The two royal gates of Dagbon, the Andani and Abudu, have agreed, in a new spirit of reconciliation, to resume the peace process between them, under the auspices of three eminent kings, led by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. This development was the outcome of a closed-door meeting President John Dramani Mahama held with the two sides, the eminent persons, the National Peace Council and the President of the National House of Chiefs at the Peduase Lodge in the Eastern Region. A statement from

A 32-year-old man  has been arrested for allegedly diverting patients from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to private clinics outside the KATH. Kwame Fred Agbezuge, who has been in this business for the past 10 years, is alleged to be working with some doctors at the KATH who also operate clinics outside the teaching hospital. With the latest development, the hospital has put in motion an investigative machinery to identify the doctors involved, investigate them for action to be taken,

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mr Nayon Bilijo, has stressed Ghana’s commitment in combating illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) activities in fishing. The Minister gave the assurance at the just ended global meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece on the theme: “Global Fishing Capacity – Less Is More” for key stakeholders and NGOs in the Fisheries Sector from all parts of the world. The European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Ms Maria DAMANAKI, chaired

The Headmaster of Accra Academy, Mr Samuel Ofori-Adjei, has bemoaned the rate at which the country is losing its moral values. He said the youth, who are the future leaders, had refused to recognise authority and society and were engaging in vices that were inimical to their growth. That, he said, had led to indiscipline among many of them in recent times, adding that it had eaten up the moral fibre of the country.  Mr Ofori-Adjei, who is also the President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted

There is free flow of traffic on the Accra-Tema Motorway following the emergency repairs of a bridge that caved in on the Tema-Accra section of the expressway two weeks ago. Officials of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) managed to repair the damaged bridge in a record one week, using metals to cross the damaged section. The authority had earlier announced that the repair works would take at least five weeks, as it needed to remove the concrete deck and cast a new one and wait for it to cure for

An initiative by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the East Mamprusi district of the Northern Region has impacted positively on the reduction of maternal, child morbidity and mortality cases in the area. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded-project dubbed, “Encouraging Positive Practices for Improving Child Survival” commenced three years ago in 240 communities in the district. About 120,000 people are currently benefiting from the project through targeted

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Professor Ohene Adjei, has been asked to take all his accumulated leave with immediate effect. The decision followed investigations conducted into the alleged missing of five stillborn babies at the hospital early in February this year. The Minister of Health, Ms Sherry Ayittey, gave the directive at a press conference in Accra Tuesday to announce the findings of the investigations which the Ministry of Health (MoH)

The Koforidua High Court has overturned a ruling by a judicial committee set up by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, to destool the Akyem Nkwantananhene, Nana Adanse-Akyem Omane. The court, presided over by Justice J. S. Suurbaareh, also slapped the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council with costs of GH¢1,000 in favour of Nana Omane. The judicial committee of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council, sitting at Kyebi in an ex parte judgement dated December 27, 2013, ordered that “custom

The Office of the Okyenhene has taken serious note of a Daily Graphic report on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, with the headline: “Okyenhene can’t destool Barima Omane – Court”. We wish to express our dismay at the attention given to the four-year-old judgement of the High Court by the national daily. It must be noted that the judgement at issue has been completely overrun and overshadowed by recent developments concerning the Nkwantanan chieftaincy impasse. The judgement of the High Court is