Shama District to establish quarry development fund
The Shama District Assembly is to set up a quarry development fund to enable the Assembly and affected communities have some good benefits from its extraction. The District, which has more than 10 quarry factories exploiting the granite resources was also yet to regularize most of the activities of these explorers. The fund, would therefore […]
TUC calls for job security in informal sector
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for the protection of fundamental human rights, job security, and other occupational privileges for domestic workers to improve their general wellbeing and secure their future. According to the Head of Organizing Department of TUC, Mr. Eric Amoadu Boateng, the nation’s informal sector including; domestic workers employed about 71 […]
Police investigate funny face for unlawful discharge of firearms
The Central Regional Police Command has assured the public of swift investigations into the alleged discharge of firearms without lawful authority by ace Comedian, Mr. Benson Boateng, also known as “Funny Face”. The Command is also investigating his alleged molestations by police officers dispatched to arrest him following a complaint by a resident of Kasoa […]
Parts of Accra to experience power interruption – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), says there will be interruption in power supply in some parts of Accra. The interruption in power supply which starts today, Thursday, February 11, 2021, is to enable a contractor to commence work on connecting the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) to the Kanda and Airport Stations. In a […]
CDS tasked to probe January 7 Military ‘invasion’ of Parliament
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been tasked to investigate the circumstances that made its Commander deploy some armed soldiers to maintain order in the chamber of Parliament during the election of the Speaker, in the early hours of on January 7, 2021. The Minister-designate for National Security, […]
Volta Development Forum to establish district farms
The Volta Development Forum (VDF), an apolitical organisation of people of Ewe descent, plans to establish farms in all districts in the Volta Region as part of its agro-development agenda. The initiative intends to cultivate 100-acre farms in each District and Municipality for local processing and export. Mr. Daniel Dzegede, Executive Director of the VDF, […]
Government urged to invest in IT infrastructure to promote online learning
Government has been urged to take deliberate steps to invest in Information Technology (IT) infrastructure to promote online studies for students in the face of the rising cases of COVID-19 across the world. The Managing Director of Jackson Institute of Innovation and Leadership (JIIL), Mr. Daniel Jackson, who made the call in an interview said […]
Actor Kojo Dadson passes on
Veteran actor Emmanuel Kojo Dadson has died at age 68. According to reports, he died at the Korle- Bu Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, February 9, while undergoing dialysis for kidney issues. Kojo Dadson, who gained fame for his role in productions such as Home Sweet Home had been recovering from a stroke he suffered in 2012 and […]
Driver remanded for defiling daughter
A 37-year-old driver who allegedly defiled his 10-year-old daughter, has been remanded into Police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Osei Yaw was said to have defiled his biological daughter several times at Kobeng, in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality. His plea was deferred to February 17, this year to allow the Police to continue […]
Ghana, Hungary reflect on growing bilateral relations
Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. András Szabó, has held a meeting with Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister-Designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, to discuss the growing bilateral relations between the two nations. The meeting enables the two parties to discuss necessary steps to enhance the bilateral relations and socioeconomic development interventions. The visit […]
Robbers raid filling station, kill private security guard
Three suspected robbers attacked a filling station at Ashongman, Monday dawn and allegedly killed a private security man on duty. The suspected robbers locked up two female attendants in one of the offices at the Ashongman Pure Water GOIL Filling Station after stealing an amount of GH¢2,006. Speaking, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the […]
Women urged to help develop nation
President of the Apostolic Church- Ghana, Apostle Dr. Aaron Ami-Narh has called on women to put in more efforts to help develop the nation regardless of their social status. He said women were endowed with many gifts and have the aptitude to effect change in society and can also transform the space they find themselves. […]
Humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray alarming
The humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, is extremely alarming and continues to deteriorate rapidly as restricted access due to insecurity and bureaucratic obstacles have prevented aid workers from providing life-saving assistance to people affected by the conflict, said UN humanitarians on Friday. The humanitarian response remains drastically inadequate, and aid operations are still limited to […]
Fifth session of UN Environment Assembly to focus on nature
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) to be held virtually for the first time will focus on strengthened action to protect and restore nature and the nature-based solutions to achieve the Social Development Goals (SDGs). Frank Turyatunga, Deputy Regional Director of the Africa Office of the UN Environment Programme, said that UNEA-5 […]
