The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Cynthia Mamle Morrison has described as “insane”, a comment made by George Lutterodt popularly referred to as Counsellor Lutterodt on live television on Thursday 9 July 2020. George Lutterodt is in hot waters for claiming that “every rape victim enjoys the act before it ends.” There have since been incessant calls by ...

Pressure Group OccupyGhana has backed calls for President Akufo-Addo to reverse his directive to Auditor General Daniel Domelevo to proceed on leave. It comes after several civil society groups signed a petition for the outspoken anti-graft campaigner to be brought back to work. The President in a statement directed the Auditor General to proceed on his accumulated leave. The move ...

The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Ketu South of the Volta Region has apprehended a Nigerian, Emmanual Phillip, with the new Ghana Voter Identification Card. The interception was effected on Monday, July 6, 2020, when the suspect attempted entering Ghana through the main Aflao border illegally. A bodily search on him at the time of ...

He took all the precautions to the extent of even spraying files and papers that came to his office with alcohol-based disinfectants, thus testing positive for COVID-19 came as a surprise. The above narration is just a tip of the iceberg regarding the extraordinary COVID-19 journey of Dan Kwaku Botwe, Minister for Regional Reorganisation and Development. The Member of Parliament for Okere constituency was ...

As part of efforts to maintain and sustain good sanitation in major cities of the country, the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), has donated five (5) double cabin pick-up vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The move is to enable personnel of the GAF to monitor and ensure compliance with ...

Recent happenings around the world, instigated by the murder of George Floyd, an African-American male by a white police officer in Minneapolis in the United States of America, has brought back to the fore conversations about racism, xenophobia and ethnocentrism. These vices are the outcome of political, economic and cultural constructs that trace back to colonialism, imperialism and slavery, against ...

Speaker of Parliament Prof Mike Oquaye has ruled out any possibility of the legislature shutting down as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many institutions have had to halt operations as a result of staff testing positive for Covid-19. Parliament recorded its first cases months ago prompting some MPs and health experts to call for a shutdown of the House. ...

The Congress of Paramount Chiefs in the Ho West District of the Volta region has called on government and the Electoral Commission to employ civil and peaceful means in identifying persons suspected to be aliens attempting to take part in the ongoing Voter registration exercise other than the rambo-style approach being deployed by the military. According to the Chiefs, military ...

Former President JJ Rawlings has shut down his office in Accra in the wake of COVID-19 spread in Ghana. A statement by the former President said the move is to protect his staff and visitors. “The office of His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings, former President of the Republic, wishes to announce the immediate closure of the office. “The closure is ...

Africa’s leading Beverage giant, Kasapreko Company Limited has out-doored Puma Drinks, an addition to its growing range of products. The product was launched in Accra in partnership with Metro Mass Transit (MMT). Speaking at the launch, Commercial Director of Kasapreko Company Limited, Mr. Gerald Bonsu, said that the decision to introduce Puma Drinks and as well collaborate with MMT was ...