Monthly Archives: September 2019

Police arrests 213 with condoms, marijuana in swoop

The Western Naval Command in a joint military-police operation around European Town and the Albert Busumtwi-Sam fishing Habour in Sekondi have arrested 213 suspects who had in their possession, substances believed to be Indian hemp, money and condoms. ACP Edmund Ohene Bosompim who is the Deputy Western Regional Police Commander said the swoop is to improve the state of insecurity ...

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Akufo-Addo is not corrupt, cannot be corrupt – NDC’s Allotey Jacobs

Former Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Bernard Allotey Jacobs has said that tags of corruption been associated with President Akufo-Addo will not stick because the president is incorruptible, ABC News can report. According to Allotey Jacobs, there is no way President Akufo-Addo can be described as corrupt due to his rather principled nature and undying patriotism. He says the ...

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Be patriotic in all your affairs – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the public to be patriotic in advancing the course of development for the country. He said, “You cannot be a patriotic citizen and yet indulge in acts of indiscipline…your productive contribution is very key to the socio-economic development of the country, patriotism is the backbone of development”. The President said this at ...

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Parliament to decide on regulation of churches

Discussions on the need to regulate churches in the country will be top on the agenda of Parliament after recess. Speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana, the Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Ben Abdallah Banda, said this will be done in broader consultation with key religious bodies and other stakeholders for national consensus to trigger the passage ...

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Sniffer dogs deployed at KIA in new GRA search exercise

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has embarked on a search exercise with the help of sniffer dogs at the Kotoka International Airport to screen any infractions on passengers and their luggage. The exercise is to detect if there are narcotic substances, currency and explosives on them and in their bags as well. The Second in Command, Customs K9 Unit, Edward ...

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CDA en D66 kiezen komend jaar een nieuwe lijsttrekker. Het dilemma is: doen ze dat met of zónder lijsttrekkersverkiezing. En wat doet Rutte? Jan Hoedeman & Laurens Kok 07-09-19, 06:00 Laatste update: 07:52 Als de deuren van het Haagse theater Diligentia opengaan, baant een bekend gezicht zich een weg naar CDA-voorzitter Rutger Ploum. Het is voormalig premier Jan Peter Balkenende ...

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Public calls for more will power in fighting corruption

A section of Ghanaians from various professional backgrounds have raised concerns regarding the manner in which the government is handling reported cases of corruption by public officials. Whereas a number of them are casting doubt on the “will power” of the government in its quest to fight corruption, others have called for calm, saying that the issues of corruption are ...

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