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11th Biennial Commonwealth Hansard Editors Africa Conference ends in Accra

The 11th Biennial Commonwealth Hansard Editors Association – Africa Region (CHEA-AR) Conference has ended in Accra with a call on African parliaments to invest in technology and capacity building to enhance parliamentary reporting across the continent. The five-day conference, held from 11th to 15th August, brought together delegates from ten African countries to deliberate on […]

FULL TEXT: Finance Minister presents 2022 Budget Statement

In accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 21 (3) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016, (Act 921), the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on behalf of the President laid before Parliament, the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government on Wednesday, 17th November, 2021.  

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo COP 26 Address in Glasgow, Scotland

National Statement By The President Of The Republic Of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference(COP 26), In Glasgow, Scotland, On Tuesday, 2nd November 2021. Climate change is the greatest threat to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. It has enormous impact on the fundamentals required for our […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo COP 26 Address in Glasgow, Scotland

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 2nd November 2021, delivered Ghana’s statement at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 26, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Expo 2020 Dubai: AU partners APO GROUP to Re-brand and Re-position Africa to the world

The African Union has announced a partnership with the APO group, the leading panAfrican communications agency, to Re-brand and Re-position Africa to the world at the Expo 2020 Dubai, to be held from October 2021 to March 2022. “We have invited APO Group to become our official strategic public relations partner to showcase Africa’s vast […]

Petrol supply: Military tanker drivers put on standby to ease fuel crisis

The Army is ready to help ease fuel supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures. Up to 150 military tanker drivers will prepare to deliver to forecourts which have run dry because of panic buying. The surge in demand came amid fears a driver shortage would hit fuel supply – […]

FULL REPORT: Ejura Shootings & Killings Investigation

Government has published the full report of the three-member Ejura Committee that was put together to investigate the disturbance in Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The 3-Member Committee has recommended the immediate transfer of the District Police Commander. It also recommended the structural expansion of the Ejura Police Station, as well as an increase in personnel […]

2021 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report

The Ghana 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) was conducted to provide updated demographic, social and economic data to support national development activities and track the implementation of national, continental, and global development goals, including: The Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies, 2017-2024: An Agenda for Jobs: Creating Prosperity and Equality Opportunity For […]

ASSIN BREKU: About 400 Bags Of Harvested Rice Destroyed By Floods

About 400 Bags Of Harvested Rice has been destroyed by floods at Assin Breku. The Farmers attributed the unfortunate situation to a diversion road constructed on a bridge on the Yamoransa/Kumasi road which caved in during a recent down pour. The contractor on the said road, Shimizu-Dai Nippon JV is said to have pledged to […]

YPYC to Honour Eighteen Nominees At 2021 Africa Role Model Awards

Eighteen nominees will be honored in the rebranded 2021 AFRICA ROLE MODEL AWARDS on October 1, 2021 at the plush Accra International Conference Centre during the 12th YPYC-MTN Pulse Transform Africa Conference. According to a Statement released in Accra, Awards will be given in the following categories: Africa Role Model in Entrepreneurship Development, Africa Role […]

VIDEO: GSS releases provisional 2021 Census results

The Ghana Statistical Service, (GSS) will today, Wednesday, September 22, 2021, release a provisional report on the 2021 Population and Housing Census. The GSS began the Census on June 27, 2021.  

YPYC Partners Mtn Pulse For 2021 Transform Africa Conference and Role Model Awards

For the third year running, Telecommunications giant, MTN, is partnering Youth development-oriented NGO, Young Professionals & Youth Coalition (YPYC), for the 2021 version of the celebrated MTN PULSE Transform Africa Conference and Africa Role Model Awards for value addition, sustained traction, visibility, initiative, and drive. YPYC President and Founder, Andy Osei Okrah says in Africa, […]

Centenary Celebration of First Catholic Church in Northern Ghana held

The First Catholic Church constructed in Northern Ghana has held its Centenary Celebrations. The Navrongo Catholic Cathedral Building is entirely built of mud bricks, and plastered with mud mortar. It is a mix of European architecture and local construction techniques. The Cathedral is 60m long and 14m wide, with a 13m high bell tower. In […]

Pre-Harvest Conference and Exhibition 2021 launched

The Pre-harvest Agribusiness Conference and Exhibition has been launched in Accra. It is a major interventional event on the agricultural sector’s calendar. It is a platform to train, link stakeholders in the agricultural value chain, exhibit and expand opportunities for farmers and investors. It’s been a decade of creating a common platform with heighted focus […]

Lawyers in Ghana asked to honour their tax obligations

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame, says he is worried about tax evasion by Ghanaians. He reminded lawyers to always honour this obligation, since this is a gross violation of professional rules. Mr. Yeboah Dame was speaking at the Annual General Conference of the Ghana Bar Association in Bolgatanga. He […]

“Thank you Ghana” says former Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor

Former Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor has expressed gratitude to President of the country Nana Akufo-Addo, the leadership of the GFA and fans following his sacking. In a Tweet, the former Ghanaian coach says “I’m grateful to H.E President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Sports Ministry, my former boss Kwesi Appiah, the leadership of […]

Black Queens arrive in Nigeria for Aisha Buhari Cup

The Black Queens have arrived in Lagos, Nigeria ahead of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament. The Queens, who departed Accra in the early hours of Monday, September 13 via Air Peace touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at 8:00 GMT. The team is currently lodging at the Eko Hotels […]

Youth And Their Quest For News

For the youth, news come to them in various forms and shapes, thanks to the new media, especially online, where they are updated with news making headlines. However, they say, it all depends on what is of interest to them. On the media platform currently, the issue of teenage pregnancy, COVD-19, varied economic and political […]

Massive Fumigation At Agbogbloshie Onion Market Site

A massive fumigation exercise is underway at the Agbogbloshie Onion market site in Accra. The three-day exercise by Tebel Waste management is part of the ‘Let’s Make Accra Work’ campaign launched recently by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr. Henry Quartey. The much-talked-about 80-acre land has been bare since the relocation of the onion sellers […]

Mass vaccination commences in Kpone Katamanso District as rabies infection increases

Data from the Kpone Municipal Health Directorate shows that from January to June this year, 115 persons living in the Kpone Katamanso District have suffered from dog bites. Some five cases of rabies in dogs have also been recorded in the municipality, and 36 people have come in contact with rabid dogs. The rate of […]

Ghanaian Interconnect Clearinghouse Operator, Afriwave Telecom, Joins the Smart Africa Alliance

Smart Africa has announced that Afriwave Telecom has become the latest private sector member of the Smart Africa Alliance. The organisations will work together towards the vision of transforming Africa into a single digital market. Smart Africa is an alliance of 32 African countries, international organisations and global private sector players tasked with defining Africa’s […]

FAO launches “One Country One Priority Product” Initiative

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country One Priority Product (OCOP). This Action aims to develop green and sustainable value chains for special agricultural products, support small and family farmers reap the full benefits of a global market […]

How to back up your data and keep it safe

I’d always thought I was pretty good at keeping my personal data safe, but I was wrong. My personal files were backed up onto two HDD external hard drives, and in the space of 24 hours in July, both drives failed. Windows 10 told me that one drive wasn’t working properly and kept offering to […]

Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%

Toyota is to slash worldwide vehicle production by 40% in September because of the global microchip shortage. The world’s biggest carmaker had planned to make almost 900,000 cars next month, but has now reduced that to 540,000 vehicles. Volkswagen, the world’s second-biggest car producer, has warned it may also be forced to cut output further. […]

PHOTOS: GTV Breakfast Show Re-launched

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Friday 30th July, 2021 re-launched it’s Morning Show Programme on Ghana Television,  “The Breakfast Show”, (BFS) #gtvbreakfast    

GBC Training School: Film & Television Production Course to commence September

The GBC Television Training School announces the commencement of Film & Television Production Course on Monday 20th September, 2021. Courses to be Offered are : TV production Sound Production Photography Script Writing (Drama) Digital Video Editing Lighting Set Design Graphic Design Film Directing Production Management Film/Television Entrepreneurship. Applicants should be holders of Senior High School […]

GTV Breakfast Show Re-launched

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation on Friday 30th July, 2021 re-launched it’s Morning Show Programme on Ghana Television,  “The Breakfast Show”, (BFS) #gtvbreakfast. This is in line with the new paradigm change in transforming GBC from bureaucracy to Business. The New faces to be hosting the Programme are Kafui Dey, Valerie Danso and Thelma Tackie. Kafui […]

FULL TEXT: Finance Minister presents 2021 Mid Year Budget Review

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, Thursday 29th July, 2021 presented the 2021 Mid-year budget review to Parliament in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). Click On Link Below For The Full Text 2021 Mid Year Budget

Asiedu Nketiah explains history behind his nickname “General Mosquito”

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has explained the history behind his nickname “General Mosquito”. Asiedu Nketiah said this when he appeared on GTV’s Breakfast Show.

Casa de Ropa commended for SDGs compliance

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Unit of the Presidency, has commended Casa de Ropa Limited, an agribusiness company specialised in orange-fleshed sweet potato farming and food processing, for its compliance and promotion of the SDGs. According to the SDGs Advisory Unit, Casa de Ropa, one of the pioneer One District, One Factory (1D1F) companies, has […]

OTM & MTN launch telco-driven mobile advertising

Out There Media (OTM), a global leader in mobile advertising, has announced its partnership with MTN Ghana to provide digital advertising services for its customers. MTN Ghana will adopt OTM’s award-winning mobile engagement technology platform, Mobucks™, and leverage its network of brands and brand agencies, driving advertiser interaction and engagement with its 25 million subscribers […]

“This too shall pass” – Koku Anyidoho reacts to dismissal

Mr. Samuel Koku Anyidoho, former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),  has related his dismissal from the NDC Party to the Biblical Joseph story when his brothers sold him into slavery. In response to his dismissal he tweeted “When Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery; they did not know they were selling […]

Practicing personal hygiene | A GTV Documentary

Practicing personal hygiene is a feature in Akan that focuses about the personal hygiene of the individual, from children to adults and all age groups to keep themsleves clean and hygienic in order to prevent diseases and sickness.      

A Look At In-Vitro Fertilization

Health experts say options for infertility treatment are available, and the IVF process has proven to be the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology, giving hope to many infertile couples. At least 8 million babies have been born, over 40 years ago, since the historic first assisted reproductive technology, In Vitro Fertilization, was introduced. […]

Health benefits of grinded pepper, tomatoes, onions, garlic and ginger

Health benefits of consuming grinded pepper, tomatoes, onions, garlic and ginger focuses on the benefits we get from consuming grinded pepper in it raw states without cooking them- A feature in Akan.

Van Vicker Completes University 21 Years After SHS, Bags 3 Top Awards

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker has finally achieved his lifelong dream of completing the university some 21 years after he got an SHS certificate. The fantastic actor bagged three top awards as he graduated as a Communication Student of the African University College of Communications, (AUCC) on Saturday, July 24 2021. Sharing his graduation […]

First-ever World Drowning Prevention Day marked

The United Nations (UN) on Sunday, July 25, 2021, marked the world’s first-ever World Drowning Prevention Day. The global organisation dedicated this day for the global advocacy of drowning prevention in April this year through a resolution, moving towards a more sustainably developed world. World Drowning Day serves as an opportunity to highlight impact that […]

Inculcating the Habit of Saving | A GTV Documentary In Akan

Inculcating the habits of saving is public education on the need for people to save money for now and the future to use to solve a problem of sickness, accident, education, personal and family issues among other things – A feature in Akan.

GBC Organises Training Program on New Paradigm Change

A Training Programme being organised by Management of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for staff in batches is ongoing in Accra. The first batch which ended on Saturday 24th July, 2021 saw the Second batch of workers commencing on Sunday 25th July, 2021. The Third Batch of workers will begin on Wednesday 28th July, 2021. The […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 26)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 25th July 2021 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, I have not come into your homes for some time, because I had hoped that the next time I did so, I […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 26)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 25th July, 2021

Youth unemployment in Ghana described as a security threat

Youth unemployment in Ghana has been described as a security threat. A Security Analyst, Adib Saani who said this in an interview with GBC News on the recent long queues of young people who turned out to be recruited into the military noted, that the numbers are a reflection of the dark truth about the […]

Tuesday 20th July declared public holiday

The general  public  is hereby  informed  that  Tuesday,  20th July, 2021 which marks Eid-ul-Adha, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should  be observed  as such throughout  the country. Signed AMBROSE DERY (MP) MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR

Eastern Region: Police, NIC impound 66 vehicles with fake insurance

The Eastern Regional Office of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Oda Divisional Police Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), has impounded 66 vehicles over fake insurances certificates at Oda. The vehicles, including commercial mini buses and taxis, private cars and trucks, were impounded in a joint operation aimed at clamping down […]

21 young people complete UNFPA Youth Leaders Fellowship Program

Twenty-one young people from different institutions, nationalities, and backgrounds were on Sunday 11th July, 2021 out-doored following their completion of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Youth Leaders Fellowship program, which seeks to continuously empower young people to pursue their dreams through mentorship. The twenty-one young people constitute the Second Cohort of the Youth Leaders […]

From Bits To Watts: Huawei to accelerate growth of renewable energy

Huawei is at the forefront of addressing urgent need to accelerate the growth of renewable energy to ensure sufficient, affordable, reliable energy supply for individuals, businesses, and communities. Huawei demonstrated this at a virtual digital power event held in South Africa. CEO of South Africa Digital Energy Business, Huang Su, said “In sub-Saharan Africa, more […]

All set for 4th Ghana Business Leaders Excellence Awards

This year’s 4TH Ghana Business Leaders Excellence Awards Ceremony being organised by Top Brass Ghana is scheduled to take place at the elegant Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra on Saturday 31st July 2021. The Awards Ceremony will be organised under the theme: “COVID-Era National Development Through Dynamic Business Leadership”. According to Mr. Isaac Dakwa, Director […]

Residents of LA appeal to government to urgently begin General Hospital reconstruction

Residents of South La, are appealing to government to urgently start the reconstruction of the hospital. They say life has become difficult because of the absence of the hospital where they do petty trading and receive medical attention. The facility was pulled down due to its dilapidated nature. President Akufo Addo cut the sod in […]

Chief Justice 5million-dollar bribery allegation damaging to the Judiciary – Private Legal Practitioner

Private Legal Practitioner, Benjamin Antiedu says the allegations against the Chief Justice over a five-million-dollar bribery claim is spurious and damaging to the judiciary. He said such a development is worrying and would be a dent on the whole legal fraternity if the allegations are found to be true. Speaking on GBC`s Current Affairs Programme […]

V/R: Scientists discover new tree hyrax species

Scientists have discovered a new tree hyrax species in the Volta region of Ghana. The new species has been described to Science as with the name; “Dendrohyrax interfluvialis”. Tree hyraxes are one of the three genus of Procavidae, with little information about their taxonomy, natural history and habitat requirements. These animals make a lot of […]

Massive solar storm set to hit Earth; to impact GPS, signals, etc

A massive solar flare is expected to hit the Earth’s atmosphere, which will impact GPS navigation, mobile phone signal and satellite TV. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a solar storm is headed towards Earth at a speed of 1.6 million kilometres per hour which is likely to hit the planet on […]

Eocband partners with Workonline to boost internet connectivity in Ghana

Ghana’s Internet ecosystem has received a welcome boost from a collaboration with leading local player, Ecoband Networks and Workonline Communications, one of the largest IP transit providers on the African continent. Workonline, a wholesale provider of Internet connectivity services, announced its presence in Ghana last year, just as the number of Internet users in Ghana […]

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Pokuase Interchange

President Akufo-Addo on Friday, July 9, 2021 commissioned the Four Tier Pokuase Interchange, the first of its kind in Ghana, the first of its kind in West Africa, and the second of its kind in Africa. Commissioning the Pokuase Interchange in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said his administration has used $289million to construct three interchanges reiterating […]

Bank of Ghana’s state of the art hospital opens in Accra

The Bank of Ghana has opened its 80 million Euro hospital facility to cater for both primary healthcare and specialized services. The inauguration of the state of the art hospital, located at Cantonments in Accra is expected not only to provide world class service but also make Ghana a preferred destination for medical tourists in […]

Eni announces significant oil discovery in Ghana

Eni has announced a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect in CTP Block 4, offshore Ghana. The Eban – 1X well is the second well drilled in CTP Block 4, following the Akoma discovery. Preliminary estimates place the potential of the Eban–Akoma complex between 500 and 700 million barrels of oil equivalent (Mboe) […]

VIDEO NAVIGATION for Pokuase Interchange as it opens on Friday, July 9

Ahead of the official opening of the Pokuase Interchange on Friday, July 9, 2021, a team from the Ministry of Roads and Highways, the Ghana Highway Authority and the National Road Safety Commission were at the site to inspect the finishing touches to the project. Find below How to Navigate at the Pokuase Interchange

Ejura Shooting Probe – Day 2

Day two of sitting of the Ministerial Committee of Enquiry into the Ejura disturbances which is taking place at the Prempeh Assembly hall, in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region.  

37 Military Hospital receives $100,000 to train doctors

The Member of Parliament for Assin-Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, has presented a cheque for one hundred thousand dollars, to sponsor the training of seven health personnel in India. This is to get health personnel ready to put to use the Cardiothoracic Centre, currently under construction at the 37 Military Hospital, in Accra, The Centre, which […]

IronRidge partners with Piedmont for lithium production in Ghana

IronRidge Resources entered a conditional binding agreement with Piedmont Lithium, a lithium exploration and development company, to fully fund and fast track the Ewoyaa Lithium Project, part of the Company’s Ghanaian Cape Coast Lithium Portfolio (CCLP), to production. This conditional agreement represents a unique opportunity to fast track the development of its industry-leading asset and […]

U.S. Trade and Development Agency Advances Ghana’s Aviation Sector

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has announced grant funding for a feasibility study to support the development of an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) facility at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Ghana. The grant was awarded to Ghana’s Aerojet Aviation Limited, which selected New York-based Alton Aviation Consultancy to conduct the study. […]

Jubilee House: Leadership of the “March for Justice” demonstration present petition to President Akufo-Addo

Leadership of the March for Justice demonstration have presented a petition to the President at the Jubilee House. In the petition, the NDC’s youth wing are demanding among other things: That government implements the recommendations of the Emile Short Commission report following the violence that characterized the Ayawaso West Wuogon Bye election. Ensure that all […]

Vodafone and Invest in Africa partner to advance digital capabilities of businesses in Ghana

Invest In Africa (IIA), an enterprise focused on growing local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to deliver positive economic impacts and create jobs, has partnered with Vodafone Ghana to support local businesses by enhancing their digital capabilities. The partnership will provide local SMEs with tailor-made digital solutions to enable them to adapt […]

VIDEO: NDC demonstrators arrive at Parliament

NDC demonstrators arrive at Parliament to present petition demanding among others: a) An immediate removal of all bandits and party thugs integrated into the country’s security agencies. b) A full-scale bipartisan Parliamentary inquiry into all the incidents recounted in our petition and a faithful implementation of all recommendations especially the punishment of all perpetrators. c) […]

NDC Demo: Armed Police deployed to Jubilee, Parliament Houses as demonstrators approach

There is a heavy police presence in and around Jubilee and Parliament Houses as demonstrators approach these areas with their petitions. The police, heavily armed with Formed Police Unit Vehicles, are very visible on the main road at the Presidency, Christ The King Traffic Lights and Afrikiko Traffic Lights. Others are with Bartons and Face […]

VIDEO: NDC “March For Justice” protest in Accra

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are demonstrating in Accra Tuesday morning to protest over what they say “Injustice” in the country. Protesters are marching through the Liberation Road to Opeibea House through Aviation road through to the Lands Commission. They will then proceed to the Flagstaff House then to Parliament House. The supporters […]

Bill Cosby: Accusers speak of shock and anger after conviction overturned

US comedian Bill Cosby’s release from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned has led to an outpouring of anger and shock. His 2018 conviction for drugging and molesting ex-basketball player Andrea Constand was overturned on Wednesday. Judges said there had been a “process violation” by the prosecution, but admitted their ruling was unusual. […]

Video: Commissioning of Toyota Vehicle Assembly Plant In Ghana

President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 29th June 2021, commissioned the Toyota Tsusho Vehicle Assembly Plant, located at the Free Zones Enclave in Tema. By assembling and producing cars in Ghana, the vision is to make Ghana a fully integrated and competitive industrial hub for the automotive industry in West Africa. Not only that it is also […]

President Akufo-Addo launches Toyota vehicle assembly plant in Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday commissioned a Toyota vehicle assembly plant in Ghana. The assembly plant by the Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Company Limited is located in the Freezones Enclave in Tema President Akufo-Addo commissioning the plant said it will help make the acquisition of new vehicles by Ghanaians more affordable as well as […]

Kwesi Nyantakyi charged with fraud

Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has been charged with fraud over his involvement in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas Number 12 Exposé premiered in 2018. Kwesi Nyantakyi together with the former Northern Regional Representative of the GFA, Abdulai Alhassan are also facing the charge of Conspiracy to commit fraud. They […]

CEO of McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley launches autobiography to mark 50th birthday

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer, McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley, also known as McDan, has launched his autobiography as part of activities to mark his 50th birthday anniversary. The book titled: The path of an Eagle-Despair, Hope & Glory’, gives step-by-step account of his life and how the various experiences of his upbringing […]

Train ECG staff on new technology to enhance service delivery – PUWU

The General Secretary of the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU), Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi, has charged Management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ltd. to ensure that staff receive adequate and comprehensive training when new technologies and processes are introduced into the Company’s operations. According to him, as companies invest in new technologies to improve […]

