Author Archives: larryehu

Chinese Embassy Threats Won’t Stop Fight Against Galamsey – Mustapha Hamid

Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has dismissed any possible threat to the bilateral relations between China and Ghana over the fight against illegal mining popularly called galamsey. Mr. Hamid says the anti galamsey campaign will be sustained because government has demonstrated the will and the capacity to stamp it out. “President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he wants to be seen as ...

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Ghana considers opening dog & cat meat factories

There have been calls on government to consider as part of its the one-district, one factory policy to identify comparative advantages in each district to inform the choice of a factory. The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for Lawra, and Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways Anthony Karbo suggested a dog meat factory in the three regions of the ...

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Court ‘Pardons’ 13 Delta Force Escapees

The Kumasi Circuit Court Four, presided over by John Ekwow Mensah has pardoned the 13 members of the Delta Force for their actions at the KMA Circuit Court on April 6 2017. The accused persons who were answering charges on conspiracy, assault on public officer, causing unlawful damages and rioting escaped from the court after the judge Mary Senkyere had ...

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‘I’ll not pursue Fenech for money owed me’ – Azumah

Ghana boxing legend, Azumah Nelson, is unperturbed by the seemingly smart schemes by Australian boxer Jeff Fenech 9 years after their bout in Melbourne. In what was the last of three meetings between the pair, the Australian gained victory over the “Boxing Professor” by majority decision. Fenech had to visit the hospital with broken ribs after the big exhibition bout. ...

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American corporation supports children with bamboo bikes to stay in school

Celebrated Ghanaian bamboo bike maker, Bernice Dapaah has donated samples of her bicycles to pupils of the Drobonso SDA Basic School, in the Sekyere Afram Plains district of the Ashanti Region. Her social enterprise-the Ghana Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative received funding from a U.S-based not-for-profit corporation, the African Bicycle Contribution Foundation (ABCF) to make the donation possible. School facilities in ...

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GJA condemns ‘barbaric’ attack on EIB Journalist

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned an attack on GhOne journalist Ridwan Karim Dini Osman who was assaulted in the discharge of his duties. Mr Osman, while covering a fire outbreak at Ashfoam in the North Industrial Area in Accra on Monday night was slapped several times from behind for forcing  his way to cover the incident after he ...

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Photos: Fancy Gadam receive heroic welcome at Tamale

Best New Artiste of the Year at the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Fancy Gadam, received a heroic welcome to his base, in Tamale. Born Ahmed Mujahid Bello, Fancy Gadam, was met at the Airport by Hundreds of fans who were waiting to welcome him home for making the town proud. Gadam beat Medikal, Nii Funny, Article Wan, Feli Nuna, Ebony, Rudebowy ...

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Official: Great Olympics appoint Tom Strand as Coach

The shareholders of Accra Great Olympics FC have formally appointed Swedish Tom Marcos Christian Strand as the new Head Coach of the club and will be assisted by two coaches Godwin Attram and Stephen Botchway. Strands appointment was part of a five-point Rescue Plan proposed by the Global Village Group, following the poor performance of the team in the ongoing ...

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African migrants sold in Libya ‘slave markets’ – IOM

Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in “slave markets” in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. Victims told IOM that after being detained by people smugglers or militia groups, they were taken to town squares or car parks to be sold. Migrants with skills like painting or tiling would fetch higher prices, the ...

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Ghana ranked fourth best place to invest in Africa

Ghana is the fourth best place to invest in Africa, according to a report by RMB Global Markets Research. According to the report, Ghana beat countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Cote d’ Ivoire and Algeria as it placed among the top 10 countries on the continent. The West African oil producing nation also ranked fourth as the country to ...

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