The  Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has said that preliminary inquiries reveal that the alleged will of the late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) is a subject matter for litigation in court. The Ministry said also that its further checks at the Lands and Forestry Commission, the repositories of the records of the land in question show no record of ownership of lands at the Achimota Forest of Sarkumono Ramsar Site, by Sir John. “Preliminary inquiries reveal that the alleged will in question is a subject matter for litigation / Contestation...

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George has warned the Spanish Embassy to stay away from things that undermine the Ghanaian culture. In a Facebook post on Monday May 23, 2022, the Lawmaker indicated that Ghanaians will go at any length to resist attempts to change the tradition and cultural identity of the nation. “Dear Spanish Embassy in Ghana, I am currently on an official assignment outside the jurisdiction. I would be addressing your letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration, Ghana indicating your intent to ‘bless’ same sex marriages in Ghana. Be minded that...

The Member of Parliament for Nkoranza South, Emmanuel Kojo Agyekum, has hinted of a planned demonstration on Friday, May 27, to protest what he describes as an unfair presentation of happenings in Nkoranza by the security agencies. Consequently, he says he will Monday [May 23, 2022] serve notice to the police on the planned demonstration. According to him, the demonstration has become necessary following the death of Albert Donkor who was in police custody and another person last Tuesday [May 17, 2022] after the youth of the town attacked the Nkoranza Police Station. Speaking in a radio interview with Accra-based, Mr Agyekum noted...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged beneficiaries of the free senior high school (SHS) policy to concentrate on their studies and come out to be globally competitive citizens. He advised them to leave the debate about its implementation to the politicians. “Leave to the politicians the debate of Free SHS and don’t be distracted. Whether we should have Free SHS or we are spending too much money, or whether Akufo-Addo is handling it well, those are not your problems, they are my problem; the problem of those engaged in politics,” he added. President Akufo-Addo gave the advice when he...

Samuel Tiwonitaaba Kuteba, the coach of the tigers, declared the animals have been declawed, carefully well-bred and are under rigorous veterinary guidance. He discredited rumours that the animals were fetid and risky to inhabitants After touring the theories of the Wonda World Estate where the tigers are being kept, Mr Kanton informed the media that “a new structure would’ve to be constructed at a new location before the relocation of the animals could be done”. Freedom Jacob Caesar had clarified that he brought the creatures in a bid to promote Ghana’s tourism. “First, it is right, I have two tigers...

North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, without access to effective anti-viral drugs. In early 2020, the country sealed its borders to try to insulate itself from the pandemic. Its leadership has so far rejected outside medical support. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in a face mask to order nationwide lockdowns International aid North Korea turned down three million Chinese-made doses, last year – and reportedly rejected other offers – under Covax, the global vaccine-sharing scheme. South Korea says it has had no reply to its offer of vaccines, medical supplies and...

According to Chairman Wontumi, his Party Party has a well planned strategy to break the 8 year cycle in the 2024 General elections. The Ashanti Regional chairman appealed to the delegates in the Ashanti Region to retain him in office because he has delivered in the past two elections for the NPP as Regional Chair. Meanwhile Pollster, Ben Ephson has predicted defeat for the incumbent Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in the upcoming elections of the governing party to pick Regional executives He explained that a lot of things have not gone well within the Npp especially when the...

Some schools in the Ledzokuku Municipality have started recording low attendance due to the suspension of the school feeding program. Caterers of school feeding program have halted their services due to the government’s inability to meet their demands. Withdrawal of service is necessitated by delay in payment in grants and calls for increments of grants from 0.97 pesewas to 3 Ghana cedis per child. Pupils are no more served with one hot meal in a day since the beginning of the second term. Schools have started recording low attendance because parents can’t afford the lunch of their wards. Madam Patience...

Director of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abdullahi Abubakar says Nigeria is interested in joining Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire in implementing a Living Income Differential of 400 dollars on every tone of cocoa beans. A delegation led by Mr. Abubakar met officials of of Ghana cocoaboard to understudy the operation. According to Mr. Abubakar smallholder farmers are deprived of their yearly revenue because they are unable to collect LID due to the unregulated and liberalized cocoa industry in Nigeria. The LID system will boast income of cocoa farmers with a premium charged in 100 billion dollars chocolate...

The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described as “premature”, the decision by some NDC MPs to go to court over the passage of the Electronic Transfer Act, 2022 (Act 1075). The Minority MPs, Bawku Central’s Mahama Ayariga and North Tongu’s Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, led by Leader of the Caucus, Haruna Iddrisu, are before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the passage of the e-levy law. They argue that the House did not have a quorum to pass the law at the time it did. The apex court has already refused the three MPs an order to...