PMetropolitan, municipal and district assemblies have been urged to provide tourism enterprises with incentives to enable them remain competitive in business. The Acting Manager of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in the Tema Region, Mr Charles Buabin, who made the call on Friday, suggested that assemblies grant tourism enterprises exemptions for the erection of signage …
Thousands of people from all walks of life yesterday thronged the Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale, Northern regional capital to witness the first ever National Independence Day parade. As early as 5am, many people had already secured seats at the stadium waiting patiently for the start of the historic event. The 62nd Independence …
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sene West, Twumasi Ampofo, has donated ambulance to the Sene West District Hospital to facilitate health care delivery in the area. The donation of the ultra modern ambulance is in fulfilment of a promise he made to the health facility to equip it with ancillary equipments to enhance care …
A new political movement, the People’s Democratic Movement,(PDM) with an alternative ideology to end the political duopoly in Ghana yesterday, held a meeting in Accra to look at the way forward for the country’s political development. The PDM said there was the need for political movements to seek pragmatic measures to manage the country’s affairs …
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the President’s response to its letter on the impending political vigilantism dialogue as ‘depressing’ and pedestrian. The party noted that it is amazed by the President’s response to some recommendations it made on how to end vigilantism in the country in a letter dated February 28, 2019. Deputy …
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission 9EC), Jean Mensa, has vowed never to allow the Commission to slip back into controversies of financial malfeasance and mismanagement. “We are determined to remove the shrouds of secrecy that have characterised our operations and to shed light on all activities, as a first step, we intend to publish …
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Box Office Promotion, Mr. Alex Ntiamoah has described Friday’s fight between Michael Ansah and Sheriff Quaye as the fight of the fans. The two will mount the ring tomorrow at the Bukom Boxing Arena for the national lightweight and International Boxing Federation Continental lightweight championships. It will be the second …
The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) in collaboration with the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) has developed a mobile application to help improve agriculture. The new app codenamed “Telegraph”, could be downloaded on computers and has a unique function to detect timing of insects, pests …
PARLIAMENT is the corner stone of any functional democracy and Ghana’s has served that purpose since it gained independence from colonial masters, England in 1957. Some of Parliament’s functions are law making, oversight of the executive, authorising the granting or receiving of loans, monitoring the country’s foreign exchange receipts and payments or transfers and representation …
Minister of Planning, Professor George Gyan Baffour, on Monday performed a ground breaking ceremony at Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East District of Bono Region, for the construction of a training school for farmers, under Akuafopa project. The multi-purpose agricultural training school project, include the construction of a campus to accommodate 800 students, classrooms, workshops, accommodation …
pThe National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Ghana Railway Workers Union (GRWU) of the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) took place here, with a call on government to complete the construction of the standard gauge on the Western Rail Line. The GRWU said that the change from the narrow gauge to standard gauge on …
About 1,500 children are being detained by federal and Kurdish authorities in Iraq for alleged links to the Islamic State (IS) group, Human Rights Watch says. A new report says the children are often arbitrarily arrested and tortured to force confessions. HRW urges the federal and Kurdistan Region’s governments to amend anti-terrorism laws to end …
The US trade gap with the rest of the world jumped to a 10-year high of $621bn (£472.5bn) last year, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s deficit reduction plan. The trade deficit is the difference between how much goods and services the US imports from other countries and how much it exports. Reducing the …
Zimbabwe on Wednesday said the extension of U.S. sanctions on its government was regrettable but Harare would keep talking to Washington and the European Union to remove the measures it says have stifled its economy. Sanctions were imposed under the rule of Robert Mugabe, who brought the country to near ruin during his 37-year tenure. …
A total of 197 people lost their lives while 1,870 others sustained injuries from 961 road crashes across the country, in January this year. During the same period last year, 180 people met their untimely death while 1,171 people suffered various degrees of injuries from 1,071 road accidents. The Programme Officer of the Motor Traffic …
PA 30–year-old Fulani herdsman, Bukari Jalo, was on Monday evening killed by unknown assailants, at Abesim near Sunyani. Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the death to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, saying that the throat of Jalo was cut by the attackers, and he was also stabbed in the stomach. He said on …
pA High court in Accra hearing the case on the National Communication Authority (NCA) four-million-dollar cyber security equipment purchase, on Tuesday adjourned a mini trial, to March 14. It was to enable the court to determine the admissibility of statements of Eugene Baffoe Bonnie, former Board Chairman of the NCA, charged in connection with the …
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