Political corruption is endemic in Ghana. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have provided conditions for questionable and hard to explain deals by the government, which have strong signs of profiteering off the pandemic. Just days after a Norwegian news source’s disturbing story of a questionable deal initiated by the Ghana government to obtain the Russian … The post Days
Stop shutting down nuclear reactors and build new nuclear power plants to fight climate change, Mr Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, has urged. As some nuclear power companies continue to shut down nuclear reactors for reasons ranging from economic challenges to safety concerns, Mr Gates is aggressively confident on nuclear power as a … The post Build
Dr Peter Attafuah, Northern Regional Director of Education has disclosed that about 972 candidates in the Northern region could not write the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the region. He said out of the 972 candidates, 522 were girls with 113 pregnant. The Regional Director of Education attributed the failure to the long … The post About
The delegation of the European Union to Ghana and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Ghana, in collaboration with the COCOBOD, have hosted in Accra, the third multi-stakeholder roundtable on sustainable cocoa. The event was on the theme, “Multi-stakeholder Coordination towards a Sustainable Cocoa Sector.” A statement issued by the EU, copied to the Ghana … The post Ghana
The General Assembly of the United Nations on Friday elected Ghana to serve a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council for the period January 2022 to December 2023. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to the Ghana News Agency said Ghana secured 185 votes out of 190 … The post Ghana elected to UN Security Council appeared
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) on Friday said activities of Petroleum Black Market dealers pose a threat to the country’s downstream petroleum sector and called on National Security to tighten the noose. Mr Henry Akwaboah, Chairman of the Board of Governors of AOMC, said that the growing Petroleum Black Market could disrupt the … The post Petroleum
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, says the government and its stakeholders have been engaging in Climate Finance actions to support the transition towards a low-carbon economy to ensure environmental sustainability. Mr Ofori-Atta noted that the reality of Climate Change was glaring to all to take a collective action to address the phenomenon, saying … The post Climate
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) says the several security barriers along the country’s transit corridors are a challenge to Ghana’s transit trade in the West African Sub-region. Mr Fred Asiedu-Dartey, Head of Freight and Logistics at the GSA, said even though the mounting of barriers on roads was to ensure the safety of truck drivers … The post Too
Ghana has joined the race for the presidency of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO), the intergovernmental body in-charge of harmonizing standards and conformity procedures to facilitate seamless intra-trading on the continent. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration submitted the country’s bid in late April to advance the country’s vision if elected. ARSO’s … The post Ghana
A Ho High Court has granted bail to the 21 alleged members of the LGBTQ community recently arrested in Ho. Justice Yaw Owoahene-Acheampong granted the bail in the sum of GH¢5,000 each, with one surety each. Julia Selman Ayetey, Counsel for the accused persons re-laid the judgment by the Ho Circuit Court, which had declined … The post Court grants bail to 21 alleged
The Upper West Region Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Upper West Regional Pharmacy Council, has seized an undisclosed quantity of tramadol from three Over The Counter Medicine Sellers (OTCMSs) in the Wa Municipality. The OTCMSs were fined administrative charges of GH¢5000.00 each per the dictates of the Public … The post FDA seizes
Aku finally nailed it. She got married to the love of her life, a 40-year-old man, after two years of courtship without intimacy. As tradition will have it, the lovebirds went naked the wedding night and started their honeymoon with great joy in a calm atmosphere. Barely two hours of pleasure and love making, Aku’s … The post Intersex persons have equal rights appeared first
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