Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra High Court after being found guilty of illegally permitting unlicensed mining operations on his company’s concession at Samreboi in the Western Region.
Ghana is finalising its first standard treatment guidelines for the management of lead exposure and poisoning to strengthen diagnosis, treatment and health system preparedness.
Beauty Emefa Narteh, the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has urged young people to resist, reject and report all forms of corruption to the appropriate law enforcement agencies to help promote integrity and accountability in the country.
Kindergarten pupils and students in junior high schools across Ghana are set to study coding, artificial intelligence (AI), electronics and civic ethics under a revised basic school curriculum being developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA).
The High Court in Accra has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison for each of the two counts on which he was convicted in the Akonta Mining illegal mining case.
Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to making the Volta Region a leading tourism destination through cultural promotion, eco-tourism development and private sector investment.
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has advised prospective buyers of imported used vehicles to verify that all import duties have been duly paid before completing any purchase to avoid financial losses and possible seizure.
The Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has impounded more than 700 vehicles and removed illegally installed sirens, beacon and strobe lights, and other unauthorised lamps during an operation in the Western Region.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages in several communities across the Ashanti Region to allow for scheduled maintenance works on its distribution network.
The Ghana Police Service is preparing to arraign the jailed TikToker, Camila Alhassan, before the High Court on a separate charge of false communication.
Parliament has passed the National Defence University Bill, 2026, paving the way for the establishment of the National Defence University to consolidate and coordinate the tertiary education programmes of the Ghana Armed Forces.
Patience Mbaye, a 41-year-old ward assistant, has appeared before an Accra court over an alleged recruitment scam involving the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
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