The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) supported by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and Government of Denmark, has held a consultative workshop in Koforidua on Tuesday for stakeholders in the service to draft its new strategic plan for the period 2023 to 2027/2029. The aim of workshop, attended by management members of the … The post Stakeholders

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has urged traditional authorities to register with it in order to be duly recognised and supported during festivals. It said this had become necessary because festival dates had to be streamlined to accord all festivals the same recognition and support.  The Director of Corporate Affairs of the GTA, Reverend Jones … The post Kintampo gears

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to take steps to stop the incessant price hike in petroleum products before the situation got out of hand.According to the caucus, the government was making “supernormal profit” from the sale of petroleum products from the country’s crude oil sales and should use those proceeds to cushion … The post Minority

Some commercial drivers yesterday began charging new fares, claiming their action followed increment in prices of petroleum products at the pumps on Monday by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) The fresh increments come less than 72 hours after a 19 per cent fare increase that took effect on Saturday following an agreement reached with the … The post Step in to save passengers and consumers!

Two persons were killed in a robbery on the Ejura-Nkwanta–Nyinase road in the Ashanti Region, on Monday.KipoSumaila,50, died on the spot, while Ibrahim Iddrisu, 40, died, at the St Luke’s Hospital in Kasei, where he was receiving treatmentThe body of Iddrisu has been deposited at the Ejura Government Hospital mortuary.Meanwhile, Masawudu Sumaila, 20, son of … The post 2

The Accra Circuit Court has remanded two persons in police custody over robbery and abetment to commit crime. They are Eliawu Dawud, an Okada Rider and Alihu Zakaria, a businessman. The court presided over by Mrs Ellen Offei-Ayeh adjourned the case to November 11, 2022. Police Inspector Daniel Ofori Appiah told the court that the … The post 2 remanded over robbery appeared first on

Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has said that the government is working assiduously to promote digital inclusion due to the benefits it provides to both the individual and the entire country. She said the government will ensure that all citizens benefit equally and equitably from digital skills, products, and services as we […]

Issues of conformity to standards, product regulation and product safety in general have become key considerations influencing the choices of today’s consumer and many markets require products reaching their regions to have acquired certain certification, quality or at the minimum, be registered by national conformity bodies. As Ghana works to transform from a raw material-based […]

Prosecutors, lawyers, litigants and relatives of accused standing trial, at the Ofaakor Circuit Court, in Kasoa, the Central Region, have complained of the absence of a presiding judge at the court. This follows the promotion of the substantive judge, Mr Ebenezer Osei Darko, to the High Court, and his subsequent departure on Friday, September 30, … The post Public demands new judge

The Government of Ghana has been told to tell Ghanaians how much has been accrued from higher-than-budgeted oil prices. The government has also been asked to explain why it is not using part of it to subsidise pump prices that threaten the economy and livelihoods. Tus comes at a time the Minority in Parliament has […]

Under the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)  “Promoting Public Health and Social Resilience against Covid-19 by strengthening the domestic supply chain of personal protective equipment under a circular economy approach” project, a three-day programme was organized for selected entrepreneurs from Ghana at the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) in India to provide hands-on […]

A 28-year-old driver has been killed and the body dumped in an uncompleted Senior High School (SHS) building at Ajumako Mando, in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region.Bernard Botchwey (deceased) who plied Ekumfi Esaakyir taxi station to Ajumako, was missing three days ago, and his body was discovered, according to reports.According to … The post Taxi

Incumbent National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has temporarily suspended all campaign activities. This follows the death of his mother, Madam Mary Gyawubea Badu, on Monday, October 31 at the Koforidua Regional Hospital. She was 84. Announcing the death on his official Facebook page, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo, who is being challenged by General […]

The Greek-Nigerian NBA star has been known for his act of generosity on and off the pitch and has now gone viral for his latest gesture to his coaching staff and teammates.

Playwright Kobina Ansah has hinted in a social media post that aside his new play, Once Upon A Riddle, being the most difficult play he has ever worked on, he wrote 14 new songs to be performed for the first time during the musical set to be staged this December. He noted that he had […]

A surprise deal has been reached in the Ethiopian civil war with both sides agreeing to halt their two-year conflict which led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine. The African Union (AU) has called it a new “dawn”, AFP news agency says. The agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces should […] The post Truce agreed to halt Ethiopia’s

Ghana's economy keeps on in limbo whiles market women and traders demonstrate and protest economic hardship due to the depreciation of the cedi to the dollar since the country’s economy is import-driven.

North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) designed to hit targets on the other side of the world, say South Korean officials. The ICBM launch is Pyongyang’s seventh this year, and comes amid concerns that it will soon test a nuclear weapon. It comes a day after both Koreas fired missiles in an […]