SHS teacher dies after being run over by car
A 31-year-old teacher at Ghana National College in Cape Coast, Sheila Afful, died on Friday, June 4, after a vehicle which was being driven by a Policeman run over her. The driver, Lance Corporal Euodia Adu Gyamfi of the Twifo Praso Police station, was driving a Toyota Corolla saloon car with registration number GG 3680-18 […]
June 4th uprising: Ghana’s economy and democracy in dire straits – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the state of the economy and democracy, saying 42 years after the June 4 uprising, the country’s economy and democracy are in dire straits. He said economic hardship, insecurity, political and ethnic polarization, deepening inequality, politicisation of democratic institutions, corruption, problems in the education and health sectors, are […]
Parliament summons Ministers over BoG advances, KIA Covid-19 testing
Parliament has summoned Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, to appear before it next Wednesday to brief members on the amount of temporary advances the Bank of Ghana gave to government for the 2020 Financial Year. The question to be asked by the Minority Leader and MP for Tamale South, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, is […]
Second Rastafarian student, Tyrone Marhguy, enrolls in Achimota School
One of the Rastafarian students who was at the centre of the Achimota School-Rasta rumpus, Tyrone Iras Marhguy, was on Friday, June 4, admitted after initial resistance from authorities of Achimota School despite a High Court judgment. Tyrone has concluded his admission procedures and has been assigned his class as a General Science student. He […]
Ghana Cares Programme to expand Youth Entrepreneurship – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government is undertaking deliberate interventions such as the launch of the Capital Market Master Plan, to ensure the availability of long-term investment capital for entrepreneurial ventures and productivity-enhancing investments by young people. He was speaking in Tamale as the Special Guest Mentor at the maiden edition of the Springboard […]
Ghana Shippers Authority develops Axle Load Protocol
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), in collaboration with the Ghana Highways Authority, has developed an Axle Load Protocol to help haulage drivers known what is required of them when they reach an axle load station. Chief Executive Officer of the GSA, Ms. Benonita Bismarck revealed this in a speech read on her behalf at a […]
UMaT and partners commemorate artisanal small-scale mining day
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) at Tarkwa in the Western Region and partners in the mining industry have commemorated the first Artisanal Small-Scale Mining, ASM Day at Tarkwa. Key operators, regulators and policymakers came together to discuss challenges associated with sector such as regulation, environmental degradation and health concerns and to push an […]
UN fears repeat of 1984 Ethiopian famine
The United Nations is warning of a repeat of Ethiopia’s devastating 1984 famine and is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the northern region of Tigray. Mark Lowcock, the world body’s humanitarian chief, told the BBC that hundreds of thousands of people were already experiencing famine conditions in Tigray after months of conflict. Mr Lowcock […]
COCOBOD adopts green technologies for seedlings production
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has adopted the use of cocopeat and receptacles as new technologies for raising cocoa seedlings at nursery sites. The initiative is part of the Board’s moves to streamline its core activities to align with best practices that protect and conserve the environment. Cocopeat is a soilless organic medium produced from coconut […]
Ketu South: MPs condemn non-responsive posture of NADMO with regard to tidal waves
The MPs for Ketu South and Keta have condemned the non-responsive posture of NADMO with regard to tidal waves causing havoc on the shores of the two constituencies. They expressed fears that the Aflao-Keta road is in danger of being washed away by the ravaging sea which has already destroyed a number of homes in […]
Nigeria says it suspends Twitter days after president’s post removed
Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the government had acted because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s […]
We are poised to end galamsey in Western Region -Darko-Mensah
The Western Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), led by Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Regional Minister, has expressed its resolve to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the Region. The personnel of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) have been deployed to patrol various illegal small-scale mining sites, also known as ‘galamsey’, to arrest culprits involved […]
GPHA won’t license non-members of Joint Association of Port Transport Union
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) says it would not license any transport union to operate in the port if it is not part of the Joint Association of Port Transport Unions (JAPTU). General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, GPHA, Mrs. Esther Gyebi-Donkor announced at a day’s sensitization workshop for haulage truck drivers in […]
Woman fined GHS120,000.00 for possession Indian hemp
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 47-year-old woman to a fine of GHS120,000.00 for possessing Indian hemp. Rita Atsufui Koffie would spend three years imprisonment in hard labour if she fails to pay the fine. She admitted the offence and she was convicted on her own plea but the sentence was deferred to Thursday […]
