The Vice President of the Republic, H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is currently in Appiatse with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to personally gather first-hand information after Thursday’s explosion. On Thursday, January 20, 2022, there was an accident involving a truck conveying explosive material for a mining company, a motorcycle, and a third vehicle close to ...

Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, one of the representatives of the Petitioner in the ‘strongroom’ of the Electoral Commission (EC), has explained that he “noticed many material irregularities during the entire process of the December 7, 2020, Presidential Election.” According to Kpessa-Whyte, he consequently alerted his colleague representative in the ‘strongroom’, Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, and these irregularities were brought to the attention ...

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the NDC says, Jean Adukwei Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission(EC), was biased in the December 7, 2020 elections because of her “close familial relationship” with first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo. Ghana’s EC Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa was appointed in 2018 by President Nana Akufo-Addo. In his witness statement submitted to the Supreme ...

The Supreme Court ruling on the appropriateness of the charges levelled against a former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson has been adjourned to March 17, 2021. Mr Thompson and four others have been accused of causing financial loss of more than $14.8 million in the SSNIT Operational Business Suite (OBS) project. A ...

More than 32 deaths have been recorded in Ghana from COVID-19related diseases between January 1 and 24, this year, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, announced on Monday. He said the third phase of COVID-19 surge in the country was very severe and deadly than the surges in July and September last year. Currently, 372 persons ...

President Akufo-Addo’s lawyers in the ongoing Election Petitionhearing at the Supreme Court have asked the court to dismiss the stay of proceedings application filed by lawyers of the petitioner, MrJohn Dramani Mahama asking the court to discontinue the hearing. Lawyers of Mr Akufo-Addo described the application as baseless, for which it should be dismissed. Mr Mahama asked the court to ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked the government to place restrictions on social activities such as parties, church service and funerals following the increasing number of the coronavirus cases. Last year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo placed restrictions on movement of persons in some parts of the country to contain the virus. But the President lifted the restrictions after ...

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of Ghana Health Servicehas disclosed the three countries contributing most of Ghana’s positive cases via the airports. Currently, the airports remain Ghana’s sole entry and exit points. All land and sea borders remain closed. “Positivity rate for the airport continues to rise, that is if you look at the airports alone. “But it is the ...

The Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development has finally started operations. The School of Railways and Infrastructure Development is part of the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa. All programmes being offered by the School are engineering courses. On January 15, 2021, the first batch of students reported to the School and are currently undergoing orientation. In 2021, the ...

IATA is urging governments to press ahead with adopting systematic testing as a means to reopen borders to air travel even with the recent positive news regarding potential coronavirus vaccines. More positive news emerged today around the potential efficiency of vaccines being worked on – this time from the AstraZeneca-Oxford University trials. IATA has since September been promoting the use ...