In China, the corona virus, or Wuhan virus , is rapidly spreading.More than 24,000 people have since been infected and 493 have died. What is known about the virus so far? Het Parool February 5, 2020, 4:05 PM Where is the origin of the corona virus? The coronavirus is almost certainly derived from bats. Chinese researchers found that after almost an identical virus was found ...

he Attorney-General (A-G) has dragged former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and former 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mr Johnson Asiama to court over the collapse of defunct uniBank. Dr Duffuor has been charged with money laundering and dishonestly receiving, while Dr Asiama has been charged with willfully causing financial loss to the state. The charge ...

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service probing into the 500 missing excavators seized in the clampdown of illegal mining, has invited the Agona West constituency chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kojo Addo, for questioning. He was invited by the CID, Tuesday, afternoon, when he was attending to some issues in the constituency. Inside sources ...

The leader of the team in charge of monitoring and securing all seized earthmoving and auxiliary equipment used for illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) has revealed that 315 excavators had been seized as of 31 January 2020 but only 127 are left in the central pool in Accra. According to Nana Boadu, some of the excavators have found their way back ...

The first Commissioner at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Justice Emile Short says Martin Amidu’s deputy can lead investigations into the Airbus scandal if the Special Prosecutor is unable to do so because of his alleged involvement in the matter. According to him, the Office of the Special Prosecutor doesn’t revolve around Martin Amidu alone so Cynthia ...

Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has disclosed how embattled Central Regional Vice-Chairman of the NPP, Horace Ekow Ewusi came into the picture for the fight against illegal mining popularly referred to as galamsey. In an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, Prof. Frimpong Boateng said, the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Illegal Mining, the then ...

Deputy Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he is solidly behind him in his commitment to develop the country. The lawmaker for Nadwoli-Kaleo Constituency on behalf of the chiefs and people of the area expressed their commitment to the president’s vision to develop the area through the implementation of various ...

An Accra Circuit Court has dropped all charges against Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the former Managing Director of defunct UT Bank. Police Prosecutor, ASP Emmanuel Nyamekye on Wednesday, 5th February 2020, told the Circuit Court Judge, Emmanuel Essandoh, that the State intends to file a fresh case against Mr Amoabeng at the High Court. To this end, the trial of the ...

Unidentified owners of unregistered companies came under fire when the Registrar-General’s Department announced that it will clamp down on them provided they do not declare their names and assets. According to the Registrar General, unveiling the true owners of resources was critical particularly for developing countries like Ghana to enable investors to manage risks and feel comfortable investing in the ...

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has suggested that Parliament might opt for a forensic audit into the alleged bribery scandal involving the purchase of aircrafts between Airline manufacture, Airbus, and government officials under the Mahama administration. According to him, asides the President directing the matter to the Special Prosecutor, Parliament could explore the options of calling for ...