Deputy Regional Minister for Greater Accra sympathize with victims of the Odawna market fire outbreak
Deputy Regional Minister for Greater Accra, Hon Elizabeth Sackey has sympathized with all victims of the fire outbreak at the Odawna market near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra. “I sincerely sympathize with all of you. We are all in hard times because of the COVID-19 and looking at what has happened to your shops […]
Jirapa MP in court over alleged fraud and money laundering
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Jirapa Constituency in the Upper West Region, Dr. Francis Bawaana Dukura, has appeared in court on charges of fraud and money laundering. Dr. Dakura is alleged to have collected GH₵3.5 million equivalent of $900,000 between April 2016 and January 2017, under the pretext of selling a 2.8 acre […]
10,535 road crashes recorded in eight months
The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Mrs. May Obiri-Yeboah, has tasked political parties to include road safety measures in their campaign messages and activities to help reduce accidents, especially in the lead up to the December elections. She said the statistical trend shows a rise in road crashes and casualties, including deaths, […]
KIA makes COVID-19 test free for 5 to 12 year old children
Children between the ages of five and twelve years will now be required to undergo a mandatory Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) screening upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Per the new directive, children who fall in this age bracket would not be required to pay any fee for the test. However, children below five years […]
Expansion of Daboase Water Treatment Plant begins
The Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has cut the sod for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Daboase Water Treatment Plant. The restoration and enlargement works are expected to improve water supply to the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis and its environs. The project is being financed with a credit facility from the Austrian Export Credit Agency (OeKB) […]
Motorway bridge undergoes emergency maintenance
Emergency maintenance works have begun on the damaged bridge over the Gbemi Stream on the Accra-Tema Motorway near the Ashaiman Underpass. The works, being carried out by the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), are meant to put the bridge in good shape for use by motorists. The works, which will take […]
EPA orders ‘stop work’ on Ashaley Botwe storey building
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered for construction work to stop on the storey building at Ashaley Botwe School junction. The building has generated public discussion after photos of it went viral on social media. The Executive Director of the EPA, Mr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, who visited the project on on Monday morning, ordered […]
COVID-19 protocols revised for passengers travelling to Ghana
Management of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have revised the Coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols for passengers travelling to Ghana. The new guidelines, which take effect from Monday, November 16, 2020, requires passengers arriving in Ghana to pay the $150 for the PCR test online at https://myfrontierhealthcare.com/Home/Ghana. A statement issued by the KIA said airlines who bring in […]
Round up of Ghana Premier League matches after day one
The Ghana Premier League (GPL) commenced at some league centers over the weekend with five of the eight matches honored. At the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, November 14, Legon Cities FC were held to a one-all draw game by Berekum Chelsea. Stephen Amankona scored from the spot-kick for Chelsea with Jonah Amarteifio securing the […]
Rawlings’ death must unite and tame wild political hearts – Christian Council
The Christian Council of Ghana has appealed to politicians to suspend their acts of reigning insults and encouraging attacks on each other and unite to mourn and honor the memory of the former President Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings. The former President was reported to have passed on Thursday morning at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, […]
Pastor, 80, allegedly butchers wife, 90, to death
The Denkyira Wawase Police had detained an 80-year-old pastor who allegedly butchered his 90-year-old wife to death and also attempted suicide at Wawase in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region. The suspect, Kofi Prempeh, a pastor of the 12th Apostles church is currently helping the police in its investigations after he was […]
We’ve executed 1,488 projects in Upper East Region — Bawumia
The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the government has within the past four years executed 1,488 projects to transform the socio-economic lives of the people in the Upper East Region. Out of the total number of projects executed, he said, 688 of them in the region had been completed. He said the social […]
Child marriage in Ghana gone down – UNICEF report
A report issued by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on child marriage in Ghana has established a reduction in the phenomenon since 1983. The Child Protection Officer of UNICEF, Mrs. Joyce Odame, said the reduction had pushed Ghana unto the list of countries with low child marriages rates in West and Central […]
Let’s adopt interfaith approach to stop electoral violence
Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Arimiyao Shuaib, has called for interfaith approach towards ending electoral violence before, during, and after the 2020 elections. He said this was because 90 percent of Ghanaians belonged to one faith or another and as such have the right to influence the behavior of followers. “As religious people, […]
