Two artisans who posed as soldiers of the 37 Military Hospital in Accra and succeeded in robbing five people of various sums of money, have been arrested. The victims were robbed of between GH¢1,000 and GH¢1,500. The suspects, Issifu Massawudu, 27 an auto mechanic who posed as a Dentist at the Hospital and his accomplice, Edmund Asare Gyesi, 30, an electrician who posed as a nurse, are in the custody of the Odorkor Police. The third accomplice, Goerge Laryea, who claimed to be a Chief ... Read More
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday gave the assurance that government would in the next few months fix all the challenges that had confronted his administration from the beginning of the year. He said the economy had been resilient in the face of those challenges and government was tapping all necessary avenues to restore stable long-term electricity supply to the citizenry. President Mahama gave this assurance when the Asantehene, Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, led a high powered ... Read More
Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru , Upper East Regional Minister has blamed Ghanaians particularly workers for the poorly manner they manage time. The Regional Minister made the remarks in an interview with the Ghana News Agency after he had witnessed the inauguration of the African Development (ADB) Water Project at Dakola in Burkina Faso. He expressed his admiration for the manner at which the Burkina Faso Government officials and traditional rulers were punctual at the occasion. ... Read More
Madina Divisional Police Command for allegedly slapping a member of the Community Police Unit (CPU), who was directing traffic. Superintendent Joseph Owusu-Bempah, District Police Commander, said Adabla Vanesa who was directing traffic at Ritz Junction in Accra ordered Sergeant Fredrick Afari of the Recce Regiment in Accra to stop to allow vehicles from the opposite direction to move. When she signalled the soldier to move, he was still stationary compelling her to get closer to the car ... Read More
Microsoft, a global ICT giant, has organised an information technology workshop, to motivate Ghanaian students to develop applications that can be used to solve real life problems in Ghana and the African continent. The initiative was aimed to expose students to Microsoft technologies such as Bing Search, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Windows Azure, Visual Studio and open source technology. Addressing students at Ghana Technology University College in Accra, Mr Shina Oyetoso, Developer ... Read More
Dr Joseph Amankwah, Director, Public Health of Ghana Health Service (GHS), has stated the need for policy guidelines for the implementation of the International Health Regulation (IHR) 2005. According to him, there is no policy that clearly defines implementation structure, roles and responsibilities of various administration levels and stakeholders for the execution of the Regulation. Dr Amankwah was speaking during the orientation of members of IHR Committee in Accra. The Programme is ... Read More
The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs has taken steps to solve the numerous problems besetting the administration of chieftaincy in the country. Dr H. Seidu Daannaa, sector Minister, announced this at an emergency meeting of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs in Koforidua on Friday. He said the Ministry had requested all Regional Houses of Chiefs to advertise in the media the position of a counsel and make their recommendation to the Ministry after interviewing the ... Read More
The Public Relations profession in Africa, ascended onto a new pedestal on the continent last week, when the African Union (AU) gave it a formal recognition, according it a partnership status, and teamed up with the Ethiopian Government to sponsor its 1st All African PR
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has launched the 2nd AGI Industry Awards in Accra, with a call on government to accelerate effort at attracting more investors into the energy sector to take care of the country?s power deficit. Nana Owusu-Afari, president of AGI, said wooing more independent power producers into the country would expand power supply and address the power crisis as well. Slated for November this year, the awards are to provide a platform to help define the highest ... Read More
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with Vanguard Life Assurance Company Limited (VA Life), has introduced a funeral insurance product onto the Ghanaian market. The welfare bancassurance product called ?ADB Abusua Anidaso?, would be underwritten by VA Life, a local insurance giant. Bancassurance is the distribution of insurance products through the channels of a bank. Speaking at the formal launch of the product in Accra, the Managing Director of ADB, Stephen Kpordzih, ... Read More
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