DVLA to clampdown on drivers with embellished number plates
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), says it has noted with concern the manner in which vehicle owners and drivers embellish their vehicle number plates in fragrant disregard to provisions in the Road Traffic Regulation, 2012 (LI 2180). In a statement, the DVLA said the illegal activities include embossment of wrong insignia, the use […]
Special report: Impact of Covid 19 on the aged
The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) established to support extremely poor households has not benefited some aged persons who are best described as destitute, due to eligibility concerns. On a visit to some suburbs of Pokuase, it was obvious that COVID-19 has further worsened their situation. They have no source of livelihood, barely have a […]
Special report: Galamsey operators appeal for sustainable livelihood from government
A Galamsey operator in Techiman in the Bono East Region, Lambert Niakibe Kaba and colleagues are appealing to the government to consider them in the sustainable livelihood training programme to enable them to make a living. They are specifically appealing for portions of agricultural colleges to be converted to poultry farms so they can have […]
Gamey & Gamey introduces Post-Marital Counselling to cut divorce cases
The Gamey and Gamey Group, a leading ADR and labour management consultancy firm, in the quest to cut the rate of divorce cases in Ghana, has introduced a Post-Marital Counselling service to support the survival of marriages. The service, which would be opened in the third quarter of this year, has the objective to build […]
2021 Conference: African Federation of Journalists call on GBC Management
From the 1st to the 2nd of June, 2021, regional and national heads of media organizations across the continents will meet in Accra for the 2021 conference of the Federation of African Journalists. Ahead of the conference, some members of the team paid a courtesy call on the management of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, detailing the essence […]
Canada mass grave find sparks call for more action
Indigenous groups in Canada have demanded a nationwide search for mass graves after the discovery of the remains of 215 children. The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that remains were found at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. The find sparked outrage, prompting some in Canada to lay […]
Rastafarian students and family reacts to the court ruling
The affected students and their families were visibly relieved at the ruling by the Human Rights Court. The two students, their families and their legal representations jubilated outside the Human Rights Court premises. The father of Master Tyron Marhguy was happy, the laws of the country worked in his son’s favour. Tyron Marhguy, told Court […]
June 1, 2021
The Daily Graphic commends the Food and Drugs Authority for embarking on mass public education on Anti-tobacco smoking. The education aims to sensitize the public not only to quit smoking but also know the associated health benefits of not smoking. The paper says statistics from the FDA are staggering and if there is anything to go […]
Census Officers urged to cover all persons with disabilities
District Chief Executive for Ellembelle in the Western Region, Mr. Francis Kwasi Bonzoh has urged Census officials to enumerate all residents including persons with disabilities (PWDs). “In the spirit of leaving no one behind, the census shall cover all members of our society including; the vulnerable and the disadvantaged members of our society, such as […]
Ghana develops additional mines in Nyinahin, Kyebi
Ghana is in the process of expanding the existing bauxite mine in Awaso, as well as developing additional mines in Nyinahin and Kyebi. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Industry (GIADEC), Mr. Michael Ansah, the move was part of plans to make the industry the leading Integrated Aluminium Company in […]
Tarzan actor Joe Lara presumed dead in plane crash
US actor Joe Lara, best known for playing Tarzan, is presumed dead after a plane crash in Tennessee. The 58-year-old is among seven people believed killed when a light aircraft crashed into a lake near the town of Smyrna on Saturday. His dietician wife, Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded a weight-loss church, is also among […]
Teenage pregnancy: 127 Girls unable to write 2020 WASSCE, BECE in Northern region
The Northern Regional Director of Education, Dr. Peter Attafuah, has revealed that a total of 127 girls from the region could not write the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because they were pregnant. Out of the total number, he said 113 were BECE candidates while […]
Nigeria school abduction: Gunmen kidnap students in Niger state
Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria – the latest in a series of such attacks on schools. Authorities in Niger state confirmed to the BBC that gunmen had seized an unknown number of students from the school in the town of Tegina on Sunday. A teacher told […]
Be safety conscious during rainy season- NADMO
Director of Communications for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. George Ayisi, has advised Ghanaians to practice utmost safety during the rainy season. In an interview in Accra on Thursday, Mr. Ayisi urged citizens to pay rapt attention to weather forecasts from the Ghana Meteorological Agency to be updated on periodic changes in weather […]
