Lawyers for Former Deputy Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson have filed a motion for the presiding judge on the ambulance purchase trial to recuse herself. Dr Ato Forson also applied for the release of his passport which had been seized as part of his bail conditions. In court on …

A Ghanaian-born US citizen has been found dead in his room at Takoradi in Western Region. The sad incident was confirmed by the Assembly member of the area, Joana Barton Oduro. The 72-year-old man, whose name has been given as Anthony Wolfgang Hammond, was found dead after a foul smell …

The Inspector-General of Police Dr George Akuffo Dampare has today taken his working tour to assess the quality of service the public receives from the police to the East Legon, Legon, and Airport Police stations. The tour which began last week at Amasaman is to enable the IGP to gather …

President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo has admitted that brain drain in the health sector is having a negative impact on healthcare delivery in Ghana. She has therefore called for an urgent intervention to ensure that this matter is resolved. She explained that experience …

Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control Commission Amendment Bill 2023, bringing significant changes to the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes. The amended bill grants the Ministry of Interior the authority to issue licenses for the cultivation of cannabis, thereby enabling the utilization of this plant for various …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reacted to the leaked audio tape brought to his attention by the Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah. The tape captures some senior officials of the police and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) hatching plans to oust the Inspector General of …

The attention of the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) has been drawn to a suspected earth tremor event at Twifo-Mampong in the Central Region of Ghana on 30th June 2023. The event was reported by various media outlets across the country. The Authority wishes to state that, monitoring records from …

Two bulldogs on Sunday evening attacked and killed an eight-year-old boy in an attempt to feed them at his family’s residence at Abrepo-Broni, a suburb of Kumasi. An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity said that the mutilated body of the boy was on Tuesday released for burial with the consent of the Police whilst investigation into the incident continued. …

Immediately after completing the 2023 Hajj rituals, a female Ghanaian pilgrim, Rukaya Adamu who is in her later 30s delivered a bouncing baby girl in Mecca under the supervision of the Ghana Hajj medical team and health officials of the health facility in Mecca where she delivered. Rukaya Adamu arrived …

About 300 health professionals in the Ashanti region are reported to have left for abroad in the first quarter of 2023 to seek greener pastures. Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, the Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), expressed his deep concern about the situation. He revealed that their analysis …