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The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has issued new directives to guide police traffic duties, highway patrols, barrier duties among others. A statement from the police said the new directives were in response to numerous complaints from the public about unprofessional conduct of some officers. The statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs Department, ACP David Eklu said, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo reached 700 career goals in official matches by scoring for Portugal in their 2-1 loss to Ukraine in a Euro 2020 qualifier on Monday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner converted a penalty in the 72nd minute after a Ukraine player was judged to have handled a long-range shot in the box. Ronaldo is the sixth player to achieve the feat, following ...

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has ruled out climate change as the reason why Ghana is experiencing rains in October. Public Relations Officer of the Agency, Papa Nii Clegg in an interview with Joy News said the change is not new and forecast more rains in the coming weeks. “The rains we are experiencing in October is not unusual. It could ...

Amnesty International Ghana has renewed calls for abolishing of the death penalty in Ghana, as recommended by the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC). According to the agency, the sentence has lost its usefulness and has had adverse effects on relatives and children of incarcerated parents who are on the death row. In a Citi News interview, Board Chair of Amnesty International ...

Fifty-seven out of the 144 Frequency Modulation (FM) stations that were cited for various infractions in an audit exercise by the National Communications Authority (NCA) have been shut down, the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has said. “In accordance with the decisions of the Electronic Communication Tribunal (ECT), 30 out of the 57 stations have submitted fresh applications ...

The Founder of Fountain Gate Ministry, Rev. Eastwood Anaba, says the increasing rate of criminal activities is not a failure of the church and its pastors. He acknowledges that one of the traditional functions of religion and Christianity for that matter, is to keep people from wrongdoing, however, those responsible for preventing the occurrence of crime in the country must ...

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for an end of what he calls over-politicisation of every policy in Ghana. Commissioning the second medical drone distribution centre in Mpanya, in Asante Mampong, in the Ashanti Region, the President said the incessant politicisation of all issues does no credit to Ghana’s politics. “When Zipline is called to supply blood products during emergency ...

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC), Mrs Mami Dufie Ofori, has cautioned that very soon Ghana may have to import water to supply its people if the rate at which people are encroaching and destroying the nation’s water bodies is not checked. Mrs Ofori, who was astonished at the level of encroachment on the catchment ...

A group of Kayayei (head porters) were on Friday educated on reproductive health, personal hygiene, menstrual cycle, among others to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. They were also directed on how to exercise their human rights, especially, in case of rape and on family planning services.  Your Health Matters Ghana, Health and Lifestyle Initiative and Baba Sariki ...

The Communications Ministry has ordered Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to stop passing on the 9% Communication Service Tax (CST) to subscribers. In a letter addressed to the National Communications Authority (NCA), and published in full below, the Communications Ministry stated that the CST should be treated the same way VAT, NHIL, GETFUND levy and all other taxes and levies imposed on entities ...