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Every country gets the police service it deserves. You doubt that? In 2015, I wrote an article in the aftermath of the Anas Expose on the Judiciary and said that every country gets the judiciary it deserves because a people’s culture has a lot to do with how their institutions work. The part of our culture in our national life shows from how related we are and how we take advantage with our associations to do good and also free ourselves from trouble. We use our links with chiefs, Pastors and religious leaders and politicians anytime we have any brush…

The reinstated President of Korle Bu Senior Staff Association (KOSSA) Charles Offei-Palm has alleged that his interdiction and subsequent termination of appointment was politically motivated. Justifying his claims, Offei-Palm noted that the speed at which the former government froze his salary, coupled with threats of dismissal from former Health Minister Alex Segbefia are clear attestation that his dismissal was political. “I believe my termination at post was politically motivated because I don’t see why the then Minister of Health will keep telling me that former President Mahama would fire me when I was seeking to ensure that lay down procedures…

A Philip Addison-led committee that investigated the Ameri Energy deal has recommended a renegotiation of the deal that gives Ameri over US$150 million commission. According to the committee’s final report, the Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Agreement dated February 10, 2015 between the Government of Ghana represented by the Ministry of Power and Africa & Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC does not serve the “best interest of Ghana”. The committee also advised government to abrogate the contract if Ameri refuse to renegotiate. “Based on these observations, the Committee recommends that Ameri Energy should be invited back to the negotiation…

Government is working with the Global Fund to remodel a facility for a modern infectious disease hospital at Nsawam to contain the threat of multi-drug resistant TB and other emerging infectious diseases. This was made known during the launch of the national commemoration of the World TB Day which took place at Tarkwa in the Western Region. Tuberculosis continues to be one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Statistics has shown that about 27 Ghanaians die each day from tuberculosis. Ghana recorded about 14,632 new cases of tuberculosis in 2016. Since 2011, the annual number of reported TB…

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse, has accepted the challenge thrown by the Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, that stakeholders should ensure the interoperability of telcos by the end of the year. Speaking at the 5th Economic Outlook and Business Strategy Conference held in Accra, the Vice President urged GhIPSS, banks and telecommunication companies to ensure that there is interoperability between Ghana Link, which is a GhIPSS platform, the e-zwich platform and the mobile telephone platforms within six months. He said this was important in advancing the electronic payment agenda. He noted that…

Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say. Fighters from the Kamwina Nsapu group attacked a police convoy. Six policemen who spoke the local Tshiluba were freed, but the rest were killed, Kasai Assembly President Francois Kalamba said. The unrest in Kasai began last August, when security forces killed the Kamwina Nsapu leader. Friday’s attack targeted a police convoy travelling between Tshikapa and Kananga. The state Governor Alexis Nkande Myopompa said an investigation had been launched into the killings. The UN says 400 people have…

The University of Cambridge, United Kingdom’s Judge Business School has acknowledged the Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), West Africa, in its new model for CSR. The Centre for CSR, one of the sub-region’s leading sustainability and corporate social responsibility, events and advocacy organisations contributed to an extensive CSR research conducted by Professor Peter Williamson, a Professor of International Management at the University of Cambridge. A statement issued by the Centre for CSR and copied to the Ghana News Agency said: “In an abstract published on its popular Cambridge Network website, the University cited contributions from the Centre for CSR,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday applauded the growing interest of French companies in Ghana, giving the assurance that the country was ready to protect their investments and that of other nations. “The growing interest among French companies in Ghana is welcome… and I want to say Ghana recognises the importance of the security of investment and would ensure that our relevant institutions stand ready to protect them,” he said. President Akufo-Addo gave the assurance when he laid the foundation for the commencement of the construction of the new French Embassy in the Cantonments ambassadorial enclave in Accra. The…

The organiser of the pro-government vigilante group, Delta Force that attacked the regional security coordinator of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council on Friday, has been arrested. Kwadwo Bamba was arrested by the police in the Ashanti region to assist investigations into the attack, a statement by the regional police command said on Saturday. The 37-year-old auto mechanic in Kumasi, the statement said was being held by the police as at Saturday evening. “The suspect is currently in custody assisting in investigations, whilst others who have been identified and their names known to police are being sort for to assist in…

Two students have been confirmed dead with eleven others on admission at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital from cerebrospinal meningitis in the Upper East region. Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is an acute inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord that can sometimes lead to fatal consequences. Medical experts described it as a serious disease that is slow to spread but has high fatality rate. Few weeks back the Ministry of Health gave an alert regarding the possibility of an outbreak. This is because the weather pattern during this period is usually drier. Confirming the deaths to 3FM News, the…