The Executive Director of KITE, Ishmael Egyekumhene has predicted that government should not find it difficult to secure an investor for the new oil refinery if it commits to efficient management practices. He explains that potential investors will be targeting at value for their investments, hence, the need to meet their expectations. Mr. Egyekumhene’s comment ... The post New refinery

A six-unit classroom block and teachers’ bungalow for Tousa L/A Primary School in Wa East, awarded on contract in 2011, has been abandoned, forcing pupils and teachers to undertake lessons under trees and in crumbled old rooms. The School with enrollment of 220, and located in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region, ... The post Children study under trees

The Ghana Immigration Service has commenced investigations to unmask persons behind a protocol recruitment scam taking advantage of some unsuspecting Ghanaians. It said some fraudsters had taken advantage of the ongoing national recruitment exercise of the Service, to lure some Ghanaians to pay and be recruited through a ‘protocol system’. It has thus the public ... The post Immigration

The Ghana Immigration Service has commenced investigations to unmask persons behind a protocol recruitment scam taking advantage of some unsuspecting Ghanaians. It said some fraudsters had taken advantage of the ongoing national recruitment exercise of the Service, to lure some Ghanaians to pay and be recruited through a ‘protocol system’. It has thus the public ... The post Immigration

The Assemblies of God Church-Ghana, has launched a national project christened, “Teen Challenge Ghana (TCG),” an initiative intended to help combat the upsurge of illicit drug addiction by some Ghanaian youth. Globally, Ghana has been ranked as the 3rd leading country in the use of marijuana and 1st in Africa. The United Nations report on ... The post Assemblies

Communications firm, Loud Silence Media, is organizing a forum to discuss the benefits of the passage of the Right To Information (RTI) bill and its ensuing effects in Washington DC, US. Washington DC-based Ghanaian filmmaker and communication specialist Kevin Taylor, who is the founder of Loud Silence Media, said the forum, which will be held ... The post Loud Silence Media to organise

Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, is calling for the withdrawal of the Legal Profession Regulations currently before Parliament. According to him, the legislation, which has been in Parliament for over a month now, has not even been seen by some of the Members of Parliament because they do not have copies. Muntaka also alleged ... The post Withdraw L.I. for law school

The Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Kofi Adda, has reiterated the need for a road-map to address sanitation challenges in the national capital, Accra. Speaking at a Stakeholder sensitization forum yesterday [Wednesday], Kofi Adda said it is necessary to have a plan in order to be able to address sanitation problems in the country. ... The post Gov’t secures

An Accra High Court has put on hold proceedings in the case where a former board chairman of the National Communications Authority [NCA], Eugene Baffoe Bonnie, and four others are facing trial for causing financial loss to the state. This follows an application by defense lawyers seeking to have the prosecution make known all witnesses ... The post $4m NCA scandal:

For anyone who has ever arrived late to work, an apology will usually suffice. But for one British lord, it was too late to just say sorry. It took less than 60 seconds for Michael Bates to arrive late, apologize profusely, offer his resignation and then leave the House of Lords on Wednesday. “I want to offer ... The post ‘I am thoroughly ashamed’: British lord

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will be dragging the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to court, over its handling of the conflict of interest petition in relation to the $2.25 billion bond issue. He is heading to court to compel CHRAJ to overturn some of the declarations it considers irrelevant to the petition. Addressing ... The post Ofori-Atta

Striking workers of the National Disaster Management Organization [NADMO], in the Upper West Region, have criticized the Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, for shielding hooligans who attacked the NADMO Regional Director, instead of allowing the police to arrest them. They say the Minister demonstrated that he did not value their lives as he prevented the arrest ... The post Striking

Government has earmarked $42m for the construction of a water treatment plant in Tono in the Navrongo Municipality of the Upper East Region. The treatment plant, when completed, would extend water supply to four districts of the region to address perennial water shortage, and increase accessibility of water to rural communities. The Minister of Water ... The post Gov’t allocates

The Acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has admonished members of the party to desist from rushing to court and suing the party over disagreements in the ongoing internal primaries. Instead, he encouraged them to respect the party constitution and resort to the party’s internal procedures to seek redress at all ... The post Keep disputes

Shatta Wale could not hide his joy and appreciation to Zylofon Media when he was officially unveiled as new signee to the Zylofon Music record label. The Ghanaian Dance hall artiste who signed a three-year deal with Zylofon Media on Wednesday was accompanied by his wife, Shatta Michy to the unveiling. The programme which was ... The post We’ll put Shatta Wale on international

Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp sounds smarter and smarter. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on the Q4 2017 earnings call yesterday that WhatsApp now has 1.5 billion users and sees 60 billion messages sent per day. That’s compared to 1.3 billion monthly users and 1 billion daily active users in July. The massive growth makes ... The post WhatsApp hits 1.5 billion monthly

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has donated hand sanitizers to some selected Senior High Schools in the Upper East Region under the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Project. The 176 boxes of hand sanitizers consisting of 81 pieces in each box, were distributed among seven Senior High Schools to promote personal hygiene. The beneficiary schools included ... The post Samira Bawumia

Swansea City have re-Signed Andre Ayew from West Ham United in a club-record deal. Ayew has put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year contract at the Liberty Stadium after the Swans agreed an undisclosed fee with the Hammers. The 28-year-old forward returns to Wales having left the Swans to join West Ham for £20.5 million ... The post Andre Ayew rejoins Swansea on 3-year deal appeared

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A total of 23.1 million Ghanaians, representing 73% of the 27 million population, are using water that does not meet the benchmark of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) requirements of at-home availability, reliable, and contaminant-free drinking water. This means that only 3.9 million Ghanaians have access to drinking water from an improved water source that is ... The post Ghana