Takoradi Port: Liquid Bulk Terminal to receive maiden tanker vessel end of June 2021

The new ultra-modern Liquid Bulk Terminal (LBT) at the Port of Takoradi is expected to receive its maiden liquid bulk cargo tanker vessel at the end of June 2021 without any hindrance. At a stakeholder engagement with petroleum downstream patrons before the start of operations at the Terminal, Capt. Ebenezer Afadzi said: “even though the […]

Govt Reforming Education To Produce Critical 21st Century Thinkers – VP Bawumia

The Government of President Akufo-Addo is undertaking a radical reform in Ghana’s education sector with the aim of preparing Ghana’s population and economy to fully participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This reform will be underpinned by a greater focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with the overall aim of repositioning the entire […]

Eastern Region: ‘Big Tree’ tourist site reopened, targets 3,000 annual visitors

The Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture (MoTAC) and the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) are targeting 3,000 annual visitors to the redeveloped and upgraded ‘Big Tree’ tourist site and its receptive facility at Aprokumasi Akyem-Manso, in the Asene Manso Akroso district of the Eastern Region. The redevelopment project involved two major activities – including […]

Banks must develop attractive products to boost savings – survey

Banks in Ghana have been advised to develop attractive savings products with competitive interest rates to aggressively boost the savings culture of Ghanaians. This will be in support of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and Ministry of Finance initiatives and encouragement for Ghanaians to have absolute confidence in the banking industry – especially as the […]

“I’ll not hesitate to sanction you in the interest of Ghana Maritime Authority” – Director General warns

Mr Thomas Kofi Alonsi, Director General, Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has warned staff of the Authority that they risk losing their jobs if they continue to treat seafarers with disrespect in their line of duty. “To you staff, we will not hesitate to sanction you in the interest of GMA; we will not waver to […]

Man arrested for impersonating Finance Minister

A 21-year-old unemployed man, accused of using the name and images of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to solicit monies from persons interested in being recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces has been arrested. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, Sabastine Agbemabiese, was charged with pretending to be a public officer and charlatanic advertisement. Agbemabiese […]

Nkrumaists re-group to seek unity for 2024 general elections

A new political pressure group, United Nkrumahist Front (UNF), has been formed in Sunyani with the aim to unite all the fragmented Nkrumaist parties under one umbrella to contest the 2024 general election. Under the leadership of a leading member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Alhaji Kalifara Mustapha, the group said it was poised […]

Vodafone Cash, WorldRemit partner on international money transfers

Vodafone Cash, has partnered with global cross-border payments company, WorldRemit, to enable its customers to receive international money transfers straight to their mobile money accounts without any charges. The service allows Vodafone Cash customers to seamlessly receive international money transfers from their family and friends in countries like the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA. […]

Galamsey: Israel partners Ghana to clean up country’s water resources

As Government intensifies efforts to restore water bodies ravaged by galamsey activities, a breakfast meeting has taken place in Accra to discuss congenial ways to help restore Ghana’s water bodies. The Embassy of Israel organized the meeting, as it looks forward to partnering with the Government and partners to find sustainable solutions to clean up […]

President Akufo-Addo tours North East Region, promises more appointments

President Akufo-Addo has assured the people of North East Region that upon completion of the composition of his government, there will be more appointments from the region. President Akufo-Addo gave the assurance on his on-going tour of the North East Region. He promised the expansion of the road network and establishment of a tertiary institution […]

FULL REPORT: Ghana ranked 2nd most peaceful country in Africa

The 2021 Global Peace Index report by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has ranked Ghana second most peaceful country in Africa with Mauritius as most peaceful nation in Africa. Click Link Below For Full Report GPI-2021

Ghana ranked 2nd most peaceful country in Africa

The 2021 Global Peace Index report by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has ranked Ghana second most peaceful country in Africa with Mauritius as most peaceful nation in Africa. 163 independent states and territories were ranked by the index with Mauritius ranking first in Africa followed by Ghana and Botswana. On the Global Peace Index, […]

BoG abolishes seven nuisance bank fees & charges

The central bank has abolished seven nuisance fees and charges as well as other practices in the banking sector, in a bid to ensure that the interests of customers of banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) are adequately protected. In a release issued last week, the Bank of Ghana said it has observed with concern […]

Government to absorb cost of Hydroxyurea for sickle cell patients – Veep

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced government’s decision to absorb the cost of Hydroxyurea, a modifying therapy for sickle cell patients under the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. Hydroxyurea is a treatment process for sickle cell anemia, which helps to prevent the formation of sickle-shaped red blood cells. Dr. Bawumia made the announcement in […]

Supreme Court discharges 839 remand prisoners under “Justice For All Programme”

Supreme Court judge, Justice Clemence Honyenugah, has disclosed that a total of 839 remand prisoners have been discharged under the “Justice For All Programme”, JFAP across the country’s prisons as of January 2020. Additionally, 1,596 out of the total of 4,512 inmates who appeared before the court under the JFAP have been granted bail while […]

GRA to implement new tax called “Rent Tax” by the end of the year

The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA will before the end of this year be implementing a new tax known as the Rent Tax. According to the Authority to effectively mobilize taxes from the rent tax, an App has been developed to aid in the collection of the said taxes. Commissioner-General of GRA Reverend Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah said […]

Veep Bawumia launches “The Arts and Power of Goodness -Collection on John Agyekum Kufour

A book that catalogues artefacts collection of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has been launched to celebrate his life. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia who out doored the book, titled “The Arts and the Power of Goodness” noted that it is important to preserve all forms of artworks for future reference. He said former President Kufuor, […]

Ghana: Hyundai Motors introduces first electric car

A vehicle dealership in Ghana, Hyundai Motors and Investments Ltd, has presented an electric vehicle to the Ministry of Energy for a test-drive to assess its performance, suitability and use and to give feedback to the suppliers. The vehicle, which runs wholly on electricity and does not have an engine, was manufactured by Hyundai Company Ltd of […]

Public reaction to growing insecurity in the country

The recent rise in armed robbery in the country has heightened fears among the people with  many questioning the state of security of the country. Views sampled from the public show that people are particularly worried that the National Security and Police Service are not up to scratch with the growing insecurity in the country. While […]

Bullion Van Attack: Residents still in shock

Residents of Adedeinkpo, a suburb of James Town in Accra are still in shock three days after a bullion van was attacked by unidentified armed robbers on motorbikes killing two people, a Policeman on escort duty with the van and a civilian. Our Correspondent, Nathaniel Nartey who visited the area has more on the Audio […]

Fintech companies to enhance digitalized platforms

Contribution of remittances to households has been a significant part of revenue in Ghana. Migrants send money to Ghana, creating an important revenue stream for the country. However, people have complained about the cost in using traditional platforms. Speaking on GBC’s Market Avenue, Mobile Money Product Manager at Zeepay Ghana, Felicity Jafortuk, said Fintech companies […]

Government urged to include tertiary students in digitization plan

An Economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Bokpin has urged government and other stake holders to review measures in the digitization plan to include more students at the tertiary level. The move he said will create more job opportunities for the youth in the digitization agenda. Government has been employing the […]

Energy Minister swears in 3-member IMC for Tema Oil Refinery

The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has sworn in a 3-member Interim Management Committee to oversee the affairs of the Tema Oil Refinery as part of efforts to restructure and revamp it. The Chairman of the 3-member IMC is Mr. Nobert Cormla-Djamposu Anku. The other members are Mr. William Ntim Boadu and Mr. […]

Bullion Van Attack: Police announces 20,000 cedis Reward

The Police administration has announced a GH¢20,000 reward for any person who will provide reliable information leading to the arrest of suspects who attacked a bullion van, resulting in the murder of a policeman, a woman and injury to the driver at Adedenkpo near James Town in Accra. Director, Police Public Relations Directorate, Superintendent of […]

Kumasi: Wife of GNPC boss’ aide killed, Police hunt for six-member gang

The Police in Kumasi are on a manhunt for six persons who allegedly shot and killed one Benedicta Pokua Sarpong at the Airport Roundabout in the early hours of Sunday, June 13, 2021. The incident happened at around 1am when the six, armed and aboard a grey Toyota Camry, attacked the deceased who was on […]

Western Region: GBC Regional Director visits Regional Minister

The Western Regional Director of GBC, Mr Alfred Osmond Hughes has paid a working visit to the Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah to formally introduce himself as the new Regional Director of the Corporation. Welcoming him to his office, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah said GBC should be at the forefront […]

250,000 trees planted in Northern Region to mark ‘Green Ghana’ initiative

The Northern Region has seen some 250,000 trees planted to mark the Green Ghana Project that seeks to plant five million trees to restore the country’s vegetative cover. The trees planted include nim, mango, acacia Shea, rosewood and baobab. The initiative forms part of the efforts by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) […]

Demand For made in Ghana Rice, farmers record hike in sales

Ghana’s neighbors, especially Nigeria and Burkina Faso have found rice grown in Ghana a good commodity for the markets in their respective countries. This has contributed to a spike in demand for Ghanaian rice with farmers struggling to meet the orders for supplies. Farmers and players in the rice value chain are upbeat that Ghana […]

Current State of Tema Motorway

The Tema Motorway is a 19-kilometre (12 mi) highway that links Tema to Accra. The highway was opened to traffic in November 1965 to link the harbour city of Tema to Accra. It was built under the administration of Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana. The current state of the motorway shows potholes, lack […]

Curbing Streetism: A Call For Action

Every single child has his or her own unique story. Their reason for their connection to the street vary from person to person, city to city and country to country.

Don’t plant trees under Electrical Installations — ECG

Ghanaians have been advised to be cautious of where they plant trees, in order not to interfere with electrical installations. The Volta/Oti Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Lumor, said while the country is geared towards planting millions of trees. He said under the Green Ghana Project, people should avoid planting […]

Government cedes printing of textbooks to Local Companies

The Ministry of Education has announced that it will henceforth cede the printing of textbooks to local companies.  It said publishing of books outside Ghana is no longer permitted, consequently all publishers who are already qualified has been asked to present signed agreements with local printers. For a start the textbooks to be printed will […]

Bullion Van Attack: AMA Boss visits James Town

The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mr. Mohammed Adjei Sowah has visited James Town, a suburb of Accra where two persons were shot dead when three armed men on two motorbikes with unidentified number, attacked and robbed a bullion Nissan van with registration number GT 8592w with the inscription Mon-Tran company, on Monday […]

Ghana: AAK and Mars support women with a ten-year sustainable shea initiative

Plant-based oils company AAK has joined forces with global confectionery, food, and pet care firm Mars, several NGOs, and an impact investment fund to create a public-private partnership. This will improve the livelihoods of women working in Ghana’s shea supply chain. Running until 2030, the Women in Shea (WISH) initiative aims to reach 13,000 women […]

VIDEO: “Green Ghana Day” – President Akufo – Addo plants tree

President Akufo-Addo has planted a commemorative tree at the precincts of the Jubilee House to mark “Green Ghana Day”

Bankoman SHS cries for help

Access to potable water remains a major challenge for staff and students of Bankoman Senior High School in the Sekyere East District of Ashanti. With the ever-increasing student population of the school, coupled with COVID-19 and the need for all to observe the prevention protocols, being without water is difficult. The school is without a […]

Ghana National Egg Secretariat steps up campaign

The Ghana National Egg Campaign Secretariat, (GNECS) is stepping up its drive to educate the public on the unique properties of eggs and share messages that will break the myth surrounding cholesterol associated with eggs and boost Ghana’s poultry sector. For the next few weeks, the Ghana National Egg Campaign Secretariat will visit selected schools […]

Ghanaians plant five million trees today

All is set for the national tree planting exercise scheduled for today across the country. Dubbed the “Green Ghana project”, the exercise is expected to get Ghanaians from all walks of life to individually and collectively plant at least five million trees around marked zones in the country. President Akufo-Addo is expected to plant a […]

Kenya lifts ban on direct flights to Somalia

Kenya has lifted a ban on direct flights to and from Somalia barely a month after announcing a suspension of air travel between the two countries. Relations between the two countries have been strained for years due to a long running maritime border dispute that is now at the International Court of Justice. Kenya’s foreign […]

Trade Barriers: Forum held for Haulage drivers

Countries in the West African Sub-region continue to use Ghana’s Port as a transit point for their goods. Transit traffic from the port of Tema increased from 852,377 metric tonnes in 2016 to 1,454,868 metric tonnes in 2020. In compliance with international Agreements, Protocols, Conventions and other Accords, Ghana offered its territory to its land-locked […]

National Dialogue on violent extremism launched

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has launched a National Dialogue on a Survey Report to tackle violent extremism. The report is dubbed “Preventing Electoral Violence and providing Security to the 10 Border Regions of Ghana.” The Commission says although Ghana has held eight successive peaceful elections over the years, they were not without […]

Indian hemp farming to be permitted in Ghana

Ghana is to permit the farming or cultivation of Indian hemp (weed) under license for industrial or medicinal purposes. The Head of Communications and Media Relations at the Narcotics Control Commission, Francis Opoku Amoah made this known in a statement. In 2020, some countries in Africa through their national legislations decided to permit the cultivation […]

Ghana Garden and Flower Show launched

The Ghana Garden and Flower Show began in 2013 with 14 exhibitors. It has since grown to about 140 exhibitors. The Garden and Flower Show is to create awareness among Ghanaians the commercial, aesthetic and health benefits of having gardens and flowers in homes, offices, etc. The annual gathering of garden enthusiasts is enjoying a […]

Ghana remains Africa’s top gold producing nation

Ghana remains Africa’s top producing nation of gold despite the decline of gold production in 2020 due to issues related to the pandemic and others. In 2019 Ghana produced 5 million ounces of gold, surpassing South Africa’s production of 4.2-million ounces. With traditional companies and artisanal miners contributing to Ghana’s gold production, some of the […]

Report: Impact of pandemic in Ghana reveals 16,000 agribusiness firms remain closed, 78,000 staff laid-off

COVID-19 has affected almost all sectors of the economy and agribusinesses, which form an important part of the economy. New data on the impact of the pandemic on agribusinesses in Ghana suggest it may take a little more time and support for businesses to recover from the impact of the pandemic. According to a Report […]

North Korea introduces new law to stamp out any kind of foreign influence

North Korea has introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out any kind of foreign influence – harshly punishing anyone caught with foreign films, clothing or even using slang. Anyone caught with large amounts of media from South Korea, the United States or Japan now faces the death penalty. Those caught watching face […]

Mali’s junta leader sworn in as president

Col Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s junta, was officially sworn in Monday as the country’s interim president and promised “credible, fair and transparent elections”. These are expected in February next year, AFP reports. Two weeks ago he had removed the transitional president and prime minister in a coup – the second he’d engineered in […]

Global spending on cloud computing surpasses $300 billion – Report

Cloud Services have become an integral part of business operations for many large companies and in 2020 the industry earned an estimated revenue of over $300 billion globally. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, global public IT cloud services market revenue for 2020 was at $312.4B – a 34% Increase from 2019. In 2016, global […]

Foreign Affairs Minister bids farewell to outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana Iain Walker

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has bid farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana Iain Walker. Mr. Walker was appointed British High Commissioner to Accra in August 2017. Prior to that, he served as Board Member of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London as its Director […]

The relevance of June 4 Revolution

The relevance of June 4 has been underscored as critical in modern Politics, more than four decades after the insurgency that arose out of a combination of corruption, bad governance, frustration among the public, and lack of discipline and frustrations within the Ghanaian Army. Radio Ghana finds out from a member of the June 4 […]

Shopify expands partnership with Google Cloud to enable global growth

Google Cloud and Shopify, a global commerce company, have announced an expanded partnership that will enable Shopify’s more than 1.7 million merchants to have access to Google Cloud’s technology across a broader set of regions. And, by leveraging Google Cloud’s power-efficient resources globally, Shopify is working to reduce its overall carbon footprint while delivering a […]

Leadership of Parliament meet media

For leadership of Parliament, the second meeting of the first session of the eighth Parliament will be packed. 22 referrals have been made to the various committees for consideration while 44 questions have been admitted to be answered by Ministers. The Leadership of the House have interacted with the Parliamentary Press Corps in Accra. More […]

13% upward adjustment in transport fares takes effect from Saturday June 5

In line with the administrative arrangement on public transport fares, the Road Transport Operators have reviewed upwards the prices of public transport fares across all category of services by 13% with effect from Saturday June 5. A Press Release issued by the Road Transport Operators stated that this is to accommodate predominantly an increase in […]

Africa Centre for Retirement Research reacts to pension schemes past credit transfer

The Africa Centre for Retirement Research (ACRR), has reacted to the call of The FORUM for Registered Public Sector Labour Unions to transfer past credit currently managed by SSNIT to second tier occupational pension schemes. According to a statement signed by Abdallah Mashud, the Executive Director of the Africa Centre For Retirement Research, such a […]

Bank of Ghana reduces policy rate

Bank of Ghana in its monetary policy committee meeting has reduced its interest rate to support the recovery of the economy. The monetary policy committee reduced the rate to 13.5% from 14.5%, Governor Ernest Addison told reporters on Monday in Accra. More on Video Click Below For Details MPC-Press-Release-31st May-2021 Meanwhile potential borrowers of Ghana’s […]

Abuja: 2021 First Session of 5th Legislature of ECOWAS Parliament opens

President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, 27th May 2021, addressed the 2021 First Ordinary Session of the Fifth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament at Abuja, Nigeria. He also paid a courtesy call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, to discuss matters of mutual interests to our respective nations and to […]

Mali: President Akufo-Addo calls for extraordinary ECOWAS summit

President Akufo-Addo is calling for an extraordinary ECOWAS summit to bring finality to the political challenges confronting Mali. Speaking at the 2021 first ordinary session of the 5thlegislature of ECOWAS in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, President Akufo-Addo said instability in any part of the region has adverse effects on the developmental aspirations of ECOWAS. Mali […]

Mali’s coup leader Assimi Goïta seizes power again, declares himself president

Mali’s president and prime minister have been ousted by the officer who led last year’s coup and became vice-president of an interim government. Col Assimi Goïta says President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane failed in their duties and were seeking to sabotage the country’s transition. They were arrested hours after a government reshuffle which […]

Tottenham contact former manager Pochettino over return

Tottenham have made contact with former manager Mauricio Pochettino about a return to the club. The 49-year-old Argentine, who was sacked by Spurs in November 2019 after five years in charge, took over at Paris St-Germain in January. PSG failed to win the Ligue 1 title for only the second time in nine seasons and […]

Macron asks Rwanda to forgive France over 1994 genocide role

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Rwandans to forgive France for its role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died. Speaking at the genocide memorial in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, he said France had not heeded warnings of impending carnage and had for too long “valued silence over […]

Super ‘blood’ Moon wows stargazers around the world

The Moon turned orangey-red in colour and appeared larger in the sky across parts of the world on Wednesday. 

Korle Bu: Art work for Children’s Ward

Works of art inspire and tell a story. They also provide us with an imaginative link to parts of ourselves. On the walls of many hospitals in the country especially the children’s wards are countless art works to aid their wellbeing and uplift their spirits. The youth group from the Apostolic Church Ghana, Camara District […]

Secretary to the President debunks Art Centre has been sold

Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante has debunked suggestions in a statement that the Art Centre has been sold. His statement comes after an audio recording circulating on social media, pointed to that fact. Mr. Asante, said an unnamed woman indicated that she accompanied some elders and chiefs to meet with him for the […]

Debate on whether Africa’s debt should be cancelled continues

The debate as to whether Africa’s debt should be cancelled continues after President Akufo-Addo made a call in his recent visit to Belgium. Speaking to Radio Ghana, Dean of the School of Business at the University of Cape Coast, Professor John Gatsi said Africa incurred most debts before the emergence of the deadly coronavirus and […]

EC posture made NDC to boycott proposals – Sammy Gyamfi

The outcomes of a two-day IPAC review workshop on the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections was the focus of discussions on GBC News current affairs programme “Talking Point”. While the New Patriotic Party says it welcomes most of the Electoral Commission’s recommendations for future elections the National Democratic Congress says most of the EC’s recommendations […]

Spotlight On Musician – Akua Val

Akua Val took a break from music to further her education. The singer is now back with a new song “Gyaa Me”. Akua Val is working on giving fans the best of her. “Gyaa Me” is the first track of her yet to be released album. Akua Val is signed unto Trust City Records.

