NPP will return to power to continue significant improvements in business regulations and growth – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday predicted a return to power of the governing New Patriotic Party at the December polls to continue to implement measures for significant improvements in business regulations and growth. “When Ghanaians give us another mandate we will ensure that Ghana goes beyond aid,” he said. He said an NPP Government […]
Opuni Trial: Court adjourns due to unserved documents
An error by some High Court officials has caused the adjournment of the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and two others. The bailiff was supposed to serve additional documents filed by the prosecution but failed to serve the parties involved in the matter, causing the adjournment. The Court presided over by Justice Clemence Honyenugah, a […]
UK-Ghana partnership to improve connectivity, access to infrastructure
The United Kingdom-Ghana partnership has mobilized funding and expertise to improve connectivity and access to infrastructure. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra, through the partnership 89 modular, steel, and rapid-response bridges were to be built across Ghana. It said the 43 million pounds bridge building projects were as a result of […]
Work progressing steadily on Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange
The Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange, which construction commenced in October last year after President Akufo-Addo cut the sod, is about 92 complete. Barring any hitch, the interchange will open to traffic next month. The funding for the project, amounting to $135 million, was secured by the Akufo-Addo’s government through the Export Credit Facility from the United Kingdom […]
President Akufo-Addo inspects Jamestown fishing harbor
During the visit to the Obetsebi- Lamptey interchange, President Akufo-Addo also inspected the Jamestown Fishing Harbor as part of his Greater Accra Regional tour on Tuesday, October 26, 2020. The US$48 million dollar project is bankrolled by a Peoples’ Republic of China grant. The project involves revamping the old Jamestown Fishing Harbor enclave into a […]
Only uniform personnel will be deployed to polling stations – Dr Gariba
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Dr Sayibu Gariba, Director of Operations of the Ghana Police Service says only uniform personnel from the Police and other security agencies would be deployed to polling stations in the upcoming December 7, elections. According to him, the National Election Security Task Force (NESTF) would not tolerate the deployment of […]
Government to hold Nation Building Updates on rebuilding of Economy
The government will hold the fifth edition of the weekly Nation Building Updates today, October 27, to provide detailed updates on measures it has undertaken to revamp the Ghanaian economy. A statement signed and issued by a Deputy Minister of Information, Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, on Monday, said the event will be held at the […]
EndSARS protests will not be replicated in other countries – Vladimir Antwi Danso
Dean of Academic Affairs, Ghana Armed Forces and Staff College, Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, says the EndSARS protests in Nigeria, would not necessarily be replicated in other African countries. Dr Antwi-Danso who is also an International Relations Expert, said unlike the Arab spring pro-democracy riots and protests that happened in the Middle East and North Africa […]
Akontombra MP rewards 27 teachers and five nurses
The Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Akontombra constituency, Mr Alex Djornobuah Tetteh has awarded 27 public and private school teachers and five nurses in the constituency for their outstanding services. The teachers were selected from the 15 circuits in the district and the nurses from selected Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compounds in the area. […]
TOR inaugurates senior staff union to assist operations
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has inaugurated its branch of the General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Work Union (GTPCWU) of TUC with a call on the government to provide the refinery with the needed crude to operate. National chairman of the GTPCWU, Mr Bernard Owusu in an interview on the sidelines of the inauguration said […]
President Akufo-Addo promises a bridge over Oti River
President Akufo-Addo has promised to construct a bridge over the Oti River to enhance economic activities of the region. Addressing a durbar of chiefs and people of Kete-Krachi in the Krachi West Constituency of the Oti Region, the President said the bridge was currently at the design stage to determine where it would be located, […]
Four organisations donate towards 2020 Farmers’ Day
Ahead of this year’s Farmers’ Day slated for November 6, 2020 in Techiman in the Bono East Region, four organizations make donation. The organizations, namely; Demeter Ghana Limited, Agri Impact, Flour Mills Ghana Limited and BonAgro made the donations at the forecourt of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Accra. Demeter Ghana Limited, a […]
STMA fails to meet revenue mobilization target
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly fails to meet its Revenue mobilization target for the first-half of 2020. The Assembly mobilized more than GHC5.3 million as of June 2020 as against a target of GHC9.9 million cedis. The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Abdul Munin Issah, who made this known at the first ordinary meeting of the […]
South Africa Ministry of Communication calls for new TV license review
South Africa’s Ministry of Communications has called for a review of regulations on TV Licensing to include payment by users of streaming services platforms like Netflix. Deputy Communications Minister Pinky Kekana said media consumption pattern has changed and TV license regime must be abreast of the change. She said under the new proposal, streaming platforms […]
