2017

The trial of Jihad Chaaban, the Marwako Fast Food Supervisor, was plunged into controversy when prosecution demanded the meaning of an expression “Sharamota or Sharinta” in Arabic language. The Arabic interpreter told prosecution that…

Government has budgeted GH¢23 million to complete the construction of 18 uncompleted accommodation for the Ghana Armed Force (GAF) across the country, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister of Defence has said. He said the project, which…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed three metric tons of unwholesome goods seized during the Christmas and Easter festivities. The seized goods were expired and contaminated products being sold to the public. The goods…

More than 1,350 hectares of maize farms in the Central Region have been destroyed by army worms. Mr Gershon Wodzrah, Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) disclosed this at the Regional Co-coordinating Council…

The Central Regional Police Service has gathered intelligence which suggested that some people in the Cape Coast Metropolis were planning to burn the new Kotokuraba market if the stores were not fairly allocated. Deputy Commissioner of…

Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, the Osu Mantse, on behalf of the Osu and Gbese stools has declared their support for the execution of the Marine Investment project (MIP). Nii Kinka Dowuona VI said the Osu and Gbese stools, who are…

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen fisheries management. The MOU is the second phase of the EAF Nansen…

Ghana has called for a holistic approach to end Obstetric Fistula to make pregnancy and childbirth safe and comfortable for women across the world. “It is unacceptable for women in the 21st century to undergo such humiliating ordeals.…

Sometime in 2009, I was attending a symposium on the impact of new media in development in Africa at the African University College of Communication and one of the resource persons said something that has stuck with me. He said the world is…

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) says most monies paid by people to public officials were not bribes but rather extortions. Mr Michael Boadi, Corporate Affairs Manager of GII, said this on Tuesday at a public education…