Government issues 7-week ultimatum to onion traders at Agbogbloshie to relocate to Adjen Kotoku

Onion traders at Agbogbloshie near old Fadama in Accra have been given a seven-week ultimatum to vacate the area and relocate to Adjen Kotoku, in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The directive by the Greater Accra Regional Minister Mr. Henry Quartey is to make way for the development of the area […]

Ghana Police Service to establish Air Wing Unit – IGP

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, says, the Police Service, is exploring new strategies, to ensure that personnel are up to date on modern policing. According to him, one such measure is the creation of an air wing unit. The IGP, also highlighted some decisions contained in a communique after a three-day conference. […]

Transport Unions divided over whether to increase transport fares

In Accra on Monday, not all commuters experienced an increase in transport fares.  The Ghana Private Road Transport Union GPRTU says it has not increased its fares and is therefore advising its members to maintain the old fares until a final determination from the union. The General Secretary of the Union Mr. Godfred Abulbire Adogmawas was […]

Hearse driver carrying body dies in accident

A driver of a hearse, a Benz Bus with registration number BA 242 – 18, conveying a body from the mortuary to the venue of a funeral died on the spot when the car was involved in an accident last Friday at Botokrom near Berekum in the Bono Region. The deceased, identified as Anthony Kwabena […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 25)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 16th May 2021 Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening, I thank you for welcoming me into your homes again on a matter we have all sadsteadfast. familiar with, COVID-19. It has […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 25)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 16th May 2021

UK unveils post-COVID recovery plan in Queen’s Speech

British Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday announced a series of bills as the British government pledged to “level up” the country while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking from the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament, the Queen said in her speech that the British government’s priority is to “deliver a […]

President Akufo-Addo fulfils over $350,000 promise to Black Satellites

The government of Ghana through the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) has fulfilled a “$US10,000 each” promise made to the Black Satellites for winning the 2021 Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations tournament played in Mauritania. In a short ceremony organised on Tuesday, May 11, in Accra, the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha […]

At least 11 dead, 32 injured in Russian high school shooting

At least 11 people, including nine children, were killed and 32 others injured after two attackers opened fire at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the emergency services. One of the perpetrators has been detained, and the other was killed, reported TASS news agency. It was […]

4 injured in chemical plant blast in Japan

An explosion took place at a chemical factory in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, injuring four people, local media reported. According to local authorities, no toxic gases have been detected. The blast occurred at around 7:45 a.m. local time at Sakai Chemical Industry Co.’s Yumoto Factory in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, authorities said. Three of the injured […]

VIDEO: Press Briefing Report On Operation Halt Phase 2

Minister’s Press Briefing On Operation Halt Phase 2 concerning “galamsey”

Coconut shells recycled into products

Coconut is considered as one of the greatest gifts on this planet. This is because the coconut water and coconut meat have several health benefits. Coconut shell, the outer hard cover of a coconut mostly discarded is now being recycled into products. Thanks to Mr. Samuel Akoi who has taken upon himself to churn out […]

GIJ Congregation: 197 post-graduate students receive certificates

A total of 197 post-graduate students have received certificates after completing their course from the School of Graduate Studies and Research at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. The Chairman of the Institute’s governing Chairman, Prof. Kwesi Anso Kyereme urged the graduates to focus their attention on research that will help the development of the Country.

Ghana police CID investigates 53 SHS on alleged exchange of food for cash

The Criminal Investigations Department, CID of the Ghana Police service is investigating 53 Senior High Schools for allegedly exchanging foods supplied to them for Cash. This was in a letter signed by the Deputy Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng and sighted by GBC’s Garden City Radio in Kumasi.   The letter […]

Finance Minister announce new hashtag “#Fix this together and save our country”

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced a new hashtag ‘#Fix this together and save our country’. The Minister announced this at a Press Briefing series in Accra on Sunday.  He said government in the coming weeks will roll out additional interventions under Ghana’s Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support Scheme (GhanaCARES) also […]

Mother’s Day: GTV to show a special Documentary dubbed “MOTHERS BY NATURE”

GTV will on Sunday May 9 2021 show a Special Documentary “MOTHERS BY NATURE” to mark Mothers Day Celebrations.

Off-grid solar energy to scale-up across Africa

Opportunities to scale up deployment of off-grid solar essential to unlock energy access across Africa were outlined by development finance partners ahead of the launch of a new study by the International Solar Alliance and the European Investment Bank. “The International Solar Alliance is pleased to continue our close partnership with the European Investment Bank […]

IBM unveils world’s first 2 Nanometer chip technology

IBM has unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything from computing, to appliances, to communication devices, transportation systems, and critical infrastructure. Demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency continues to rise, especially […]

Ericsson and Samsung sign global patent license agreement

Ericsson and Samsung have reached a multi-year agreement on global patent licenses between the two companies, including patents relating to all cellular technologies. The cross-license agreement covers sales of network infrastructure and handsets from January 1, 2021. Furthermore, Ericsson and Samsung have agreed on technology cooperation projects to advance the mobile industry in open standardization […]

Pension Scheme: Labour expert accuses managers of mismanagement of funds

Labour Expert, Austin Gamey has described government’s refusal to address concerns of Organized Labour especially on salary increment and efficient management of pension schemes as bad faith. Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs Programme, “Focus”, Mr. Gamey said SSNIT’s mismanagement of workers’ Pension funds without proper investment is an abuse of their rights. He called on […]

Congestion at Gambaga Local Prison

Congestion in cells, lack of laundry soap, a sickbay, workshop for training and water are on the list of needs of inmates at the Gambaga local prison in the North East region. Officers are appealing to government and philanthropists for assistance. Gambaga Local Prison is a colonial inheritance, constructed with mud in 1847 and used […]

Press Freedom: How Far Reaching is the Media Work?

The Media landscape has seen exponential growth over the years. From National Broadcaster, Fm stations, Community Radio Stations, to Online News Portals and numerous Newspapers, Ghana has a thriving media. Undoubtedly the constitutional acknowledgement of the media cannot be overlooked. But how far reaching is the media’s work as far as democracy is concerned? By […]

Group of Ghanaians declare intention to protest on May 9 over #FixTheCountry

A group of Ghanaians who are unhappy with what they call the economic challenges in the country have declared their intention to protest on May 9, 2021. The group has been expressing its displeasure over successive government’s failure to improve the living standards of Ghanaians on Twitter using the hashtag #FixTheCountry. They cited dumsor, unemployment, […]

MTN Group reports resilient first quarter of 2021

MTN Group has announced a strong and resilient operational and financial performance in the first quarter of 2021, with growth in service revenue exceeding medium-term guidance, driven by gains in data and fintech revenue. “The MTN Group has delivered a solid Q1 2021 trading performance, with service revenue and EBITDA margins expanding on the back […]

Renewables supplied a third of Africa’s electricity demand growth in 2020 – Report

An analysis of global electricity revealed that wind and solar showed resilient growth in 2020 despite the pandemic, forcing a record fall in global coal power. The Global Electricity Review published by energy think tank Ember analysed electricity data from every country in the world to give the first accurate view of the global electricity […]

Minister announces commencement of some major roads into Dual carriageway

Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta has announced the commencement of construction works on some major roads earmarked for dualization. These include the Tema-Aflao Road, Tema Roundabout to Akosombo and the Accra – Kumasi Roads. Mr. Amoako-Atta announced this at the launch of the Annual Health Summit in Accra. He said the dualization is […]

Defunct Sokode Biscuit factory in need of financial support

Owners of the Sokode Biscuit Factory have appealed to the government for financial support to bring the business back to life. The one-time vibrant bakery in the country is now defunct. Located at Sokode Gbogame, near Ho, the Volta Regional capital, the factory folded up due to influx of different brands of foreign biscuits onto […]

Immigrants take over streets of Accra

Immigrants have taken over the streets of Accra. They are a permanent feature, strategically positioned on almost every street in Accra. They have travelled to Ghana from their home countries. These immigrants are mostly from Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. Their aim is to catch the attention of motorists and pedestrians to beg for […]

U.S. Ambassador Announces Additional Funds to Empower 400,000 Women in Shea Production in West Africa

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has launched the first-ever virtual Global Shea Alliance International Shea Conference. Spearheaded by GSA, the three-day conference, themed “Building the Industry of the Next Decade,” celebrated GSA’s 10th anniversary and highlighted the importance of international partnerships toward […]

Over 300 suspected criminals arrested at Kasoa

Over Three Hundred suspected criminals  have been arrested at Kasoa by the Central Regional Police Command in a special operation dubbed “Operation Storm Kasoa” in the early hours of Thursday. The operation is an effort by the police to combat crime within Kasoa and its environs.

Lawrence Tetteh Ministries to organise prayer rally

The Worldwide Miracle Outreach and the Lawrence Tetteh Ministries have launched a 31-day non-denominational National Prayer Rally to seek the face of God to curb the rising indiscipline and other ills afflicting the nation. The event, which will be on the theme: “This nonsense must stop”, will bring together religious leaders and worshippers to pray […]

T4DW Project launched in Ghana

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the European Union (EU), have jointly launched the Trade for Decent Work (T4DW) Project in Accra. The T4DW project is a multi-country initiative with a specific component implemented in Ghana. The project will contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development […]

Destination Tracker unveiled to restore confidence in travel

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a Destination Tracker in preparation for the restart of international travel. It is the result of both organizations joining efforts to boost confidence and accelerate recovery of the tourism sector when borders reopen. The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker is a new free online […]

Kenya launches digital land transaction platform

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled Ardhisasa, a digital land information management system, marking the end of manual land transactions in the capital Nairobi. The new system was developed by a team of Kenyan techies over a three-year period and is designed to enhance the security of land records, speed up land transactions and curb […]

VIDEO: Information Minister Oppong Nkrumah At GBC

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah meet the staff of GBC

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo attends Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Anniversary

  The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo attends Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Anniversary

UMaT develops technology to clean polluted water bodies

The University of Mines and Technology, UMat, in Tarkwa has developed a technology that will be able to clean polluted water bodies in Ghana. The technology, according to the Vice-Chancellor of the school, Prof. Richard Kwesi Amakwah when adopted will clean water bodies that has been polluted as a result of illegal mining. The tried […]

Renewable Energy: UENR, Germany University of Applied Sciences sign MoU

The University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani in the Bono region, and the Bochum(boham) University of Applied Sciences based in Germany, have signed a memorandum of understanding for a project termed ‘Mobility sustainability thought through the life cycle.’ It is geared towards achieving sustainable renewable energy production in Ghana. Under the agreement, the […]

GES releases re-opening & vacation dates for SHS 2021 Academic Year

Management of the Ghana Education Services (GES) has adjusted the academic calendar and dates for Senior High Schools (SHS) for the 2021 Academic Year and wishes to inform all head of schools to take note and to communicate same to staff, students and parents. Below are the reopening and vacation dates for the various cohorts […]

Renewal of curfew on Bunkpurugu township and its environs

The Minister for the Interior, has by Executive Instrument renewed the Curfew hours imposed on Bunkpurugu Township and its environs in the North East Region from 8:00pm to 6:00am effective Tuesday, 27th April, 2021 Government continues to urge Chiefs, Opinion Leaders, Youth and People of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the […]

“Curious Minds” Launches its Silver Jubilee Anniversary

Curious Minds, an organization committed to the development of young people has launched its silver Jubilee anniversary. For the past 25 years, Curious Minds through the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s radio platform has rolled out programmes that are geared towards developing the capacities of young people.

Okyenhene and Akyem Abuakwa Chiefs call on President Akufo-Addo

Okyenhene and Akyem Abuakwa Chiefs have called on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra.

President Akufo-Addo receives Sierra Leone’s highest national award

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was, on Tuesday, 27th April 2021, decorated with the highest national award of Sierra Leone, as part of that country’s 60th Independence Day Celebration. Conferring the “Grand Commander of the Republic of Sierra Leone” award on President Akufo-Addo, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the […]

China launches nine commercial satellites

China launched a Long March-6 carrier rocket on Tuesday, sending nine commercial satellites into space. The rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province at 11:20 a.m. This was the 366th flight mission of the Long March rocket series. The satellites, including Qilu-1 and Qilu-4, have entered their planned […]

U.S. lifts travel restrictions on international students

The United States on Monday lifted travel restrictions for students from China, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland, who plan to study in the U.S. later this year. Students from these countries attending an academic program commencing August 1 or later can enter the U.S. without applying for an individual National […]

Huawei’s 6G launch set for 2030

Huawei’s rotating chairman Xu Zhijun announced on Monday that the Chinese tech giant will launch its 6G networks in 2030, which is 50 times faster than 5G. Xu made the remarks at Huawei global analysts conference in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. Communication has always been one of Huawei’s strengths. Its 5G is already significantly […]

Profile of New Special Prosecutor, William Kissi Agyebeng

Mr. William Kissi Agyebeng has been nominated as the next Special Prosecutor to replace Martin Amidu. Find Below the Profile of the New Special Prosecutor. Profile of William Kissi Agyebeng Kissi Agyebeng has been a lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law since October 2006, teaching and researching into Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, […]

President Akufo-Addo Attends Sierra Leone’s 6Oth Independence Celebration

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Monday, 26th April 2021, to attend the 60th Independence Anniversary Celebration of Sierra Leone, at the invitation of President Julius Maada Bio. The President is attending the event in his capacity as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Governments of […]

60-Year Scientific Mystery About DNA Replication Solved

Over the last 60 years, scientists have been able to observe how and when genetic information was replicated, determining the existence a “replication timing program,” a process that controls when and in what order segments of DNA replicate. However, scientists still cannot explain why such a specific timing sequence exists. In a study published on April 23, […]

World to witness first supermoon of 2021

The World will witness its first supermoon where the moon will be at its fullest on Monday at 11:32 p.m. ET, (Tuesday 03:33GMT) according to NASA. A supermoon occurs when a full or new moon is at its closest point to Earth, looking much larger and brighter than a typical full moon. According to NASA, […]

Kenya Airways signs partnership agreement with Congo Airways

The national carriers of Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo – Kenya Airways and Congo Airways – signed a two-year partnership agreement on Thursday with the overall objectives of viability and sustainability of the two airlines. The agreement was signed by Kenya Airways Group CEO Allan Kilavuka and Congo Airways’ Desire Balazire Bantu on […]

African Union set to boost intra-African agricultural trade

The African Union (AU) has set out plans to construct industrial parks that will improve the manufacturing of agricultural products as well as the supply chain. The AU Commission (AUC) made this known during a forum it organized with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Fund (FAO) recently where it launched the framework to boost […]

Awutu Senya District implement Malaria vaccine

The Awutu Senya Health Centre in Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya District of the Central region, is implementing the Malaria Vaccine RTS,S, or Mosquirix. The health centre serves over 30 communities in the Awutu Bereku catchment area in the Central Region. In 2019, the Centre recorded 603 under five malaria cases, 710 cases in […]

Digital media can reduce unemployment rate

Mr Issahaque M. Serekpera Naa, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yison Tech Hub, an Information Technology (IT) organisation, says digital media have the potential to reduce the country’s unemployment rate. He said digital media, which comprised videography, photography and graphic design, among others, was driving the world today, adding that it was key to […]

Alexey Navalny ends hunger strike

Russia’s main opposition figure Alexei Navalny has announced he is ending his hunger strike after 24 days of refusing food in jail. Hours earlier his private doctors had appealed to him to take food to preserve his life and health. Navalny began refusing food on 31 March to demand better medical care. He said he […]

Address By President Akufo-Addo At Opening Of National Consultative Dialogue On Small Scale Mining

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE OPENING OF THE MAIDEN NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE DIALOGUE ON SMALL SCALE MINING HELD AT THE ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ACCRA, ON WEDNESDAY, 14TH APRIL 2021. I thank the energetic, new Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, Member of Parliament […]

Female engineers behind Ghana’s solar cars

Three Ghanaian female engineers, Belinda, Gifty and Erica have embraced opportunities offered by Solar Taxi, a transport service start-up, by assembling its solar-powered fleet of vehicles in Ghana. This becomes the first time in the history of Ghana that an all-female engineering firm is creating green solutions for the automobile industry. They have also set […]

AI unlocks ancient Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

Researchers say Artificial Intelligence (AI) has for the first time shown that two scribes wrote part of the mysterious ancient Dead Sea Scrolls. Tests were carried out on the longest text, known as the Great Isaiah Scroll. It was found that probably two unknown individuals had copied down the words using near-identical handwriting. The scrolls, […]

MP for Madina marks 100 days in office with launch of Educational Project

Member of Parliament for Madina, has launched an educational scholarship scheme to reward the best teacher with a car and has also instituted MP’s Excellence Award in Law for the best student from the UPSA faculty of law to encourage the study of law in the constituency. Speaking at the occasion to mark 100 days […]

Police to set up “Tent Cities” in Kasoa

The Central Regional Police Command has said it will set up tent cities in the Kasoa enclave to increase police patrols and visibility as part of strategies to combat increasing criminal activities in the area. Already, police surveillance has established where these tent cities will be set up. These “tent cities”, which will serve as […]

Zambia’s Ambassador calls on GBC Director-General

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation(ZNBC), are to establish a business forum which will allow both public broadcasters to exchange information and programmes on their networks. The High Commissioner of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Richard Mwanza on his maiden visit to the state broadcaster, said a collaboration between the two will […]

Chaos in European soccer as English clubs pull out of breakaway league

The architects of the European Super League appeared to strike a defiant tone Tuesday, promising to “reshape the project” following the withdrawal of all six English clubs from the controversial breakaway competition. The dramatic collapse of the multibillion-dollar league comes less than 48 hours after it was first launched, sparking a furious continent-wide backlash among […]

Blema Community in the Savannah Region attains ODF

Blema Number one, a community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah region has attained open defecation free status. Blema embraced the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) initiative introduced by Global Communities at Blema and its surrounding communities and today it is among 243 out of over 300 communities in the district that have attained […]

“Friendly Shopping Mall’ opens at Korle Bu

A former Mayor of Accra, Dr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, who is also the current Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ablekuma South constituency in the Greater Accra Region has opened the Korle Bu branch of ‘Friendly Shopping Mall’. He said that the opening of the Korle Bu branch of ‘Friendly Shopping Mall’ will help […]

Mampong Technical College Of Education gutted by fire

The new two storey Administration block of the Mampong Technical College of Education, popularly known as MAMTECH, is on fire. Eye witnesses say the fire started about 8am Monday morning when they saw a plume of smoke emanating from the first floor around the Principal’s Office. Some staff of the school were seen fleeing, while […]

Ghana will serve as entry point for Canadian investors – Kyerematen

Ghana has assured Canadian investors of her readiness to serve as the entry point to the Sub-region for opportunities in the regional market. Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) there is an estimated market size of over 1.2 billion consumers with a growing middle class. Mr Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and […]

Government to create over 27,000 jobs through Foreign Direct Investment projects

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that the country received 279 Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, projects valued at 2.7 billion dollars in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment will be in areas such as manufacturing, services, building and construction, agriculture, mining, petroleum and export trading with a projected job for more […]

National Democratic Congress 3-day retreat ends in Ho

Leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has ended a three (3)-day retreat in Ho, in the Volta region. The retreat was attended by the party’s Flag-bearer and Running Mate for the 2020 Presidential Election, the Functional Executive Committee, representatives from the Council of Elders, Parliamentary Caucus Leadership, all 16 regional Chairmen and Secretaries and […]

12 European football teams to form breakaway ‘Super League’ throwing elite game into turmoil

Twelve of Europe’s top soccer clubs have announced plans to form a so-called European Super League, in a move that looks set to rock the foundations of the sport’s top competitions, including preeminent leagues in England, Spain and Italy and extending all the way up to the World Cup. In a joint announcement Sunday, six […]

Jose Mourinho sacked as Tottenham manager

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Tottenham after just 17 months in charge. The Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager in November 2019 and guided the club to sixth in the Premier League last season. They are currently seventh, having picked up two points from their past three league games, and were knocked out […]

Google Earth’s new “Timelapse” feature shows chilling effect of climate change

Google Earth users can now see the striking effect of climate change over the past four decades. Google’s latest feature, Timelapse, is an eye opening, technical feat that provides visual evidence of how the Earth has changed due to climate change and human behavior. The tool takes the platform’s static imagery and turns it into […]

Parliamentary Select Committees inspects Recycling Plant at Sewhi Wiawso

The Parliamentary Select Committees on Local Government, Finance, Works and Housing, Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has inspected an ongoing Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant (IRECOP) and landfill site at Sewhi Wiawso-Aboanidua in the Sewhi Wiawso Municipality in the Western North region. Zoomlion Ghana is executing such projects in eight regions.

Business man charged with stealing

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Madam Afia Owusuaa Appiah has charged a businessman, Issa Kumba, with stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, and has been granted bail in the sum of One Hundred Thousand Cedis (GHC 100,000) with three sureties to be justified.

Signs To Tell If Fish Is Fresh Or Not

The FDA demonstrates signs to tell if fish is fresh or not.

