A pregnant woman and five others including two children, traveling in a canoe on the Volta Lake, lost their lives at Donkokrom in the Afram Plains District of the Eastern Region, when the boat capsized. The Saturday, February 17 incident occurred when the boat from Dwarf Inland Foekope to Bruben near Donkokrom, capsized after a windstorm, drowning six occupants on-board. […]

Dr. Eugene Dordoye has been removed as the medical director of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, a decision taken by the Ministry of Health to end the longstanding impasse that has affected healthcare delivery at the facility. Public Relations officer of the Ministry, Cudjoe, confirmed the removal of Dr. Dordoye to TV3’s Daniel Opoku Friday, after an emergency meeting convened by […]

Nurses and physician assistants at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital have proceeded to lay down their tools to protest the conduct of the facility’s Medical Director, Dr. Eugene Dordoye. According to them, Dr. Dordoye’s presence at the facility posed a danger to their mental and physical health. The spokesperson of the Ankaful Psychiatric nurse’s group, Emmanuel Ofori, explained to Citi News that the nurses […]

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has declared the proposed 2% reduction in the Special Petroleum Tax announced by government as woefully inadequate and is calling on government to scrap the tax entirely, mynewsgh.com can report. The Ministry of Finance yesterday laid a Special Petroleum Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that seeks to reduce the Special Petroleum Tax of 15 percent […]

Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has hinted that they may be compelled to file a motion for the removal of the speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Oquaye. Speaking on Joy News on Thursday, the Asawase lawmaker observed that the conduct of the speaker towards the minority is a smack of dictatorship. According to him, if it persists they have […]

Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s resolve to deal forcefully and decisively with the issue of illegal bunkering and the smuggling of petroleum products by sea into Ghana. Government, he said, is in the process of formulating policies aimed at nipping the situation in the bud once and for all. Veep Dr. Bawumia gave the assurance when […]

Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Mohammed Mubarak-Muntaka, has disclosed that the Appointments Committee will on Friday, February 16, bring to the plenary recommendations to have Martin Amidu approved as Special Prosecutor. Mr. Amidu’s public vetting has received widespread commendation as many stakeholders believe he performed creditably. The Appointments Committee also unanimously recommended his confirmation moments after its grueling 7-hour public […]

A constitutional Lawyer and Law Lecturer, Professor Kwaku Asare, is advocating for a uniform retirement age of 70. His proposal follows the lawsuit challenging the nomination of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor because of his age. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Prof. Asare observed that the constitution provided for “too many retirement ages” depending on the job one does in […]

The Osuduku Senior High Technical School at Asutsuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, will resume classes on Friday after it was closed last week over complaints of pollution from a nearby Chinese-owned factory. The over 1,200 students of the school including beneficiaries of the government’s Free SHS program were last week asked to go home, […]

Stephen Kwaku Asare a US-based legal practitioner and an accounting professor has backed calls for the revocation of the appointment of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Martin Amidu over his age as Special Prosecutor. In a series of Facebook posts, Prof Kwaku Azar, as he is also known called on President Nana Akufo Addo not to corrupt […]