Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop. He was returning to his bus after visiting a brewery when he was pelted by gravel. He was not injured. Mr Trudeau called a snap election in mid-August, in the hope of gaining a majority government for his …
The Taliban have fired warning shots to disperse the crowd at a large protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Video footage from the scene showed people running to safety, while heavy gunfire could be heard in the background. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets on Tuesday to denounce Taliban rule and demand women’s rights. …
The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, and declared the country an “Islamic Emirate”. The government will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, one of the movement’s founders. The interior minister will be a feared FBI-wanted leader of the Haqqani militant group. The Taliban seized control of most of the country more …
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has stated that the completion of the Integrated Recycling and Composting Plants (IRECOPs) across the country will help to eliminate pockets of refuse that are often sighted in the towns and cities. She described the IRECOPs as “novel recycling plants” which would not …
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, yesterday took his ‘Let’s Make Accra Work’ campaign to the Okaikoi North, La Dadekotopon and Ledzokuku Municipalities to ensure sanity in those areas.As part of the working visit to the areas, Mr Quartey supervised the demolition of unauthorised structures at the frontage of the Palace Shopping Mall on the …
The Director of the Department in the Upper West Region, Mrs Charity Banye, has appealed to parents and chiefs to promptly report sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) to the appropriate quarters for action. She said the department would continue to work with individuals, especially opinion leaders, and organisations to seek justice for victims of SGBV, …
The Sankofa Medical Charities, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has donated a dialysis machine and four dialysis wheelchairs to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) in the Northern Region. This forms part of the NGO’s move to support the treatmentof patients suffering from kidney and other pandemic diseases. Dr Al-Majeed Adam, who represented the NGO, presented the …
A total of 45 security personnel from six West African countries are in Ghana for a three-day workshop on West African Police Information System (WAPIS)that is seeking to harmonise security systems of participating countries, in Accra. The programme, which is the second phase is aimed at enhancing the capacity of West African law enforcement authorities, …
The Kwabenya District of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in collaboration with the police has begun an operation to stop power theft and illegal connections in the area. The exercise that will take place within the Ga-East District of the Greater Accra Region, will see ECG staff and police visiting homes and shops to …
The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Madina Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) on Saturday held its maiden MIST SRC Excellence Awards. At the event a number of students were presented with awards of plaques for their achievements in the school. Amongst them was Ayishatu Salihu, the 2018-19 Women’s Commissioner of the SRC who …
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) will cut water supply for consumers in the western part of the Greater Accra Region on Monday, September 13, 2021. The move is to enable the company’s engineers to replace some faulty valves on the main 900mm transmission pipe lines, which impedes water flow and causes serious challenges in …
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has extended the AstraZeneca second dose vaccination exercise by six more days to allow more people to take their second dose. The exercise, which was originally scheduled to end on Saturday, September 4 will now end on Friday, September 10, according to the Directorate. A statement issued by the …
The chiefs and people of Krobo, near Techiman, in the Bono East region, have appealed to government to provide the Krobo Nursing Training College with accommodation for tutors and students. The residents decry the lack of accommodation for students and tutors on campus, including the principal of the school, and called on the Middle Belt …
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, yesterday inaugurated the nine-member board of directors for the newly established Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), with a call on members to help actualise the President’s vision of developing a petro-chemical industry for the country. The board is chaired by the President of the Western Nzema Traditional …
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has courted the support of the media to promote behavioural change and encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyles among citizens, for effective nation building. Dr Elorm Hillary Otchi, member of a Technical Team implementing two newly-developed policies by the MOH, said this was critical to reduce disease burden, deaths and …
The Wa-Nadowli-Jirapa road in the Upper West Region which was destroyed by flood last month has been re-opened for use by commuters and drivers as work continues on the stretch. The road which was rendered unmotorable after portions caved in as a result of persistent rainfall and subsequent flooding between August 12 and 14 has …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says foreign direct investment opportunities in the country in the first term of his administration (between 2017 and 2020) were estimated at US$12 billion. Despite the global decline of foreign direct investments by 42 per cent in 2020 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), he said investment …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has advised former President John Dramani Mahama to tell Ghanaians about his true record while in power.According to the party, the records of the former President’s administration were full of corruption and deceit, as he put the economy in “freefall” after reckless expenditure in excess of some GH¢12 billion in pursuit …
The Queen Mothers’ Foundation of Ghana (QMF) has expressed concern about the increasing cases of barbaric killing of women by their husbands, saying the practice is a threat to the country’s development. It has, therefore, called on the Police and the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection to intervene and put measures in place to …
An imperfect constitution is not the challenges of the nation but the lack of fundamental commitment to establish a constitutional order. The challenges with the constitutions are easy to write and promulgate but they do not necessarily establish a constitutional order,” Professor Kwaku Asare, a D&D Fellow in Public Law and Justice at Center for …
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