The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has re-launched the Source Segregation Programme (SWSP) in Accra. The SWSP concept involves waste segregated into pre-defined groups such as organic, paper, plastic, can and glass waste for recycling. The Executive Director of EPA, Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, re-launching the programme, on Thursday, said segregation and waste management was very … The post EPA

Cadbury Ghana Limited, producers of RICHOCO, has held the second edition of its ‘Mornings In Ghana National Essay Competition’. The competition seeks to address the age-long negative effects of illegal mining and threats posed by activities on agricultural lands, particularly that of cocoa. This year’s essay competition was held for three categories of students living […] The post Cadbury

The Sonrise Christian International Junior High School (JHS) in Ho on Saturday held its 6th Graduation Ceremony with a call on parents to spend more time helping their children with their school assignments.   The Technical and Vocational Education Division Coordinator of the Ho Municipal Directorate of Education, Miss Felicia Nuworklo, who made the call, said … The post Sonrise

There is every indication that there will be fireworks in Parliament today as the House resumes to determine the fate of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government following the controversy that accompanied its rejection last Friday. The Majority caucus has dismissed the decision of the House describing it as “null, void, and … The post Showdown

The Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research, ISSER, is worried about the effect the delay in passing the 2022 budget could have on investor confidence. Speaking to Citi News ahead of the resumption of parliamentary work on Tuesday, the Director of the Institute, Prof. Peter Quartey, said the current impasse over the budget was […] The post ISSER

On March 12, 2020, the Ministry of Health announced the country’s first two confirmed cases in Accra, which were identified as people who had returned to the country from Norway and Turkey.  These imported cases called for the first contact tracing process in Ghana, which helped to detect dozens of cases in a short period. … The post Go for COVID-19 jabs for herd immunity

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said reforming Ghana’s current legal education regime is necessary to accommodate current realities. He, however, added that the new system will have to be girded by a strong element of sustainability. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Sustainable legal education will have, as its base, the establishment of a regime that […] The post ‘Reforming

The Tamale District Court yesterday adjourned to December 13, the case in which the head teacher of St. Charles Lwanga Junior High School (JHS) in Saboba, in the North East Region, Emmanuel Chingya, has been accused of manslaughter. Mr Chingya reportedly asked 31 students of the JHS to work on his farm on November 12, … The post Saboba drowning case adjourned to Dec 13 appeared

A private legal practitioner and broadcaster, Richard Dela Sky, has said the Speaker of Parliament showed bad faith by ordering the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to vacate the chamber during the debate on the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in the House last Friday. Mr. Sky said the Speaker’s order was wrong since the […] The post Budget

Commercial drivers within the Cape Coast Metropolis are awaiting directives from the Coalition of Private Road Transport Operators concerning their operations.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare,on Sunday led a delegation to visit the 17 police personnel, who were involved in an accident on Aprerede-Somanyaroad in the Eastern Region. The delegation visited four of the victims on admission at the Koforidua Regional Hospital in the region and subsequently13 others, who were treated and … The post IGP,

Dr Kwabena Duffuor said uniBank closure was painful He said, he paid the price because of his position as governor of BoG and Finance Minister respectively He spoke on Citi TV Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has said the closure of his bank, uniBank, was a very painful experience he had to go through.

About 1,490 slabs of dried leaves, suspected to be marijuana, were seized at Atikpui, a border town, near Ho, in the Volta Region, by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Sunday. The GIS, however, could not arrest the suspects carrying the dried leaves, who numbered between five and 10, as they fled to Togo when … The post GIS seizes 1,490 slabs of ‘wee’ at

Paul Adom-Otchere says Alban Bagbin erred He said, his actions were illegality The 2022 budget was rejected on Friday, November 26 Paul Adom-Otchere, the host of Good Evening Ghana, has said events of Friday, November 26, were manifest illegality that violates clauses of the 1992 Constitution which shouldn’t have happened.

Naa (Dr.) Alhassan Andani and Rev.(Dr.) Joyce Rosalind Aryee have been sworn-in as members of the Family Health Medical School Endowment Fund Board of Trustees, to join other members who had already been sworn into office. The Endowment Fund aims at supporting brilliant, but needy Ghanaian students desiring to be trained as Medical Doctors at […] The post Alhassan

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two persons, Asafoatse Aryee Obo, aged 32, and Nii Armah Wulu I, aged 48, and Dzaasetse of Mamprobi in Accra for alleged criminal engagements. The suspects are reported to have launched an attack on a 60-year-old woman at Mamprobi to stop an ongoing construction, although she holds all […] The post Two arrested

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday handed over logistical support to the Somali Police Force (SPF), to help reinforce and enhance security at polling stations during the ongoing elections.

A Deputy Minister for Education in charge of TVET, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has underscored the need for private basic schools to complement the efforts of the government in granting every child of school-going age access to at least basic education. Her comments follow the implementation of education-oriented government policies, particularly the Free Senior High School initiative. […] The post Government

Dr Kwabena Duffuor says he enjoyed working with the late JJ Rawlings He indicated that, Rawlings give him room to operate He spoke on Citi TV Dr Kwabena Duffuor, a former Minister of Finance, has indicated that, he enjoyed working with the late former President, Jerry John Rawlings.

Dr Hassan Ayariga says he has a bond with God The bond is until he becomes the President of Ghana, God will not take him out of this world He spoke on Metro TV Dr Hassan Ayariga, has indicated that he has a special bond with God and until he is able to accomplish whatever bond that he has with God, he will not go out of this world.