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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective monitoring, and a severe sanctions regime to address the problem of illegal and unregulated fishing. With West Africa having one of the world’s most productive fishing grounds, which attract commercial vessels that supply the markets of Europe and Asia, President Akufo-Addo noted that Ghana has experienced ...

The Reverend Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana CCG) and President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, has questioned why the very individuals who are caught in the web of signing bad contracts are Christians. He said most of the contracts they signed at the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies the law always caught up with them. ...

A retired army officer is advocating for ‘eye-for-an-eye’ as the surest way to bring justice to the family of slain soldier, Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. Captain Budu Koomson (retired), disgusted by the killing of the young army officer, said the life of perpetrators of the heinous crime should not be spared when they are found guilty. “If the death penalty ...

The Minority in Parliament has stated that under no circumstance should the excuse of lack of evidence be used to let the killers of Major Maxwell Mahama off the hook. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Class91.3FM’s Kwesi Parker Wilson during the state burial service for the late military officer on Friday, June 9, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu stated: “What ...

The mother of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama gave a touching tribute at her son’s funeral rites at the forecourt of the State House in Accra. The tribute which was read on her behalf said: “Adam loved his family fiercely. He had a great sense of duty to his family and to those around him’ you knew you could ...

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has stated that President Akufo-Addo cannot win the fight against corruption as pledged during and after the 2016 elections. Akufo-Addo on various platforms declared his readiness to fight the menace—the latest was at the CEO’s Summit in Accra on May 22. Speaking Thursday June 8 in a media interview Mr. Bagbin described ...

Mother of slain Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has revealed that his killers have destroyed her after raising a son who was always there for her, the widow and children. In a tribute in his honour, she observed that a son who openly professed his love for her has been killed and hope a similar instance should not never befall another ...

The family of slain Major Maxwell Adam Mahama wants a monument of the late military man erected at the Tema roundabout on the Accra-Tema motorway in memory of their kinsman. They also want the roundabout named after him. The request is the first the bereaved family has made since the soldier was gruesomely murdered at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central ...

Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was born on 1 November 1985 in Bole to Captain Dennis Mahama Adam and Veronica Bamford. He was the mst of three children to the couple. When he was a year and half old, his family relocated to Samreboi after his father got an appointment as a Security Officer in Africa Timber and Plywood Ghana Ltd. ...

A former Presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Ivor Greenstreet, has described the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama as “animalistic”. According to him, such occurrences occurred during the formation period of man and such a practice should not be tolerated by any civilised society. He was speaking to Graphic Online at the forecourt of the State ...