Day: October 23, 2025

Accra: An Accra High Court has adjourned the trial involving Mr. Charles Bissue, a former Secretary to the disbanded Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, and two others to October 29, 2025. The trial was postponed to allow the prosecution to pursue an application for an in-camera hearing for the testimony of its first witness, an undercover investigative journalist. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Bissue and two others are accused of receiving bribes and illicit gifts to unlawfully expedite the issuance of a mining concession sticker for an unlicensed company. The charges include six counts of using public office for

Tema: The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has convened a stakeholder meeting to discuss various developmental issues confronting the metropolis, resolving to remove all unauthorized structures and kiosks scattered across the city. According to Ghana News Agency, the stakeholders’ engagement included traditional and religious leaders, staff, and departmental heads, highlighting issues on the siting of kiosks and sanitation concerns. Madam Ebi Bright, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, addressed the stakeholders, urging traditional and religious leaders to educate their followers on the need for enforcing order in the metropolis. Madam Bright announced that the assembly had declared zoning of schools, hospitals, security

Kpeve: The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Mr. Adam Mutawakilu, has raised concerns over unauthorized construction activities by BSK City Developers near the Kpeve Water Treatment Plant in the Volta Region. The construction persists despite an official directive to halt such activities near the facility’s intake point. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Mutawakilu, who led a team from GWL to inspect the affected area at Kpeve Tornu in the Afadzato South District, reported that the developer’s non-compliance with the stop-work order from the Volta Regional Coordinating Council has exacerbated the situation. This defiance has led to periodic

Accra: Africa could soon lose its leading position in global cocoa production if systemic challenges are not urgently addressed, warned Mr. Adeola Adegoke, the Global President of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA). Despite the continent producing 70% of the world’s cocoa, it faces significant underdevelopment in cocoa-growing communities, threatening the livelihoods of farmers and the sustainability of the cocoa ecosystem. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Adegoke highlighted how low farmer incomes, rising production costs, deforestation, illegal mining encroachment, child labor pressures, and a lack of value addition are opening the door for other continents to overtake

Nkwanta south: Nkwanta South District Police Command have arrested eight teenage girls, aged 13-17, for allegedly breaking into a home and stealing over GHC20,000 in cash and valuables. The identity of the money’s owner, who has fallen victim to a series of robberies, remains unknown. This situation has raised concern among neighbours who are now on high alert in the community. According to Ghana News Agency, the suspects, both students from schools in the Nkwanta South Municipal area, are currently in police custody assisting with the investigation. The girls have admitted to being part of gangs that monitored the victim’s

Kumasi: The Slamm Foundation, in partnership with the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC) and the National Youth Authority (NYA), has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the country’s digital transformation by equipping young people with essential skills in cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT). According to Ghana News Agency, the week-long Cybersecurity and IT Training Programme, held in Kumasi, gathered over 120 young participants and provided practical instruction in cybersecurity monitoring and policy, basic networking, IT audit, digital forensics, and investigative tools. Dr. Samuel Boateng, Chief Executive Officer of Slamm Foundation, stated that the initiative is part of the Foundation’s long-term vision

Tamale: The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Muntaka Mubarak, has cautioned against politicizing or tribalizing crimes, stressing that the government remains resolute in treating crime purely as crime, irrespective of identity or political affiliation. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Mubarak warned that any attempt to attach political or ethnic color to criminal acts could undermine national efforts to maintain peace and stability and urged that justice be applied without bias to tribe, religion, or political persuasion. Mr. Mubarak made the remarks at the sixth High-Level Dialogue of State and Non-State Actors on Peace and Security in Northern Ghana, held