Some vehicle owners at Adabraka in Accra, have vowed to resist attempts by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly [AMA] to impose what they call outrageous levies for on-street parking of vehicles. According to them, they levy is unnecessary, considering that they already pay other tolls imposed by the AMA. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly [AMA], in a ... The post Adabraka vehicle
New York’s chief prosecutor says the state is opening an investigation into a firm that allegedly sold millions of fake followers to social media users. “Impersonation and deception are illegal under New York law,” said Eric Schneiderman. The company, Devumi, stands accused of stealing real people’s identities, which it denies, according to the New York ... The post New
Residents in the South African city of Cape Town have been warned to “save water as if your life depends on it” to avoid the supply being shut off. A severe drought has forced the city’s municipality to limit consumption to 50 litres (11 gallons) per person per day. Officials are urging people to switch ... The post Cape Town water crisis: Residents
The 800-bed capacity Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Teaching Hospital, which was expected to be one of the leading medical training and healthcare facility in the country, has been abandoned for at least a decade. Eleven years after the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, cut the sod for work to begin on ... The post 800-bed capacity KNUST
The seven-member committee mediating the Akropong chieftaincy impasse has condemned the raid and subsequent takeover of the Okuapeman Palace by National security operatives last week. About 30 armed men from the National Security headquarters in Accra stormed the Okuapemhene’s Palace and forced all occupants of the building out following reports of a possible chieftaincy clash ... The post C’ttee
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is assisting the police to investigate the causes of the increased number of accidents on the stretch of road along Teacher-Mante, a town located near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. Last Thursday, nine persons, including a one-year-old child died while 20 others were injured after a VIP bus heading towards ... The post Police,
Scaling up the efforts at empowering and expanding opportunities for women are key to achieving sustainable development and prosperity for Ghana and the African Continent, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. He said women were central actors in national growth, thus meeting the challenges of empowering them and ensuring gender equality was “one of the best ways ... The post Gender
The Ghana AIDS Commission has bemoaned the lack of nutritional support given to chronically ill inmates of various prisons in the country. According to the Commission it has noticed that inmates who are on prescribed medication are unable to take their drugs due to insufficient food and other food supplements which have to be taken ... The post AIDS Commission appeals
President of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has noted that the failure of successive governments to follow through on promises to resource Ghana’s Police Service as one the reasons the Service is in a “decrepit” state. Speaking on The Big Issue, Franklin Cudjoe said the Service was in need of serious help if they are ... The post Gov’ts
A former Commandant of the Military Academy and Training School, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Akoto Bonsu has called on young military personnel to refrain from abusing innocent civilians in the course of their duties. He urged the personnel to be professional in the discharge of their duties and not to engage in unauthorised activities. “As young ... The post Military
At a time that Ghana is grappling with solving her worsening housing deficit, it is emerging that some property developers are also finding difficulty in getting occupants for their properties. As a result, most of them have begun counting their losses as the continuous delay compounds their interests to be paid on loans contracted from ... The post Ghana’s housing crisis:
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), has rescheduled the implementation of the mobile money interoperability to next month (February, 2018). This comes after missing the initial November 2017 deadline. The CEO of GhIPSS, Mr. Archie Hesse who disclosed this new date to Citi Business News said the necessary processes for all the service providers, that is, banks ... The post GhIPSS
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