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  The Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has been honored by the Ghana Police Service for her contributions to women policing in Ghana. Mrs. Rawlings’s contributions brought about reforms in the service resulting in females who hitherto ended their rank at Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) being promoted further to Commissioner just like their male counterparts. Her instrumentality also led to female policewomen attending United Nations (UN) missions in other countries which is being witnessed in other jurisdictions. In view of this, the Police Ladies Association (POLAS) at the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of female policing in Ghana honored her for her meritorious contributions to the service. The one-month-long celebration was on the theme: “Celebrating 70 years of Female Policing in Ghana, Her Evolution and Future” Women policing was made up of 12 women during its inception in 1952. Currently, there are 12,454 Women in the Service, constituting about 2...

An opposition National Democratic Congress Serial caller Appiah Stadium, has apologized claiming that the National Communications Officer of the party occasionally meets pro-New Patriotic Party elements to take money. According to Appiah Stadium, the Regional Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nurudeen Abass and Sammy Gyamfi go to some top NPP men to collect money. In the audio Appiah Stadium complained that Nurudeen Abass cannot keep secrets. “I have even called Sammy Gyamfi to tell him that, all his secrets are shared out by Abass. I told Sammy that, you went to this NPP man to collect an envelope, you went there at this specific time. Sammy Gyamfi was speechless on the phone” Appiah Stadium alleged. The Kumasi-based Appiah Stadium claimed one K.O, a pro-NPP businessman with ties to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been sorting out the NDC communicator. Appiah Stadium has apologized and said he lied. Although Appiah Stadium has apologized, some ND...

  Actress Christiana Awuni has likened Ghana’s current economic crisis to a dumping site for refuse. She observes that the country finds itself at the crossroads emphasizing that the only way out if its crises is for the people of Ghana to bring back John Dramani Mahama. Christiana Awuni believes that the former President did marvellously well when he was in power to better the lives of Ghanaians so it’s imperative that he is brought back to power. “Times are hard. I won’t cover things up. I’m looking this good because of the Grace of God and the fact that I take good care of myself. However, it’s glaring that times are very hard. Things have worsened and now the only thing I can compare to Ghana’s economy is a refuse dump. If it’s possible, we should bring back John Mahama because when he was in power things were better than it is now. It’s only satan who will say Mahama did not do well when he was president. On why the former President was booted out of power if he was doing the ...

  About 1.8 million people in Ghana from 15 to 24 years are not in education, employment or in any form of formal activity or training. This is captured in the quarterly food insecurity, multidimensional poverty, and labor statistics report for the first and second quarters released on September 1, 2022 by the Ghana Statistical Service in Accra. The 1.8 million people from 15 to 24 years who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) represents 28.8 percent of the youth population. Government statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, noted the survey among other things looked at the characteristics of these youth and hoped will influence policy. “ Savannah Region has the highest percent of triple burdened persons representing 8.2 percent which is more than twice the national average of 3.2 percent”, Professor Annim noted. About 390,000 persons 15 years and older unemployed in quarter 1 remained unemployed in quarter 2 of 2022. Between the first and second quarters...

  King Ali President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, King Ali, has reacted to the payment of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD). He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3FM, Tuesday August 30 that the current rate of inflation is not the same when the labour unions agreed on the 15 per cent CoLA. Inflation rate for the month of July 2022 was 31.7 per cent, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced on Wednesday August 10. This is up from the 29.8 per cent recorded in June. King Ali said “As at the time we were negotiating inflation was 20 something and now it has shot up.” An amount of ¢485 million has been paid as CoLA by the CAGD. The CAGD made the announcement in a statement on Monday August 29. “Pursuant to the approval given by the Ministry of Finance on 1st August 2022, following the Agreement signed between Government and Organized Labour on 14th July 2022, the Controller and Accountant-General ha...

  The first batch of students of the University of Ghana have received one laptop each under the  Vice Chancellor’s One laptop one student policy. Needy but brilliant students benefited from the policy. The initiative is to equip students with cutting edge technology to meet the demands of the 21st Century. It also positions the University of Ghana as a world class research intensive university in the next decade. The university will retain sole ownership of the devices and as such students who assign for the laptops shall be cleared before they can graduate. Failure to do so means the student would not graduate. Students who wish to keep the laptop would however be made to pay at a discount price. Again students who are dismissed, rusticated,transfered or relocating to another institution are required to return the laptops. The policy guidelines further shows students who refuse to provide a report on the status of the usage constitutes an offence. Again, students who repair ...

  Police have arrested 12 civilians in connection with a clashes at Chereponi District between Gbalo and Kukpong communities all in the North East Region Ghana. The 12 were arrested in an intelligence-led operation on August 24, 2022. The clash that happened a month ago led to several houses being torched and the killing of livestock. It took the intervention of the Ghana Police to prevent the loss of life and also restore calm to the area. The police statement said the suspects will be arraigned before Court on August 25, 2022. Source:  jomanewsgh.blogspot.com Thanks for reading from JomaNewsGH as a news casting website in Ghana. You are free to share this story via all various social media handles and follow us on Tweeter;  @JomaNewsGh . Send your news stories to:  hatenoneempire@gmail.com  and via WhatsApp on  +233 595383276

On the 21st of August, 2022. A group of Terrorist was deployed onto the territory of  the northern part of Ghana. According to one Intel in the greater Accra region, on the 11th of August, 2022 speaking on BBC NEWS PIDGIN stated clearly and categorically that  " Terrorists dey plan attack on Accra Ghana, Lagos, oda major African cities".   NPC reveals that Accra is the major African cities the terrorist are planning to Attach. This information or hint was given by the independent peace and security of Ghana and  the  National  peace  Council.  The National peace Council and Independent peace and security of Ghana also emphasized that   " this  are part of the  terrorist border plan according to an analyst to penetrate the coast of west Africa with their activities. Executive secretary of the National Peace Council, Ali Anankpieng said  "they have heard it from the terrorist themselves which the have plan to penetrated...