The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, says the burning of excavators by the military task force clamping down on illegal mining is disheartening but a necessary evil in the fight against the canker. He said illegal mining is a threat to the environment, agriculture and sustainable development and therefore must be tackled head-on. According to the Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa, ...

Veteran journalist Cameron Duodu has emphasized why the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s extempore address at an illegal mining (galamsey) dialogue in Kumasi last week was very significant. To him, what the Asantehene said in the opening remark which was extempore was far more significant than the prepared speech. in an article he authored, Mr Duodu wondered why the juicy ...

A 46-year-old driver who destroyed the fence wall of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo’s house at Nima has been fined GHS960 in default serve eight weeks jail term. Antaru Issaka is also said to have destroyed a telephone pole close to the President’s residence. Issaka, charged with careless and inconsiderate driving, causing damage, driving with without license, use of ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is in Paris, France, attending a Summit on Financing African Economies, which is being convened by the French President, Emmanuel Macron. The Summit is expected to bring together several African and European leaders, and heads of international financial institutions. Participants will devise strategies that will boost strong, inclusive recovery in Africa, grounded in a dynamic ...

A 16-year-old final year student of Miracles Senior High School in Sunyani in the Bono Region has committed suicide by hanging. The student identified as Leticia was found hanging dead in the school dining hall by her colleagues on Monday, May 17, 2021, around 9:45 pm. The Sunyani municipal police service has deposited the body at the morgue of the ...

A 45-year-old man has allegedly been stoned to death by a group of young men at Azaasi in the Upper East Region. The man, identified as Emmanuel Anontara, was said to be returning from his pastoral duties when he was pelted with stones. The Public Affairs Officer of the Upper East Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) David ...

Asafo members of Ngleshie Amanfrom suspected to be land guards have inflicted cutlass wounds on some immigration officers and others at the Kasoa Iron City immigration barracks leaving one officer in critical condition. The incident occurred at the one-week celebration of a late Senior inspector Gideon Doh. Sources close to the immigration officers indicated that the Asafo members stormed the ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an end to the eight-day load shedding experienced in parts of Accra. The power outages were as a result of the ongoing construction works in the power sector especially at the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point. This was contained in a press statement issued by the company today, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. It ...

THE ASANTEHENE, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked government to ban the use of mercury in the country’s small-scale mining sector. He said the use of mercury in gold processing was toxic hence the call for its outright ban to save human health and the environment. Speaking at the regional consultative dialogue on small-scale mining in Kumasi, Otumfuo Osei Tutu ...

NANA DWEMOH Benneh, CEO of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), on Thursday visited the Yaa-Naa’s Court in Yendi and presented some items towards the celebration of this year’s Eid Mubarak. The visit was to formally introduce himself to the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abubakari Mahama II, as the CEO of UMB. Accompanied by senior executives of the bank, Nana Dwemoh Benneh ...