General News

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will later today, Friday, October 8, 2021, swear into office Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). Dr. Dampare, who has been acting in that capacity for the last two months will become the country’s 23rd IGP. COP Dampare, 51, until this appointment, was the Director-General in charge of ...

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has assured whistleblowers of their protection under the law if they are able to give out information on corruption-related activities engaged in by officials. The OSP noted that the role of the whistleblower in the fight against corruption in the country cannot be underestimated. “A whistleblower’s identity will not be revealed by the OSP without his or her ...

200 military personnel have been deployed to flush out illegal miners destroying water bodies in the country. The Ghana Armed Forces took this decision based on a directive given it by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. A statement from the Information Ministry, which made the announcement, said the team commenced the operation on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, on the ...

The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Permpeh, has entreated Ghanaians to exercise patience as the government is investing financial resources towards the upgrading of the power operating system in the country. This, he said, would ensure efficient and reliable power supply to both domestic and commercial power consumers to improve their businesses. Dr. Opoku Prempeh gave the assurance when ...

The Executive Director of the Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, says the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), needs a regulator. He said the regulator would help to standardise the Council’s operations and ensure that it delivered as expected to produce “true and learned students.” Mr Asare said that had become necessary because WAEC set its questions, marked by itself, and ...

President Akufo-Addo has finally released his list of deputy ministers, subject to approval by Parliament. According to a statement from the presidency, the list was submitted to the Speaker of Parliament today. In all, there are 39 deputy ministers appointed under 24 portfolios. The ministries of Trade, Local Government and Energy have three deputy minister-nominees. The list had been highly ...

Dr Selassie Adom, a Psychiatrist at the Pantang Hospital on Tuesday said beating a child as punishment for wrong doing does not correct the behavior. She said beating a child rather teaches the child to be violent, cautioning caregivers to find alternative ways of correcting unwanted behavior other than beating. Dr Adom was responding to a question by a participant ...

The Environmental Justice Foundation says the government of Ghana loses between US$14 million and 23 million annually in the trawl sector. The Foundation attributes the revenue losses to low licence fees in the sector as well as poor punitive regime for fisheries-related infringements. This was contained in a research that showed that nine out of every 10 fishing trawlers operating ...

Twitter announced Monday the recruitment of a team of eleven people in Ghana, with the intention of making the West African country its headquarters for the continent. “Today, in line with our growth strategy, we are pleased to announce that we are building a team in Ghana,” the company announced in a statement. “We need to further immerse ourselves in ...

The Office of the Chief Imam of the Nsawam – Adoagyiri  Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region, in collaboration with graduates of  Azhar University,  on Saturday, April 10, 2021, held a day’s convening for over forty  Imams within the Municipality.  The Forum, held on the theme. ‘Dedicate Your Energy in Seeking Allah’s Trust,’ was meant to empower participants to properly disseminate ...