The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has rubbished some documents making rounds in the media, purported to be the outcome of investigations  into the causes of the NDC’s defeat by the Kwesi Botchwey committee. Some media houses have in the past few days published varied stories about the NDC, ...

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, on Tuesday, laid before parliament, the Major Mahama Trust Fund Bill, which would give the legal backing for the establishment of a fund to cater for the wife and two children of the Late Major Maxwell Mahama. Major Mahama, who was lynched under bizarre circumstances at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has issued a three-day ultimatum to advertisers who have failed to pay levies they owe the Assembly for mounting billboards within the metropolis. The Assembly says advertisers who refuse to pay the levies will be punished in accordance with law. The Chairman of the Revenue Sub-committee of AMA, Robert Kwame Dadzie, ...

The Ministry of Education has clarified why the headmaster of the La Presbyterian Senior High School, Samuel Salamat, was transferred. According to the Ministry the decision was taken not because Mr. Salamat spoke to the media, but for charging unapproved fees under the government’s free Senior High School education policy. Mr. Salamat has been transferred to the head ...

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has asked government to reverse the transfer of headmaster of the La Presbyterian Senior High School, Samuel Salamat, if he was removed for exposing challenges in his school to the media. Mr. Salamat has been transferred to the head office of the Ghana Education Service for asking parents to pay ...

Kenya’s Chief Justice has said the Supreme Court is unable to hear a petition calling for a delay in Thursday’s presidential re-run. David Maraga said not enough of the court’s seven judges were available to hear the case. The deputy chief justice was not available after her bodyguard was shot by gunmen on Tuesday. The ...

Half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, a BBC survey says. Of the women who said they had been harassed, 63% said they didn’t report it to anyone, and 79% of the male victims kept it to themselves. The ComRes poll for ...

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service in the Ashanti Region, has commenced investigations into a storey building close to the Asafo interchange that is reportedly caving in. Officers from the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), as well as the Police, responded to a distress call from traders ...

A new strain of ransomware nicknamed “Bad Rabbit” has been found spreading in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. The malware has affected systems at three Russian websites, an airport in Ukraine and an underground railway in the capital city, Kiev. The cyber-police chief in Ukraine confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Bad Rabbit was the ...

The Matron of the Buipe Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region, has been granted police enquiry bail after she was arrested for allegedly stealing foodstuff belonging to the school. The matron, Madam Rahinatu Alidu, was arrested together with a driver and his mate using a Sangyong mini bus with registration ...

Angry residents at Sawaba in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have threatened to block a dilapidated bridge that links the community to other areas of the region. Residents have described the structure as a death trap, and blamed the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly (AMMA) of failing to heed consistent pleas to repair ...

Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has obtained a license from the government to operate an airline in the country. The airline, Baby Jet Airlines is expected to commence operations soon. This was announced by President Akufo-Addo at the 2017 African Airshow at the Kotoka International Airport. It is unclear whether the airline will be operating ...

A New Zealand political party has been ordered to pay NZ$600,000 ($412,000) in compensation in a breach of copyright suit filed by US rapper Eminem. The National Party used a track with a similar melody and rhythm to Eminem’s Lose Yourself in an election advert. The song, entitled Eminem-esque, bore only minimal differences to the ...

The government has effectively removed the headmaster of La PRESEC for reportedly opening up to the media over the lack of furniture in the school. The headmaster of the school, Samuel Salamat is said to have been transferred to the Curriculum Department of the Ghana Education Service (GES). The transfer, an apparent punishment to Mr. ...

Over 100 Vodafone Ghana subscribers have benefited from an online life and vocational skills training launched by the telecommunication company and supplied with the basic tools to practice their trade. Dubbed “Vodafone VIM”, they were taught ‘T’-shirt printing, beauty, fashion, décor, baking, juice and cocktail and soap making. At the end of their training, they ...

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra for Vienna, Austria to participate in the World Bank Group’s Investment Competitiveness Forum, to be held from October 25-27, 2017. A statement issued by the Bank indicated that Ghana has been selected to be a Founding Member of the Investment Reformers Network, which ...

A building under construction, purported to be a church, is sharing a wall with a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling station in La, opposite Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited site. Using the road to Zenith College, Seam Oil, an LPG filling station, is opposite the Trade Fair site. Information gathered by The Finder indicates that ...

A new driving license has been introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). The new license, which is a smart card with a security embedded chip is aimed at helping to weed out fake licenses from the system. The chip will contain the driver’s information which will be linked to the new national ...

Half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, a BBC survey says. Of the women who said they had been harassed, 63% said they didn’t report it to anyone, and 79% of the male victims kept it to themselves. The ComRes poll for ...