Kasoa toll booth to be relocated – Roads Minister
Feasibility studies are underway on the possibility of relocating the Kasoa toll booth as part of measures to help eliminate the vehicular traffic bottleneck on that section of the Accra-Winneba highway, the Minister of Roads, Mr. Kwasi Amoako Atta has disclosed. He said the ministry has realised that it is impossible to expand the gates at […]
University of Cape Coast launches ‘kick out covid 19’ campaign
The Students Representative Council, SRC, of the University of Cape Coast has launched a campaign to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on campus. The “Kick out COVID-19 Campaign”, is intended to, among other things, educate students on the need to adhere to all the COVID-19 safety protocols.
Malaria tops reported sicknesses in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District
Malaria is at the top of the ten most reported diseases in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District since 2019, Mr. Edmund Banafo Nartey, the district malaria Focal Person has said. The disease, he noted, thrived in the area because of the environment and there was the need to implement robust measures to curb it. “Even though […]
Man sentenced to 31 years imprisonment for incest
A 38-year-old security officer with the Attorney-General’s Department (AG) in Koforidua, Sampson Agyei, has been sentenced to 31 years imprisonment for having sex with his biological daughter. The accused pleaded not guilty to all four charges of defilement of a child under 16 years, incest, assault and the threat of death. He was, however, sentenced […]
UN Secretary-General appoints new Special Representative for West Africa and Sahel
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres has appointed Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh of Chad as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Mr. Saleh succeeds Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas of Ghana, who ended his assignment on April 07, 2021, after serving UNOWAS […]
Lands Minister begins two-day tour of Western Region
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, will begin a two-day working tour of the Western Region on Monday, April 26. While in the Region, he will call on the Regional Minister, Mr. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, and Omanhene of Essikado Traditional Area, Nana Kobina Nketsia V, interact with security chiefs, and inspect […]
Kumasi battling with sanitation issues
In spite of efforts by city authorities to control the indiscriminate disposal of waste in the metropolis, the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is still reeling from the menace of waste. Sanitation continues to be the major bill on most assemblies’ budget in the various district, municipal and metropolitan assemblies in the country and Kumasi is […]
Mozambique gas project: Total halts work after Palma attacks
French energy giant Total has suspended operations at a site exploring a major gas field in northern Mozambique weeks after Islamist militants attacked a nearby town. The company said that it was withdrawing all its staff because of the “evolving” security situation. Dozens of people were killed in the March raid in the town of […]
April 26, 2021
The Daily Graphic says developing quality human resource requires huge investment, stringent measures and evaluation to get it right. The paper says it is a pity that Ghana lags behind even at the basic level of applying research and development to manufacture, when the world is moving fast in terms of knowledge and skills. The Graphic […]
30 residents of Keri community displaced after rainstorm
A rainstorm that hit Keri community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region has rendered 30 people homeless and destroyed properties worth thousands of cedis. An Assemblyman for the electoral area, Mr. Jonas Gbedenyo told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that most of the victims had their monies blown away. He appealed to […]
Let’s introduce public funding of political parties — IDEG
The time is right for public financing of political parties in the country, a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Mr. Kwesi Jonah, has stated. That, he explained, would help strengthen smaller parties and deepen the democratic credentials of the country. In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra Thursday, […]
Surveyors appeal for passage of Surveying Council Bill
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors is appealing to the Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye to support the consideration and promulgation of the Surveying Council Bill this year. It says the Bill has suffered a chequered history and is anxious to see its passage into law. Leadership of the Ghana Institution of surveyors […]
Ghana Revenue Authority goes fully digital in July
Plans are far advanced by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to fully operate digital effective July 1, 2020 in line with government’s digitization drive. A GRA circular to its staff states that effective July 1, 2021, all payments for Taxes and Duties must be made directly to GRA bank accounts through digital means such as […]
Alexei Navalny asked to end hunger strike immediately
Doctors of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have urged him to immediately end his hunger strike, warning that otherwise he could die. In a statement, the five say they have been shown the results of his medical tests conducted on 20 April. “If the hunger strike continues even for a minimal amount of time, […]
