2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck out an application by the state seeking leave of the court to acquire properties owned by Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a businessman. The five-member panel presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah noted…

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) on Wednesday, stopped an encroacher from developing a structure on the course of the Densu River, at Tetegu, near Accra. The developer, identified as Nii Ayi…

More than half of the member states of the International Criminal Court – including 13 from Africa – have come out in support of the Court in response to new US sanctions against the institution. On June 11, in retaliation for the ICC…

The National Board for Small Scale Industries, (NBSSI) managers of the Government’s anti-COVID-19 One billion-cedi stimulus package, has begun disbursement of loans, with the first 1,000 qualified applicants receiving their funds. The…

Ghana has signed a contract agreement with China’s Dongfang Electric International Corporation for the supply of Locomotives and Rolling Stock, which makes up a total of 35 standard gauge trains for passenger and freight services in Ghana.…

Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo, Senior Minister, on Wednesday launched a $9 million tourism grant scheme under the Ghana Tourism Development Project, geared towards revitalising the tourism sector that has highly been affected by the COVID-19…

Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, the Minister of Education has been detained at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) Legon, ahead of his results for a second COVID-19 test. A statement issued by Rodney, Nkrumah-Boateng, his Press…

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has started probing two persons involved in the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission. This follows the arrest of the two on…

Pirates have attacked a fishing vessel and seized six crew members, among them one Ghanaian. The vessel was attacked off the coast of Benin, according to news sources, including the BBC monitored in Accra. The pirates kidnapped five…

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the philosophy behind the severity of punishment meted out to offenders for non-wearing of facemasks is to ensure the law is deterrent enough to promote compliance. The Executive Instrument…