The third annual Ghana Soybean Kick-Off event that showcases the latest advances in Soybean development in Africa, has been held with a call on the USAID through its Feed the Future programme, to expand its research on Soybean development in Ghana. Dubbed: “Showcasing Innovations and Technologies to Improve Soybean Yields”, it is the only Soybean ...

Afua Nana Kyerewah Ababio, Head of Private Banking at The Royal Bank, has been adjudged winner of the Citi FM’s Best Boss Promotion, out of about fifty (50) entries that were received from employees of different companies nominating their bosses. The promotion, which ran for about two weeks, sought to honour bosses of various institutions ...

Deliberations in Parliament last week, begun on Tuesday with the topical matter of the Atomic Junction Gas explosion that claimed seven lives and injured over 100. In a bid to capture the national mood after the explosion that has got authorities thinking once again about the far-reaching regulations for the retail of gas in the ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has officially announced that it has scrapped its biometric register, and will be returning to the manual process of registering members of the party. The party had hinted of this move in recent months, with Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, Ade Coker, announcing the party’s intention during the ...

Some school children at Tema International and the Tema Ridge schools, have refused to play on their schools’ parks because they are close to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas station that shares a wall with the school. The school children are afraid to go to the park to participate in Physical training, due to the T-Terkpor Gas Filling Station. The ...

Bystanders rallied to keep a fire outbreak at the pharmacy unit of the Walewale District Hospital in the Northern Region under control. The fire service had been called to attend to the fire, and it took them about 30 minutes to get to the scene, but bystanders tried their best to keep the fire from spreading until fire ...

North Korea has warned that nuclear war ‘may break out any moment’ amid claims it is developing a missile that can reach the East coast of the US. Pyongyang said the ‘entire US mainland is within our firing range’ and threatened ‘severe punishment’ for America if it ‘dares to invade out sacred territory’. The chilling ...

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested two Ghanaians and a UK-based accomplice over allegations of trade-based money laundering and romance fraud. According to EOCO, over 16 British have fallen victim to the fraud which involves about £5 million The suspects, Moro Musah and Sabina Adzre, allegedly operate with UK-based Opoku Agyeman, who ...

A syndicate of drug dealers and armed robbers that has been on the police wanted list for three years has been busted at Baatsona in Accra. Five of the suspects, who are suspected armed robbers, and said to be the gang behind a number of criminal activities, including rape and murder at Baatsona and its ...

The Kwabenya Community Day Senior High School has been without electricity since 2016, when it was commissioned by the previous John Mahama government. This is as a result of a GH¢ 41,000 debt reportedly left behind by the contractors who put up the school. The Headmistress of the School, Elizabeth Sam, who revealed this when ...

The LPG Marketing Companies Association has suggested that the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA), and Ghana Gas, should be held accountable for failing to ensure the suitability of the gas dispensing tankers in recent gas explosions. According to the Association, whose members have received a lot of flak for an apparent failure to adhere ...

Some continuing students in some Senior High Schools who feel left out of the Free SHS policy have resorted to defaulting in paying their fees. This according to some heads, is making the running of schools difficult. Under the Free SHS policy, the government is footing all the bills of form one students which includes ...

The Ghana National Fire Service has commended management of Mawarko Restaurant for their swift action that prevented a near fire disaster on Monday. The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Fire Service, Prince Billy Anaglate, said the management acted smartly by quickly calling upon the GNFS to handle the situation after a leakage on one ...

Transport operator, VIP Jeoun Transport Ltd, has urged government to introduce a deliberate policy that will ensure that street lights are fixed on major road networks of the country in order to reduce the numerous fatal accidents in the country. “We need to have a policy towards street lightening on all our highways. That will ...

Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin has cautioned of a major distortion to government’s accounts if it fails to embark on a robust action to bridge the potential fall in revenue from declining cocoa prices. Government has for the second time in a row, maintained the producer price for cocoa at 7,600 cedis per tonne despite the ...

The leadership of the LPG Marketing Companies Association has indicated that its members are agitated over cabinet’s decision directing the implementation of the gas cylinder re-circulation policy within a year; and the suspension of construction work on newly built fuel stations. According to the leadership, the directive has whipped up public sentiment against their members ...

Tiger Woods has been cleared by his doctor to hit golf shots at full power as the 14-time major winner continues his comeback from back surgery. Woods, 41, is recovering from a fourth back operation in the last three years and has not played since withdrawing from February’s Dubai Desert Classic. On Sunday, the American posted a ...

Pop star Ed Sheeran has broken his right arm, putting his upcoming tour dates in jeopardy. “I’ve had a bit of a bicycle accident,” wrote the star on his Instagram page, posting a picture of his arm in a cast. “I’m currently waiting on some medical advice, which may affect some of my upcoming shows. Please ...

An app that encourages teens to be nice to each other has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed fee. The app – called tbh, meaning “to be honest” – is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded 5 million times. The app’s creators said it will remain a standalone program but will ...