Tema Region: Interruption of water supply

The Ghana Water Company Limited, GWCL, Tema Region announces the interruption of water supply from 20th April to 23rd April, 2021. According to a statement signed by the Ag. Regional Chief Manager, Ing. Mac-Doe Hanyabui, the interruption is to enable the Company to conduct routine maintenance works on its transmission pipeline from the Kpong Treatment […]

U.S. senator bill to ban five biggest U.S. tech companies from buying anything ever again

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican who has been a staunch critic of Big Tech, said on Monday he has introduced a bill that would ban all mergers and acquisitions by any company with a market value greater $100 billion, a category that includes the five biggest U.S. tech companies. Hawley, who accuses the biggest […]

Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, the government said on Tuesday, a move China called “extremely irresponsible”, while South Korea summoned Tokyo’s ambassador in Seoul to protest. The first release of water will take place in about two years, giving plant […]

11 Ways To Increase Laptop Battery Life

A battery for a laptop is like oxygen for human beings. And why not, since you bought a laptop just so you could use it while you are traveling but if its battery conks out in the middle, won’t you be frustrated? There are some ways to avoid that happening to you only if you […]

Sprinter Edwin Gadayi is winner of Ghana’s Fastest Man

Sprinter Edwin Gadayi from the GNPC’s Speedsters Club is the winner of Ghana’s Fastest Human Accra Open meet men’s senior event. He beat Sarfo Ansah also from the Speedsters Club by four micro seconds with a time of 10.56 seconds. Kate Agyeman also from the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest sprinting club beat colleague and favorite Grace […]

Ethnobotanist advocates adoption of “Odum” tree as a National Plant

A retired Taxonomist and Ethnobotanist at the University of Ghana Prof, Daniel Kwesi Abbiw has advocated the adoption of the iroko tree popularly known as Odum as a National Plant. His Suggestion stems from the fact that the tree which can grow anywhere has qualities which has served various purposes for years especially in the […]

Jail Break: Tema Regional police command in search for five persons

The Tema Regional police command is still in search for five persons who broke cell at Zenu-Atadeka in Ashaiman on Sunday 4th April, 2021. The Tema Regional police command is asking the general public to assist them with information on the jail breakers. The five persons were among suspects who escaped cells Sunday 4th April, […]

Nine out of every ten fishing trawlers owned by Chinese – Research

Research into the country’s marine resources claims that, nine out of every ten fishing trawlers operating in the country are beneficially owned by Chinese. This is in spite of a prohibition against foreign ownership or control of the trawlers flying the countries flags. According to the UK-based non-governmental organization, Environmental Justice Foundation, the foreign owners […]

‘Lost golden city’ found in Egypt

The discovery of a 3,000-year-old city that was lost to the sands of Egypt has been hailed as one of the most important archaeological finds since Tutankhamun’s tomb. Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the “lost golden city” near Luxor on Thursday. He said the find was the largest ancient city, known as […]

Residents in Kasoa demand police re-enforcement

Residents in Kasoa, especially where the 10-year-old boy was allegedly killed for money rituals are demanding Police re-enforcement. A property owner, Mills Lamptey Ankrah, called for security beef-up to prevent residents from taking the law into their hands. Meanwhile, a Security Expert, David Agbey is proposing that the Kasoa Police be upgraded to a Regional […]

Kasoa Murder: A call to deal with growing quest for quick money

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) on Thursday said the recent murder of the 10-year old boy at Kasoa in the Central Region, allegedly carried out by two teenagers, calls for an urgent intervention to avert further occurrences in the future. “We live in a country where wealth is celebrated and elevated above everything, where […]

Italian warship crew to collaborate with Ghana Navy

Soldiers on an Italian warship, Luigi Rizzo, that berthed at the Tema Port are to train Ghanaian Navy personnel to fight the rising piracy cases on the Gulf of Guinea. The 187 soldiers are expected to undertake a midnight drill with their Ghanaian counterparts in patrolling and surveillance methods in the combat of piracy. According […]

Who Is A Rasta?

Cape Coast: Post and Telecommunication building rots away

After some four decades since its establishment, the Post and Telecommunication building in Cape Coast near the High Court is rotting away with little hope of seeing better days. GBC News puts a magnifying glass on the old P and T building, a relic begging for one more chance to shine again. The building was […]

FDA on dead fish washed ashore

The Food and Drugs authority, FDA, together with other state agencies are investigating the matter of various species of fishes washed ashore on some beaches since Friday, April 2, 2021. While laboratory investigations are ongoing, the Authority warns the general public to desist from consuming the fish washed ashore in view of the potential risk […]

Dead Fish: Fisheries Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson tours affected coastal areas

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has appealed to residents of coastal communities who have consumed any of the dead fish that was washed ashore over the week-end to avail themselves of medical evaluation. This is because a joint investigation by the FDA, EPA and the Fisheries Commissioner into the cause […]

Veep Bawumia joins members of Holy Trinity Church for Easter Worship

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday April 4 2021 joined members of the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church for Easter worship.

Chiefs of Osu call on President Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo is advising kingmakers to spare the country a lot of trouble by installing the right personalities who must inherit the chieftaincy title. He was interacting with Chiefs and elders from the Osu Traditional Council at the seat of government. More on Video  

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo 2021 Easter Message

President Akufo-Addo on Thursday delivered his 2021 Easter Message to Ghanaians.

Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu calls for Budget Act

The Minority leader of Parliament, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu has called for the passage of a Budget Act and the opening of an office of scrutiny. Mr. Iddrisu says this would ensure the allocation of adequate time for the legislature to perform its oversight responsibility. In Accra on Wednesday, the minority leader admitted to the media, […]

Court to rule on closure of some Radio Stations on April 26

The Human Rights Court division, of the Accra High Court, has set April 26, 2021, to give its ruling in a suit filed by the Media Foundation for West Africa, regarding the closure of some radio stations in the country. The MFWA, in November 2020, instituted the action against the National Communications Authority, NCA, for […]

Water shortage hits Yendi municipality

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya Na Abukari has appealed to the government, benevolent individuals and organizations to come to the aid of the Yendi Municipality which is suffering from acute water shortage. The development has affected socio-economic activities in the Municipality as residents spend hours in search of water. The Overlord made the appeal when […]

Ghana Water Company spills water from Weija dam

Management of the Ghana Water Company Limited Tuesday morning began spilling excess water from the Weija dam. The spillage has become necessary because of the sudden rise in the level of the dam from 46.2ft to 48.1ft within a 24-hour period. The safe operating level of the Weija Dam is 47 feet, however, the level […]

United States and Ghana Partner to Strengthen Ghana’s Fisheries Sector

U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Christopher J. Lamora on Tuesday joined officials of Government, academia, civil society, and the private sector in a virtual learning event marking the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a seven-year, $24 million program funded through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Deputy Chief of Mission, […]

Speaker warns Ministers of State over failure to appear before the House

The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin has warned Ministers of State to be serious with the work of parliament or be ready to face the consequences. The Minister for Health, Mr. Kweku Agyeman-Manu was expected to appear before the House to answer questions on the health facility of Sefwi Akontombra and others around the […]

I will generate $5 billion from tourism by December 2022 – Dr Awal

Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, has stated his resolve to generate five billion dollars from the Tourism industry by December, 2022. He said he was ready to use his business expertise and entrepreneurial skills to change the face of Ghana’s tourism industry, emphasising he would infuse business perspectives and strategic […]

Works and Housing Minister calls for stakeholder support in addressing flood & sanitation issues

Government has reiterated its resolve at improving the perennial flooding challenges in Accra through the implementation of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project with funding from the World Bank. At the third (3rd) Steering Committee meeting of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project held in Accra, chairman of the […]

Parliament divided on Rastafarian-Achimota school admission Saga

Debate on Thursday by the country’s lawmakers was divided on whether Achimota School’s authorities should have allowed the two Rastafarian students who gained admission, to start their classes without requesting that they cut their hair. This follows a statement read by the MP for North Tongu, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. He cited Article 28 (4) […]

Aker Energy terminates agreement to build FPSO vessel

Aker Energy has terminated its agreement with Yinson for the provision of a purpose-built Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to be connected to a subsea production system at 2,400 meters below sea level as result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was revealed by the Select Committee on Energy and Mines in its reports […]

COVID-19 restrictions attributed to Cylinder Re-circulation Model implementation delay

The select Committee on Energy and Mines in Parliament has expressed concern about the inability of the Ministry to conclude the pilot phase of the Cylinder Re-circulation Model (CRM) following the adoption of the policy in 2017. The Ministry attributed the delay to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic which affected their project schedules for […]

Students of GIJ protest over new directive

Students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, are protesting over a new directive by the school’s management, to defer their courses to next academic year, for paying their fees late. The students have also locked up the Ringway Campus of the school. The students say, this directive by management is insensitive, especially when the defaulting […]

Registrar-General issues final directive on deletion of dormant companies

The Registrar-General’s Department has reiterated its decision to delete all dormant companies from its database to clean up the register. This follows two earlier notices issued on 12 May and on 18th December 2020 in the media and on the Department’s website respectively, informing companies about the intended cleanup of the Department’s register. In a […]

Government inability to employ attributed to dwindling number of Union members

The Secretary-General of the Trades Unions Congress, Dr. Yaw Baah, has expressed concern about continued dwindling of the number of Union members in various organizations as a result of the inability of government to employ to fill the gap left by those who have retired over the years. According to him, sustainability of the unions […]

Over 200 persons benefit from free cataract surgery

More than 200 people in the Northern region have benefitted from free cataract surgery at the Friends Eye Clinic, in Tamale. The five-day exercise was organized by Education and Social Relief Agency (ESRA) Foundation, with support from a charitable organization based in Turkey. This exercise extends a hand of support to the vulnerable, to save […]

Benefits of Vitamin C

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an essential nutrient of all vitamins. It is one of the more important vitamins needed for the proper functioning of our body. Citrus fruits (lime, lemon, orange, grapefruit), tomatoes, and potatoes are good common sources of vitamin C. Papaya, broccoli, brussels sprouts, black currants, strawberries, pineapple, cauliflower, spinach, cantaloupe, kiwifruit, […]

Industry Players in waste management welcome Sanitation levy

Industry Players in the waste management in Ghana have welcomed the imposition of 10 pesewas Sanitation and Pollution Levy (SPL) on petroleum products. The Government, in the 2021 budget statement under the Energy Sector Levies Act (ESLA) imposed 10 pesewas on the price per litre of petrol and diesel to be known as Sanitation and […]

Health benefits of Fante Kenkey

Some like it mashed with groundnuts, milk and sugar, others prefer it whole and garnished with vegetables on a plate with fried fish, octopus, pepper, stew or soup. In the following GBCNEWS report, we take a look at the preparation and health benefits of Fante Kenkey, arguably one of the favourites of the people in […]

3 grabbed for stealing Covid-19 vaccines

The Ghana Health Service(GHS) has instituted an inquiry into the alleged theft and sale of covid-19 vaccines, by some health personnel, working in some government hospitals in the Greater Accra Region. At a media briefing in Accra, the Director-General, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said the vaccines, being used for the ongoing national vaccination programme against COVID-19, […]

MOFA calls for establishment of fertilizer plant in Ghana to meet sub-region demand

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, MOFA, has called for the establishment of fertilizer plant in Ghana to meet demand in the sub-region. According to MOFA, the production of fertilizer on large scale would motivate farmers to apply the input to meet the 2006 Abuja Convention which require that African farmers use fifty kilograms of […]

Water supply to parts of Greater Accra and Central Regions to be disrupted Monday

The Ghana Water Company Limited says there will be an interruption in water supply on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd March, 2021. The affected areas include: Bortianor, Kasoa, Nyanyano, parts of Weija, and adjoining communities. The shutdown is to enable the engineers carry out an emergency repair works at the Weija Treatment Plant. The works […]

DAMBAI: NDPC Holds Consultations

A two-day regional consultation on the Medium-Term National Development Policy framework, 2022-2025, has ended at Dambai, in the Oti regional capital. The meeting was organized by the National Development Planning Commission, NDPC, to seek the views of key development partners to set in motion the process of developing a successor policy framework for the current […]

Cape Coast: Schools get busy as new students arrive, begin registration

Registration is underway in Secondary Schools across the country for first year students. In Cape Coast, Correspondent Kingsley Nana Boadu visited some Senior High Schools and reports that parents and guardians from far and near have trooped to the city to ensure their wards are safely placed in schools of their choice. Reports indicates the […]

Ghana Year Book relaunched

After over forty years off the shelves, the Graphic Communications Group, has relaunched the Ghana Year Book in Accra. The book chronicles happenings in the past year, with comprehensive information on politics, government institutions, academia, and security among others. First introduced in the 1950’s by the Graphic Corporation, the Ghana Year Book (GYB) curated all […]

Parliament by 137 majority vote approves 2021 Budget

Parliament by majority vote of 137 to 134 has approved the budget statement and economic policy of the government for the year ending 31st December, 2021. The motion for the debate was moved on Friday 12th March, 2021 by the Minister of State responsible for the Ministry of Finance, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and seconded on Tuesday, […]

Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn-in as Tanzania new president

Tanzania’s soft-spoken Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday was sworn in as the East African country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. “I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania,” said Hassan, dressed in a black […]

Maritime Safety in Gulf of Guinea

The Gulf of Guinea has encountered an increasing number of attacks in the last few years, a trend continuing also in 2021. More alarming is the rise in kidnapping incidents further away from shorelines, which demonstrates the increasing capabilities of pirates in the region.The Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs & Research at the […]

Baby harvesting and trafficking syndicate investigation

The Economic and Organized Crime Office, EOCO, has in its custody three babies following investigations into the baby harvesting and trafficking syndicate. According to the Executive Director, DCOP Frank Adu-Poku RTD, those implicated in the crimes have all been placed on EOCO Inquiry bail. Meanwhile, the licenses of the two medical doctors involved have also […]

EWE HISTORY: Ghana Publishers Association renders apology

The Ghana Publishers Association has apologized to Ghanaians for what it describes as “poor work” done, on the “History of Ghana – Textbook 3”, by Badu Nkansah Publications, which portrays Ewes in a derogatory manner”. The Association is, therefore, calling for calm and is assuring the public that it will apply its internal disciplinary mechanisms […]

Supreme Court to rule on SALL on March 30

The Supreme Court has set March 30, 2021, to rule on the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi, (SALL) review application, which gave the Electoral Commission the go ahead to gazette Mr. John Peter Amewu, as the Member of Parliament for the Hohoe constituency. The Seven-member panel presided over by Justice Yaw Apau fixed the date […]

Government committed to complete Saglemi Housing Project

The Government says it will complete the Saglemi housing project, in the Prampram district of the Greater Accra region, despite some challenges. The new Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye, said this when he paid a working visit to some government projects sites in Greater Accra. The working tour of the Minister […]

2021 Budget Statement – Highlights

The Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2021 Financial Year was presented to Parliament on Friday, 12th March,2021 by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, MP for Suame Constituency, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Majority Leader & Leader of Government Business The Theme for the Budget Statement is “Economic Revitalisation through Completion, Consolidation & […]

2021 Budget Statement

The Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2021 Financial Year was presented to Parliament on Friday, 12th March, 2021 by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, MP for Suame Constituency, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Majority Leader & Leader of Government Business The Theme for the Budget Statement is “Economic Revitalisation through Completion, Consolidation […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo receives The Black Satellites at Jubilee House

President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday 9th March, 2021 received the Under 20 football National Team, the Black Satellites at the Jubilee House in Accra.

VIDEO: Swearing In Of Ministers-Designate

Full Judgement: 2020 Election Petition Ruling

The Supreme Court on Thursday 4th March, 2021 dismissed former President John Dramani Mahama’s petition challenging the 2020 Presidential election results. In delivering the judgment, Chief Justice Anim Yeboah said the petition is dismissed without merit. Find Attached the Full Judgement 2020-election-petition-judgment

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 24)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 28h February 2021 Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening, and thank you for welcoming me into your homes once again. You are doing so on one of the sacred days of […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 24)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 28h February 2021

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 23)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 31st January 2021 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I came into your homes, on 17th January, to give an account of our COVID-19 situation – a situation which, per available data […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 23)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 31st January 2021

President Akufo-Addo’s Speech At The 58th ECOWAS Ordinary Session

Opening Statement By The President Of The Republic Of Ghana, And Chair Of The ECOWAS Authority, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At The Virtual Summit 58th Ordinary Session Of The ECOWAS Authority Of Heads Of State And Government, On Saturday, 23rd January 2021. We should have been gathered today in Abuja, capital of the Federal Republic […]

Parliament rejects motion on proposed absorption of school fees for University Students

Parliament by majority votes has rejected a motion requesting the President to absorb School fees for University Students for 2020/2021 academic year. The amended motion moved on Thursday, 28th January, 2021 by a Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga and seconded by the Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe wanted […]

Parliament pays tributes to Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings

Parliament praised late President of Ghana, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, the founder of The 4th Republic and founder of the National democratic Congress (NDC). The House described him as a “true son of Africa and a peace builder in Africa, Ghana under his Leadership was the first African country to move into Liberia to stop the carnage during […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 22)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 17th January 2021 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Before I start, let me use this opportunity to thank you all and Almighty God for enabling me to swear, for the […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 22)

Political balance of power in 8th Parliament

POLITICAL RELEVANCE OF THE EQUAL NUMERICAL STRENGTH OF THE NDC AND NPP IN PARLIAMENT Inspired by the sociological theory of functionalism, which teaches that anything that exists on earth has a useful purpose to serve no matter its harmful nature, I would want to share my thoughts on how Ghanaians and their government can maximize […]

FULL TEXT: Inaugural Address By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Inaugural Address By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At His Swearing In As President Of The Republic And Commander-In-Chief Of The Ghana Armed Forces, On Thursday, 7th January 2021. Mr Speaker, I extend a hearty akwaaba, our word of welcome, to their Excellencies, the distinguished leaders of sister states from our region and […]

VIDEO: Investiture of President Akufo-Addo

The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, was on January 7th 2021 sworn-in as President of the Republic of Ghana for a second term. The swearing-in was attended by 13 Heads of State and governments from Africa and other parts of the world.

Profile of Alban S.K. Bagbin

Alban S.K. Bagbin was born on September 24, 1957 at Sombo in the Upper West Region. He is a graduate of the University of Ghana (1977-1980) and the Ghana School of Law (1980 -1982). He holds an Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). His parents […]

Alban Bagbin sworn-in as Speaker of Eighth Parliament

Alban Sumana Bagbin has been sworn-in as Speaker of Parliament of the Eighth Parliament  of the fourth Republic of Ghana. He was sworn-in by the Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah. In addition, Joseph Osei-Wusu, NPP MP for Bekwai was declared as the first Deputy Speaker whiles Andrew Asiamah Amoako, Independent MP for Fomena was declared […]

VIDEO: Inauguration Of 8th Parliament

Some heads of state arrive for President’s investiture

Some heads of state and governments have started arriving for the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Those who have arrived already are: President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaru Sissoco Embalo, President of Liberia, George Oppong Weah and Vice President of Angola, Bernito De Sousa. They were welcomed on arrival at […]

EC arrives in Parliament as NDC MPs dressed in all white are seen occupying the Majority Side

Officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) have just arrived in Parliament to assist in the election of The Speaker and Deputies for 8th Parliament. The main contenders of the Speakership position are the current Speaker Professor Aaron Michael Ocquaye and Second Deputy Speaker and the longest serving Member of Parliament for Nadowli/ Kaleo, Alban Kingsford […]

Cape Coast High court restrains MP-elect for Assin North Constituency

The Cape Coast High court has granted an injunction against James Gyakye Quayson, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP-elect for the Assin North Constituency. This follows a petition filed against the MP-elect on the account of his Canadian citizenship when he was filing to contest in the 2020 parliamentary elections. According to our Cape Coast […]

Ghana’s reputation high among comity of nations-Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the country’s reputation has risen high among the comity of nations in the last four years. “By dint of hard work, we have ensured that, presently, our country’s reputation amongst the comity of nations is high…,” he said. The President said for the “first time“, the country had been […]

Ghana begins trading under the AfCFTA agreement

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday officially signalled the beginning of Ghana’s trading relationship with other African countries under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. This means that Ghanaian entrepreneurs and manufacturers could start trading and exporting goods to countries that had signed and ratified the agreement, which took off on January 1, […]

All AfCFTA functions transferred from Ethiopia to Ghana

The African Union has transferred all functions related to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Accra, Ghana. The decision of the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Governments, positions Ghana as a gateway to trade and investment in Africa. Mr Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of AfCFTA, […]

President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend Akufo-Addo Inauguration

President Donald J. Trump Monday announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the second Inauguration of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in Accra, Ghana. According to a Statement issued on January 4th, the Honorable Dr. J. Peter Pham, Ambassador, United States […]

Several African Presidents and governments confirm Akufo-Addo’s inauguration attendance

Several Heads of State and governments have confirmed their attendance to the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, 7th January 2021 at 11am. This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Head of the Inauguration Committee on […]

Fmr President John Mahama’s election petition good for Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says former President John Mahama’s decision to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in court is good for Ghana. “I recognize my main opponent in the election has gone to the Supreme Court to seek their intervention over his concerns on the outcome of the polls. It is […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 21)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 3rd January 2021 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I wish all of you a happy and prosperous New Year. We have to be thankful to Almighty God for seeing us […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 21)

Business Support Organisations Directory launched for small scale enterprises

The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and SheTrades Commonwealth International Trade Centre have launched a directory of Business Support Organisations for small and medium enterprises, especially women businesses in Ghana. The open-source repository contains information about organisations that provide business support services to SMEs, especially women entrepreneurs. The directory aims to create awareness […]

Pray persistently beyond crossovers – Rev Addae

Reverend Albert Addae, Ho-Kpodzi Parish Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, has entreated Christians to exhibit persistence in their prayer life and refrain from targeting December 31 for redemption. He said “pray as fervently as one can in the 365 days in 2021 and stop investments in crossover prayers, which cannot sustain Christians all […]

Thursday 7th January declared a public holiday

Thursday 7th January has been declared a public holiday. According to a statement signed by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, the day marks “Constitution Day” and must be observed as such throughout the country/ Find Below the Statement

7th Parliament of the 4th Republic to be dissolved at midnight 6th January 2021

The 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana will stand dissolved at midnight 6th January 2021. In accordance with the provisions in the Presidential Transition Act, 2012 (Act 845), and the 1992 Constitution of Ghana Parliament through its Public Affairs Directorate has outlined programmes to mark the various activities that will dissolve the 7th […]

39th anniversary of 31st Dec Revolution marked as John Mahama calls on party faithfuls to remain resolute

Flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama has asked party faithfuls to remain resolute and committed to the quest of the party to contest the results of the December elections. This he said is to protect the unity and values of the NDC. He was speaking at the 39th Anniversary of the 31st December Revolution […]

Election 2020: Former President John Mahama files petition at Supreme Court

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Former President John Dramani Mahama, Wednesday afternoon filed before the Supreme Court, a petition challenging the results of the 2020 Presidential Election declared by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. The Petition details serious violations of the 1992 Constitution by the Electoral Commission and […]

Supreme Court to hear Peter Amewu injunction case on January 4

The Supreme Court has ordered interested parties in a suit filed by the Attorney-General to have the Court quash an interim injunction granted by the Ho High Court restraining the EC from Gazetting John Peter Amewu as MP-Elect forHohoe. They are to file their statements of case by 12noon tomorrow. This is pending the hearing of the […]

