Новости за 14.12.2019

President Akufo-Addo has ridiculed the general assertion that corruption is still dominant among appointees of his government. According to the president, no allegation of corruption against any member of his government has gone un-investigated, hence the accusation of him supervising a corrupt administration is false. ldquo;I am not corrupt and I will never be corrupt. For these accusations that have been made against some of my appointees, none has been ignored. In fact, al ...

A staunch supporter of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Fati, has filed an appeal against the ruling of an Accra High Court which fined her for her assault on Adom FM reporter, Akosua Sakyiwaa. According to a notice of appeal filed by her lawyer, Nana Obiri Boahen, the entire process or procedure that led to the judgment of the Human Rights Court was ldquo;heavily flawed and same led to the breach of the natural justice rule which resulted in substantial miscarriage of ...

Mankessim Traditional Council has stated that due judicial process and police notification were followed in the procession which was marred by violence last week. Speaking during a press conference to explain the bloodshed which claimed the life of the Municipal Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and a student, Supi Abaka Kuntu, a member of the Mankessim Traditional Council, said after the court ruling of 29th November 29, 2019 that ordered the remo ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the Department of Gender and Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service have organized an advocacy programme to sensitize 60 traditional and religious leaders and solicit their support in reaching out to the large public, especially their followers and encourage them to speak publicly against some of the harmful traditional and cultural practices in the society. The programme which was ...

A project has been launched to step up education on peace to prevent election motivated violence and conflict before, during and after the 2020 general election in the Nanumba North Municipality and the Nanumba South District in the Northern Region. It also seeks to help contribute to the lifting of the curfew imposed on the Bimbilla township to enable the population, especially women and minority ethnic groups to freely participate in the 2020 parliamentary and presidential electionee ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has tasked Christians to take keen interest in the governance of the country so as to instill high values in governance. We as Christians share a common faith and our national wellbeing is intertwined with the progress of the nation, he said. Conversations He was speaking at the maiden edition of the 39;Conversations in the Cathedral 39; at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra last Wednesday. ldquo;Conversations in the Cathedral rd ...

President Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the delay in the trial of 25 persons in the previous administration for various acts of malfeasance, financial impropriety and corrupt acts. He, however, pointed out that it was extremely important that prosecutions were done within the context of due process. He said although the process was delaying, it was not as if nothing was happening. Media encounter ldquo;The thing about due process is that it is only when you are in trouble ...

Dear Akufo-Addo 39;s God, Nana 39;s father, who art in heaven; doest thou really art in heaven or you are living in some 5-star plaza on a distant planet next to Pluto? Anyways Hallowed be thy name, Thy Kingdom Come. Thy will is about to be done on earth, and that is the reason why I am writing you this letter. I am neither a baby elephant following my mother around in the Mole, nor am I standing under a yellow umbrella to allow cash out. I am the dropout son of a retired photograph ...

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) says road fatalities in the country this year has reduced compared to that of the previous year, 2018. According to the authority, 1,915 fatalities were recorded between January and October this year as compared to 1,921 recorded for the same period last year. In addition, it said pedestrian knockdowns had reduced by 7.07 per cent from 2,626 to 2,418 for the same period. The Public Relations Officer of the authority, Ms Pearl Adusu Gyesi, ...

The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, has called on Ghanaian publishers to increase their production capacity to meet market demands. ldquo;We must encourage the capacity of our local printers such that the situation where it costs cheaper for books to be imported rather than the importation of the material to produce books internally, may be averted. This would help develop the capacity to print and publish all the books required in this country ...

The Local Government Ministry has announced, the setting aside of some streets within Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions, as street markets during the yuletide. The ldquo;Street Hawking Markets rdquo;, according to a statement signed by sector Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama, will operate between 5am-11pm from Monday, December 16, 2019, through to Wednesday, January 1, 2020. All the designated hawking streets in the 13 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), will be closed to ...

A non-governmental organisation is leading to charge on child safety ahead of the Christmas festivities. Astel Foundation as part of its mandate, has engaged pupils of Rockies International School in Accra on safety measures against all forms of abuse during the yuletide. The aim of the advocacy is also to empower parents and caregivers on how to help children avoid the risk of being abducted with danger tips. The Executive Director of Astell Foundation, Stella Koranteng Asante called o ...

President Akufo-Addo has backed the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) rsquo;s enforcement of the GIPC Act on retailing in Ghana saying, Nigerians cannot complain about how laws are enforced in the country. While the President admits that measures must be put in place to ensure strict enforcement of the Act, he maintains, GUTA cannot also take the law into its hands. ldquo;Nigerians cannot complain about our enforcement of our laws, they are doing it in their own country. So they c ...

The Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area in the Bono Region, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang-Badu II, has constructed an ultramodern police station for the Ghana Police Service in his community. He commissioned the Dormaa Divisional Police Headquarters - built with his personal resources - at a colorful ceremony held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The benevolent gesture forms part of activities marking the 20th-anniversary celebration of the enstoolment of Osagyefo Oseadeeyo A ...

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut a sod for work to begin on the First Phase of the Rehabilitation and Auxiliary Infrastructure of Kumasi Inner City Road and Adjacent Streets Project. The construction works will benefit six Metropolitan and Municipal areas, including the Asokwa, Kwadaso, Oforikrom, Tafo and Suame Municipalities. Manhyia, Bantama, Nhyiaeso and Subin, all sub ndash; metros within the Kumasi Metro would also benefit from this project. Addressing the ex ...