Category: News

Sunyani: The Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), a media advocacy non-governmental organisation, has expressed concern about barriers and existing disparity in the nation’s justice delivery system. The foundation, which works to promote social justice, transparency, and all-inclusive development, noted that “exorbitant legal fees” denied the vulnerable population equal access to justice delivery. According to Ghana News Agency, GloMeF has called on the Ghana Bar Association, Judicial Service, and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Department to take concrete steps to make legal services easily accessible, more affordable, and efficient for the ordinary class. The foundation emphasized that charging exorbitant legal

Accra: The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has reaffirmed its commitment to working with partners to uphold standards and coordinate data collection for national development. In a statement to mark World Statistics Day, GSS urged stakeholders to ‘place evidence at the centre of planning and policy’ to achieve more ‘inclusive, and sustainable development outcomes.’ According to Ghana News Agency, World Statistics Day celebrates the critical role of data in shaping national progress. This year’s theme is ‘Quality Statistics for Everyone.’ Highlighting its mandate, GSS emphasised the importance of producing reliable data, stating it would continue to ‘make quality statistics an everyday

Accra: An Accra Circuit Court has remanded two ex-convicts into Police custody over an alleged robbery involving a taxi cab and personal valuables. Vincent Gbetorglo and Peter Akakpo, alias ‘Dompe,’ pleaded not guilty to conspiring to rob Martin Obeng of his Toyota Corolla taxi, GHS13,000.00 mobile money, GHS700.00 cash, a mobile phone, and personal documents. The Court ordered that Gbetorglo and Akakpo be returned on November 3, 2025. Their alleged accomplice, identified only as Ayensu, remains at large. According to Ghana News Agency, Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Issah Achiburi told the Court that Obeng, a taxi driver residing

Sunyani: About 42 new HIV infections are recorded among the adult and children population in the country every day, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) 2024 National and Sub-National HIV estimates and projections have revealed. Presently, the nation has 334,721 persons living with HIV, comprising 105,460 males representing 31.5 per cent and 229,261 females, representing 68.5 per cent. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bimbilla, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC, highlighted the significance of HIV estimates data for planning and understanding the magnitude of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the country.

Ho-fiave: Reverend Alfred Agbetsiafa, the District Pastor of the Church of Pentecost, Ho-Fiave District, has called on Christians to adopt a lifestyle of generous and sacrificial giving. He said this was a divine principle that brings increase, unlocks supernatural favour, and leads to lasting transformation in the life of the believer. At the climax of the Church’s Area Week celebration, Pastor Agbetsiafa delivered a sermon on the theme ‘Giving’, using Proverbs 3:9-10 as his anchor scripture. According to Ghana News Agency, Pastor Agbetsiafa urged members to honour the Lord with their possessions, assuring them that ‘God will fill your barns

Accra: The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Mr. Adam Mutawakilu, has stated that declaring a state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining will not offer a sustainable solution to Ghana’s deteriorating water bodies. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday, Mr. Mutawakilu emphasized the need for pragmatic and permanent measures to combat the issues of pollution and siltation affecting the country’s water resources. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Mutawakilu highlighted that illegal mining, or galamsey, is a significant contributor to the pollution and siltation issues, but the problem extends beyond mining activities. He

Accra: The residents of Kpale-Xorse in the Ho West District have renewed calls for justice following the gruesome killing of one of their own, Delali Kodzo Adovor. A farmer was found dead and buried in a shallow grave near his farm earlier last month. According to Ghana News Agency, Bishop Victor Goldsmith, who led the delegation from the community, described the death as ‘an irreplaceable loss’ and appealed to state authorities to ensure that all those behind the murder are brought to justice. “Our brother’s death is a huge loss to the community. He was deeply involved in every communal