Small Scale Miners claim more than 600 million dollars lost since ban on their activities last year
The Small Scale Miners Association says the ban on its activities has done more harm than good to operators and the Ghanaian economy. Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs Programme, “Talking Point”, on Sunday, the General Secretary of the Association, Godwin Armah said members have lost about 621 million dollars since the ban was imposed by […]
Inability of political leaders to act attributed to thriving of Conflicts in Africa
The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, says armed conflicts in Africa thrives because political leaders on the continent are too slow to act on early warning signs. He said signs like disrespect for the rights of citizens, poor justice systems and inequalities in the distribution of national […]
Two Americans and a Briton win noble prize for chemistry
Two Americans and a Briton won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to generate novel proteins used in everything from environmentally friendly detergents to cancer drugs. The fruits of this work include the world’s top-selling prescription medicine -the antibody injection Humira sold by AbbVie for treating rheumatoid arthritis […]
CJ tasks Judges and Magistrates to be fair
The Chief Justice (CJ), Justice Sophia Akuffo has called on Judges and Magistrates to enshrine quality and fairness in their dispensation. The Chief Justice was speaking at the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Magistrates and Judges in Accra. This year’s Annual General Meeting is captioned; “Independence of Judiciary, the way forward”. The […]
PURC set to announce new tariffs December 9
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, PURC, is set to announce new utility tariffs by December 9, 2018. It is however, not clear whether tariffs will be increased or reduced. This was revealed at a meeting to discuss the proposed template for major tariff adjustments in 2019, with utility providers and stakeholders. Present at the meeting […]
GHS to start distribution of treated nets to households in Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service with support from its partners is to start registering households for the distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets from today (October 4). The registration exercise which is to last for seven days will enable the directorate get more people to get the treated nets to […]
President Akufo-Addo appeals to banks to reduce lending rates
President Akufo-Addo has reiterated calls to the banking industry to reduce their lending rates to enable the private sector access funds to grow their businesses. He bemoaned the fact that despite the drop in inflation coupled with the reduction in the Policy rate by the Bank of Ghana, lending rates still remain high. He appealed […]
Encourage youth to contribute to development – President to MMDCEs
President Akufo-Addo says Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives must be the game changers in the Districts and encourage people especially the youth to stay and contribute to development rather than migrating to the capital. Speaking at an orientation and capacity building for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, in Accra, President Akufo-Addo asked them to find […]
Kenyan tea workers take UK company to court
Tea workers in Kenya have filed a case against multi-national company Unilever in the UK’s Supreme Court for allegedly failing to protect them during the violence that followed the 2007 elections in which more than one thousand people were killed. They say Unilever failed to respect its own human rights policy during the attacks. Court […]
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A Gay Teacher at a Top Private School in Zimbabwe has been forced to resign after receiving death threats and threats of legal action from parents. Neal Hovelmeier, who is also a Deputy Headmaster,who came out publicly over his sexuality at an Assembly at Saint John’s College in Harare sparked outrage from some parents in […]
Chinese Ambassador allays fears over StarTimes deal
Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang has allayed fears that StarTimes deal with Ghana will lead to takeover of the Ghanaian Broadcasting industry. He said China respect the sovereignty of countries it deals with and therefore any deal it enters into with Ghana will not be adverse. Mr Wan was speaking at Akweibu in […]
Wa: Persons with disability receive support
The Wa East District Assembly has given some items and money to 64 physically challenged persons in the district, in line with the two percent budgetary allocation of the District Assembly Common Fund for the disabled. The support valued at GH¢75,584 is to give a leg to the recipients in respect of their income generating […]
US impose sanctions on Chinese military
US has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles. It says such purchases contravene US sanctions on Moscow introduced in response to Russian actions in Ukraine and alleged inference in US politics. China recently bought 10 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and S-400 missiles. Relations between […]
eSwatini Goes To Polls Today
The tiny African kingdom of eSwatini, ruled by an absolute monarch, goes to the polls today. Critics describe the elections as a sham but supporters say it is a unique blend of tradition and politics. Political parties are banned from the election, and about five hundred thousand eligible voters must choose from individual Candidates who are […]
