Category: News

According to Ghana News Agency:ccording to Ghana News Agency, the RICCS has highlighted the necessity of having gazetted sanitation bylaws at the district and municipal levels to enhance regional sanitation. However, the committee noted that the financial burden of gazetting these bylaws has hindered progress, with only the Nandom and Lambussie Districts having successfully done so, thanks to support from the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV). During a meeting in Wa, Mr. Puozuing pledged to aid the RICCS in lobbying for assistance from development partners and NGOs in the sanitation sector to fund the gazetting process. He emphasized the importance of

Accra: An Accra Circuit Court has remanded an 18-year-old male into police custody over alleged theft of electrical gadgets valued GHC26,500.00. Philip pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and stealing of mobile phones, a laptop computer, and a PlayStation Portable ‘PSP,’ among others. He was convicted on his own plea, but sentencing was deferred. According to Ghana News Agency, on May 26, 2025, Philip, now a convict, informed the court that since his remand, he had not been contacted to assist in the investigation. Consequently, the court instructed that he be taken to the dishonest receivers to recover the sold items

Accra: Drivers in the Adaklu district continue to charge passengers the old fares, defying a directive from the leadership of the country’s driver unions. The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) had directed all commercial drivers nationwide to reduce fares by 15 percent, effective May 24, 2025. According to Ghana News Agency, a survey conducted on a busy market day at Ho Central Market revealed that drivers were not complying with the directive, despite complaints from passengers. Drivers cited that running a transport business involves more than just fuel and lubricants,

Accra: Madam Joyce Eku, Executive Director of Childfocus Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), announced the organisation’s commitment to supporting the development of school children. The NGO is dedicated to providing development assistance and comprehensive educational support, especially to children from vulnerable backgrounds. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Eku addressed a stakeholder meeting with selected teacher representatives to discuss the ‘Childfocus Clubs’ project. This initiative aims to develop the unique abilities of school children in seven schools across the Shai-Osudoku and Ningo Prampram Districts. The clubs, comprising 60 members each, are established in Dodowa Presby Basic B, Odumse D/A Basic

An Accra: High Court has admitted Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), to a bail sum of GHS10 million with two sureties. According to Ghana News Agency, one of the sureties, Kennedy Agyapong, must justify the bail with landed property based in Greater Accra. The accused is required to deposit his passport and all other travel documents with the court and report to the investigator once every week. The case has been adjourned to June 10, 2025. Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi pleaded not guilty to charges of willfully causing financial loss to the state,

Wiawso: Transport operators in the Western North Region have complied with the 15 per cent reduction in fares directive for commuters. Though the directive took effect on Saturday, May 24, 2025, nationwide, those in Western North Region started the reduction on Monday, May 26. This, according to the leadership, was to further engage major stakeholders within the region on the modalities for reduction. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Kwasi Manu, Wiawso Vice Station Master, stated that the fare from Wiawso to Asawinso, which was previously GHC30, is now GHC25. Similarly, fares from Wiawso to Akontombra and Bodi have been

Sunyani West: Madam Millicent Amankwah, the Member of Parliament for Sunyani West Constituency, has raised GHC200,000 for the rehabilitation of the Mantukwa Municipal Assembly Basic School in the area. This initiative follows the destruction of part of the school facility by rains, which disrupted teaching and learning activities. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Amankwah contributed GHC100,000 personally and expressed gratitude to Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, the founder and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International, for matching her contribution with an additional GHC100,000. She highlighted the dire condition of some classroom blocks, which posed a threat to the safety