Author: Constance Awunor

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to intensify desilting, waste collection, sanitation enforcement and public education as part of efforts to reduce flooding across the capital. Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey said the Assembly would strengthen flood prevention measures while urging residents to play their part by keeping drains and waterways free of refuse. Speaking to the media after touring flood-affected areas, including Darkuman Kokompe, the Mayor said he visited the communities following a call from the area’s Member of Parliament to assess the situation and determine the appropriate response. He described flooding in Accra as a persistent challenge…

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been rearrested at Kotoka International Airport over allegations that he attempted to access funds in a frozen Republic Bank account while standing trial for financial crimes. The arrest was announced by Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, in a statement on Sunday, July 5. Arrest follows alleged attempt to access frozen account According to Dr Srem-Sai, Mr Aludiba had obtained permission from the High Court to travel briefly to the United Kingdom. However, he was arrested at the airport after…

The Ghana Police Service has recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following a failed robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region. According to a press release issued by the Accra Regional Police Command on Friday, July 4, the incident occurred on Thursday, July 3, when two armed men riding a motorbike attacked the vendor as he drove home from work carrying GH¢140,000 in cash. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the robbers fired at the victim’s vehicle, damaging the right rear tyre and front windscreen before snatching a bag containing the cash. However,…

NASA has launched a pioneering mission to rescue its ageing Swift space telescope before it falls back to Earth. The ambitious operation involves a robotic spacecraft designed to capture the observatory and raise it into a higher orbit, extending its mission to study some of the universe’s most powerful cosmic explosions. The Swift observatory has been slowly losing altitude because increased solar activity has expanded Earth’s atmosphere, creating drag that has gradually pulled the spacecraft closer to the planet. Launched in 2004, Swift originally orbited Earth at about 600 kilometres. Its altitude has now dropped to around 360 kilometres, with…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a fast-track process to replace passports lost or damaged during the recent floods that affected parts of Ghana. Under the new arrangement, affected persons will receive replacement passports within one week as part of government efforts to support flood victims. In a statement issued on Friday, July 3, the Ministry expressed sympathy to families affected by the floods and reaffirmed its commitment to assisting victims. “The Ministry recognises that due to the floods many Ghanaians may have either lost their passports or had them damaged,” the statement said. It added that an expedited…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will lead a nationwide post-flood cleanup exercise following the devastating floods of June 29, with authorities warning that illegal structures obstructing waterways and drainage corridors could be demolished. The exercise forms part of a broader government programme to restore affected communities and strengthen Ghana’s flood resilience. Briefing the public on Friday, July 3, Brigadier General Forster Okae-Yeboah, Director General of Joint Operations of the Ghana Armed Forces, said the military has been tasked with coordinating the nationwide recovery operation. He said military personnel, engineers and heavy equipment will be deployed to clear drains, rivers, streams…

The Ministry of Transport has defended the government’s acquisition of two refurbished diesel locomotives and 20 freight wagons, insisting they are revenue-generating assets that will strengthen Ghana’s railway freight operations. The Ministry was responding to criticism from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which questioned the age, condition, cost and long-term value of the rolling stock. Ministry Rejects ‘Museum Piece’ Claims In a statement issued on Thursday, July 3, the Ministry dismissed suggestions that the imported Class 56 locomotives were obsolete and only fit for a museum. It said the criticism reflected “a fundamental misunderstanding of railway engineering and locomotive operations.”…

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast light morning showers, mist and afternoon thunderstorms across parts of the country on Friday as an active rainstorm system moves westward from neighbouring Nigeria. In its 18-hour weather forecast issued at 6:00 a.m., the Agency advised the public to expect changing weather conditions throughout the day, with thunderstorms likely in many areas by the afternoon and evening. GMET said communities along the coast, including Aflao, Accra, Kasoa, Winneba, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Axim, will begin the day with light rain. The Agency placed the probability of morning rainfall in these areas at 40%.…

A High Court has ordered former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Asamoah, and former GIIF Board Chairman, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, to open their defence in the ongoing criminal trial over the alleged loss of US$2 million in the controversial Sky Train project. The ruling follows the dismissal of a submission of no case filed by the two accused persons. Court Rejects No-Case Submission Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, announced the development in a Facebook post on Thursday, July 2. He said the accused had argued that the prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence…

A former security guard has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after stealing £117,200 from a bank in the United Kingdom and fleeing to Ghana to evade arrest for nearly four years. Kwabena Kissi, 40, was jailed by Snaresbrook Crown Court after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation over the July 2022 theft. Prosecutors told the court that Kissi exploited his previous job with a cash handling company to impersonate a cash collection officer. Using his knowledge of the bank’s cash collection procedures, he gained access to the money and stole £117,200. Investigators described the…