Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces deployed in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) in forest reserves and river bodies have made significant gains following the re-launch of Operation Halt II on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. By Monday, October 31, 2022, the Operation Halt II teams had seized 30 excavators, destroyed four,immobilised four and others on site. During a series of operations within a three-week period, the teams destroyed 103 Changfan machines, nine water pumps, five generator
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed its Members of Parliament not to take part in the Vote of Censure motion that has been filed by the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) members. In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Justin Koduah and issued in Accra last night, the party said the Minority members have no genuine motive behind the action they have taken and must not be supported by the ruling party. The following is the full statement; The leadership of the New Patriotic
The Attorney-General’s (A-G) first prosecution witness (PW1), Superintendant Robin Ranford Aborabora, says he has no personal information on En Huang aka Ashia Huang, a Chinese national accused of engaging in illegal mining. The prosecution said this while being crossed-examined by the counsel of Ashia Huang, Captain Nkrabeah Effah Dartey (rtd), at the Criminal Divisional ‘5’ of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, yesterday. The PW1 was responding to the question:
The Deputy Minister for Defence, Kofi Amankwaa-Manu, has urged President Akufo-Addo and former President John Dramani Mahama to keep their cool, as the country’s soldiers are well trained and would not trade their professionalism for anything untoward. Speaking with so much confidence, he said: “What I know basically is that we have armed forces that are very professional. They have been trained as soldiers. At any given time, I will put my neck on the table to vouch for the professionalism
A case filed by the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, against some members of Parliament (MPs), who held ministerial positions in the erstwhile Mahama Administration, has failed to fly. The case was dismissed by the Supreme Court (SC) on the grounds that the application lacked merit and that Abronye DC did not invoke proper jurisdiction of the court. The seven-member panel, presided over by Justice Nene Abayateye Ofoe Amegatcher,
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has declared that he has not forfeited six months of the salary paid to him as ex-president to the State. The declaration by the former president followed media reportage, which indicated that Mr Kufuor has officially written to the Chief of Staff, indicating the forfeiture of six months of his salary to the state. In a statement, the former president described the publication as fake news and urged the public to disregard same. “This Office wants to emphatically
If the government indeed believes that it is building a nation, then it should listen to the proposals of the People’s National Convention (PNC) to alleviate the economic pain of Ghanaians. The PNC, which has also been in government before, during the Third Republic as the People’s National Party (PNP), though for a very short time, through its General Secretary Janet Asana Nabla has recommended some proposals to the government which if heeded will go a long way to help resuscitate
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, has stated that all eight Agenda 111 district hospitals in the region had commenced. The eight are located in Kpetoe in the Agortime Ziope District, Agortoe in the Anloga District, Ave-Dakpa in the Akatsi North District, and Ve-Golokwati Afadzato in the Afadzato South District. The others are Adeheta in the Akatsi South District, Adaklu Waya in the Adaklu District, Kpeve New Town in the South Dayi District, and Dzolokputa in the Ho West Districts.
The Assembly Member and residents of Taviefe-Aviefe Electoral Area in the Ho Municipality have lauded the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer of the Taviefe-Deme District Police Station for his sterling human relations. Mawuse Precious Addo, the Assembly Member, said Inspector Joseph Barabu had demonstrated a high commitment to his profession and was helping the opinion leaders in the electoral area to stem crime, especially among the youth. “Inspector Barabu’s service
The local union of the Tema Shipyard Limited of the National Union of Seamen, Ports and Allied Workers (NUSPAW) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has commended Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Transport, for his moves to revive the yard. During a certain period when the shipyard had been without vessels for about four months, the Union said Mr. Asiamah single-handedly secured vessels for repairs to keep it moving. In a statement authored by Samuel Attram, Chairman of the Junior Staff Union (JSU)
Customers on the EDC Investment Limited, a product of Ecobank Ghana are up in arms over what they see as the bank’s open robbery.The Chronicle has received complaints from some of the aggrieved customers and has also gathered several others on social media, all of which depict the intensity of the situation. The general consensus of the outrage is that Ecobank Ghana clients who invested in EDC Ghana have either lost their interests or a portion of their principal. The livid victims lamented
The Ellembelle District Assembly in the Western Region says it has only received GH¢4.450 million as property rate and business operating from Ghana Gas Company Limited (GGCL) since 2017 and not GH¢8 million as was being speculated. A recent radio interview granted by the Head of Corporate Communication of Ghana Gas, Ernest Owusu Bempah, was misinterpreted to mean an amount of GH¢8m had been paid to the District Chief Executive (DCE), Kwasi Bonzo. But at a joint press conference addressed by
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders have outlined measures to avert the recurrence of flooding at fuel filling stations in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The short, medium and long-term measures include the re-engineering of the Okumi River storm drain, dredging of the storm drain, halting of further development in the wetland areas, perforation of holes through the walls of the filling stations and regular inspections. Others are the development of a buffer zone along
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) goes to the polls this weekend to elect Regional executives. In the Ashanti region, all roads will lead to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, where the Regional chairmanship slot appears to be the main side attraction of the polls. The chairmanship race would be contested by prominent names like Yaw Owusu Obimpe, a former NDC Regional chairman, Enoch Amoako-Nsiah, a former Ashanti Regional Security Co-ordinator and Lawyer Evans Amankwa, a former Parliamentary
Most often than not, controversial Ghanaian dancehall musician Shatta Wale has always complained about the level of hatred he receives in the entertainment industry. This according to Shatta, sometimes makes him feel like he is in the wrong profession. The ‘Gringo’ hitmaker is one of the most talked about celebrities in the industry and he has been involved in countless controversies the most recent being his failure to perform at the Hogbetsotso Beach Rave despite an agreement with the organizers.
A man has been detained by police after appearing to throw eggs at King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, during a walkabout in York. Several police officers were seen restraining the suspect on the ground behind temporary fencing set up at Micklegate Bar in the city for the king’s visit on Wednesday. The king and queen consort were being welcomed to York by city leaders when a protester apparently threw three eggs at them, all of which missed, before the pair were ushered away. The man
The fate of hundreds of people rescued in the central Mediterranean by a charity vessel has sparked a diplomatic row between Italy and France, with the French government calling it “unacceptable” that Rome has refused to allow the ship, carrying 234 asylum seekers, to dock in an Italian port. On Tuesday, the Ocean Viking rescue boat, operated by the European charity SOS Méditerranée under a Norwegian flag, began sailing towards France after Italy’s new far-right government refused to
A nationwide strike over the cost of living increases caused by runaway inflation and enormous energy bill hikes linked to the war in Ukraine snarled traffic through much of Belgium and affected businesses on Wednesday. The main trade unions joined forces to call for wage increases as severe transport disruptions hit the country of 11.5 million inhabitants where inflation has reached its highest level since the mid-1970s. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent oil and natural gas prices soaring
Results of the US midterm elections will not change the “bad” relations between Moscow and Washington, the Kremlin has reportedly said. According to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday: “These elections are important, but it’s not necessary to exaggerate their importance in the short and medium-term for our relations. “These elections cannot change anything essential. Relations still are, and will remain, bad.” Peskov
Russia’s military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it captured after invading in February. Russia’s commander in Ukraine, Gen Sergei Surovikin, said it was no longer possible to keep supplying the city. The withdrawal means Russian forces will pull out entirely from the western bank of the River Dnipro. It is a significant blow as Russia faces a Ukrainian counter-offensive. For the Kremlin, it is also an embarrassment, says BBC
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