The Lawra Municipal and Nandom District Assemblies in the Upper West Region, have been earmarked for 500 metric ton capacity warehouses for agro-ecological produce. The warehouses are being
The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed, on Monday joined the king of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari, at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi, in the region, to celebrate the annual fire “Buhum” festival. As early as 6 pm Monday night,
THE Deputy Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has urged the Republic of South Africa to commit itself to doing more to end xenophobic attacks that is fast becoming an annual occurrence. She explained that the situation in South Africa was disturbing anyone travelling to that country,
An independent presidential aspirant for Election 2020, Professor Samuel Kweku Hayford, has assured that he will depend solely on crowd funding to fund his campaign in 2020. “My campaign team will focus on crowd funding and be asking the citizenry to support and assist my campaign, I will be appealing
Kwakye Ofosu, a former Deputy Minister of Communication, has postulated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not manufacturing corruption claims to dent the government however, there is enough evidence to prove actual major acts of corruption in the government. “The claim by the president
Vitus Azeem, a former Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, has slammed the president claims suggesting that it is not his duty to clear or convict officials accused of corruption. He however urged the president to release reports of investigated alleged corruption cases instead of exonerating his appointees
The Electoral Commission (EC) is considering reviewing the voting duration downwards ahead of the 2020 elections to improve the security of the polls. The commission will discuss the idea of reducing the duration of the voting from 7 am to 4 pm to allow for the counting and coalition of results
A group, calling itself ‘The Concerned People of Zongo’ has expressed displeasure at the current events in the two main political parties in the country, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in Zongo communities, especially, in the Asawase Constituency. It said it was time the two parties allowed democratic processes … The post CSO:
The Dean of the Faculty of Educational Studies of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Professor Samuel Kweku Hayford, has asked the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to deal drastically with any teachers found to have sexually abused a student. He admitted
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Wassa Amenfi East Municipal Assembly, Madam Helena Appiah, has inaugurated a new three-classroom block with ancillary facilities for Ntowkrom. She also handed over a rehabilitated six-classroom block for the Abreshia community. The new three-classroom block was constructed
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged media practitioners to be humble and apologise whenever they go wrong or make mistakes. He added “Politicians are not the only persons who make mistakes. Media practitioners like all human beings, can make mistakes, and when they do, they should
PThe Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has stressed the need to deepen parliamentary scrutiny of the budget process in Africa in its entirety. This, he said, would help raise income to provide for government expenditure efficaciously to ensure true accountability for
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday received letters of credentials from new ambassadors assigned to Ghana by their respective governments. They are from Belarus – Bril Vyacheslav, The
Three teacher unions have called on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to as a matter of urgency, suspend the implementation of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) for Ghana Education Service
THIRTY personnel with security related duties at the country’s ports yesterday began a five-day training in Accra, aimed at enhancing their capacity in maritime security. Participants were drawn from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Ship Owners and Agents Association (SOAA) and the
A two-day series of public lectures have been held in Accra, to mark the 80th birthday celebration of distinguished Law Professor, Akilagpa Sawyerr, and a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG), Legon. Attended by friends
Angry residents of Bamahu, a suburb of Wa last Friday besieged the premises of the hospital at the University for Development Studies (UDS) to demand the reinstatement of some 19 workers who were allegedly laid off by the university. The residents, who entered the premises with chains and locks with the intent to close down … The post Angry residents demand reinstatement
The absence of scanners at the country’s prisons has contributed to people smuggling illicit goods to prisoners in the cells, Supt Vitalis Aiyeh, Chief Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), has disclosed. He said
MTN Ghana has dismissed reports that the company planned shutting down its MTN MoMo Service. A statement issued by the company in Accra said: “MTN Ghana has noted with grave concern an audio and text messages circulating on social media requesting MoMo users to withdraw their money due to an eminent shutdown of the MTN … The post MTN committed to serving
Ethiopian Airlines has introduced WiFi on its A350 fleet–the same type of aircraft used on the Accra route– using the latest broadband satellite technology (Kaband). With the state-of-the-art broadband satellite technology, passengers can be rest assured that they will enjoy reliable connectivity for sending emails,
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