The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to intensify efforts against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), stressing that his administration’s actions so far fall short of his campaign promises.
The Zuarungu Senior High School (SHS) in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region has been temporarily closed down following a violent clash between students from two ethnic groups.
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged ECOWAS member States to unite in combating Money Laundering (ML), Financing Terrorism (FT) and all Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) to safeguard regional stability and economic integrity.
The Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has called on the Ghana Police Service to ensure a peaceful Akwatia by-election through adequate preparation.
A man who allegedly impersonated Professor Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in order to defraud a Council of State member, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.
A 60-year-old man, Doe Fiano, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by an Accra High Court for fatally shooting his wife in the presence of their four-year-old child.
President John Mahama held a highly productive meeting on Friday with Mr. Alex Soros, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations (OSF).
Ten people, including a chief and two minors, have been arraigned at the Koforidua High Court for allegedly mining without a license at Akyem Gyadam, near Oda, in the Eastern Region.
Tragedy hit Akyem Wenchi in the Denkyembour District in the Eastern Region last Wednesday, when over 20 illegal miners were trapped to death in a pit in which they were digging for gold.
