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Ghana Police fined GH¢100k for ignoring RTI Commission’s orders

The Ghana Police Service has been fined GH¢100,000 for its refusal to comply with the Right to Information (RTI) Commission’s directives, which required granting an applicant access to requested information. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa, had sought information on the status of cases involving police brutality. Despite addressing …

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Accra West ECG recovers GH¢675,313.00 from illegal connections

The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has recovered GH¢675,313.00 from 94 customers found to have engaged in various forms of illegal connection of power. The illegalities the customers engaged in included meter bypasses, meter tampering, unauthorized service connections, and direct connections. Their activities were identified …

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Patients in danger as Ghanaian nurses head for UK’s NHS

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is “out of control”, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest nursing groups. The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana’s health system is struggling due to the “brain drain”. Many specialist nurses have …

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