Outspoken Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin-Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, on Wednesday stormed the national headquarters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to answer questions in relation to allegations he levelled against some national officers of the party. Mr Agyapong, who initially vowed not to honour any invitation by the party, was there to meet […]

The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has said the provision of decent accommodation for the police remains a top priority of the government. Mr Amissah-Arthur, who is also the Chairman of the Ghana Police Council, gave the assurance when he handed over four blocks of flats to the police administration at a ceremony in Accra yesterday. Shortage of residential and office accommodation for police personnel has for years remained a major challenge of the Ghana Police Service which has been adopting various measures such as collaborating with the private sector to find a solution to the problem. The handover of the houses built at the Cantonments Barracks in Accra, brings to seven such facilities, comprising 42 apartments for police officers. The latest blocks of flats contain 24 apartments. Vice-President Amissah-Arthur said the next meeting of the Police Council would focus on improving on accommodation for police personnel. He said the Police Administration had on its drawing board a major project which was aimed at providing 2,000 units of houses for its personnel. “Even as we wait for this major project, we will examine at the next Police Council meeting the improvement of accommodation and the provision of quality accommodation for police officers.” For the sustainability of the flats, he urged the police personnel who would occupy them to ensure its maintenance, while the police administration also pursues a regular inspection of the place. MoU in 2008 The Director General of the Technical Division of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Mr Frank Adu-Poku, said the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project was signed between the police and private investors, Gold Key Properties and Alema Properties Limited, in October 2008. The three-phased project, he said, comprised the construction of the seven-block modern housing unit to replace 22 old bungalows, development of the Cantonments police station with office accommodation for the various units of the service and the redevelopment of the available land for commercial purposes. He pleaded with the government to enter into more agreements with private investors to develop land for the police such as those in Accra Central and Airport, to reduce the accommodation problem facing the service. Replacing old bungalows The Director of Gold Key Properties, Mr Joseph Torku, explained that the company was tasked with “mobilising financial and technical resources for the replacement of the 22 dilapidated bungalows”. He expressed interest in venturing into more of such projects with the government to solve the housing needs of public workers. Tour of Police Hospital project Later, Vice-President Amissah-Arthur toured the £4 million police hospital redevelopment project aimed at improving healthcare delivery in the metropolis. The project, which is being undertaken by the International Hospitals Group on a turnkey basis, was started in 2003 but work was halted at a point as a result of lack of funds. The local contractor, Mr Harry B. Sintim-Aboagye, promised the Vice-President that the project would be completed on schedule in April 2016. He said adequate funds had been secured for the completion of the project on schedule.  

GRABBED! The armed robbers with their weapons Residents of Kasoa and its surrounding communities are living in fear, as dare-devil armed robbers ran amok in the area with impunity, robbing various households at will. Even though police said some suspects had been arrested, residents revealed that the attacks were incessant and continued on a daily […]

A 20-year-old nursing mother, Aseye Avi of Abutia-Tegbleve in the Volta Region is in the custody of Anyirawase Police for allegedly killing her 66-year- old mother. Aseye was alleged to have hit her mother’s head with a pestle. Her mother, Gadzi Abla, died while being taken to the Ho Municipal Hospital. Police sources said the late Gadzi and Aseye quarreled over Aseye’s new boyfriend who was said to have dated two other women in the same family. In the course of the quarrel the late Gadzi allegedly snatched Aseye’s mobile-phone given to her by the new boyfriend and smashed it on the ground.  The sources said this prompted Aseye to reach for a pestle with which she hit the late Gadzi’s head. The scream of the deceased attracted some neighbours who were rushing her to the Hospital before she died. A source at Abutia told the Ghana News Agency that Togbe Bese, Chief of the Community and husband of the late Gadzi and Aseye’s father broke down in tears lamenting his wife’s death and his daughter’s arrest. Aseye, described as the ninth child of the couple, was said to be the bread winner of the family.  

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Parliament has constituted a Special Committee to thoroughly look into the demolition exercise carried out by the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) at Adjei Kojo, near Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. The Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Irene Naa Torshie Addo, who made a statement on the demolition exercise yesterday on the floor […]

The 2012 Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia last Saturday joined hundreds of sympathizers to mourn with Professor Dominic Fobih, former Minister of Education and Sports in the erstwhile Kufuor administration at the funeral of his brother and nephew. The joint funeral of Nana Akwasi Tano, Odikro of Assin Aworabo […]

Kuurimah Umuhera Ibrahim Twenty-four-year-old Kuurimah Umuhera Ibrahim, a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) has appealed to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to assist her educate people on the practice. Ms Ibrahim, a student of the University for Development Studies (UDS) who hails from the Upper West Region, said she had tried […]

The NDC activists at the press conference on Wednesday. INSET: The Azonto road Some irate youths of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Asamankese in the Lower West Akim District of the Eastern Region have expressed their displeasure about the deplorable state of infrastructure in their area. They have accused the Municipal Chief Executive […]

The price of sachet water popularly known as "pure water" has been increased by 50 percent. This means consumers will have buy it for 15 pesewas instead of the current price of 10p. The 50 percent increment is as a result of losses incurred by producers, according to Magnus Nunoo, President of the Sachet and Bottled Water Producers Association. He noted that the increment, which was supposed to take effect in October 2013 after Parliament passed a 10% environmental tax on plastics, was stopped due to public outcry. But Magnus Nunoo in an interview with CitiNews said the time is now to ensure the survival of the industry. “We are asking all our members to comply with the 15p because there is no way you can survive on the current price of 10p per sachet,” he added.  

Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah, BoG Boss The condition of the Cedi is dire. The nose-diving mode it has assumed of late is disturbing. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has had to press the alarm button through the adoption of panicky measures which have so far showed little or no sign of responsiveness to the treatment […]

Minister of Energy Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah says government is determined to ensure that challenges within the power sector are brought under control. According to the Minister, the annual energy demand which stands at 12 percent -- up from 10 percent-- presents enormous challenges which must be tackled head-on if the country is to attain a marked level of development. Mr. Buah was speaking at the inauguration of the boards of the Bui Power Authority and the Energy Commission yesterday at the Ministry. Chairman of the Bui Power Authority, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, said the board will ensure the 400 megawatt facility's contribution to the country's energy supply is enhanced. "We will put in efficient operation capacity so the nation benefits from its investment," Mr. Nketiah said after being sworn in. He said government must harness the capacity of the artisans used in construction of the dam for other hydroelectric dam projects, rather than allow such expertise to dissipate. Other members of the board include Theresa Nyarko-Fofie, Kwame Twum Boafo, Joseph Akati Saaka, Kwasi Agyeman Gyan-Tutu, Dr. Kofi Nketsia Afful and Jabesh Amissah Arthur. President John Mahama last year inaugurated the US$622million Bui Hydroelectric Dam, which will contribute a further 400MW to the country’s energy supply. The Minister also inaugurated a six-member board of the Energy Commission headed by Dr. Kwame Ampofo. The other members of the board are Dr. Syvana Rudith King, Innocent K.A. Akwayena, Dr. Isaac F. Mensa-Bonsu, Stephen Duodu and Dr. Ofosu Ahenkorah.  

Muslim communities in many towns in the Central African Republic are threatened as reprisal attacks on civilians continue, a medical charity warns

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[Ghanaian Chronicle]Derma -The Assemblies of God (AG) Church has presented a two bedroom apartment to a widow, Madam Mercy Twumwaa and her four children at Derma in the Tano South District of Brong-Ahafo region.