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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 …

Ange Postecoglou has been appointed Tottenham’s head coach on a four-year deal. Postecoglou will join Spurs on July 1 after two years at Celtic in which he won back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles and a domestic treble this season. Tottenham confirmed the appointment of Ange Postecoglou, with the Celtic boss becoming …

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 …

Minority at a press conference today Tuesday, June 6, 2023, clears air over Supreme Court judgment on Hon. James Gyakye Quayson case. The nominee for the post of Chief Justice (Justice Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo) told the whole world that she is a textualist in her preferred approach to interpreting …

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 …

The Supreme Court has finally released its full ruling on the most controversial issue on Mr Gyakye Quayson’s election as member of parliament. As a result of a case of dual citizenship, the Supreme Court ruled that Mr Quayson was unqualified to contest as a member for the Assin north …

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has led a government delegation to Obuasi to meet with various stakeholders to find ways to address the issue of illegal mining in the area. The minister’s visit to the mining town comes a week after some illegal miners invaded …

The National House of Chiefs says it will soon set guidelines for Chiefs to supervise their engagement with political actors following the Supreme Court judgment declaring as unconstitutional endorsement of political parties and candidates by traditional rulers. President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, says though …

The Madina Constituency of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Greater Accra Region, has suspended four polling station executives for misconduct, following a disciplinary committee recommendation to the Constituency Executive Committee (CEC) under the chairmanship of Foster Arthur. Strangely, the recommendations of the committee were received on May …

The caterers under the School Feeding Programme have rejected the proposed GH¢1.20 increment put forth by the Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu. According to the caterers, the increase is insufficient and unacceptable. Since the reopening of schools, the caterers have withdrawn their services and are …