2019

An Accra High Court hearing the case involving Dr Stephen Opuni and one other has dismissed an oral application by Counsel for Dr Opuni to stay proceedings pending the determination of two applications before the Supreme Court. Mr Samuel…

Mr Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railway Development, Tuesday announced that work on the nearly 100-kilometre Tema- Mpakadan rail line in the Volta Region, a section of the Ghana-Burkina Railway Interconnectivity Project, will be…

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Health Sector Occupational Pension Scheme (HSOPS) has assured its contributors that they are reasonably ready to take over payments of lump sum come January 2020. Dr Derek Amoateng, the Chairman of the…

Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament, South Tongu, is appealing to investigative authorities to be more expeditious in bringing to justice those who slayed investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale. “I also appeal to…

The Government has initiated processes towards the establishment of a National Sanitation Authority and National Sanitation Fund to address the country's sanitation and water challenges. The establishment of the Authority and the…

The Mampong Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine (CSRPM) is to be expanded to go into commercial production of herbal medicines for the health industry. Mr Dennis Aboagye, Akuapem North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) who…

A High Court in Accra has ordered Prison Service personnel who escort Daniel Asiedu, a murder suspect, to court to ensure that every person in lawful custody was protected under the law. The court further directed the personnel not…

The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Programme from January to December 2018 mediated a total of 4,148 cases, out of which 2,122 were settled, representing a 51 per cent settlement. Currently the Programme has been extended to 131…

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties each to five persons who allegedly assaulted some Police officers and a Member of Parliament. The accused, Larbi Gyampoh, 36, farmer, Napoleon Antwi,…

The Kumawuman Rural Bank recorded an increase in total assets from GH¢68,074,484.00 in 2017 to GH¢80,725,427.00 in 2018, representing an increase of 18.6 per cent, the Board of Directors has disclosed. Total income from operations of the…