Новости за 22.07.2019

It is an explosion waiting to happen. Several consumers of auto gas and cooking gas cylinders in Obuasi and its environs were seen violating all the safety norms associated with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder usage. Cooking gas cylinders were spotted being transported in a horizontal manner after refill while auto gas cylinders had fabrications with electrical wires around it and were also rusty which needed a coat of paint to prevent corrosion. The observations were made ...

Lawyers for murder suspect in the late legislator, J.B. Danquah-Adu rsquo;s Daniel Asiedu are challenging a medical report that declared him sane to stand trial. They want the court to direct the Psychiatrist who carried out the evaluation to submit his full report to the court. The sanity of Daniel Asiedu who is standing trial together with Vincent Bosso over the murder of Abuakwa North MP came into question following his lawyers rsquo; insistence that they had reason to believe he may no ...

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Deputy Inspector General Police, James Oppong-Boanuh as the acting IGP following a directive for Mr. David Asante-Appeatu to proceed on leave with immediate effect. Mr. David Asante-Appeatu rsquo;s leave is pending his retirement from the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday 14, 2019. A statement signed by the Director of Communications of the Presidency, Eugene Arhin on Monday said, rdquo; President Akufo-Addo has asked the Deputy Inspector G ...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu and the Director-General of Police CID, COP Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah have for the third time failed to show up at an Accra High Court where they have been cited for contempt. At the two previous sittings, the judge Justice Jennifer Dodoo had indicated she will only deliver her ruling if the two officers were present. She further indicated that she would have issued a warrant for their arrest if they were ordinary citizens. ...

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, to proceed on leave, with immediate effect, pending his retirement from the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. According to a statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Jubilee House, Eugene Arhin, ldquo;the President thanked him for his many years of service to the country, and wished him well in his retirement. rdquo; It stated that President Akufo-Addo has ...

Participants at a day rsquo;s workshop organized by Hope Alive 360 Foundation (NGO) in partnership with the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-GHANA) have called on the Dormaa East District Assembly in the Bono Region to ensure the active participation of citizens in the implementation of projects. The workshop which brought together members of the District Planning Coordinating Unit (DPCU, members of the Dormaa East Social Audit Committee, relevant heads of departments ...

The Savannah Regional Minister, Honourable Salifu Adam Braimah has paid a courtesy call on the chiefs and people of Sonyor in the Bole district of the Savannah region. Accompanying the Savannah Regional Minister is the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole- Bamboi district Honorable Veronica Alele Herming, DCE for Sawla- Tuna-Kalba district Mr Mohammed Lawal, the Regional Budget Officer as well as the Regional Coordinating Director Mr Mohammed Adam Baba. Speaking at the Sony ...

The government has said contractors are being supplied funds to resume work on various cocoa road projects across the country. The Akufo-Addo administration suspended the projects in 2017 for an audit following alleged corruption. The Mahama administration was among other things, accused of awarding over 230 different road contracts to the tune of GHC3.5 billion under the project, to the detriment of the Ghana Cocoa Boards rsquo; finances. According to Information Minister, Kojo ...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, could land himself in jail Monday if he is found guilty of contempt court. Police refused to release murder suspect, Gregory Afoko, despite a High Court order on March 20, 2019, directing that he should be released and the suspect meeting the bail condition. Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) COP Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah, also faces the same fate. The two are being blamed for the police rsquo ...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says its premises is a no go area for middlemen, popularly called ldquo;Goro Boys. rdquo; According to the Board Chairman of DVLA, Frank Davis, the move which is geared towards ensuring customer satisfaction will make the authority unattractive for Goro boys. http://cdn.modernghana.com/images/content/722201993604 swnaqdcp53 boardchairmanofdvlafrankdavis.jpeg The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour at the ...

The Builsa North District Security Committee (DISEC) has established a five-member committee to investigate the cause of clashes by first-year students of the Sandema Senior High Technical School in the Upper East Region. The committee is also expected to unravel the circumstance that led to the death of Abduali Jidel Nashiru, a General Arts student of the school. According to the District Chief Executive of the area, David Afoko, the committee must also determine the ring leaders of ...

The Bureau of Public Safety has expressed concern over the growing incident of violent crimes including murder in the country. The bureau in its 2019 half-year report remarked that ldquo;Crime and Violent Crime continue to be a matter of concern as the two account for over 60% of all public safety events reported between April and June 2019. rdquo; It noted that violent crime events increased by over 43% in the second quarter and accounts for more than 25% d ...

The Vice President, H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid a two-day official visit to the Republic of Cuba. This is particularly historic for Ghana since the year 2019 marks the 60th year of our economic and diplomatic ties with Cuba. This also coincides with the 60th independence anniversary celebration of the people and government of the Republic of Cuba. The Vice President paid separate courtesy calls on the President of Cuba, H.E Miguel Diaz-Canel, the Vice President of the Cuban Co ...