Representatives of some Ghanaian businesses and members of the Parliamentary Select-Committee on Transport and Agriculture, would on June 26, 2017, embark on a trade mission to Moscow, Russia, to explore business opportunities for both countries. The six-day trade mission, which comprises 30 participants, is being organised by the World Trade Centre, (WTC) Accra, and the Embassy ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, have congratulated the Muslim community on the occasion of the feast of breaking of the fast – Eid ul Fitr. In a statement issued in Accra on Sunday, the couple commended Muslims for committing to a month-long fast in supplication to Allah. “The prayer, ...

The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, who was briefed ahead of Ghana’s decision to host two former Guantanamo Bay detainees from the US, has said he felt the processes leading up to the move were necessary, despite their hosting being declared illegal by the Supreme Court in a recent judgement. According to him, the ...

Residents of Kpone barrier in the Greater Accra Region have called on Kpone Katanmanso District Assembly to demolish all buildings sited in water courses to prevent perennial flooding. According to them, the Assembly had slept on its responsibilities for far too long resulting in a situation where individuals take the planning laws into their hands ...

The Ministry of Gender and Social Protection has registered 250,000 children in the country to benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme. Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, the sector Minister, who announced this said more children would be registered to make quality health care accessible to them. She was speaking at a durbar to climax the ...

Kris Jenner is the latest reality star to come under fire for allegedly Photoshopping a picture. Kris recently shared a gym pic that doubled as a plug for a weight-loss tea. No surprise there — everyone knows the Kar-Jenners love a good #ad — but soon after, fans started speculating that it was Photoshopped. No one can deny ...

The Police in the Northern Region are hunting for some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Walewale in the Northern Region, who allegedly destroyed some properties of the party. The angry youth invaded the offices of the party to protest against the nomination of Abu Ahmadou as the new District Chief Executive (DCE) ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated five more persons for the positions of Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs). A press release signed by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, said the president made the nominations in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20 (1) of ...

Portugal saw off New Zealand 4-0 to win Group A and progress to the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 semi-finals, in front of 56,290 fans in Saint Petersburg. Cristiano Ronaldo, with rumours abound of him being rested ahead of the game, started and was Portugal’s protagonist once more. He hit the crossbar with a header ...

A private legal practitioner, Rainer Akumperigya has questioned the Supreme Court’s judgment on the case brought before it against the Ghana Law School on the mode of admitting students into the institution. Although he said the Supreme Court’s judgment does not nullify the case, according to the lawyer, the High Court should have been the ...

The Minister of Environment, Science and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng has lamented the allocation of 0.025% of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to his ministry for research purposes. According to him, more is needed in the government’s quest in addressing the country’s challenges through research and innovation. “To do the things that we want to ...

At least 123 people were killed when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur East, local officials say. A crowd had gathered reportedly to collect fuel leaking from the overturned vehicle when it caught fire. Dozens are being treated in hospital. Unconfirmed reports suggest the tanker had been speeding ...

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) on Thursday destroyed narcotic substances estimated at two million dollars at Bundase Training Camp of the Ghana Armed Forces at Pampram in the Greater Accra Region. This follows a court order for NACOB to burn the narcotics intercepted from drug peddlers for the past 13 years after those cases were ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated five more persons for the positions of Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs). A press release signed by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, said the president made the nominations in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20 (1) of ...

Medical records of private individuals will no longer be findable via a Google search, reports Bloomberg. The news organisation noticed that the search giant had added the data type to its list of information automatically removed from search results. Now Google will make sure “confidential” medical information cannot be found when people search. The change ...

Sport betting company SportPesa has announced it will end sponsorship of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) after the government imposed a hefty tax increase on gaming revenue. Company boss Ronald Karauri said the 35% increase would negatively affect its business operations. KPL’s top official Jack Oguda told the BBC that the news was devastating for ...