Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged citizens to commit to building a formidable national character that will facilitate sustainable good governance and national development. Speaking at a Tree-Planting exercise on Saturday to herald the 40th Anniversary of the June 4 uprising, Mr Rawlings said the theme; “Developing a National Character for Sustainable Good Governance,” … The post Rawlings

Mr Kofi Nti, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said the Authority would soon introduce an e-payment platform for tax payers in the informal sector to make tax payment simple and convenient. He said this would enable small scale taxpayers, who dominate in the Small and Medium Enterprise, to pay their taxes … The post GRA

The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has rolled out an advanced version of the Manifest Document to facilitate fast clearance of goods at the ports. The Document, with international standard features, is intended to ensure that all relevant cargo data are received prior to the arrival of vessels in the country. It would enable … The post GCNet

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said Ghana could reduce poverty if she controls her growing population. “Overgrowing population brings poverty” he said, urging parents to have a number of children they could adequately cater for. The former President was speaking at the first “Akpleza” – Food Festival – in Ho, organised by Volta One … The post We

Members of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), a coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in education have called on the government to suspend the implementation of the Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) Project scheduled for September this year. They called for a broader consultation with stakeholders and also to take into consideration the interest of … The post GNECC

Rigorous illegal mining activities on the Pra River and at Sekyere Hemang and its environs have damaged three of the five pumping machines at the Sekyere Hemang water supply system, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has said. The Sekyere Hemang Water Supply System pumps about 40 percent of the overall water supply to Cape … The post Water shortage

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday advised Ghana to endeavour to cover at least all categories of vulnerable women and girls especially head porters in the 2020 population and housing census. According to Mrs Erica Goldson, the Deputy Resident Representative of the UNFPA said until the census covered the homeless, outdoor sleepers, and … The post Ghana’s

About 2,500 small scale farmers would be supported by the BESSFA Rural Bank this farming season to help improve and promote food security in the Bawku area. About GH¢4 million is expected to be given out to the farmers as loans to enable them purchase inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, farm equipment among others. Alhaji … The post BESSFA Rural Bank

Nikki Ray, a 29-year English Tourist, has cycled about 10,000 kilometres across the Sahara Desert to Ghana for sightseeing in some parts of the country. The journey, which started from London in August 2018, took the cyclist eight months to arrive in Ghana. She passed through six other African countries – Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea … The post Tourist cycles

Mr Daniel Kwame Gariba, the Builsa South District Chief Executive, said the Assembly would soon benefit from a rice processing factory, to be established at Fumbisi, to help add value to the produce and address post harvest losses. The factory would be established under the Rural Enterprise Programme and funded by the Government and the … The post Builsa South to get

The Mankessim Divisional Police Command has arrested two Fulanis for allegedly robbing commuters of their valuables at Abura-Nkwanta near Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The suspects, Abudulai Iddrisu, 21, and Mubarak Abubakar, 20, succeeded in barricading the road between Mankessim and Abeadze Dominase at Abura Nkwanta and allegedly robbed the victims. … The post Police

Mr Dennis Baidoo, the Marketing Manager of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), a commercial vehicle marketing the nation’s oil has said, transparency, although expensive, has made the Corporation vibrant in its operations. “The biggest lesson learnt over the years by the GNPC in marketing the nation’s crude oil is that transparency is very expensive … The post Transparency

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) has urged African leaders to pursue a people-centred and planet-sensitive transformational programmes in line with the Africa Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063, which encapsulates the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, the Executive Director of IDEG, said this in a statement copied to the Ghana News … The post IDEG

The current threats and attacks on some churches, especially in neighbouring Burkina Faso, is wake up call to church leaders in Ghana to ensure a tight security at their places of worship. Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, a Lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, said the safety of … The post Church

The need to step up domestic and international financing to fight malaria and also support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, would be the focus of stakeholders at the 6th Global Fund Replenishment Conference, scheduled for October this year, in France. Currently an additional $1.4 billion and more is expected to be … The post Malaria

The Minister of Interior has on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, renewed the Curfew hours imposed on Kpatinga and Bimbilla Townships and their environs in the Northern Region from 00:00 hours to 04:00 hours and from 22:00hours to 0400hours, respectively, effective, Friday, May 24, 2019. However, the hours … The post Ministry

Justice Samuel Marful-Sau the Chairman of the e – Justice Steering Committee has urged court registrars and judges of the Judicial Service of Ghana to be up-to-date with technology, so as to bring speed and productivity in the administration of the service. He said Ghana’s judiciary cannot afford to be left behind in an era … The post IT training,

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been commended for giving Presidential assent to the Right to Information law, which was recently passed by Parliament under his tenure of office. Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, a former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, and a Lecturer at the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University … The post Passing

Mr John-Peter Amewu, Minister of Energy, says government is determined to formulate and implement market friendly policies to make Ghana competitive. He said as a Government committed to private sector development, we are prepared to change course. “This is particularly important because oil and gas projects have become very expensive, upstream investments are not increasing … The post Government

Tullow Oil plans to spend $250 million dollars in Ghana this year to expand operations with more to come in future as the company intensifies its drilling campaign. Group Chief Executive, Paul Mcdade said the company is keen to explore further in Ghana both around its current assets and in new license via Ghana’s inaugural … The post Tullow Oil plans $250m