations they have with Ghana, they are going to let you go scot-free.
The Minority Caucus in Parliament says the blocking of unregistered Sim cards by the government was a backward regulatory policy. According to the Caucus, the country, after realising the importance of telecommunications, embarked on an agenda to improve upon it, so any policy that barred people from accessing it was backward. “To completely cut telecommunication services to subscribers for no other reason than to limit usage by citizens is the lowest point in a nation’s telecommunications
President Nana Akufo Addo has eulogised the administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) for the numerous frameworks in the sector. This followed the fund’s ongoing construction of 100 new courts and bungalows for judges in all 16 regions of the country. The projects are part of efforts to address the challenges posed by the inadequate number of courts in various parts of the country. The President commended the DACF during his remarks at the opening of the 2022 Ghana Bar Association
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and Member of Parliament for Tatale-Sanguli, Thomas Mbomba says Ghana will continue to use its tenure at the United Nations (UN) Security Council to advocate for global peace and security. According to him, one of Ghana’s priorities as a non-Permanent Member of the Security Council is working with other UN member states to ensure that the UN Security Council decisively responds to the new threats to global peace and Security. He
The Accra Circuit Court ‘10’, presided over by Patricia Amponsah, has jailed Joshua Kortey, aged 22 years and a fisherman, to a total of 36 months for causing unlawful damage, unlawful entry and stealing. Kortey was sentenced by the court after pleading guilty simplicita to the charges. The court sentenced the accused to 12 months on each count, but the jail terms are to run concurrently. The court considered the accused person’s remorsefulness, his age, a first time offender, and also that
A trader, Fatimatu Gyang, has been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court ‘1’, presided over by Afia Owusua Appiah, for allegedly buying stolen goods from persons perceived to be thieves. The court yesterday remanded Fatimatu, together with her alleged accomplices – Dzato Prosper @ Nana Kwame, aged 26 years and a driver’s mate, and Clement Ofosu, aged 23 and a driver. The court was told by the prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector Samuel Ahiabor, that the other accomplices of Fatimatu,
We have become aware of alleged fraudulent acts committed by the accountant of one of our cherished customers and an employee of the Bank. As this matter is before the courts, we are unable to comment without jeopardizing the investigations. We can however confirm that the Bank’s processes remain robust and its commitment to its clients’ paramount. We would therefore assist with the investigations and diligently seek closure in line with the laws of Ghana and our avowed commitment to putting
Management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has for some time observed the negative, false and misleading misinformation relating to some administrative issues in the Service and also attacks on the personality of the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi. Management of the Ghana Immigration Service wishes to assure members of the general public that the negative reportage from a segment of the media against the person of the Comptroller-General of Immigration and about
Angeles Foundation has launched a COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in Okere District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The campaign organized in partnership with the Okere District Assembly on National Fitness Day witnessed thousands of people through a health walk. The campaign, dubbed “Obiaa B3 W)” with hashtag #ItsUpToUs, seeks to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 safely; a substantial proportion of Ghana’s population would need to be vaccinated, lowering the overall amount of virus able
The Minister of Education, who is also the Chairman of the Ghana Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has disclosed that the government and UNESCO had adopted approaches to address the diverse heritage challenges in the country. The Ghana Commission for UNESCO has organised a three-day Regional Meeting of African National Commission for UNESCO on its Global Priority Africa Programme, from 11th to 14th September, 2022. Addressing
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has advised the public to desist from doing any form of business with 17 investment entities. This comes after a joint SEC and EOCO investigations into the activities the entities, largely operating via online channels, found them to be “unlicensed.” The entities are; PatronPay Ghana/PetronPay Ghana, Cedi Network Ghana, Bitcash Investment, Solmax Group, Freedom Synergy, FxKash Investment, Binomo Investment,
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has secured a one-year sponsorship deal worth $250,000 from Access Bank Ghana as headline sponsor of the Division One League (DOL).The partnership, worth $250,000 would be invested in the lower-tier competition to support the various clubs and ensure the growth of the league. Per the deal, the Bank would also provide overdrafts and loan facilities for the clubs and vehicle finance loans to equip clubs in running the affairs of the teams. Access Bank would be
Born in London to Ghanaian parents, Kwasi Kwarteng and Abena Oppong Asare are on the opposite sides of the United Kingdom Exchequer. When newly appointed 56th Prime Minister Liz Truss took office after meeting with the late Queen Elizabeth at the Balmoral, she proceeded into number 10 Downing Street to begin appointment of her cabinet members. Business secretary under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Kwasi Kwarteng was appointed the new Chancellor and Finance Minister. The Chancellor of the
The police in Edo State on Tuesday said they foiled an attempt to abduct a resident and arrested four suspected kidnappers, while on a surveillance patrol along Ugbor Road, Benin City. The police spokesperson in the state, Jennifer Iwegbu, disclosed this in a statement in Benin City. Ms Iwegbu, an assistant superintendent of police, identified the suspects as Ayo Obazuwa, 50, Sule Jubril, 34, Silas Uwana, 33, and Ogbonmwan Jude, 37. She said one of the suspects, Mr Obazuwa, wore a military uniform
Governors from the Northern region have met with the region’s traditional rulers council in Abuja, in a fresh move to deliberate on options for the establishment of state police to tackle security challenges in the region. A communique developed after the meeting was read by the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong. Lalong said the meeting reviewed the security situation in the North and other matters relating to its development and resolved
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, alongside presidents of twenty-one other countries on Tuesday in Nairobi, attended the inauguration of William Ruto as the President of Kenya. The event, held at the Kasarani Stadium, is Kenya’s fifth presidential inauguration. Ruto, 55, was declared the winner of the August 9 presidential election after defeating rival Raila Odinga. Ruto has served as Kenya’s deputy president since 2013 when he was elected as outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s running mate.
The Court of Appeal Abuja has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to quash the terrorism and treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him. The IPOB leader, who is currently facing trial before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had approached the court of appeal to query the legal competence of the charge pending against him. He is praying the court to review the April 8
The price of Chinese pork surged to a new high in August, prompting authorities to take the year’s first dip into national meat reserves to ensure supply for the holidays. Pork costs in China rose an average of 22.5% last month, compared with last year. China is the world’s biggest consumer of pork, and the country’s government maintains a frozen “reserve” supply as part of a vital stabilisation policy. Before last weekend’s mid-autumn festival and China’s forthcoming National
An Australian man has died after being attacked by a kangaroo he had been keeping as a pet, police say. A relative found the 77-year-old man with serious injuries on Monday at his home in Redmond, about 400km (250 miles) south of Perth. When the ambulance crew arrived at the rural property, the kangaroo prevented them from treating the man. Police say they were forced to shoot the marsupial dead so paramedics could reach him. The man died at the scene. A police spokesperson told media they believed
It took nearly 20 years of dogged detective work and a trail which crossed continents before the case of the missing $1m relic could be closed. That piece of history is a small silver coin rich in symbolism, minted during a Jewish revolt nearly 2,000 years ago. Looted in Israel in 2002, it was eventually tracked down, seized and is being returned to where it came from. The saga began when the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) learned from informants that the coin had been taken by Palestinians
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