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The Central Region has seen a sharp decline in road crash fatalities largely through stepped-up safety education campaign combined with strict enforcement of the law. The region recorded 43 deaths during the third quarter of the year – down from last year’s same period total of 46, representing a 6.5 …

The Assin-Fosu Divisional Police Command on Wednesday morning arrested two men for allegedly dealing in substances suspected to be narcotics as well as firearms. The suspects; Eric Boateng 19, and David Andoh 20, were arrested from their hideout upon a tip-off. The Police also retrieved 33 varying quantities of wrapped …

It appears that the operations of the Cassius Mining Limited in the Gbane mining area of the Upper East Region may never see the light of day as it suffers legal setbacks with its take-off in Ghana. The company acquired a large-scale prospecting license on the 28th December 2016 to …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has wished Christians and all Ghanaians a happy Easter celebration and urged them to live in peace and harmony. He said regardless of one’s religious or political affiliation, it was prudent to work together for peace and sustainable development. Vice President Bawumia expressed his Easter …

A 33-year old unemployed Nigerian, Obinna Mba, who defiled a 12-year old girl at Nungua, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. This was after the court found him guilty on the charge of defilement at the end of the trial. The court, presided over …

The Ministry of Aviation has stated that it had no plans whatsoever to recommend, neither did the Government of Ghana had plans to approve a privatization or sale of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). It had vowed to protect the assets of all institutions under its purview including the Ghana …

According to the National Road Safety Commission accident statistics for 2018, about 80 per cent of road accidents are caused by human errors. Speeding, drunk-driving, lack of vehicle maintenance, bad road design and construction contribute only 20 per cent. Mr Oswald Lavoe, the Executive Director and Chairman of Street Sense …

Mr Nelson Basubinin Duut, Director of Prisons Technical and Services, on Thursday suggested that Prison overcrowding could be addressed by decriminalizing petty offences in Ghana. He said studies on the current overcrowding situations of Ghanaian prisons from 2015 to 2019 revealed that our prison facility had an average overcrowding rate …

Madam Bertha Darteh, a Consultant for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) has attributed the high usage of plastic in the country to the inadequate access to quality pipe borne water. She said the revelation came when the ministry took the initiative to ascertain the fundamental reasons why …

Stakeholders at a round table discussion have called on government to build more senior correctional centres in the various regions to help reduce the pressure on the only one located in Accra. They said government should also consider establishing especially females centre so that adults are separated from juveniles. The …