The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alex Afenyo-Markin is urging government to declare its position on homosexuality. He made this point after Health Minister; Sherry Ayittey read a statement on the floor of Parliament on healthy living. Although some Legislators suggested a different platform for the discussion of the matter, Mr. Afenyo-Markin insisted that a government decision ...

Government has announced moves to sell off a stake of the Ayensu Starch Factory to brewery giant, Guinness Ghana Ltd by June of 2014. Ayensu Starch factory currently, is the major supplier of raw material for Guinness in the production of its new line, the cassava-based Ruut Beer. Minister of Trade and Industry, Haruna Iddrisu, ...

Local Brewery giant, Kasapreko will by the end of this year, enter into the production of water. Kasapreko will be following the footsteps of some other big breweries like Baron Distilleries, Coca Cola and Pepsi. The company is hoping to break into the market and claim a significant part of the market share in the ...

The Ministry of Finance has assured cocoa farmers that the Producer Price Review Committee will adjust the price soon. This follows calls by the minority in parliament for a 50% increase. The minority spokesperson on agriculture and cocoa affairs, Dr. Afriyie Akoto addressing the press recently said the unattractive producer price is encouraging the smuggling ...

The ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says investigations into the supposed use of formalin by fisherfolks to preserve fish in the Central Region has proved negative. There were reports last year that the fisherfolks preserved their fish with formalin, a preservative used to embalm dead bodies. The news had massive impact on their businesses as many ...

The Minister of Education, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has inaugurated a committee to fight and find solutions to teacher absenteeism. The committee, known as, Zero Tolerance for Teacher Absenteeism form, part of efforts by the Ministry to effectively implement the policy and to increase working hours teachers spend in the class room. The inter-sectorial committee ...

The Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has advised the Volta River Authority (VRA) to revise its management practices to ensure efficiency and long term survival of the power generation sector. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony to appoint new VRA Board members, Mr. Buah encouraged the board members to strive and to resolve ...

The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has set up a Five-Member Committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of a patient, Solomon Mensah, at the hospital on 14th February, 2014 following his referral to the hospital on 12th February, 2014. The Terms of Reference of the committee are to investigate the ...

The head pastor of the Mankessim branch of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Rev. Moses Kuranteng, has appeared before the Agona Swedru Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding about 54 petty traders in Swedru and its adjoining communities of GH¢14,316. Rev. Kuranteng allegedly used his Agona Swedru-based micro-finance company to swindle the customers. Rev. Kuranteng, ...

Local think tank, IMANI Ghana has lauded the government for its decision to migrate teacher trainees onto a Students Loan Trust instead of paying them allowances. But it also wants President Mahama to take charge of non-performing public institutions. IMANI says in a review report it has issued on President John Mahama’s State of the ...

Ghana face a monster challenge at this year’s World Cup after being drawn in a Group of Death against three-time world champions Germany, Portugal and the United States. To survive this battle, Africa’s most prolific side in recent times would need to remain ruthless in the final third as there will be little margin for ...

Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University for Professional Studies (UPS) is asking government to consider making education free for all children in Orphanages across the country. The UPS SRC President, Caled Kwasi Owusu made the suggestion in an interview with Citi News after the SRC donated a large consignment of food items, assorted drinks, ...

Government has denied reports that President John Mahama has condemned activities of the galamsey taskforce which he set up to fight the illegal activities. A media report quoted the President as saying; illegal miners are in business to make a living and must not be chased out by the Police and Military. Speaking in his ...

Are you planning on buying a new television set? Then you should be prepared to pay more upon purchase because the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) will from April 14 this year, re-introduce television licenses. The licensing regime will affect households with television sets but  GBC says the initial stages will be done at the point ...

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is  asking its members to be circumspect in their reportage to avoid court fines as  recent court rulings against media houses are a threat to free speech. The warning comes after an Accra High Court awarded a GHC 250,000 Ghana damages to the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson ...

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has assured the general public the shutdown of the Kpong water treatment plant will not exceed the stipulated three days which ends on Sunday. The company shut down the plant on Thursday to allow for repair works. In a bid to reduce the impact of the shut down, the ...

A groom cancelled a wedding packed with guests after his ‘no-sex before marriage’ bride surprisingly passed a pregnant test. The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG in Nigeria conducted a pregnancy test for the bride, Cynthia, 24 hours before the day and the result turned out positive. Apart from this contravening the Christian position of ...

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In a new study, researchers found an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) among women who have taken oral contraceptives. However, the findings do not mean women should stop using birth control, the researchers say. Utilizing membership data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California, researchers analyzed the health records of 305 women aged 14 to 48 ...

The official Kotoko newspaper has published a report implicating Yahaya Mohammed of decpetion in the matter involving his impending move to Libya. The full text, written by the paper’s reporter Jerome Otchere, is reproduced below: It has emerged that midfielder Yahaya Mohammed deceived managers of Kotoko to carry out his plan of travelling to Libya ...