2020 Elections: Ablekuma shooting case adjourned again

An Accra Circuit Court has again adjourned the case in which one Collins Quaicoo, a security officer at the presidency who is alleged to have shot indiscriminately at the Ablekuma Central Collation Centre injuring a journalist and two others. This is the second time the case has to be adjourned because the sitting judge Emmanuel Essandoh […]

NPP prioritised the sanctity of our democracy by conceding defeat in 2008 election – VEEP

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the NPP and the then Presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo conceded defeat in the 2008 General Election for the sake of the sanctity of the country’s democracy and for peace to prevail. He noted that the NPP lost the 2008 presidential election by just 40,000 votes to the NDC, but […]

Seven babies born at various Health Centres on Christmas Day

The Aiyinasi Health Centre in the Ellembelle District on Christmas day recorded four deliveries. The babies, two males and two females were born between 12:23am and 4:25am through normal delivery. The midwife in charge of the centre, Ms Lydia Aryeh, told the GNA that all the four mothers and babies were in good condition and […]

Ghana observes Boxing Day holiday

Ghanaians have joined the rest of the world to mark “Boxing Day” which falls on December 26, of every year as part of the Christmas yuletide, amid the global pandemic of COVID-19. The day, often observed as a holiday, provides an opportunity for people to organise social events such as parties, family reunions and sporting […]

Chief Justice receives copies of 2020 Transitional Handing-Over Notes

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has received copies of the 2020 Transitional Handing-Over Notes at a brief ceremony in Accra. The presentation, which was made by the Director of Administration, at the Office of the Administrator-General, Alhaji Atchulo Yakubu, is in fulfillment of Section7 (1) of the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845). The […]

GRA rakes in 10.5 billion cedis via ICUMS

Data from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) show the total revenues generated by the Integrated Customs Management System ICUMS for the GRA has reached a record high of some GHc10.5 billion as at December 12, 2020. This consist of some GHc7.6 billion for the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority from import duty generated […]

Ho court grants interim injunction restraining EC to gazette Peter Amewu as MP for Hohoe

Ho High Court presided over by Justice George Buadi grants interim injunction restraining the Electoral commission from Gazetting John Peter Amewu as MP for Hohoe Constituency. This was after an ex parte application was argued in court by Tsatsu Tsikata for the applicants who hail from the towns who were prevented from voting in the […]

Alleged Kantamanto market arsonist granted GHS300,000 bail

A Teacher accused of setting sections of the Kantamanto Market on fire on Tuesday appeared before the Kaneshie District Court, in Accra. Charged with causing unlawful damage, Daniel Komla Dah pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Ms. Rosemary Egyiri admitted him to bail in the sum of GHS300,000 with two sureties to be […]

Monday 28th December declared as a public holiday

The general public is hereby notified that, Saturday, 26th December, 2020 marks ‘BOXING DAY’ which is a statutory public holiday. However, 26th December, 2020 falls on a Saturday and therefore, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana has by an Executive Instrument (E.I), and in accordance with section 2 of the Public Holidays […]

President to firm-up school reopening after Cabinet meeting on December 30

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is receiving briefings from COVID-19 Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings and would make a firm decision on school reopening in January 2021 after a Cabinet meeting on December 30,2020. Addressing a news conference in Accra on COVID-19 Updates on Tuesday, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the COVID-19 Taskforce […]

Minority demands collation of Techiman South results

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the collation of Techiman South Constituency Presidential and the Parliamentary elections results with immediate effect. The demand, contained in a petition signed by The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, addressed to The EC boss, Jean Mensa said “we demand that you cause to be collated the Techman South Constituency Parliamentary […]

NPP to hold national thanksgiving service on Sunday

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to hold an interdenominational national Christian thanksgiving service on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at the forecourt of the State House in Accra. A press statement issued and signed by the General Secretary of the party, John Boadu on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, said the service aims at giving […]

NDC MPs clash with police as they walk to EC headquarters to present petition

NDC legislators on Tuesday walked from Parliament House to the offices of the Electoral Commission to drum home the party’s grievances against the 2020 elections. The protest which was led by Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament and the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak clashed with the police as they were prevented from going […]

Electoral Commission goes on Break

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will be going on recess for the holidays. According to a statement signed by Dr.Bossman Asare, the Deputy Chairman, Corporate Services, the break will start from Wednesday 23rd December 2020 to 19th January 2021. The Statement says, “Following the successful and peaceful conduct of the 2020 presidential […]

10 Parties to meet President Akufo-Addo, Mahama over recent developments

Ten of the 12 political parties that contested this year’s elections say they will meet the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and former President John Mahama to impress upon them to ensure that the country remains peaceful. The meeting, they said, had been necessitated by recent developments over the outcome of the results declared by […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 20)

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON UPDATES TO GHANA’S ENHANCED RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ON SUNDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Let me thank you, yet again, for welcoming me into your homes – this being the 20th time since the outbreak of Covid-19 […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 20)

WAEC releases 2020 BECE results

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released provisional results for 2020 BECE. According to a statement signed by Mrs.Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs, subject results for 417 candidates have been cancelled, entire results of 44 candidates have been cancelled whiles subject results of 977 candidates have been withheld pending conclusion of investigations. In […]

Cote D’Ivoire’s President appoints former rival to cabinet

Cote D’ Ivoire’s President, Alassane Ouattara, has reshuffled his cabinet a day after being sworn in for a controversial third term. He appointed former presidential candidate, Kouadio Konan Bertin, to be in charge of the newly created Ministry of reconciliation. Mr. Bertin finished second in the presidential election held on 31 October, garnering 1.66 percent […]

Election 2020: Independent audit of the results will put matters to rest – John Mahama

NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama says an independent audit of the results of this year’s general election will put matters to rest. According to him, the EC has demonstrated gross incompetence in the conduct of the elections, particularly in the collation of results. Speaking in an interview with the Voice of America, Mr Mahama said […]

Government’s E-waste project taking shape as 30 Tonnes is retrieved for recycling

The E-waste recycling project, introduced by government, is gradually taking shape and expected to ensure sustainable disposal and proper recycling of e-waste. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), is still in its pilot phase. It is helping to promote an incentive system that secures the income of […]

Martha Bissah graduates in US

Former Youth Olympics 800m champion, Martha Bissah, has successfully graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the Norfolk State University in the US last Saturday. Bissah, 23, had been studying in the United States for the past four years on scholarship, following her exploits at the 2014 Youth Olympics in the Chinese […]

Parliament reads Pre-Tertiary Education Bill, 2019 second time

Tertiary Education Bill, 2019 has been taken through the second in Parliament at the 25th sitting of the 3rd meeting of The House on Tuesday, 15th December 20202 The general objective of The Bill is to provide for a pre-tertiary educational system to produce individuals with the requisite knowledge, skills and values to become functional […]

I could not win the 2020 election due to limited time – GUM Presidential candidate

GUM Leader and Presidential candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (gum) in the just ended election 2020, Reverend Kwabena andrews, popularly known as ‘Osofo Kyiri Abosom’, has postulated that his party will start preparing and campaigning towards winning election 2024. He admitted that GUM could not win the 2020 election due to limited time it […]

Accra-based Power FM journalist invited by Police CID

The Police CID has invited a Journalist with Accra-based Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie for allegedly insulting and threatening President Akufo-Addo. He is said to have recorded a live video on his Facebook page in which he was heard insulting and issuing series of threats to the President. The Police in a letter asked management […]

UENR inducts Professor Asare-Bediako as Vice-Chancellor

The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has inducted Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako, a plant virologist as the University’s third Vice-Chancellor (VC) at an investiture ceremony in Sunyani. He succeeds Prof. Harrison Kwame Dapaah, the second VC whose tenure of office spanned August 2016-August 2020. In an address, Prof. Asare-Bediako said the title and theme […]

CBG MD honoured as ‘Most Respected CEO’

Mr Daniel Wilson Addo, the Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), has been adjudged ‘Most Respected Chief Executive Officer’ (CEO) of state-owned banks at the 2020 Ghana Industry CEOs Awards held in Accra. A statement from CBG said the prestigious award scheme aimed at identifying and recognising the most outstanding CEOs in corporate […]

We are investigating all incidents of election violence – IGP

Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) says all recorded incidents of deaths and injuries in the just-ended elections are being investigated by the Police Service. He said the outcome of the investigations would be made known to the public. Mr Oppong-Boanuh said the elections resulted in five deaths and 17 injuries, including […]

15th edition of ‘The Experience’ gospel concert goes virtual

The biggest and most anticipated Gospel music concert of the year, ‘The Experience’ is set to take place Friday, December 11, 2020. This year’s event hosted by the House of the Rock is the 15th edition and would be fully virtual due to the current COVID- 19 precautions and safety measures. This year’s concert would […]

Bank of Ghana and Singapore sign MoU to promote SMEs

The Bank of Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to collaborate in promoting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) through the use of technology. This follows an earlier engagements between the Governments of Ghana and Singapore, which culminated in an understanding between the two countries to work […]

10th December, 2020

The Ghanaian Times commends the Electoral Commission and the political parties for a peaceful and successful general election. It gives credit to the EC for the fact that there were no long queues at most of the polling stations at 5p.m. The paper however condemn the two main political parties NPP and NDC for claiming […]

VIDEO: Election 2020 Declaration Of Results By EC

Election 2020 Presidential Results for all 16 Regions

The Electoral Commission (EC) has released certified presidential results from 16 regions. Summary Find below Election 2020 Presidential Results from all the sixteen (16) Regions                                    

Rate of Inflation falls to 9.8 per cent in November

The year-on-year rate of inflation slowed for the fourth consecutive month to 9.8 per cent in November. Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, who announced the rate, said the drop was the fourth consecutive monthly fall post Covid-19. Month-on-month inflation was 0.3 per cent, he said. Food inflation rate stood at 11.7 per cent and […]

Three presidential candidates concede to President Akufo-Addo

Three presidential candidates have acknowledged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s projected victory at the polls and have called to congratulate him. The Presidential Candidate of the Ghana Consolidated Peoples Party, Dr Henry Herbert Lartey, called the President on Tuesday to concede defeat and congratulate him on his projected victory at the polls. Flagbearer of the […]

Election 2020 Parliamentary Results

Find below parliamentary results of Election 2020 for some constituencies                                                                            

Election 2020 witnesses the fall of some big parliamentary gurus

Election 2020 parliamentary results has presented some huge surprises as it has witnessed the fall of some big gurus in Ghana’s Parliament. Below are some MPs who have lost their seat: Bernice Adiku Heloo – Hohoe Alhaji Ibrahim Rauf Tanko – Yagba/Kubore Mutawakilu Adam – Damongo Mr Abdallah Abubakar – Walewale Derrick Oduro – Nkoranza […]

Okoe Boye loses Ledzokuku seat to NDC

Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, Deputy Health Minister and incumbent NPP Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ledzokuku constituency has lost his seat to the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate, Benjamin Ayiku Narteh. Benjamin Ayiku Narteh polled a total of 55,938 votes whilst Dr. Okoe Boye had 54,072 votes in the constituency. Lord Adjetey Doku […]

NPP debunks NDC stuffed boxes claims

The NPP has debunked claims by the NDC that ballots have been stuffed in boxes. The NDC earlier told journalists that the NPP was trying to rig the elections by bringing in some ballot boxes. Addressing the media, the Minister for Zongo Development, Mustapha Hamid said the NDC is doing all these because they already […]

Voting ends nationwide; counting underway

Voting has currently ended at centres nationwide in the 2020 general elections and counting is underway. Ghanaians Monday morning headed  to the polls to elect a President and 275 Members of Parliament to steer the affairs of the country for the next four years. A total of 17,027,655 registered voters were expected to cast their […]

Brigitte Dzogbenuku PPP Presidential Candidate votes in Krowor

Madam Brigitte Dzogbenuku, Presidential Candidate, and Progressive People’s Party (PPP) on Monday cast her ballot at the Selim Crèche Nursery Polling Station at the Krowor Constituency. The PPP Presidential Candidate described the process as smooth which she attributed to growth in the nation’s democratic process. She was optimistic that the PPP was going to win […]

GCPP Presidential candidate casts ballot at Osu Alata

Dr Henry Herbert Lartey, Presidential Candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), on Monday cast his ballot at the Royal International School Polling Station A at Osu Alata, in the Korley Klotey Constituency. Dr Lartey who arrived at the centre at exactly 10:45 hours, went through the COVID-19 protocols and was done voting by […]

Asantehene votes with the wife in Election 2020

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, and the wife Lady Julia, joined thousands of registered voters in the Manhyia South Constituency, to cast their ballot in the election to choose the political leadership for the next four years. The Asantehene, resplendent in a richly beautifully woven kente cloth and accompanied by some traditional rulers, voted at […]

Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings casts ballot

Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP) on Monday cast her ballot at the Ridge Church School in the Korle-Klottey Constituency at 11:35 hours. Clad in black, the wife of former President Jerry John Rawlings was accompanied by some party officials also in black. Mrs Agyeman-Rawlings described the process as smooth […]

NDC Vice Presidential Candidate Prof Opoku-Agyemang votes

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cast her vote at the M/A JHS polling station in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) constituency. Speaking after voting, she urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to be consistent with the rules governing the electoral process. She called for peace during the 2020 […]

President Akufo-Addo votes at the Rock of Ages Polling Station in Kyebi

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cast his ballot at the Rock of Ages Polling Station in Kyebi, in the Eastern Region, together with the First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and his daughters. President Akufo-Addo speaking to the media after casting his vote expressed optimism of being retained, adding that he is impressed with the […]

Former President John Mahama casts ballot in Bole

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Presidential Candidate, has cast his ballot at the Bole constituency of the Savannah Region. Addressing the media after voting, Mr. Mahama said general voting process has been smooth so far. He urged Ghanaians to vote smoothly and refrain from violence.

VIDEO: Vice President Bawumia votes in Walewale, calls for a peaceful election

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cast his ballot at the Kperiga Presby JHS ‘A’ Polling Station at Walewale in the North East Region. Speaking after voting, Dr Bawumia was confident of a smooth and peaceful exercise saying “it is a democratic process not about fighting. Let’s all conduct ourselves to ensure an incident […]

Private Schools laud NDCs promise to extend free SHS to Private Schools

Executive Secretary, Coalition of Parents of Students in Private Schools, Fredoline Kudjoe has hailed Former President John Mahama for his plan to provide and extend free SHS to students in Private Schools. He told Radio Ghana that their long dream and prayers have been answered. He said the Free SHS to private schools will eliminate […]

New President of National House of Chiefs sworn in as Council of State member

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in the new President of the National House of Chiefs (NHC), Ogyeahohuo Yaw Gyebi II, as a member of the Council of State. Ogyeahohuo Yaw Gyebi II, who is the Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Anhwaiaso in the Western North Region, by institutional representation, replaces Togbe Afede XIV, […]

KNUSTFORD University College graduates 48 in security intelligence

KNUSTFORD University College, a Private University in Kumasi, has organised a ten weeks course on security intelligence and forensic studies for 48 security personnel in the Ashanti region. The course was to equip the participants who were from both the public and private security organizations with the requisite knowledge and skills to impact their attitudes […]

Berlin prepares to open its rebuilt royal palace

Seventy years after it was swept away by East German communist rulers, Berlin has rebuilt its former royal palace, which is set to reopen in the heart of the city. The 15th-century palace that once belonged to its Kaiser and is now the crowning glory of extensive reconstruction carried out in the German capital since […]

Leader of EU Election Observation Mission visits Western Region

Mr Javier Nart, the Chief Observer, leading the European Union Election Observation Mission, has interacted with the Takoradi Office of the Electoral Commission to ascertain its readiness for the December 7, polls. The Mission Head, a member of the European Parliament, would lead colleague members to analyze the political, electoral and legal issues related to […]

Government releases 200-acres of land to La Stool

The Coalition of La Associations (COLA) on Thursday said government has released more than 200-acres of land the state acquired years ago in the La Dadekotopon Municipality to the La Traditional Council. This follows several years of petitions and protests from groups and community members in La on the need for the state to return […]

President Akufo-Addo launches pension scheme for cocoa farmers

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 1st December 2020, launched a pension scheme for the country’s 1.5 million cocoa famers. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the Pension Scheme will enable cocoa farmers to make voluntary contributions towards their retirement, whilst COCOBOD makes a supplementary contribution on behalf of the farmers as […]

Ambulance services readies to attend to eventualities on December 7

The National Ambulance Services on Tuesday assured to attend to all possible eventualities that would happen during Election 2020. EMT Boateng Adu Marfo, the Sunyani District Director of the Service in-charge of Sunyani Airport, gave the assurance in an interview with Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani. He was the first voter to cast his […]

Election 2020: EC satisfied with progress of special voting

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is satisfied with the progress of the “Special Voting” exercise underway at 311 designated voting centres in all 275 constituencies across the country ahead of the December 7 General Election. The Commission said initial report collated nationwide indicated that voting at many polling stations started on time, logistics available […]

The United States and Ghana Make Strides to Achieve HIV-free Generation by 2030

The United States, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has joined the Government of Ghana to commemorate international World AIDS Day 2020. Both nations noted the positive progress made to reach the goal of an HIV-free generation under the theme “Stay Safe, Let’s End AIDS by 2030.” On November 30, PEPFAR hosted […]

The United States Partners with Ghana to Strengthen Public Health Emergency Communication

On November 19, 2020, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), together with the government of Ghana launched the National Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Risk Communication and Social Mobilization during Public Health Emergencies and a message guide during the annual International One Health Day event. One Health brings together government […]

Ghana Welcomes High Commissioner-Designate Of South Africa To Ghana

The High Commissioner-Designate of the Republic of South Africa to Ghana H.E Ms Grace Jeanet Mason has presented her Open Letters to Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (MP), Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Thursday, 19th November, 2020. Madam Ayorkor Botchway Congratulated the High Commissioner-Designate on her appointment as a worthy representative of her […]

Ghana drops on latest Global Peace Index

Ghana has lost five places on the latest Global Peace Index from the 39th position in the previous rankings to 44th with a score of 1.76. Ghana however is still the third most peaceful country in Africa and the first in West Africa. The immediate past Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Reverend Professor […]

WHO Chief, Dr. Tedros in Tigray weapons procurement deny

WHO Chief, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has denied accusations by Ethiopia’s Army Chief, that he helped to procure weapons for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Dr. Tedros is Tigrayan and was Health Minister in the previous Ethiopian government, which was led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. He denied the allegation on his Twitter […]

20th November, 2020

THE GHANAIAN TIMES: commends government for the initiative to rewire of all markets across Greater Accra and also directing the National Board for Small Scale Industries, NBSSI to make available funds to supports traders who had their wares destroyed by the inferno at the Odawna market. The Times however believes, government should go beyond those […]

President Akufo-Addo petitioned over ECG/KROBO conflict

The people of Krobo have petitioned the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to as a matter of urgency resolve the impasse between the Kroboland and the Electricity Company Of Ghana, ECG. According to a Press Statement issued by the Secretary of The United Krobo Foundation, Joshua Evor, they are appealing to the President to step […]

NDC invites all to a probity and accountability march in honor of late Jerry John Rawlings

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in conjunction with other Political Parties, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are to embark on a Probity and Accountability March, in honor of the memory and legacy of the Founder of the party and Ghana’s first president of the 4th Republic. The march is scheduled for Thursday, 26th November, 2020 in […]

John Mahama returns to Ashanti Region campaign

The Flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama will from Friday, November 20, 2020 continue his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region for the 2020 general election. The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the Party announced his planned tour to the rank and file of the people of Ashanti region in a statement issued and signed […]

30 Black Princesses invited to camp

Yussif Basigi, the Head Coach of the Black Princesses has invited 30 players to camp to begin training ahead of a friendly game with the Moroccan U-20 female national team. The match is billed for Thursday, November 26 at the Accra Sports Stadium. The invited players and officials of the team are to report to […]

COVID lockdown: Research by Childs Right International reveals Distant Learning Platforms not effective.

More than 80 percent of students in Basic Schools, say the Distant Learning Platforms introduced to facilitate teaching and learning as a result of COVID-19, has NOT been effective. This is contained in a research conducted by the Child’s Right International to assess the impact of COVID-19 on children. The report also reveals that more […]

Tigray Conflict: UNHCR warns of full-scale humanitarian crisis

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding as thousands of refugees flee each day amid ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region to seek safety into Sudan. A statement from the UN refugee agency, which quoted UNHCR spokesperson, Babar Baloch, revealed that more than 27,000 Ethiopians have crossed […]

Amidu Resignation: Political Marketing Expert decries govt’s handling of corruption cases

Political Marketing Expert, Dr. Kobby Mensah has decried government’s abysmal handling of corruption cases resulting in the resignation of Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu. Dr. Mensah believes the inability of government to keep up with its commitment in fighting corruption head on could have a toll on its fortunes in next month’s elections.

