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Security Analyst, Dr Kwesi Anning, has cautioned individuals who own guns, whether licensed or not, to desist from intimidating others and instigating violence during the December 2020 elections. He made the statement in reaction to the increasing gun-related crimes in the country and the effect it may have during the December polls in an interview with GhanaWeb on July 8, ...

Reports reaching GhanaWeb indicate staff at the Kotoka International Airport are currently staging a protest over an alleged sale of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). Per reports, the GACL staff, who feel their livelihood is being threatened, have picketed at the premises of KIA, with red strands of cloths tied to their wrist, arm, or forehead, to express their ...

The minority in parliament has accused the Nana Addo administration of insensitivity over the 15% hike in transport fares. Transport unions have since the beginning of the week increased fares citing rising fuel prices and the directive to reduce passenger numbers as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19. Leadership of GPRTU has described the percentage as inadequate making ...

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has gone into a mandatory 14–day self isolation on the advise of his doctors, a correspondence from his office said. He will be working from his official residence at Cantonments in Accra, according to a statement dated July 7, 2020 signed and issued by the Judicial Secretary, Ms Pamela Cynthia Addo to all High ...

A student of the KNUST senior high school in Kumasi has died after suffering corona-like symptoms while in school. In a video sighted by nsemwoha.com, the student is seen sitting on a table and being supported by four male students while he suffered for breath and appallingly, some of the teachers watched on unconcerned as the student’s life gradually left ...

The Ministry of Finance has said it has closed down its premises from July 7, 2020, due to an ongoing Coronavirus testing exercise on its staff. In a memo issued by the Chief Director of the ministry, Patrick Nomo, and copied to GhanaWeb, he said all staff of the ministry are to work from home while the testing team compiles the comprehensive ...

Alhaji Salamu Amadu,Group Chairman of the Afro-Arab Group together with Renowned Fashion Designer Rafarazzi Paid a call to the outgoing Italian Ambassador to Ghana Mr. Giovanni Favilli to bid him a farewell for his selfless and leadership skills during his tenure as the ambassador to Ghana. His Excellency Giovanni Favilli has ended his Ambassadorial career in Ghana and will be ...

The Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi says the selection of Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as the party’s running mate for the 2020 polls is a masterstroke which will propel them to victory. In his view, the NDC has leverage in the elections because of the appointment of the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of ...

The Supreme Court has suspended all cases billed to be heard this week over COVID-19 fears. The move comes in the wake of rumours that some judges of the Superior Courts have tested for the virus and are currently in mandatory Isolation. Checks by Starrfm.com.gh at the Apex court revealed that all 16 cases scheduled for the week which commenced ...

The NDC UK & Ireland Chapter led by the affable and indefatigable Chairman Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba has sent their congratulatory message to the newly elected running mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang. Excerpts from the press statement signed by the NDC UK & Ireland Chapter Chairman Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba read; “On behalf of the entire membership of the NDC-UK & ...