As part of its strategic branch expansion objective to provide for the specialised needs of businesses and residents within the Lashibi and neighbouring communities, Access Bank has relocated its old branch at the UBI Petroleum Station to an ultra-modern building on the main Lashibi Road, opposite Farm Vivian. The newly opened branch will provide timely financial services to customers and [...] The post Access

Operators in the downstream petroleum industry would as a matter of commitment sign Safety Declaration Notes (SDN) to demand strict compliance to industry standard and specifications with regards to commodity handlings. The SDN, which would be prepared by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is also to help the Authority name and shame operators who fail to comply with standards and [...] The post Operators

Charcoal dealers at the Nana Bosoma Central Market in Sunyani have threatened to hit the streets to register their protest against the Police and forest guards in the Brong-Ahafo Region. The dealers drawn from Ahyiayem, Ayigbe, Buoku and Malamkrom complained about what they described as unnecessary interference of the Police and forestry guards which was not only impeding their economic [...] The post Charcoal

The maiden summit of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been launched in Accra scheduled for Monday, November 20. The summit would be on the theme: “Scaling up SMEs for Inclusive Growth: The CEO and government as drivers.” It is an essential gathering of CEOs, business leaders, stakeholders, investors, service providers, regulators, government representatives and [...] The post Maiden

The Minister for Transport, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has urged the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), to synchronise its systems with allied agencies in Ghana’s  ports before September 1. That, he explained would make it possible to carry out an order by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, that from September 1 all public agencies handling and or inspecting cargo [...] The post GPHA

The Premier League Board (PLB) has postponed the Ghana Premier League match day 24 fixture between WAFA and Kumasi Asante Kotoko at Sogakope on Sunday. The postponement was necessitated by a medical report submitted to the PLB by Kotoko, which declared their players medically unfit to play following the accident the club suffered last week on their way back to [...] The post WAFA, Kotoko match postponed

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has sanctioned a special Oguaa Afahye boxing promotion to be organised by Walker King Boxing Promotions in the Central Region. The event, according to Mr Twintoh Walker, Chief Executive Officer  of Walker King Promotions who doubles as central regional GBA chairman said the event would be part of activities lined up by the Regional Outreach [...] The post Fetu Afahye boxing

Hundreds of people joined the Baby Jets Foundation owned by Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan, to commission the Asamoah Gyan Sports Center at the Accra Academy School on Tuesday. The artificial turf (Astro turf), a project undertaken by the captain of the national team, Asamoah Gyan for his alma mater was commissioned by dignitaries including former President Jerry John Rawlings [...] The post Gyan commissions

Some workers of the Electoral Commission (EC) have petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to initiate impeachment proceedings against Mrs Charlotte Osei, the chairperson of the commission for stated misconduct.   The petitioners, in a five-page document signed on their behalf by Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, accused Mrs Osei of awarding contracts totalling millions [...] The post Pres,

A project to reduce farmer’s dependence on agrochemicals and promote a resilient farming system through Farmer Input Subsidy Programmes (FISP) was launched in Accra yesterday. The project dubbed ‘Promoting Agroecology in West Africa’ seeks to organise and support a farmer-led campaign to reform FISP and allocate available public investment and agricultural resources to small scale farmers including women in farming [...] The post Project

Government would not lift the current ban on small scale mining until there was an assurance that mining activities would be undertaken in a sustainable way, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Minister for Environment, Science and Technology has said. He said the small-scale miners must equally reclaim all the lands they have degraded before any consideration would be given for them [...] The post Small

Cocoa farmers have been assured to exercise restraint as they might no longer struggle to secure scholarships for their children in Senior High Schools (SHSs). This is because when the government’s free SHS educational policy becomes a reality, it might cover all forms of scholarships including that of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) at that level. Dr Nii Tackie-Otoo, the [...] The post Cocoa

The University for Development Studies (UDS) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Care International aimed at cooperating and information sharing on research and other related activities. The two institutions as part of the five-year MoU would also exchange research information in fields of mutual interests, particularly on climate change, sustainable development, food security, livelihood security, sustainable environment [...] The post UDS

As part of measures to bridge the gap between male and female in academia, management of the Koforidua Technical University has decided to award scholarship to 10 brilliant but needy students to pursue higher education at the university. This move according to management of the university is to help increase the number of female students in science and technology related [...] The post KTU

Civil Society Organisation with focus on Ghana’s governance system, Odekro, has called for a strict separation of the executive and legislative arms of government in practice. In furtherance of this, it noted that there is the need for an amendment to Article 78, which induces the President to appoint the majority of ministers from Parliament. The statement indicated that the [...] The post ‘Ministerial

The government of President Nana Akufo-Addo has not done enough to fight corruption in the first six months of his administration, a former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short, has said. In Mr Short’s estimation, the government could have been more upfront in dealing with perpetrators involved in some graft cases detected [...] The post Govt

Greater Accra Regional executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have debunked claims that a scheduled meeting with former President John Mahama will focus on strategising on his comeback for the 2020 polls. A group within the party known as Action Movement has alleged that Friday’s meeting with the regional executives is one of many platforms the former President is [...] The post Mahama’s

Acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has stated that the media encounter held at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday, served its purpose. He said President Akufo-Addo was on top of issues. The event Mr Boadu noted did not record any negativity however, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is only making noise because they had nothing [...] The post We’ve

South African parliament and police are to provide security for an African National Congress (ANC) MP after a number of death threats against her. Parliamentary spokesman Moloto Mothapo said the decision followed a security assessment that confirmed “a security threat existed” against Makhosi Khoza. Ms Khoza has been a prominent critic of President Jacob Zuma and corruption within the governing [...] The post Protection

War crimes judges will rule whether former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo can be released from prison for the rest of his trial on charges arising from deadly election violence in 2010. Gbagbo, the first ex-head of state to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has appealed a March decision that he must stay behind bars in a UN detention centre [...] The post ICC to