Suspected murderer of an Accountant grabbed in Cape Coast

A 34-year-old mallam, Suleman Mumuni Tanko is in the grips of the Central Regional Police Command for allegedly murdering a 24-year-old woman, at a hotel at Ofaakor in the Greater Accra Region. The self-acclaimed Mallam, who was suspected to have lured the woman to the hotel under the pretext of performing some rituals for her, […]

Martin Amidu’s resignation an indictment on fight against corruption – Vitus Azeem

An Anti-Corruption Crusader, Vitus Azeem has described Martin Amidu’s resignation as indictment and frustration to the fight against corruption. He said Martin Amidu’s resignation does not come as a surprise since he has consistently spoken about impediment to his work. Speaking in an interview with Radio Ghana, Mr. Azeem said the President’s response to Mr. […]

Electoral Commission bans mobile phone use in polling booths

The Electoral Commission has banned the use of mobile phones in polling booths by individuals who show up to vote. Persons who flout this directive will have their mobile phones confiscated by officials of the Commission. To this end, the EC has advised the youth who are mostly used by politicians to perpetuate electoral offenses […]

United States Supports Ghanaian Women Entrepreneurs

The U.S. Department of State’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) on November 17, 2020 held a graduation ceremony for Ghanaian Women Entrepreneurs. Hosted by the Embassy’s implementing partner, the event took place at the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center located in the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. During the ceremony, […]

Government interference attributed to resignation of the Special Prosecutor

The Executive Director of Stranek Africa, Nii Tettey Tetteh, has expressed disappointment in Government for interfering with the work of the Special Prosecutor, which he thinks contributed to his resignation. Speaking on Uniiq Break Drive, Nii. Tettey Tetteh said he believed the office was only created by Government to fulfill the 2016, campaign promise and […]

Anti-Corruption Crusader appeals to Special Prosecutor to rescind his resignation

Anti-Corruption Crusader, Paul Collins Appiah Ofori, popularly called PC Appiah Ofori, has appealed to the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu to put Ghana first and rescind his resignation. Mr. Appiah Ofori, said President Akufo-Addo must, as a matter of urgency, invite the Special Prosecutor and listen to the reasons why he resigned and resolve them. In […]

Son of late Prez John Evans Atta Mills signs Rawlings’ book of condolence

Mr Samuel Kofi Mills, the son of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills, on Monday, signed the book of condolence for late former President Jerry John Rawlings. He described late former President Rawlings as his hero and a great man, who would always be remembered by Ghanaians. Mr Mills said the late President’s demise […]

Mahama signs Rawlings’ book of condolence

Former President John Mahama has signed the book of condolence for late Jerry John Rawlings, founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the foyer of the Accra International Conference Centre on Monday. He wrote among others “You played many parts and had such a profound impact on our country and our lives.” A book […]

Rawlings fought for better life for all – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama, says the late former President Jerry John Rawlings fought for a better life for all Ghanaians. “He fought for the ideals of social justice,” Mr Mahama said at a vigil organised by the Greater Regional Branch of the National Democratic Congress in Accra, in honour of the late former President. […]

Rawlings: UN Team signs book of condolence

Madam Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations (UN) and Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, on Monday led a team from the UN to sign the book of condolence for the late former President Jerry John Rawlings. The delegation include; Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of […]

“Wakanda City of Return” to be built in Cape Coast

The Cape Coast Metropolis is set to experience the reality of the technologically advanced fictional “Africana City” portrayed in the blockbuster film the ‘Black Panther’. The proposed ultra-modern smart city christened, “Wakanda City of Return” will be carried out in phases with funds from the private sector and will create more than 3,000 jobs for […]

Fatau Dauda replaces Richard Ofori for Sudan clash

Legon Cities goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has been called up to replace Richard Ofori for the trip to Sudan for the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday, November 17. Dauda, who has been out of the team for the last three years was given the surprise call up after number goalie […]

16th November, 2020

The Daily Graphic is satisfied with assurances by the Police to ensure a peaceful general election come December, 7. The paper says measures put in place by the security agencies in that regard is reassuring but believes efforts by the National Election Security Task Force will come to naught if candidates and party supporters do […]

2020/21 Ghana Premier League Kick Starts tomorrow

The Ghana Premier League (GPL) will officially kick off on Saturday. Football has been on ice for the last eight months after it was hit with the deadly pandemic COVID-19. With this season fans will be able to catch a glimpse of former Ghana international, Asamoah Gyan who has signed for Legon Cities. Legon Cities […]

President Akufo-Addo confers “State Award- Companion of the Order of Volta”, on Hon. Joseph Aidoo & his Ivorian Counterpart

President Akufo-Addo has conferred “The State Honour of Ghana: Companion of the Order of Volta”, on the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana COCOBOD, Hon. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and the Director General of Le Conseil du Café-Cacao (CCC), M. Ibrahima Kone Yves. The State Award was conferred on them for their excellent contribution to the development […]

Kufuor mourns Former President Rawlings

Former President John Kufuor Friday expressed his condolences to the nation, family and associates of Rawlings, saying he was “deeply saddened” by the passing of former President Jerry John Rawlings. In a press release signed by Former President John Kufuor on Friday, he said Rawlings’ untimely death came as a thunderbolt to him and his […]

Sayings From Jerry John Rawlings

Jerry John Rawlings was born in Accra on 22nd June 1947, to a Scottish father and a Ghanaian mother, Victoria Agbotui from Dzelukope, near Keta, in the Volta Region. He was educated at Achimota College and the military academy at Teshie. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Ghanaian air force in 1969 and […]

Profile of Jerry John Rawlings

Jerry John Rawlings was born in Accra on 22nd June 1947, to a Scottish father named James Ramsey John  and a Ghanaian mother, Victoria Agbotui from Dzelukope, near Keta, in the Volta Region. Rawlings was educated at Achimota College and the military academy at Teshie. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Ghanaian air […]

English FA chairman, Greg Clarke, resigns after remark about “black players”

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has resigned over the “unacceptable” language he used when referring to black players. Clarke said he was “deeply saddened” for the offence he had caused by using the term “coloured footballers”. The comments came as he was talking about the racist abuse of players by trolls on social media to […]

Mahama suspends campaign following death of fmr Prez Rawlings

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has suspended his six-day campaign tour of the Ashanti Region with immediate effect, following news of the passing of former President Jerry John Rawlings. According to a statement issued by the campaign spokesperson, James Agyenim-Boateng, on Thursday 12th November, Mr Rawlings was […]

Russia plans to build naval base in Sudan

Russia plans to open a naval base in Sudan according to a draft agreement between the two nations published on Wednesday by the government in Moscow, in a move that would expand its reach in Africa. The base would serve as a logistics centre and for the maintenance of Russia’s warships. It would be solely […]

A Look At Impact of Political Campaign Jingles

It is another election year and Political Parties and Candidates are leaving nothing to chance as they invest in Campaign jingles to propagate their messages  to appeal to the electorate. The jingles to market political parties or candidates, undoubtedly add some spice to campaigns. Rachel Kakraba, in the following report takes a look at these […]

President Akufo-Addo congratulates Alassane Ouattara, Alpha Conde over their election victory

President Akufo-Addo has sent a congratulatory message to President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire and President Alpha Conde of Guinea over their election victory. To President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire, he said, it is his hope that within the tenure of his office, he will strengthen the already strong relations between Ghana and Cote […]

‘Lockdown’ named Collins dictionary’s word of the year for 2020

As world governments spent the majority of 2020 trying to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Collins dictionary on Monday made “lockdown” its word of the year. Collins said the word, which it defines as “the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction and access to public spaces” was chosen because it is a “unifying experience […]

Germany: Six men handed down Long sentences for smuggling cocaine via banana

A German court handed down lengthy prison sentences on Monday to six men found guilty of smuggling almost 500 kilograms of cocaine into the country in banana crates. Five of the men were caught in December 2019 after they had broken into a banana ripening facility in Neu-Ulm in the southern state of Bavaria. A […]

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to end fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to end “all military actions” in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Kremlin said Tuesday, after six weeks of fierce fighting. Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region as part of the agreement, reached by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President […]

EU slaps tit-for-tat tariffs on US products in Airbus and Boeing dispute

The European Union will on Tuesday impose tit-for-tat tariffs on US products worth 4 billion dollars (3.37 billion euros) in the long-running battle surrounding aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, the European Commission announced on Monday. A recent World Trade Organization ruling permitted the EU to impose tariffs, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said. “And […]

EU demands transparency on the origins of Covid-19

Transparency is key to finding the origins of the novel coronavirus that was first detected in China, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday, speaking on behalf of the European Union. At an online meeting of the World Health Assembly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual meeting of member states, Spahn welcomed the start […]

Toyota Ghana Ltd outdoors 2020 edition of ‘Toyota Starlet’ vehicle

Toyota Ghana Limited in its quest to satisfy customers, expand clientele base, and improve business principles, has introduced a new model, ‘Toyota Starlet’, into the country. The ‘Starlet’ like all Toyota models, embraces the legacy of quality, durability, and reliability, which makes it appealing to all income earners. It is powered by a 4 cylinder/1.4-liter […]

National yellow fever vaccination exercise to begin Thursday

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is to begin a national yellow fever vaccination exercise from 12-18 November 2020. The exercise would target the public from age 10-60 years. Mrs Irena Offei, Acting Deputy Eastern Regional Director of Public Health, announced this at a press briefing in Koforidua. Even though Ghana has not recorded any yellow […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 19)

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON UPDATES TO GHANA’S ENHANCED RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ON SUNDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you, once again, for letting me into your homes. Three weeks ago, I delivered Update No.18 on the measures being […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 19)

Ada Songor Salt: Parliament ratifies three Mining Lease Agreements, Electrochem Ghana Ltd granted mineral rights

Parliament has ratified three Mining Leases in respect to the Ada Songor Salt Project. This follows the adoption of the report of the select committee on Mines and Energy on the said agreements in accordance with Article 268(1) of the constitution and section 5(4) of Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) The Under-listed Mining […]

Ayawaso East Farmers: Bernard Larkai adjudged best farmer

A 36-year old poultry and rabbit farmer, Bernard Larkai, was adjudged the overall best farmer for the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly. He took home a motorbike, a wheelbarrow, knack sack sprayer, a bundle of wire mesh, machetes, bags of compound fertilizer, wax prints, wellington boots, soft drinks and bottled water. For the Ayawaso East Municipal […]

South Africa High Commissioner to Ghana ends duty tour

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, on Thursday bade farewell to Madam Lulama Marytheresa Xingwana, the outgoing South African High Commissioner to Ghana, after the successful completion of her duty tour of Ghana. Madam Xingwana was appointed the High Commissioner of South Africa to Ghana in April 2015. Madam Ayorkor […]

SWAG inaugurates Northern Region branch in Tamale

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), has inaugurated its Northern Region branch at an impressive ceremony at the Pioneer Lodge in Tamale. The inauguration which was performed by national President Kwabena Yeboah brought together about 40 sports writers and broadcasters from across the region who were all inducted into the membership of SWAG. An […]

Upper East to become hub for rice and livestock production – MOFA

Mr Francis Ennor, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) on Thursday, said the region would soon become a hub for rice and livestock production in the country. He said government had provided several farmers with logistics such as; farm inputs, agro-chemicals, while many of them also received the […]

WhatsApp messages to vanish after seven days

WhatsApp is introducing a “disappearing messages” option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days. The Facebook-owned app, which has two billion users worldwide, said the setting would help keep chats private. But it said recipients would still be able to screenshot or forward any messages, photos […]

President Akufo-Addo receives Report from Special Prosecutor, directs Agyapa Royalties deal back to Parliament

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister of Finance to take the Agyapa Royalties deal back to Parliament. This follows the Receipt of Report on the Risk of Corruption and Anti-Corruption Assessment in relation to the Gold Royalties Monetization Transaction, under the Minerals Income Investment Act 2018 (Act 978) from the Special Prosecutor. According […]

Preparations underway in Techiman for 36th farmer’s day celebration

Preparations are underway in the Techiman Municipality, the Bono Regional capital to host the 36th National Farmers Day, scheduled on Friday November 6. The theme for this year’s farmer’s day celebration is “ensuring agricultural development under Covid-19; Challenges and opportunities”. When the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the Techiman Methodist Park, the venue, on Monday, […]

Friday 6th November, 2020 is not a public holiday

The general public is hereby informed that Friday, 6th November, 2020 is NOT a Public Holiday even though the National Farmers’ Day will be observed on that day. According to a Statement released in Accra on Monday, 2nd November, 2020 and signed by The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, Friday, 4th December, 2020, which marks Farmers Day, remains a Statutory Public Holiday and […]

VIDEO: President honours gallant police officers and fallen heroes

Police Battle Readiness To Mitigate Violence On Election Day

NEWS COMMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS POLICE ACTIONS TO MITIGATE VIOLENCE, AS MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND FLASHPOINTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AHEAD OF THE DECEMBER 7 GENERAL ELECTION In 35 days Ghanaians will vote in Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The Ghana Police Service has furnished the National Election Security Taskforce with details of 4,098 flashpoints to guide its tactical […]

MTN Group announce strong performance despite challenges

The MTN Group, on Friday announced a set of financial results for the third quarter, supported by the performance of its larger operations in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. The results showed good group-wide growth in subscriber numbers despite challenging trading conditions and COVID-19 which took a toll on people everywhere. Mr Ralph Mupita, the […]

Ghanaians in Denmark & Sweden donate over 8,000 Euros towards COVID-19 fight

Ghanaians in Denmark and Sweden have donated more than 8,000 Euros to the COVID-19 Fund, to aid Ghana’s fight against the coronavirus. Ghana’s Ambassador to Denmark Mrs Amerley Ollenu Awua-Asamoah presented the cheque to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Habibu Tijani in Accra. Mr. Habibu Tijani appealed for more support from Ghanaians in […]

EC to engage first time voters on electoral activities & violence

A group of first time voters under the auspices of the Youth Bridge Foundation wants the EC to initiate and maintain regular engagements with the youth on electoral activities. The first time voters made the appeal when they paid a courtesy call on the Chairperson of the EC Mrs Jean Mensa in Accra. In a […]

EU provides €2m Grant to support ReDIAL initiative

The European Union has provided a grant of two million Euros to support an initiative known as Research for Development and Innovation Agriculture and Learning code-named ReDIAL. The initiative is towards improving soil fertility and modernizing agricultural production in five municipalities within the transition and savanna belts of the Country. At the launch at Akyawkrom […]

Disqualified Presidential aspirant Kofi Koranteng demands for inclusion

Mr. Kofi Koranteng, one the disqualified Presidential aspirants in the next general election scheduled for December 7, 2020 has called on the Electoral Commission to add his name to the list of the Presidential Candidates on the ballot paper. According to him The Commission has wrongly disqualified him for counterfeiting names and signatories of persons […]

South Korean ex-president Lee ordered back to prison for 17 years

​The Supreme Court of South Korea on Thursday upheld a 17-year prison term for ​former President Lee Myung-bak ​and ordered him sent back to prison. He is the second former leader of South Korea​ behind bars on corruption charges. Mr. Lee, who was president from 2008 to 2013, ​was expected to be taken to prison […]

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn suspended from the Party over Anti-Semitism Report

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended  from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism. The human rights watchdog found Labour responsible for “unlawful” harassment and discrimination during Mr Corbyn’s years in charge of the party. But Mr Corbyn later said the scale of anti-Semitism within Labour had been […]

Finance Minister seeks approval for over GH¢27 billion as Expenditure in Advance – Details

The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, on Wednesday 28th October, 2020 presented the 2021 Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation from January to March, 2021, to Parliament. The Finance Minister is seeking the house to approve an amount of GH¢27,434,180,520 (Twenty-Seven Billion, Four Hundred and Thirty-Four Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty […]

Minority responds to 2021 Expenditure In Advance Budget Statement

The Minority Leader and MP for Tamale South has stated that the current NPP government is going to leave what he called “fractured economy” for the NDC government to inherit. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu interacting with Journalists in Parliament in respond to the 2021 Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation presented by The Finance Minister, […]

Aflao: Victory 96.1 FM, presenter sued for GHc50,000.00

An Aflao based Radio Station, Victory 96.1 FM and a Presenter, Israel Apentem have been dragged to Keta Circuit Court of Justice by a Law Student, Benedictus Kwaku Amedume over defamation of character and slanderous utterances. The Student who doubles as a business man resides at Amutinu in the Ketu South Municipality is seeking for […]

FULL STATEMENT: 2021 Expenditure In Advance Of Appropriation

The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, on Wednesday presented the 2021 Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation from January to March, 2021, to Parliament. Find Below The Full Statement 2021_Expenditure_in_Advance_Appropriation

Akufo-Addo, Mahama must work for peace – IDEG

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civil Forum Initiative (CFI), have charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and Former President John Mahama to work towards ensuring peaceful and credible elections on December 7. They asked the two leaders, President Akufo-Addo, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and former President John Dramani […]

LA Dadekotopon Independent candidate Michel Bowman-Amuah promises to pull a big surprise

The Independent Parliamentary candidate for LA Dadekotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region for the December 7, 2020 polls, Michel Bowman-Amuah is self-assured of winning the seat by getting over 70,000 of the votes. In an interview with gbcghanaonline.com in Accra, Mr. Bowman-Amuah who branded himself as “a creative and pragmatic leader”, said, he has […]

Chinese man covers body in 140 pounds of bees for Guinness World Record

A Chinese man achieved a Guinness World Record when his body was covered in more than 140 pounds of living bees. Ruan Liangming had multiple buckets filled with bees dumped over his head in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, to get the insects to settle on his body. Liangming’s compliment of bees weighed 140 pounds, 6.95 […]

Italian town auctioning off abandoned homes for just over $1

An Italian town is looking to draw in new visitors by auctioning off abandoned houses with opening bids of $1.18. The town of Salemi, in Sicily, announced it will auction off dozens of abandoned homes that have fallen into disrepair . Mayor Domenico Venuti said the scheme is part of efforts to revitalize the town, […]

NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of the moon

NASA has announced that scientists have discovered water molecules inside Clavius Crater, a massive lunar depression visible from Earth. NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to […]

#EndSARS Protests: NBC fines 3 TV stations over “unprofessional coverage”

The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three television stations over their “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests. The Stations, Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV are required to pay three million naira equivalent to about 7,800 dollars each to the regulator. The Head of the Commission, Armstrong Idachaba, said the TV stations used […]

Justice Wuni prohibited from presiding over Kennedy Agyapong contempt trial – Supreme Court explains

The Supreme Court has been explaining why the High Court Judge, Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni, was prohibited from presiding over the contempt trial of Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong. According to the Apex court he was bias towards the legislator due to the use of the phrase ‘severely punished’ in a contempt summons to Mr. […]

Parliament approves tax waiver for Construction of TVET Centres of Excellence

Parliament has approved more than 10 Million Euros tax waiver on materials, equipment and services to be procured for the construction of five Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET Centres of Excellence. Parliament’s approval follows a request by government for a tax waiver which covers Import Duties, Import and Domestic VAT, GET Fund Levy, […]

Kpong Power Station Retrofit Project Commissioned

President Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Kpong Generating Station Retrofit Project and commissioned 500,000 cook stoves for distribution to Ghanaians. The President said government’s commitment to making Ghana a net exporter of electricity to other West African countries, is unwavering. The completion of the retrofit, according to President Akufo-Addo “restores this power station into “as new” […]

“Ghana Beyond Hundred” document to be launched today

A document outlining clear strategies and framework towards Ghana’s economic stability and social growth, is to be launched today, by the National Development Planning Commission, NDPC. Director General of the Commission, Kojo Esseim Mensah Abrampa, at a news conference in Accra, said the Ghana Beyond Hundred document, is an expression of the needs of Ghanaians. […]

President Akufo-Addo Commissions 204 Housing Units at Tema Community 22

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the National Housing Mortgage Fund (NHMF) gated estate at Tema Community 22 with the aim of bridging the country’s two million housing deficit. The 204 houses estate located in the Ashaiman Municipality, constructed in nine months by the Tema Development Company (TDC) in partnership with the GCB Bank, […]

Prince Harry says upbringing blinded him to unconscious racial bias

Britain’s Prince Harry said it took him years to realise that unconscious racial bias existed and his eyes had been opened by spending time in his wife Meghan’s shoes. The prince spoke during a conversation about racism with Patrick Hutchinson, the Black activist who was photographed by Reuters carrying a white man to safety during […]

Eurovision Song Contest set for May 2021 with same “Open Up” theme

Eurovision Song Contest organisers on Monday announced dates for the 2021 event in Rotterdam with the same “Open Up” theme planned for this year’s edition before it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Semi-finals will be held on May 18 and 20, and the final on May 22 — with 41 countries participating despite […]

Japan and U.S. begin major military exercise as concern about China grows

Japan and the United States on Monday began air, sea and land exercises around Japan in a show of force in the face of increased Chinese military activity in the region. The Keen Sword exercise is the first big drill since Yoshihide Suga became Japan’s prime minister last month with a vow to continue the […]

NPP inaugurates “Committed Patriots” at Agbozume

The Ketu South Branch of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated a group called ‘Committed Patriots” at Agbozume ahead of 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections slated for December 7. The 18-Member Team has been tasked to go to all the rural areas within the Municipality to preach “the good things the NPP government […]

Algeria set to vote for constitutional changes

Algerians are set to vote on November 1 on proposed constitutional changes more than a year after mass street protests forced long-time ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down. The constitutional amendments are part of reforms that incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune pledged after being elected last December. Tebboune has been criticized by the Algerian protest movement, […]

UK Armed forces take control of suspected oil tanker hijacking in English Channel

Members of Britain’s armed forces boarded a ship in the English Channel and gained control after a  and detained seven individuals, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday in a tweet. “In response to a police request, the Defence Secretary and Home Secretary authorised Armed Forces personnel to board a ship in the English Channel […]

Used car exports from developed countries cause air pollution – UN warns

Millions of used vehicles exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world contribute significantly to air pollution, according to a report by the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) published on Monday. The exported cars, vans and minibuses are of poor quality and as a result hinder efforts to mitigate climate change, UNEP […]

