June 2018

The Senior and Junior Staff Unions of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) have unreservedly retracted and apologised to Mr Peter Mac Manu, Board Chairman, GPHA, for the corruption claims levelled against him. It would be…
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Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, has instructed the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to suspend the registration, importation and manufacturing of codeine-containing cough syrups with immediate effect. The Health Minister…
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An interlocutory injunction application filed by two private Ghanaian citizens in connection with the controversial $89 million mobile phone revenue monitoring deal between the Government of Ghana and KelniGVG, has been adjourned to July 3…
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The US State Department has imposed visa bans on a number of Congolese officials accused of corruption or electoral malpractice. It declined to name those targeted, but said the move was intended to send a strong signal that Washington…
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Tanzanian MP Joseph Mbilinyi says he will sue the government for banning his rap song about the state of prisons. Basata, the Kiswahili acronym for the country's arts council, banned the song for using words that "incite public violence".…
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Venezuelan security forces have carried out hundreds of arbitrary killings under the guise of fighting crime, the UN's human rights body says. In a report, it cites "shocking" accounts of young men being killed during operations, often in…
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An Ethiopian rebel group has suspended its armed resistance against the government. Ginbot 7 said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's reforms had given it hope that "genuine democracy" may be "a real possibility". Earlier, the government said…
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Philippe Coutinho and Neymar bailed Brazil out with stoppage-time strikes against Costa Rica following another uninspiring display at the 2018 World Cup. Coach Tite's team were heading for a second inglorious draw when Barcelona midfielder…
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The Supreme Court has granted the application for extension of time filed by the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo in the suit challenging Ghana's military cooperation agreement with the United States of America. The court presided over by…
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Government’s initiative to use drones to deliver essential health services to deprived communities would not be brought to fusion this year, as promised. It had initially been mentioned at the 2018 Annual Health Summit in April…
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