Human Rights Activist, Nana Oye Lithur says the Right to Information Coalition will hold the NDC accountable if it fails to pass the RTI Bill into law.

The delay in the passage of the Right to Information Bill (RTI) into law by Parliament has attracted accusations and counter-accusations from the Majority Leader, Cletus Apul Avoka, and the Convener of the Right to Information Coalition, Nana Oye Lithur. Read the rest of this entry »

The ever-increasing threat of climate change on the environment, especially, on food security and other key-resource dependant sectors, has become a worry to nations around the globe. In Ghana, an increased body of evidence shows that climatic variability is adversely affecting the country’s natural resources such as land, water, forests and vegetation, as well as human capital. Read the rest of this entry »

In recent times, the issue of noise pollution has become of serious concern, especially, in built up residential areas and other communities in the country. To address the noise levels, ranging from residential and commercial to industrial areas, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the government wing responsible for the prudent management of the environment, has set out guidelines that come with permissible ambient noise for the aforementioned areas. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ghana Police Service has warned that it will not tolerate any act of impunity before, during, and after the December general elections, and that it would discharge its duty without fear or favour. Read the rest of this entry »

The Police Administration has been accused of taken bribe to promote service personnel to senior rank positions but its Acting Communications Director, DSP Cephas Arthur has debunked such claim.

Available information to The Chronicle indicates that bribery has taken center stage in the promotion of Police Service personnel to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). Read the rest of this entry »

Founder and aspiring flag bearer of the IPP, Kofi Akpaloo receiving the final certifinate of registration from Mr. Sarfo Kantanka at the Electoral Commission of Ghana.

The newly-formed Independent Peoples’ Party (IPP), on Friday, joined a host of political parties in the country with an ambition to govern the people by putting their lives first “through technology,” following the official issuance of a certificate by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Read the rest of this entry »

The Vice President, John Dramani Mahama, has descended heavily on critics of the Mills-led administration for non-performance. According to Mr. Mahama, it was only those who have brains but cannot register what they see, who criticise the government for doing nothing since taking over the administration of the country. Read the rest of this entry »