The Acting Inspector General of the Ghana Police Service, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare on Wednesday begun a 36 hours tour of Kwahu including the Afram Plains in the Eastern Region.
The acting IGP, accompanied by the senior officer’s visit was to examine police performance and th…
NEDCo Apologizes To Customers Over Police Assault
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), has apologized to its customers in Tamale over the alleged assault on them by police officers.
“We unreservedly apologize to those directly affected as well as our cherished customers, the people of Tamale and the General…
Ghana’s Population Is 30.8m
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) yesterday released a preliminary report of the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) with provisional results pegging Ghana’s population at 30.8 million.
The figure represents an increase of 6.1 million from the 24.7 million recorded in 2010, constitu…
Fake ECG Staff Busted, 20 Illegal Connections Detected
The Revenue Protection Team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Tema has caused the police to arrest a fake staff of the company who have been selling meters to residents of Klagon and its environs.
He was said to have installed a commercial meter supposed to be at N…
WR Minister Laments Chieftaincy Disputes
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has said that chieftaincy disputes in the region continue to be the greatest impediment to the development of the area.
He also mentioned illegal mining activities or ‘galamsey’, poor road network, youth unemployment…
Youth In Prestea Huni Valley Municipality Mark World Clean Up Day
The youth of Damang and Huni Valley in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region have as part of activities to mark this year’s World Clean Up Day undertaken a clean-up exercise of selected communities in their areas.
World Cleanup Day is an annual global social action pro…
WHO Holds Leadership Workshop for Senior Health Officers
The World Health Organization (WHO) Ghana office in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Africa has begun a three- and half-day leadership workshop for 24 heads of agencies, regional directors of health and senior leaders in the health sector to enable them transform health outcome…
Fisherman Arrested For Stabbing Man, 71, To Death
Yao Senya, a 27-year-old fisherman, has been arrested by the Anloga Police for allegedly stabbing one Dumega Heletsi Akpakudzo, 71, to death at Atito, a suburb of Anloga.
He was arrested on September 15, this year, and is currently in police custody assisting with investigati…
Fertiliser shortage ‘will send food prices shooting up
Food prices are likely to soar next year after record-high gas prices forced fertiliser manufacturers to halt production, experts have warned.
Farmers face paying sky-high prices for fertiliser and may struggle to secure supplies at all, raising the prospect of weak crop yields that will a…
Gov’t Presents Confiscated Rosewood To Support National Cathedral Project
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has presented 18 impounded containers of Rosewood towards the construction of the National Cathedral Project.
This follows the inspection and confiscation of the 5 containers of Rosewood by Mr. Jinapor at the Tema Port on Fri…