Onion drivers petition IGP over extortion on Bawku-Kumasi road
The Ghana Onion Drivers Association, operating along the Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger routes, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Speaker of Parliament and other stakeholders over alleged Police extortions on the Bawku, Kumasi road. The Association alleged that for the past three years officers of the Motor Transport Traffic Directorate (MTTD) […]
Professor Yankah cuts sod for construction of Bawjiase-Swedru road
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has cut the sod for the reconstruction and tarring of the 26-kilometer trunk road from Awutu-Bawjiase to Agona Swedru. The ceremony was greeted with massive jubilation by people living in 30 towns along the road knowing it would enhance the trading and marketing […]
African Government’s tasked to manage waste well
The Africa Municipal and Local Government Unions Network (AMALGUN) has called on African governments to develop innovative approaches to finance their waste management priorities to provide jobs for its teaming unemployed youth. The Network said the waste management sector provided an opportunity for governments to increase spending in the sector to manage it well. It […]
COVID-19: NDPC postpones 11th National Development Forum
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has postponed the 11th National Development Forum (NDF) scheduled for March 25. A release signed by Dr Kodjo Esseim Mensah-Abrampah, Director General, NDPC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said this was due to the confirmation of COVID-19 in Ghana, on Thursday, March 12, and the subsequent national […]
World Vision launches multi-million-dollar 17-country Coronavirus response
In a growing effort to protect the world’s most vulnerable against the rapid global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), World Vision, an international aid agency, said it has increased its response in 17 countries. A statement copied to Ghana News Agency said in January, World Vision began distributing protection equipment and supplies in Asia, where the […]
Man charged for impregnating 15-year-old
A 20-year old man has been hauled before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old girl at the Arts Center in Accra. Emmanuel Teye has since December 2018 had countless number of sex with the victim at the Black Star Square Seashore in Accra. Charged with defilement, Teye, a student pleaded guilty. The […]
Government directs reopening of Prampram Coldstore Limited
The one-million Euros cold storage facility built to address post-harvest fish losses in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region is to reopen in about a week, on the directive of the Government. The Spanish FAD-sponsored refrigeration facility comprising cold storerooms, a freezing tunnel, an ice bin, and a flake ice factory, was closed […]
GFL urges gov’t to cushion vulnerable companies amid COVID-19 outbreak
The Ghana Federation of Labour, GFL, says it expects government to allocate some portion of the 100-million dollars to cushion employers, particularly those with vulnerable companies. This is to enable them to deal with challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Federation, unlike the developed economies which have granted dispensation to some establishments to […]
Depression could complicate kidney disease – Expert
Pastor Benjamin Saah of the Psychology Department of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), has stated that depression could complicate the management of kidney disease, but was often overlooked. He said living with chronic kidney disease could take a toll not only on the physical but also the emotional and mental health of patients and […]
GJA opens book of condolence for late GBC Volta Star Broadcaster Kafui Kumagah
Staff of GBC – Volta Star Radio in Ho have held a ceremony to observe the one week passing of a coworker, Kafui Kumagah. A book of condolence has also been opened at the premises of the Station for loved ones to share their memories and pay tribute to the late broadcaster. Kafui Kumagah popularly […]
Threat to peace in Anloland is imminent – AYC
The Anlo Youth Council (AYC) is warning some elements of the public on Anloland, in the Volta Region as they predicted possible Chieftaincy conflict in the area, from opposing gates to the Anlo throne. According to them, the Youth will not remain aloof when the threat to peace in Anlo is imminent, and they will […]
COVID-19 And The God Factor
COVID-19: FOCUS ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS. The alarming rate at which the deadly coronavirus is virtually eating up all aspects of social life on earth is compelling all to reconsider what really matters in our relations with each other and with our Creator. Health systems and facilities in even the most advanced countries are being […]
COVID-19: Chief Justice tell Lawyers to attend Court without clients, grant long adjournments
The Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah says in a bid to contain spread of the coronavirus ,Members of the Ghana Bar Association, must attend Court without their clients and request long adjournments of cases. He has also directed Judges and Magistrates to ensure that, during in Part-heard cases, only Lawyers, Parties and their witnesses are allowed […]
Coronavirus: 2020 WASSCE Suspended
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced suspension of the 2020 WASSCE, Examination following the increase in coronavirus cases in Ghana and other West African countries. The Examination is suspended until an improvement in the public health situation. Confirming this to Radio Ghana, Public Relations Officer of the Council, Mrs Agnes Teye Cudjoe, said […]