VIDEO: TALKING POINT on Protests In Nigeria

Media have a crucial role in election 2020 – GJA President

The media have a crucial role to play in ensuring a peaceful, free, fair and credible general election on December 7, Mr Affail Monney, the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), said. “The GJA believes the media have a crucial role to play in ensuring credible elections at all times and the prevalence of […]

We must eliminate fake news from media space- President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for the elimination of fake news from the media space. Fake news, he said, “is not only alarming but pose a serious threat and danger to the very fabric of society.” Speaking at the 70th Anniversary Ball of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) in Accra on Saturday, […]

President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Phase One (17kms) of Tema-Aflao Road

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 25th October 2020, cut the sod for the construction of phase one of the Tema-Aflao road, in fulfilment of a pledge he made when he commissioned the Tema Interchange project. Once completed, this project will alleviate the plight of motorists traversing the Tema-Aflao stretch, […]

President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 40-bed Kpone Municipal Hospital, 400-bed Regional Hospital

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a forty (40) bed Municipal Hospital at Kpone, in the Greater Accra Region. According to President Akufo-Addo, the sod-cutting ceremony represents another important milestone in Government’s commitment to guaranteeing access to healthcare for all Ghanaians, through improving existing […]

“I have been honest and truthful to Ghanaians” – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the Ghanaian electorate to repose their confidence in him, once again, and vote massively for him in the December 2020 elections. Addressing the congregation of the Resurrection Power New Generation Church, at Kasoa, on Sunday, 25th October 2020, at the commencement of his […]

Documentary: COVID-19 Airport Testing

Population and Housing Census to begin in April 2021

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will conduct the 2021 population and Housing Census between April and May 2021. A statement from GSS said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo announced the months during the launch of the Ghana Census of Agriculture Report by the GSS. It said, the President indicated government’s commitment and readiness to support […]

Police Management Board, EC commiserate with Rawlings

The Police Management Board led by Inspector General of Police, Mr James Oppong Boanuh, has commiserated with former President Jerry John Rawlings and his family on the loss of Madam Victoria Agbotui, mother of the former President. A statement issued by Mr Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, the Communications Director, Office of former President Rawlings, said the […]

Lebanese veteran politician Saad al-Hariri named prime minister for a fourth time

Lebanese veteran politician Saad al-Hariri was named prime minister for a fourth time on Thursday and pledged to form a new government to tackle the country’s worst crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war. After his nomination, Hariri said he would quickly form a cabinet of specialists to bring in economic and financial reforms set out […]

New antimicrobial molecules engineered from wasp venom

Overuse of antibiotics over decades has resulted in a hoard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; these could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left without intervention. As part of the desperate search for new drugs and treatments, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), US, have studied wasp venom – […]

Seven communities in Adansi North to be connected to the national electricity grid

Seven communities in the Adansi North District will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. The project is part of the $ 103 million rural electrification project which is being undertaken by the government under the China International Water and Electric Corporation Project. Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister of Energy, who launched the […]

Accra: AMA outdoors Climate Action Plan; outlines measures to greenhouse gas emissions

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has out doored the city’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP), a blueprint to mitigate the impacts of climate change on its people. The five-year Plan is second to be launched on the African continent and compatible with the United Nations 2015 Paris Agreement prioritises actions on solid waste and wastewater; […]

President Akufo-Addo commissions 64km Kete Krachi-Dodiokope road; inspects 15km Kete Krachi Town Roads

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 22nd October 2020, commissioned the sixty-four-kilometre (64km) Kete Krachi – Dodiokope Road Project, in the newly created Oti Region. This project was undertaken in three (3) phases by Messrs First Sky Limited, at a total cost of GH¢156 million, and was funded by COCOBOD, […]

Minority Caucus of Parliament raise alarm over COVID-19 insurance premium payment to Enterprise Life

The Minority Caucus of Parliament led by Haruna Iddrisu has raised an alarm over what they called a “conflict of interest ” involving the Finance Minister as Gov’t doles out over GHc10M of COVID-19 cash to Enterprise Life as insurance premium for Frontline health workers. Addressing Journalists in Parliament, Mr. Iddrisu said, Government has engaged […]

Huawei introduces ‘Petal Search’ as portal to million apps

Huawei has introduced a new and easy way of presenting mobile applications to users, known as Petal Search, to serve as a portal to million apps and complement the ever-expanding Huawei AppGallery. The new search tool helps Huawei smartphone owners to easily search for and find all the apps they need quickly. Petal Search delivers […]

Ghana drops again in latest FIFA ranking

Ghana has dropped two places to occupy the 48th position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca-Cola World ranking for the month of October. The ranking released on Thursday, October 22, saw the Black Stars dropped two places from 46th in September to the latest position. Ghana accrued 1439 points in the […]

Mohammed Kudus sidelined till next year due to a meniscus injury

Ghana and Ajax Amsterdam youngster, Mohammed Kudus has been sidelined until next year, due to a meniscus injury he suffered yesterday in his Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League debut against Liverpool. The Dutch giants announced on Thursday on their official Twitter handle that the 20-year old budding talent would be ruled out […]

2020 victory is assured – Shai-Osudoku MP

The Member of Parliament for Shai-Osudoku Constituency in The Greater Accra Region has assured her Constituents that victory is smiling at them come December 7 Presidential and parliamentary elections. According to Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo ‘‘NDC have always won this seat since 1992 and we shall do it again this year, as we are the […]

Gov’t gets 81 Million Euro Loan for Sekondi-Takoradi Water Project

Parliament has approved two separate loans to the tune of over 81 Million Euros to finance the Sekondi-Takoradi Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. The loans are: Oeke-Backed agreement amounting to €70,733,432.00 and commercial loan amounting to €10,500,000.00 between Ghana represented by the Ministry of Finance and Commerzbank Aktingesellschaft. The credit facility is to secure […]

27 alleged secessionists charged with treason

Nene Kwaku Agblorm II, a traditional ruler and 26 others alleged secessionists, have now been charged with treason felony. The accused are said to have on September 25, this year in the Volta Region, prepared to carry out an unlawful means and enterprise to usurp the executive powers of the Republic. In an amended charge […]

NASA “scrapes” space dust from Bennu and sends it back to Earth

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020,  at 6:12 p.m. EDT (22:30 GMT)NASA will conduct one of the most daring missions in its 62-year history when it attempts a risky “touch-and-go” maneuver to “scrapes” a near-Earth asteroid for five seconds. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will collect a sample of rocks, dust and debris from the asteroid called Bennu—currently […]

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Naval Training Command in Volta Region

Fmr Prez Jerry John Rawlings officially informs government of the mum’s passing

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has officially informed government of the passing of his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui. The funeral will take place on Saturday, October 24, with a non-denominational service at the Forecourt of the State House, after which the body will be conveyed to Dzelukope for interment. The Stool Father of the Anlo […]

Ghana to issue E-visas next year

Ghana will start the issuance of electronic visas (E-visa) next year. Procurement processes have started for the selection of a firm to partner the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to design and issue E-visas to facilitate the acquisition of the travel documents to the country from any part of the world. The visa policy reform is […]

Four suspected assassins charged for an alleged plot to kill MP for Agona West

The Police have issued preliminary charges to four suspects who were arrested in a hotel in Swedru for an alleged plot to kill MP for Agona West, Cynthia Morrison. This was after she made a formal complaint to the police about the four. The four were charged with preparation to commit crime to wit murder […]

President Akufo-Addo opens second AfCFTA Conference on Tuesday

President Nana Addo Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will, on Tuesday, October 20, open the second edition of the national conference on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement in Accra. The two-day conference is on the theme: “Empowering Ghanaian Businesses to Harness the Benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement under […]

GJA announces winners for 25th GJA Awards

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Monday announced winners for its 25th GJA awards slated for October 24, at the Movenpic Hotel in Accra. The event, on the theme: “COVID-19 and credible presidential and parliamentary elections: The media factor” is to celebrate journalists who submitted quality entries to the competition and distinguished themselves in the […]

President Akufo-Addo inaugurates Governing Board of RTI Commission

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa, has inaugurated the Governing Board of the Right to Information Commission at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency. The Commission is chaired by Mr. Justice K.A. Ofori-Atta, a retired High Court Judge of good repute, with its Executive Secretary being Mr Yaw […]

President Akufo-Addo launches 2017-2018 Census on Agriculture Report

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the 2017/2018 National Report of the Ghana Census of Agriculture, the first time in some thirty-three (33) years. At the event held at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency, on Monday, 19th October 2020, President Akufo-Addo noted that the importance of agriculture […]

GFA reacts to Black Stars players COVID 19 positive test

We are informed that some of our Black Stars players have tested positive for Corona virus following their involvement in Ghana’s friendly games against Mali (October 09) and Qatar (October 12). The Ghana Football Association (GFA) contingent adhered to all the strict COVID-19 protocols, before, during and after our stay in Turkey. A minimum of […]

Fmr President Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings to bury mum on Saturday

Madam Victoria Agbotui, late mother of former President, Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings (rtd), will be buried at Dzelukope in the Volta Region on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Madam Agbotui who passed away at the ripe age of 101, passed away at dawn of Thursday September 24, 2020 after a short illness. According to a […]

FULL TEXT: EC Chairperson Address On Results Of Presidential Candidates Nominations

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MRS. JEAN MENSA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON DECLARATION OF RESULTS FROM THE FILING OF NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS ON MONDAY THE 19TH OF OCTOBER, 2020 AT 4:00 PM Good afternoon citizens of Ghana and our friends from the media. We thank the good Lord for this […]

EC clears 12 presidential candidates to contest 2020 election, rejects 5

The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared 12 presidential candidates to contest the December 7, 2020 election. The EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Meansa announced this at a media brief at the EC headquarters in Accra on Monday. She said the technical team carefully scrutinised the Forms submitted to ensure that Aspirants satisfied the qualifications as set […]

Oil refiners turn to biofuels over facing wave of closures

The shock of the coronavirus epidemic crushed global oil demand and as some producers, including BP BP.L, say it might never recover to pre-crisis levels, the need to close refineries has accelerated. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a recent report that by 2030 around 14% of current refining capacity in advanced economies “faces […]

China experiments usage of digital currency

China’s experimental $1.5 million (1.16 million pounds) giveaway of digital yuan to Shenzhen citizens ended on Sunday with acclaim from currency analysts – and scepticism from some users saying they preferred existing shopping tools like the ubiquitous Alipay app. Under the week-long programme, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) gave 200 yuan ($29.75) to each […]

Nokia to build mobile network on moon

Nokia announced Monday to build its first cellular network on the moon. The lunar network will be part of the U.S. space agency’s efforts to return humans to the moon by 2024 and build long-term settlements there under its Artemis programme. Nokia said the first wireless broadband communications system in space would be built on […]

China tells U.S. companies that they are welcome in its market

China welcomes U.S. companies to actively participate in its market and will strive to create a fair and just environment, the industry ministry said on Monday, citing a meeting it held with firms such as Qualcomm Inc and General Motors. Xiao Yaqing, China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, made the comments during a video […]

China builds over 600,000 base stations for its 5G network

China is stepping up the construction of its 5G network, and has now built over 600,000 5G base stations, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). With the rapid increase in 5G users, the number of connected devices on the network has exceeded 150 million, data from the ministry showed. “In the […]

16 killed as land sliding hits passenger bus in north Pakistan

Sixteen people were killed when a passenger bus got hit by land sliding in Skardu district of Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region Sunday morning, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Skardu Anas Iqbal said. The bus was on its way to Skardu from east Rawalpindi district when it was struck by the land sliding at about 3:00 a.m. […]

World Young Scientist Summit opens in east China

The 2020 World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) opened Sunday in the city of Wenzhou in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The summit, the second since its inauguration last year, is themed “converging the world’s talents, creating a better future.” The event this year draws scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and artists from over 100 countries, regions and international […]

Police arrest four suspected contract killers

The police in the Central Region have picked up four armed men said to have been contracted by some politicians to either harm or kill their opponents. The Public Relations Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, DSP Irene Oppong who confirmed the arrest said the Swedru Divisional police patrol team arrested the suspects, Sadick […]

Tanker drivers embark on sit down strike

Tanker drivers across the country are starting a sit down strike Monday to demand better conditions of service. The drivers who are members of the Ghana National Petroleum and Gas Tanker Drivers Union,have raised issues with an embargo on the issuance of new permits for fuel stations over the past two years and non-payment of […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 18)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 18th October 2020 Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am speaking to you tonight from Peduase Lodge, after having just completed the last Cabinet Retreat of Government for this year, […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 18)

Prof Amankwah inducted as Vice Chancellor of UMaT

The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has inducted Professor Richard Kwasi Amankwah as the new Vice-Chancellor. Prof Amankwah who took over from Prof Jerry Samuel Yao Kuma, is the third Vice Chancellor. Prior to his investiture, Prof Amankwah was the Dean of the Integrated Management Science (FIMS). Dr Stephen Yirenkyi, Chairman of the Council, […]

EC: Voter transfer, proxy voters scheduled for October 20-22

The Electoral Commission has scheduled the compilation of Transferred Voters Lists, and the Proxy Voters Lists for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections for October 20th to 22nd. According to a statement a registered voter who is a student or a Security official who would be on special duties at a different constituency could apply […]

EC announce extension of Mfantseman Constituency nomination period

Electoral Commission has announced the extension of the nomination period for the Mfantseman Constituency of the Central Region to allow for the replacement of the demise of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Candidate. The decision, it said was in accordance with Regulations 13, Subregulation four of Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I 127), which indicates that […]

President Akufo-Addo to tour Oti Region

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, would Wednesday begin a two-day tour of the Oti Region. He would proceed after a day’s tour of the Volta Region on Tuesday. Mr, Seidu Musah, Oti Regional Communication Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), at Dambai. He said the […]

Pharmacy Chamber applauds Ghana Standards Authority, Foods and Drugs Authority harmonisation

The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) says the harmonisation of processes by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Foods and Drugs Authority is a good business enabler. A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber Mr Anthony Ameka commended the Government, related Ministries, FDA and the GSA for agreeing to […]

Ghana Passport Office relocates, service delivery to be disrupted until 26th October

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has announced that the relocation of the Passport Office, Ridge to a new office building is scheduled from Tuesday, 20th October to Friday 23rd October. The Ministry in a statement noted that this would result in the disruption of service delivery to the public. It said however, […]

State calls second prosecution witness in Ofosu Ampofo, Boahen EC chairperson attack trial

The state has called its second prosecution witness in the case in which two executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are charged with conspiracy to commit crime and assault on public officers. The executives are Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Chairman of the NDC and the first accused and Kweku Boahen, a Deputy Communications Officer of […]

NDC to set-up coal plant at Ekumfi Otuam

The Flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has announced plans by the Party to establish a coal plant at Ekumfi Otuam in the Central Region. The envisaged 2,000 megawatts (MW) plant will significantly augment the country’s hydro, thermal and solar sources of power generation of which work had earlier started by […]

Scientists map 1.8 billion trees across Sahel and Sahara regions of West Africa using Artificial Intelligence

Scientists have mapped 1.8 billion individual tree canopies across millions of kilometres of the Sahel and Sahara regions of West Africa. It is the first time ever that trees have been mapped in detail over such a large area. So how was it possible? Researchers analysed a huge database of satellite images using artificial intelligence. […]

Johnson: Brexit trade talks ‘finished’ unless EU changes approach

Post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union are “finished” unless there is a significant change of approach from the bloc, Downing Street said on Friday. “From our point of view, the trade negotiations are finished. The EU has de facto put an end to them and it will only be worth talking to each other […]

Complementary Education Agency Bill 2019 passed

Parliament has passed the Complementary Education Agency Bill, 2019 on Friday 16th October, 2020. Objective of the Bill is to establish the Complementary Education Agency to provide for educational programmes outside the formal education system in Ghana. The Non-Formal Education Division, now changing to Complementary Education Agency, of the Ministry has been in existence since […]

One American, two Russians set off to International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday and successfully reached orbit, live footage broadcast by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos showed. The crew members traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) are Kate Rubins, a NASA microbiologist who in 2016 became […]

Twitter: Major outage affects users around the world

Twitter has experienced a major outage, with users across the world affected. The social media giant said the issue was caused by an “inadvertent change” it made to its internal systems. People in countries including the US and UK were unable to use the platform for more than an hour, with many receiving error messages. […]

WhatsApp hacking: the new method hackers are using

Who would have thought that the way of logging into WhatsApp accounts could be misused to hack user data without their knowledge? How is it done? If you receive a message on your phone explaining that an error has been made and that you have received a message containing a code from another person allowing […]

Chamber of Petroleum Consumers seeks petroleum taxes increase restriction law

Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Duncan Amoah says the Organisation is sending a memorandum to Parliament to initiate discussions on the need to enact a law to prevent a sitting Finance Minister from increasing petroleum taxes at will to the detriment of the Ghanaian. Speaking to Radio Ghana on issues confronting the […]

Political activities have taken over COVID-19 education – UE residents

Residents in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region say political activities have taken over the media space to the detriment of the COVID-19 education for the past months. The Region currently has 21 recorded cases of the virus with two victims on admission at the Regional hospital in Bolgatanga, which serves as the […]

Upper East: 268 pregnancies, 105 marriages recorded among school girls in nine months

About 220 Junior High School girls and 48 Senior High School girls have been confirmed pregnant in eight districts of the Upper East Region, provisional figures from the Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service has revealed. This occurred between January to September, 2020 and the districts are Kassena-Nankana Municipal, Kassena-Nankana West, Talensi, Nabdam, Pusiga, […]

We will give you cars for ‘work and pay’ – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to lease cars to commercial motor (Okada) riders, under a Transport Recapitalisation Policy as an alternative to the ‘risky’ commercial motor business. The Party said the policy would provide a better livelihood alternative, with beneficiaries paying for the car in a ‘work and pay’ fashion. Mr Sammi Awuku, […]

Post-harvest losses still a challenge in Ghana- Study

Smallholder farmers in the country still experience as high as 30 percent post-harvest losses, mostly through spoilage and theft, a study titled Smallholder Market Linkages Ghana study has revealed. It noted that, as a result of their inability to access markets, which leads to losses farmers preferred to sell their produce at the farm-gate. Mr […]

Pokuase, Obetsebi Lamptey interchanges to open to traffic by November 2020

Government will in November 2020, open the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange and the ground road of the Pokuase Interchange to traffic. Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways said this when he inspected some road projects in the national capital, Accra. He said the Pokuase interchange and its Awoshie-Kwabenya road were 96 per cent […]

Krachi East: Cassava processing factory 97 per cent complete

Mr Patrick Chartey Jilima, Krachi East Municipal Chief Executive has disclosed that works on the cassava processing factory at Adonkwanta is about 97 per cent complete and will soon be operationalised. He said when the facility becomes operationalized, it would encourage a young people to go into agriculture especially the youth in the constituency. Mr […]

EU calls on Ghana to end saiko fishing

The European Union (EU) has called on the Government of Ghana to do everything in its power to end the illegal trade of Saiko before the practice destroy the entire sector. Saiko is a destructive form of illegal fishing, where industrial trawlers target the staple catch of small-scale canoe fishers and transfer it to specially […]

12th October, 2020

The Ghanaian Times is of the opinion that everyone including voters and political parties, owe it a responsibility to collaborate with the EC to conduct a credible election in December. It says it would not be helpful to advise the EC to conduct a credible election without offering support that would lead to a successful […]

Sam George pledges 50,000 votes for John Mahama

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Mr. Samuel Nartey George, has pledge a minimum of fifty thousand votes for Mr John Dramani Mahama come December 7th 2020. The Ningo Prampram lawmaker made this remark in favour of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Presidential Candidate after filling his nomination forms at the district electoral office in […]

President congratulates PRESEC Legon for winning NSMQ

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Presbytarian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon for winning the 2020 edition of the National Maths and Science Quiz (NMSQ) on Thursday. PRESEC defeated the Adisadel College and Opoku Ware Senior High School in a keenly contested grand final staged at the University of Ghana, Legon to […]

Murder of Mfantseman MP: Mfantseman NDC suspends campaigns

The NDC has suspended campaigns in the Mfantseman Constituency until Monday in honour of the death of the sitting NPP Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Candidate and strongly calls on the Police to do everything in their power to apprehend the perpetrators of this heinous crime and let the law deal ruthlessly with them. The […]

Ketu South to give NDC 130,000 votes – Dzifa Gomashie

The National Democratic Congress Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie,  has promised to secure not less than 130,000 votes of the total votes, come December 7 general election. According to the former Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts in John Mahama’s administrations, she has won in advance but “currently, I’m working hard to […]

9th October,2020

The Daily Graphic entreats the National Identification Authority, NIA, to endeavor to eliminate challenges that have characterized its registration of Ghanaians and non-Ghanaian residents.  It says in as much as the Authority has a herculean task of ensuring the smooth implementation of a single identification system. It is imperative it answers all concerns and queries and avoid […]

IGP sends specialized team to Mfantseman

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh has dispatched specialized investigators to Saltpond to solve the alleged robbery incident and murder of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah at Abeadze Dominase in the Central Region. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Madam Sheilla Abayie-Buckman, […]

Mfantseman: President Akufo-Addo expresses NPP MP murder shock

President Akufo-Addo has expressed shock over the murder of the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Ekow Kwansa Hayford, by suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Friday. In a post on Facebook, the President said it is a sad day for Mfantseman and for Mother Ghana. President Akufo-Addo recalled recent encounter with the MP […]

German Government presents vehicles to Ghana Immigration Service

The German Government has presented six pick-ups and a mini bus to the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to boost its operations against migrant crimes. Mr Kwame Aauah Takyi, the Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), said he was confident the vehicles would boost the morale of the officers to respond swiftly […]

