Judges in the country have been admonished to guard against being corrupted by the power they wield. According to the Most Reverend Dr Robert Allotey Okine, Archbishop Emeritus of the Church of Province of West Africa, judges must be guided by the aphorism “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely“ in their dispensation … The post Don’t let power corrupt you
The University of Cape Coast School of Business (UCC School of Business), held its annual Dean’s award ceremony which celebrates students who obtained CGPA of 3.6 and above at level 200 to 400. The awards showed 61 per cent increase in the number of students on the list. In all, 299 students received awards with … The post Cape Coast School of Business holds annual Dean’s
The Paramount Chief of Dormaa, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, has praised the President, Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo, for introducing the Free Senior High School (SHS) initiative in the country. He explained that the initiative had not only led to increased enrolment but quality as well, citing the Dormaa SHS as a good example of the … The post Dormaa Paramount chief
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed recent power crisis to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system challenges. Although he did not confirm whether or not the system had been hacked, Managing Director of ECG, Mr Samuel DubikMahama, said the company had so far been able to restore operations of District Offices and third-party … The post We
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his disappointment in the boards and managements of the various specified entities for the high number of infractions and mismanagement captured in the Auditor General’s Report last year In a meeting with the board chairs of the various specified entities at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday, the … The post Pres raps boards,
The President of the Ghana Institute of Engineers (GhiE), Professor Charles Adams, has called on the members of the Chamber of Construction Industry to find innovative ways to fund, maintain roads and infrastructural projects in the country. According to him, in spite of the efforts of successive governments, several undone and uncompleted roads and housing … The post Chamber
VICE President Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the deepening of international cooperation to counter cybercrime. “Indeed, no country can tackle the world’s current challenges alone: from wars and other conflicts, climate change, poverty, inequality, lack of respect for human rights, food insecurity, unemployment – International cooperation is vital if we are to overcome … The post Deepen
The Deputy Minister of Education, Mr John Ntim Fordjour, has reiterated the government’s commitment to breaking the digital divide in the country. He noted that the government had put in a huge investment in ensuring that the digital infrastructure is sufficiently dissolved even in the hardest to reach areas in the country, led by agencies like … The post Govt commits
Some residents in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality have kicked against the legal action taken by the McCarthy Hills Residents’ Association to restrain Empire Cement Factory (ECF) from starting its operations. Consequently, they have appealed to the government to expeditiously ensure the inauguration of the factory so that it could commence with its operations and provide employment … The post Some
The Parliament of Ghana on December 23, 2020 passed into law a new Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036). It was assented by the President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the same date. The Act was enacted among other things to revise, harmonize, and consolidate the laws on land to ensure sustainable land … The post *Let’s
If you are amiably listening to amateur radio broadcasts and a call like the one above interrupts the music or news, it means there is distress on board the aircraft that has identified itself as “Ghana 001”! Such a call is made when the aircraft is close to running out of fuel; or has lost … The post MAYDAY! MAYDAY!!…. THIS IS GHANA 001! MAYDAY!! ….MAYDAY!!…
The Wa West District in the Upper West Region has been hardest hit by the spillage of the Bagre and Kompiega Dams in Burkina Faso this year. The district with a population of 99,187 has seen major floods that had cut off most of the communities from the District’s Capital, Wechiau and making it difficult … The post Bagre, Kompiega dam spillage hits Wa West District
The Accra High Court (Land Division One) has directed the Lands Commission to instruct its Eastern Region Office in Koforidua to expunge from its records information indicating that Akotoshie, Ewukorpe, and Gakorpe in the Ga West Municipality are in the Eastern Region. The court held that Akotoshie, Ewukorpe and Gakorpe had always been part of … The post Akotoshie lands
The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Dr Eric Oduro Osae, has tasked internal auditors to monitor the accounting systems used to prepare financial statements of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to ensure accuracy. According to him, the government had been questioning the amount of money paid by most SOEs as dividends over the suspicion … The post Monitor SOEs’ accounting
An Accra Circuit has remanded into custody seven Nigerians for allegedly trafficking 20 Nigerians into the country and forcibly engaging them in cyber-crime activities. Their request for bail was refused by the court presided over by Rosemary Baah Tosu who remanded them into the custody of Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to appear again … The post 7 Nigerians
The Berekum District Magistrate Court, presided over by Simon Gaga, has granted a 28-year-old cleaner, Mary Adwoa Kyeremaa bail in the sum of GH¢3, 000 with a surety for failing to provide a DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) test result on her 10-year-old son whose paternity is being challenged at the court. She is to reappear in … The post Woman, 28,
Some angry youth at Samreboi, in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region, on Wednesday clashed with workers of Akonta Mining Limited, over illegal mining activities in the Nimri Forest Reserve. Two persons suffered gunshot wounds, the Ghanaian Times gathered. Reports indicated that, drivers of Akonta Mining Limited were on that day, hauling … The post Angry
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