Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Ghana has warned government to abort any plans of presenting concocted data to the Internal Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bail out. “If the agenda is to present incredulous, unbelievable data to the IMF, they better watch it because it’s going to come back and bite us,” he cautioned His warning ...

At least 25 people have died in a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic, officials say. The mine, near the city of Bambari, is controlled by mainly Muslim Seleka rebels who are operating it illegally. A senior government official in the capital, Bangui, said the mine did not follow regulations. The CAR has ...

Twenty-four suspected middlemen, also known as ‘goro boys’, who issue fake vehicle documents to clients at the 37 Regional Office of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) were arrested in a swoop by the police in Accra yesterday. They are alleged to have been issuing fake driving licences, roadworthy stickers and registration papers to ...

The President of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has called on government and the general public to stop ‘moralizing’ the on-going POTAG strike and analyze the situation with an open mind. “…the attempt of trying to moralize everything in this country…if we reduce the argument to that level, then you defeat the whole argument of tripartite ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has commissioned two aqua privy toilet facilities built in two coastal communities, Nralekpole and Nralekyi in the Ellembelle District. Mr. Buah, who is also the Minister for Energy and Petroleum Resources, said the toilet facilities has to be constructed because to prevent the residents from ...

From October 1, all importers are expected to produce a Certificate of Conformity (COC), a quality assurance document as a requirement for clearing goods at the ports. The Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) would from that date ask importers to request suppliers and manufacturers overseas to engage accredited standards and quality assurance experts to certify goods ...

The Japanese government has donated emergency relief goods valued at 29 million Yen to Sierra Leone, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency as part of efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak. A statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry said the donation was in response to the request from the government of Sierra Leone. “The ...

Government has decided to freeze the salaries of striking polytechnic teachers. This was after the Ministry of Education issued a directive to the Controller and Accountant General’s department on Friday ordering them not to pay the August salaries of the striking teachers. The members of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) have been on ...

A member of the ‘Clean Ghana Campaign,’ Dr. Lloyd Amoah has said “an overly monetary response” by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is not the answer to solving the sanitation problem in Ghana’s capital city, Accra. The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije on Friday announced that the assembly has increased the fee ...

President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela has announced a mandatory fingerprinting system in supermarkets to combat food shortages and smuggling. He said the system would stop people from buying too much of a single item. But the opposition in Venezuela rejected the plan, saying the policy treated all Venezuelans as thieves. Critics said fingerprinting consumers of ...

Hamas-led gunmen in Gaza executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel on Friday, a day after Israeli forces killed three Hamas commanders, the highest-ranking militants to die in the six-week war. Militants wearing masks and dressed in black gunned down seven of those condemned, whose faces were covered and hands bound, in front of worshippers emerging ...

The Member of Parliament for Zebilla, Cletus Avoka, is calling on Members of Parliament (MPs) not to be partisan during the debate over the constitution review process. He warned that if this advised is not heeded to, the amendments made to the 1992 constitution “may not see the light of day.” According to him, a ...

Although tertiary institutions in Ghana have been given the permission to re-open school after earlier restrictions by the Education Ministry, the University of Ghana (UG) authorities say the school cannot re-open on the proposed date. Tertiary institutions were asked to suspend their re-opening dates due to fears of a possible spread of the Ebola disease ...

Lawyer for Eric Amoateng, Charles Pouzing has dismissed claims that the former Director of Passport , Eric Odoi Anim was involved in a forged passport saga. Mr. Anim was picked up by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI)  to help with investigations into the forged passport issue. Mr. Amoateng arrived in the country recently, after ...

Residents of Accra, with immediate effect will be paying more for their refuse. The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije made the revelation in Accra on Friday. According to the AMA boss, the assembly has approved the new fees and residents of Accra are expected to comply with the new charges. ‘’… it ...

Telecom operator Kasapa has dismissed reports that it has been sold. Its parent company, Sudanese Telecom group, Sudatel on its website announced to shareholders in its financial report for the first half of this year, that it had concluded the sale of Kasapa in Ghana. It however did not name the company or individual that ...

The Head of the Drug Enforcement Department at the Food and Drugs Authority, Thomas Amedzro, has cautioned  the public against buying drugs from unauthorized vendors, in the wake of the cholera outbreak and the Ebola scare. He said the sale of drugs to the sick by unaccredited vendors is a “menace” that must to be ...

Using both types of polio vaccine could speed up efforts to free the world of the disease, research suggests. The oral vaccine is leading the fight to eradicate polio, but trials in India show an additional injection of inactivated virus boosts immunity. The World Health Organization said the findings, published in the journal Science, were ...

Economist, Dr. John Gatsi has charged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to immediately respond to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia allegations that the latest inflation and exchange rate data were forged. Dr. Bawumia, a former Deputy Governor at the Central Bank in a statement alleged that the data on exchange rates ...

Ghana risks a ban on the sale of oil from the jubilee fields if measures are not put in place to check the continuous death of whales in its waters. Last weekend a dead whale was washed ashore at Atuabo in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. The whale was found in between the pre-fabrication ...