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The Ghana Journalists Association, GJA has declared war against political vigilantism and electoral violence as the nation prepares to go to the polls this year. The Association said it will empower the media to constantly denounce political vigilantism and electoral violence and ensure that the practices are curtailed. The President of the GJA Affail Monney declared this at the launch ...

Suspected hardened criminals Yemenis and Syrians – Sanousi Khalifa Mohammed and cousin Amel acting to be Libyans are in the police grips after countless failed attempts to arrest them. The suspects were yesterday picked by the Tesano Police Intelligence team at the Landing Restaurant at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to conclude an ‘Unfinished business’ with the victims-El Klink Moustapha ...

Prior to coming into government in 2016, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) captured Renewable Energy Development in its manifesto. The government organised a press conference to share its achievement within the first 100 days in office, one of which was that “government has established a policy to move all major government buildings, schools, hospitals, military, and police to solar energy”. ...

Despite sitting down as she shells bright-pink beans, Margaret Tindimutuma’s swollen feet are in pain. The Ugandan matriarch has a rare type of elephantiasis that has caused her family untold suffering. “I have always had allergies since I was young. So when my legs started to develop little swellings, like boils, I didn’t think much of it,” the octogenarian says ...

The African Union has unanimously endorsed a Ghanaian, Dr Edward Kwakwa, as the sole African candidate for the position of Director-General of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The decision was taken at a late-night meeting during the recent summit of the AU in Addis Ababa. The 83-member WIPO Coordination Committee is to meet on March 5 and 6, ...

Ghana last year rescued 778 victims of human trafficking and offered them comprehensive trauma and informed care before their reintegration into society. A total of 147 cases were reported and investigated, out of which 23 cases were prosecuted. These involved 37 defendants with 15 of them being convicted. Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, ...

Vice President of policy think tank IMANI, Kofi Bentil, has expressed concerns over the rising debt level of the country. According to him, managers of the economy must redirect their path as the country is back to the status of a highly indebted poor country despite the debt cancellation under former President Kufuor. “Prez Kufuor got our debts cancelled under ...

The Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr. Kwasi Osei, has revealed that Ghanaians will soon be required to pay a special levy to cater for the needs of mentally challenged people in the society. According to Dr. Osei, the public would be obligated to pay the levy to the mental health fund to support the battle against ...

Professor George Oduro, the immediate past Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has called on students leaders to remain committed to their core mandate and resist all attempts to infiltrate their rank with partisan politics. He noted that the habitual politicization of all issues in Ghana was not merely a concocted perception but a veritable phenomenon ...

Infrared Imaging Solutions (IRIS) Ghana, an electrical service provider, has advised the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to include infrared electrical inspection in the fire safety certification processes to help reduce fire outbreaks. Mr Awal Sakib Mohammed, the Chief Thermographer and Electrical Wiring Inspector of IRIS Ghana, gave the advice at an event to introduce the Infrared Electrical Inspection system ...