Residents of Dakpemafong, of the Tamale metropolis, have demonstrated against management of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). the residents holding placards with inscriptions stop DISCRIMINATION WATER SUPPLY among others hit the streets to register their displeasure over the lack of access to potable water. According to them, since December last year, there has not been […]

Pressure is seriously mounting on the Paramount Chief of the Talensi Traditional Area, Tong Raan Kugbilsong Nanlebegtang, to resign as a member of the Council of State and Board Chairman of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) over his alleged complicity in a bribery-related undercover investigation by Starr FM’s investigative journalist, Edward Adeti. A Minister of […]

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has denied that it was charging teachers GHc60 for the training on the New Standard-Based Curriculum for Kindergarten (KG) and Primary (P) School teachers. It has therefore asked the teachers to treat the rumour with contempt and go ahead to participate in the on-going training, which had begun in the […]

Government is working towards the inclusion of cancer treatments on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Minister for Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said. The move, he explained, is to make available and accessible cancer treatment services for Ghanaians, particularly breast cancer victims. Reports indicate that most breast cancer patients die due to lack of […]

The Northern Regional police command has arrested a Chinese woman, Helena Huang, 43, for illegally transporting rosewood from the area. Briefing journalists in Tamale, the Northern Regional Police Crime Officer, Superintendent Otuo Acheampong, said police officers at the Vittin Barrier intercepted two trucks loaded with four containers of rosewood. He said the woods have been […]

Ghana’s rainforest is being lost at an alarming rate, according to a new report about the state of forests worldwide. Global Forest Watch (GFW) used updated remote sensing and satellite data from the University of Maryland and estimates that there was a 60% increase in Ghana’s primary rainforest loss in 2018 compared to 2017, the […]

A 24-year-old man has allegedly been shot dead by uniformed men in a Police patrol vehicle. The incident reportedly happened over the weekend around 12 midnight on the Accra High Street close to the post office. Kelvin Adjetey and his friends were reportedly riding a motorbike from Club House when the incident occurred. Giving an […]

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West and Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, on Friday, brought together some leading women of the governing New Patriotic Party to discuss ways to empower them. Speaking at the forum dubbed, ‘The Ablekuma West Women’s Conference’ to discuss ways to empower women folks in the NPP, Mrs Owusu […]