Новости за 18.09.2019

Prof Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, a criminologist, has joined calls for the resignation of the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) said, Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah would have saved her integrity by not waiting to be removed following the preponderance of calls asking her to step down. Prof. Ken Attafuah Calls for Mrs Addo-Danquah to step down follow news on Monday that the ...

A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been caught in huge populist agenda that has exposed those handling the Computer School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). In the estimation of the Deputy Minister, he is the only one with the repository of knowledge to solve problems associated with the school placement. Dr. Adutwum is reported to have cut short a trip in the United of States America (USA) to fly back to Ghana to help solve issues. Per a repor ...

The Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank, Mr Bill Winters, has paid a courtesy call on President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his working visit to Ghana. He was accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Nigeria and West Africa, Mr Lamin Manjang. A release issued in Accra by the bank yesterday said ldquo;While in Ghana, he also had meetings with key stakeholders. ldquo;During the visit, in addition to interacting with staff, Mr Winters partici ...

Family of Priscilla Kuranchie, one of the four murdered Tadi girls has disassociated themselves from the stance of the remaining three who are rejecting the DNA test result conducted by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service. According to the family, they have commended the CID rsquo;s effort and do accept the report wholeheartedly. Peace Fm rsquo;s Western Regional Reporter reported that the family in spite of they not satisfied with the DNA report ...

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has asked a serving military officer, Brigadier-General Charles Awuiti, to stop holding himself as the Chief of Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District in the Eastern Region. He said Brigadier-General Awuiti, who had described himself as the Chief of Kwabeng since 2013, did not follow the right process to occupy the stool and, therefore, his purported installation was null and void. Addressing a durbar in his honour at Kwabeng on Tuesday, Sep ...

The three families said they could not trust the outcome of the DNA tests as announced by the Police Administration and, therefore, demanded the reopening of investigations into the case. They completely objected to the declaration by the police that the skeletal remains found in a cesspit in Takoradi included those of their missing relatives. The three are the families of Ruth Abakah, Priscilla Bentum and Ruth Love Quayson. The press conference At a press conference in A ...

Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition with 20 other Civil Society Groups have petitioned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, for further and better particulars on the over GH cent;2bn reportedly saved through the review of sole-sourced and restrictive tendering contracts. The Finance Minister while delivering the 2019 mid-year budget review in Parliament announced that some GH cent; 2.75 billion had been saved through thorough scrutiny of sole-sourced contracts as well as contracts awarded ...

Dr. Kwesi Aning, a security analyst wants a commission of inquiry to be established to probe the police service rsquo;s handling of the whole kidnapping cases. Speaking on Eyewitness News, on the back of the police service rsquo;s confirmation of the death of the four girls who went missing in Takoradi over the last year, Dr. Aning said questions needed to be answered on the ldquo;police professionalism and efforts in the investigation. rdquo; A lot of the controversy has sur ...

The former Director ndash;General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Bright Oduro says the current CID boss Maame Tiwaa Addo Danqua first statement suggesting the Police Service know the whereabouts of the missing Takoradi girls has led to many calling for her resignation. ldquo; hellip;the problem is the statement that was made. And people are saying that if you made such a statement you knew where they were and now they are dead then you don rsquo;t deserve to ...