Heated exchanges in Parliament over Affordable Housing Projects
There were heated exchanges between Members of the Minority and the Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea over his choice of words in response to a question on the status of the Affordable Housing projects started under the Kufour administration. In the response, Mr. Atta Akyea indicated that both the Prof. Mills and […]
Elections 2020: Electoral Commission to appear in Parliament on Tuesday
The Electoral Commission will on Tuesday appear before the Special Budget Committee of Parliament to brief Members on the Commission’s preparedness for the conduct of the 2020 general election. Minority MPs have been pushing for the Chairperson of the EC and the other officials to appear before the House for several weeks now. The Majority […]
NIA to distribute over 200,000 Ghana cards in Volta/Oti Regions
A total of 145,452 and 100,330 printed Ghana Cards are to be distributed by the National Identification Authority (NIA) to owners in the Volta and Oti Regions respectively. Assistant Commissioner of Immigration, Mr Francis Palmdeti, Head of Corporate Affairs of the NIA, who disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency in an interview said the […]
Ashanti Region EC Director denies vital documents and gadgets theft
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Benjamin Bannor Bio has denied media reports that the Commission’s District office at Afigya Kwabre South has been burgled, with some vital documents and gadgets stolen. Speaking to Radio Ghana in Kumasi, Mr. Banor Bio explained that the District Assembly offered two rooms at the District’s ICT […]
Ghana Navy gets new 16-unit accommodation block
The Ghana Navy has commissioned a fully-furnished 16-unit accommodation block to serve as a transit residence for officers posted to Accra for operational and administrative duties. The Block, KP Fiadoo Lodge, was named after Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Fiadoo, the immediate past Chief of Naval Staff, will minimise the struggle to find decent accommodation for […]
Academic City University introduces Ghana’s first Industrial & Systems Engineering program
Academic City University College, a premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics tertiary institution is set to become the first university in the country to run a Bachelor of Science Degree programme in Industrial and Systems Engineering. The programme aims at equipping engineers to become effective leaders towards ensuring sustainable development in Africa. In a […]
Hohoe Municipal Hospital to undertake mass burial on June 26
The Hohoe Municipal Hospital in the Volta region is to undertake a mass burial of unclaimed bodies on June 26 to decongest the Hospital’s morgue. The Hospital has been keeping some dead bodies in its morgue since 2018 with no identified family or relative to perform the necessary rites for the collection of the bodies. […]
Wa to benefit 6.5m multi purpose shopping centre
The Wa Municipal Assembly is to construct a ¢6.5 million shopping centre in a suburb called ‘Fadama”, thanks to the support of the Ghana Secondary Cities programme. Wa is the only Municipality in the Upper West Region out of 25 Municipalities selected across the country to benefit from the programme being sponsored by the World […]
E/Region: 25% covid-19 victims identified as Health care workers
The Eastern Regional Health Directorate has raised concerns about the safety of frontline health workers, after it was confirmed that one frontline worker among the contact tracing team in the Eastern Region had passed on. In an interview with GBC Sunrise FM in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Director of Health, Alberta Biritwum said 25 percent […]
MCE of Sekondi Takoradi passes on
The Chief Executive of the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly Anthony Sam, has passed on. A family source who disclosed this to the GNA said he died while on admission at the University of Ghana Medical Center, in Accra. Mr Sam, who was sworn into office in April 2017, was a renowned educationist and an administrator. […]
Driver in court for physically assaulting hair stylist
A driver, Kojo Aduboah, popularly called Kojo Afro, has been granted bail in the sum of GHC2,000.00 with two sureties for allegedly subjecting one Mrs. Hannah Annan to beatings at Efutu, near Cape Coast. Aduboah pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault and the Court presided over by Mrs. Abena Buansi adjourned the case […]
Parliament cautions persons who tested positive for covid-19 to stay away from the House
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has warned MPs and other staff of Parliament who tested positive for the coronavirus disease to desist from coming to the House. Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said contrary to the laid down rules and regulations, some MPs, staff and journalists who tested positive for the virus are still coming […]
UEW outlines safety measures to reopen for final year students
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) says it has outlined safety measures and arrangements to receive final year students amid Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, June 15. The measures, according to the Academic Board of UEW in a statement signed by its Registrar, follow President Akufo-Addo’s directive to reopen schools and universities to final year students […]
“We would bring back football in the safest possible way” – GFA President
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt E.S Okraku, has said the association is closely working with the Government Advisory team to ensure the safe return of football. According to the GFA President, the GFA Medical Team, General Secretary and the Competitions Department have presented sound proposals to Government through the Government Advisory Team […]