Mexico deploys 5,000 soldiers before arrival of dangerous hurricane

Mexico will deploy 5,000 soldiers to the eastern Yucatan Peninsula before the imminent arrival of powerful Hurricane Delta, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. The US National Hurricane Center said it expected “extremely dangerous” conditions, including a rise in the sea level, high waves, rain and flooding. The category 4 hurricane is due […]

Parliament to amend COCOBOD PNDCL 81

Parliament has taken The Ghana Cocoa Board (Amendment), Bill 2017 through the second reading to amend PNDCL 81 that established Ghana Cocoa Board. The Bill is seeking to amend Section 39 of PNDCL 81 to vest ministerial responsibility over the activities of COCOBOD in the Minister responsible for Food and Agriculture. Officials of the Board […]

Fidelity Bank unveils virtual WhatsApp banking assistant platform

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited, has introduced a virtual WhatsApp banking assistant platform to make online banking easier and convenient for customers. The platform, christened “kukua” is to empower customers to conduct personalised online transactions from any location. The 24-hour WhatsApp Banking Assistant, fully conversant with the Bank’s suite of offerings to answer questions through cutting […]

UFP endorses Agyenim Boateng as Flagbearer

The United Front Party (UFP) has endorsed Nana Agyenim Boateng, founder, and leader of the party, as its presidential candidate for the 2020 general elections. The party also out doored its national executives and manifesto at the national delegates’ conference held in Kumasi on Tuesday. Speaking at the conference, Nana Agyenim Boateng said the party […]

GUM pladges jobs, accountability and transparent governance

The Ghana Union Movement(GUM) has pledged massive job creation, industrialisation, accountable and transparent governance as its triumph card for winning the December 2020 polls. GUM remain committed to its pledge of massive job creation, tourism development, accountable and transparent governance to drastically reduce the endemic poverty and joblessness, while improving the living standards of the […]

“I am not interested in any crooked results” – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday said he wants to win the December Presidential polls on merit and not through an election that did not reflect the will of Ghanaians. “I am not interested in any crooked results and I do not want to be a President elected by deceit,” he said when he formally […]

Duapa Africa to hold Ghana-China Economic and Cultural week

Duapa Africa, a social enterprise in China, is to organize a Ghana-China Economic and Cultural week festival to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the Novel Corona Virus. The weeklong event on the theme “60 years of great friendship; building back stronger and better, a shared Ghana-China future beyond COVID-19,” is aimed at strengthening the friendship […]

Ghanaian elected President of the International Advertising Association

A Ghanaian Mr Joel Nettey, CEO, Innova DDB, is the new Chairman and World President of the International Advertising Association (IAA). He takes over from Srinivasan Swamy and becomes the first African to lead the IAA, the global compass for marketing and communications. Srinivasan Swamy handed over the baton of the Chairman and World President […]

EPA injects professionalism into LPG operations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled out a nationwide educational and sensitisation mechanisms aimed at injecting professionalism into operations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector and reduce the associated risk. Mr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, the EPA Executive Director explained that the training would cover stakeholders within the industry including owners and dealers, station […]

President approves refund of $45,000 loan to D.K Poison

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Ministry of Finance to settle the $45,000 loan owed to former World Champion, David Kotey popularly referred to as D.K Poison. The Boxing legend back in 1976 lent to the state the aforementioned amount to the Ignatius Kuru Acheampong led adminstration which was used to purchased […]

More World leaders wish Donald Trump speedy recovery after contracting coronavirus

World leaders have sent best wishes to President Donald Trump since he and the First Lady Melania, tested positive for coronavirus. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said President Trump’s “vitality, good spirit and optimism” will help him cope with the virus. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also sent good wishes hoping they recover well from the corona […]

Road safety Authority launches “Arrive Alive” Campaign

The National Road Safety Authority, NRSA in its quest to reduce road crashes ahead of the Christmas festivities and during the electioneering has launched the ARRIVE ALIVE campaign in Takoradi in the Western Region. It seeks to influence positive behavioral change among the driving public and compliance with road traffic regulations. Statistics from the National […]

President Akufo Addo Calls on Okyehene

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has disclosed that 768 projects have been completed by his government in the Eastern Region in the past three and half years out of 1,481. Calling on the Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin at Kyebi on the second day of his Eastern Regional tour, the president said, 730 […]

Murder of Legon Law Lecturer: Main suspect makes new confessions

The Police has dispatched a team to retrieve items used in murdering and stolen from Law lecturer Professor Yaw Benneh after the main suspect James Nana Womba, made a new confession today Friday 2nd October. The suspect, confessed he had another accomplice and that they had gone to the scene to rob the professor, but […]

Beyond the Return: Virtual Master Class on the “Return Conversation” premiered

Mrs Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture has reiterated the call for Africans to tell their stories from their own perspectives. She said “Telling our story as black people means we are bridging the gap in creativity between Ghana and the world.” Mrs Oteng Gyasi made the call at the premiere of […]

Spanish Government supports Ghana Immigration Service

The Spanish Government has presented vehicles and Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Ghana Police Service to enhance their operations. The gesture, the Spanish Government said, was to support the Government of Ghana to manage irregular migration and other cross-border crimes. The equipment consisted of six Mitsubishi L200 […]

President Akufo-Addo receives rousing welcome at Kyebi

President Akufo-Addo on Friday, received a rousing welcome at Kyebi, seat of the Akyem Abuakwa paramountcy and his hometown. The grand Durbar of chiefs and people of Akyem Abuakwa, Kotoku, Bosome and the Akuapem traditional areas was organized in honour of the President as part of his three-day tour of the Eastern Region. Thousands of […]

Ghana to construct US$60 billion Petroleum-Hub at Beyin in the Western Region

The Ministry of Energy (MoE) in conjunction with the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority(LUSPA) has launched the preparation of spatial plans for the Ghana Petroleum-Hub project at Beyin in the Jomoro Municipality. The project, which is expected to be completed in eight months’ time, is estimated to create about 780,000 jobs for Ghanaians. A […]

Foreign Ministry is working on passport portal technical difficulties

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration wishes to inform the general public that technical difficulties facing the passport portal is being worked on. A statement issued by the Ministry said the system was currently worked on to restore it to a fully functional state to enable prospective applicants to work on their application […]

Stop selling Ghana cedi notes, coins – BoG warns

The Bank of Ghana wishes to inform and remind the general public, that it is the only institution with the right to issue and redeem Ghana cedi notes and coins in Ghana, according to Article 183 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and section 35 of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612) as amended. […]

President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for trauma hospital in Anyinam, district hospital in Kwabeng

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a Trauma Hospital at Anyinam in the Atiwa East constituency, and a 40-bed District Hospital at Kwabeng in the Atiwa West constituency. At Anyinam, his first port of call, on Thursday, 1st October 2020, President Akufo-Addo was told […]

A Chinese man who was allegedly enstooled as “Nkosuohene” denounces his title

The  Chinese businessman who was allegedly enstooled as an Nkosuohene (Development Chief) of Aframagya amid controversies and furor has denounced his title as the Aframaga Nkosuohene. Sun Qiang, who was known as Berima Kofi Ayeboafo was enstooled on the 5th of September, this year at Forifori and after his enstoolment, it brought a lot of […]

Asenyansu to get a US$10 million ethanol factory

Mr Sun Qiang, a Chinese Entrepreneur at Aframagya has disclosed of plans to establish a US$10 million ethanol factory at Asenyansu to help create employment for the youth. The factory, which is under construction was expected to be completed in the early part of next year. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency […]

There was a rise in crime during COVID-19 lockdown – Survey

The Local Economies Tracker survey has revealed that localities witnessed an increase in crime during the country’s COVID-19 lockdown period. The survey indicated that about three out of ten communities, representing 34.1 per cent experienced a rise in crime. The Local Economies Tracker survey was conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with […]

Kotoka International Airport robust COVID-19 prevention protocols boosts its ratings

Standard Covid-19 prevention protocols observed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), have made the airport more attractive to the international community. Mr. Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister of Aviation, said this on Tuesday in Accra, when Qater Airways launched its flight operations into the country, with a Boeing 787 aircraft. “This is coming in the wake […]

Techiman to host National Farmers’ Day 2020

The 36th edition of the National Farmers’ Day for this year’s will be held in Techiman in the Bono East Region on November 6, 2020. The national event will be held on the theme: “Agribusiness Development under Covid 19 – Opportunities and Challenges”. Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, speaking at […]

Three new universities receive four vehicles each, funds from government

Three new universities have received four vehicles each from government to assist their operational effectiveness. They are the SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS); CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS); and University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD). The four vehicles comprised a Toyota Land Cruiser, two Toyota […]

Underground lakes of liquid water discovered on Mars

Three underground lakes have been detected near the south pole of Mars. Scientists also confirmed the existence of a fourth lake – the presence of which was hinted at in 2018. Liquid water is vital for biology, so the finding will be of interest to researchers studying the potential for life elsewhere in the Solar […]

Dome-Kwabenya NDC Parliamentary Candidate launches campaign to unseat Deputy Majority Leader

The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Elikplim Akurugu has launched her campaign to be elected as the next MP for the area in the December 7 2020 general Elections. She is optimistic of unseating the incumbent NPP MP as she said “After sixteen years of NPP leadership in Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Majority want change now. […]

Minority calls for submission of 2019 Financial Year Audited Accounts to Parliament 

The Minority Caucus in Parliament at a news conference has called on the Acting Auditor-General to submit to Parliament the Audited Accounts of Government for the 2019 Financial Year in line with, Article 187 Clause 5 of The 1992 Constitution and the Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 584). “As a matter of urgency, submit to […]

Volta Regional Minister threatens to sue Ho based media House, Volta 1 TV over Western Togoland Group

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa has threatened to sue Ho based media House, Volta 1 Television for linking him to the activities of Home Land Study Group-Westen Togoland in The Region. According to him, the station has used its platform to “defame” him, in an interview granted to some of the members of […]

Contempt Case: Kennedy Agyapong fails to appear in Court citing COVID-19 complications

Member of  Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong,  Monday did not appear before court for the continuation of the contempt charge against him Appearing before Presiding Judge, Justice Amos WuntahWuni, Lawyers for Mr. Agyapong explained that their client could not be in court due to post COVID 19 complications. They proceeded to present medical evidence […]

Government to enforce stricter travel restrictions on countries with covid 19 new cases

Government is considering imposing travel restrictions on passengers from some countries following a new wave of COVID-19 across Europe,US and Asia. Countries including France, the UK, Poland and the Netherlands are now dealing with a second wave of COVID-19 and taking measures which include lock downs to curb it. Speaking at a media briefing in […]

Qatar Airways announces four weekly flights from Accra

Qatar Airways are pleased to announce the introduction of four weekly flights from Kotoka International Airport in Accra starting 29 September 2020. Accra becomes the fourth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, said: […]

Deal with secessionist group – Awoamefia

The chiefs and people of Anlo in the Volta Region have called on the State to bring to book persons involved in the recent disturbances on the region’s road to deter others from such acts in future. A secessionist group calling itself Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) on Friday dawn blocked roads and burnt lorry […]

New Pension Act must cover all public sector workers – TUC

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on government to consider the inclusion of all public sector workers to enjoy the tier two of the new Pension Act. Mr. Joshua Ansah, the Deputy General Secretary of the TUC who made the call, welcomed the new Act 766, saying, its implementation would make life better for […]

Agriculture Department educates farmers on balanced and nutritious diet

Farmers and food processors have been educated on balanced and nutritious diets that will strengthen them to increase crop production. The one-day training programme was held by the Women In Agricultural Development (WIAD) under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Mr Samuel Adu, the Officer for WIAD at Asene Manso Akroso district Agriculture Department said, […]

Ghana Premier league 2020/2021 season to begin in November

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the 2020/2021 season will commence in second week in November. This follows the decision of government to lift the ban on contact sports since March for football to resume. The Nations top-flight competition, the Ghana Premier League would kick start from Friday, November 13, while the Division […]

Nurses resume work after three-days strike

Nurses on Thursday resumed work following an agreement reached by the Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) and the National Labour Commission (NLC) after embarking on a three-day strike. Nurses, midwives, Physician Assistants and Anaesthetists in the public sector withdrew their services on Monday, September 21 to demand for improved conditions of service. The strike left […]

Voters’ registration exercise reopens on October 1 – EC

 The Electoral Commission (EC) said it will reopen the voters registration exercise on Thursday, October 1 to enable those who have attained age 18 to register. The registration will take place at all the district offices of the Commission throughout the country, from 0700 to 1800 hours. A statement on Thursday said the exercise was […]

“Gov’t replanting all swollen shoot affected cocoa farms; compensations paid to farmers – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government is resolved to replanting all swollen-shoot affected farms in all the regions of cocoa cultivation, and, thereby, help improve the yield per hectare for all cocoa farmers. Speaking at the launch of Government’s Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme on Thursday, 24th September 2020, at Sefwi Wiawso, […]

Government approves financial clearance for about 3000 health professionals

Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, the Deputy Minister of Health, has announced that the government has concluded a financial clearance process for about 3,400 Allied Health professionals across the country. He said the financial clearance would give the opportunity to the health professionals to apply for postings, which would be open soon in the coming weeks […]

Government empowers 2.5 million Ghanaian youth

Six government youth agencies and programmes over the past three and half years have provided entrepreneurial support and empowerment to more than 2.5 million Ghanaian youth. The agencies are the National Youth Authority (NYA), the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo), the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), the National Service […]

Ghana Tourism Authority to clamp down on unlicensed operators

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) says it would, in the coming weeks, clamp down on unlicensed, unregistered and illegal enterprises to guarantee sanity in the tourism sector. Mr Charles Buabin, Regional Director, Ghana Tourism Authority, Tema, said the authority in the coming weeks would mount an enforcement exercise to ensure strict adherence to mandatory requirements. […]

Government’s free water policy extended to December 31

President Akufo-Addo has extended the policy on “Free Water For All Ghanaians” for another three months starting from 1st October to 31st December, 2020. According to a Statement signed by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, this is to enable Ghanaians continue with the hand washing protocol in the combat of […]

President presents credentials to three new envoys

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented letters of credence to three newly appointed High Commissioners and Ambassadors at the Jubilee House, Accra. They were Dr Joseph Nii Sai Cofie Ago, who goes to Canberra, Australia as Ghana’s High Commissioner; Mr Asare Damptey Bediako, who heads to Ethiopia as Ghana’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative […]

FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo Addresses 2020 UN General Debate, 75th Session

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE THEME “THE FUTURE WE WANT, THE UN WE NEED, REAFFIRMING OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO MULTILATERALISM” Mr President, Secretary General, a year ago, we were all looking forward to what, we […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Addresses 2020 UN General Debate, 75th Session

Government to establish Hospitality Training Institute

Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) is working with various relevant stakeholders to set up a Hospitality Training Institute to improve upon the quality of services in the country. Mr Spencer Doku, the Manager in charge of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ghana Tourism Authority, […]

Bui Power Authority constructs US$480 million-dollar solar energy plant

The Bui Power Authority (BPA), the Managers of the Bui Hydropower Dam project in the Banda District of the Bono Region, is constructing a US$480 million-dollar solar energy facility to augment its power supply system. On completion, the solar farm would add 250 Megawatts (MW) of power to the existing 400 MW dam’s production capacity. […]

Controller and Accountant-General delete 7,000 ‘Ghost names’ from govt payroll

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has deleted 7,000 ‘ghost’ names from the government’s payroll this year. The acting Controller and Accountant General, Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, said the names were removed after a team of auditors and accountants from the CAGD and the Auditor-General’s Department had toured the country to enumerate workers on government payroll. […]

Greater Accra Concerned Assembly Members endorse NDC Manifesto

Hundreds of elected Assembly Members calling themselves Greater Accra Concerned Assembly Members (GACAM) have welcomed the NDC Manifesto promise to pay them an allowance. At a press conference held in Accra on Tuesday 22nd September, 2020 at Harvard College, Kokomelemele, Accra, the Group believed that this promise could not have come at a better time […]

Golden Purse Movement (GPM) set to be launched October 3

The President of The Golden Purse Movement, Mr. Richard Amenuveve has confirmed in an interview that all is set for the movement to be launched on October 3, 2020 at the Global Evangelical Church Kotobabi, Accra. The Golden Purse Movement is a non-governmental organization registered as a company limited by guarantee to champion the course […]

National Labour Commission threatens striking Nurses with dismissal

The National Labour Commission, NLC has again directed the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, GRNMA to return to work and appear before it tomorrow Wednesday for further discussions. It said the strike did not follow due process. Executive Secretary of the NLC, Ofosu Asamoah, said the summons to appear follows the public declaration of […]

Nurses’ strike intensifies in Upper East Regional hospital

The nationwide strike action declared by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and its allied Associations in public health facilities has intensified at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga. The usually busy Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the Regional hospital was very quiet as at 1300hours when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited […]

Panel believes Exorbitant EC filing fees meant to sanitize election participation

Mr Kwesi Jonah, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has added his voice to the GHc100,000 filing fees being charged by the Electoral Commission (EC) from Presidential aspirants wishing to contest this year’s elections. He alluded that the EC pegged the filing fees at GHc100,000 in order to sanitize and […]

Malta Guinness signs Sarkodie, Naa Ashorkor, others to Influencer deal

Ghana’s leading non-alcoholic malt beverage brand – Malta Guinness, has announced the signing of renowned music superstar Sarkodie as an influencer. Sarkodie and other celebrities would feature in a campaign that would run on social media platforms for a period of four months, with a target reach of 18- 24 demography. The campaign christened “Enjoy […]

EC to end Exhibition of Voters Registration on September 25

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said the Exhibition of the Voters Register, which began on Friday, September 18 will end on September, 25. A statement urged all Registered Voters to go to their Exhibition Centres to check their details and make corrections if the need be. It said Voters who were unable to visit […]

Gov’t to hold maiden Nation Building Updates Tuesday, September 22

The Ministry of Information has announced the roll-out of the Nation Building Updates, a weekly event designed to provide stakeholders and Ghanaians with detailed updates of key government interventions. A statement signed and issued by Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, a Deputy Minister of information, said the maiden event will come off on Tuesday, September 22, […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 17)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 20th September 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. This is the seventeenth (17th) time that you are kindly opening the doors to your homes to me to enable me brief […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo Address to the nation (Update 17)

Accra Mall “Green Survival Pack” slated for September 21

The Accra Mall is set to outdoor its “Green Survival Pack” project on September 21 to provide foods and sanitation boxes for vulnerable families in Accra. A statement signed by Mr Anthony Asamoah, the Marketing Manager, said the Mall was collaborating with Give Back Ghana to undertake the project. “As a brand, which cares for […]

Global and African leaders welcome launch of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) Africa

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) Africa announced the launch of its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the African Development Bank at its headquarters in the Ivorian capital Abidjan, GCA Africa will work with partners across the continent to scale and accelerate adaptation action that protects African communities from the impacts of climate […]

Nestlé: Joëlle Abega-Oyouomi appointed factory Manager in Central & West Africa

Nestlé has appointed Côte d’Ivoire’s Joëlle Abega-Oyouomi as the new factory manager in Central and West Africa. She is the first-ever female factory manager to be appointed in Nestlé Central and West Africa. Joëlle joined Nestlé as a Research Associate nearly 20 years ago, she had high ambitions for her career – but managing one […]

GES opens applications for recruitment of teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has opened applications for the recruitment of trained teachers who completed College of Education in 2019. According to a press release from the GES on Tuesday, September 15, it said applicants must have completed with no outstanding referrals or exams. The Statement said an applicant must have completed the mandatory […]

GJA to hold Elections November 13 to elect new executives

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has scheduled Friday, November 13, 2020 for its general elections to elect new national and regional executives. The GJA held its last elections on Friday, September 29, 2017, where the new executives were inaugurated into office on Friday, November 17, 2017. The three-year tenure of the current national and regional […]

Minister appeals for Military Barracks in Upper West Region

Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has appealed to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to consider the establishment of a Military Barracks in the Upper West Region to help consolidate the peace and security in the region. While commending the CDS for establishing a Military Battalion in the region, the Minister said […]

Western Region to host World Tourism Day

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MoTAC) on Thursday said the 2020 World Tourism Day (WTD) activities starts from Tuesday, September 22 to 27. It has also selected two cities: Bogoso and Takoradi in the Western Region to host events of the celebration, a statement issued and signed by Alhaji Alhassan Abubakar Sadik, Public […]

EC introduces short code for voter verification as exhibition begins tomorrow

The Electoral Commission (EC) has introduced a short message service (SMS) platform to enable registered voters access their registration details. The short code, 1422, will be activated on Friday, September 18, to Friday, September 25, 2020. To access registration details, voters would have to text their voter ID card number to the short code. The […]

NDC to invest in tomato production – Former President Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s largest opposition party, has rallied tomato farmers to vote massively for the party in the December elections since it had the panacea to transform the industry for the better. Tomato growing communities, including Akomadan near Offinso in the Ashanti Region, according to the party, would be provided with processing […]

Sixteen BECE candidates pregnant in Ketu South

Sixteen candidates out of a total of 4,225 registered for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Ketu South Municipality are pregnant. The pregnant candidates were noticed from six out of the thirteen examination centres for the 2020 BECE with Saint Paul’s SHS ‘A’ recording the highest number of five. Three-Town ‘B’ has recorded […]

2nd quarter of 2020 GDP records -0.8% growth – GSS

The Ghana Statistical Service has disclosed that the rate for 2020 Second Quarter (Q2) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stood at -0.8% compared to 1.2% 2020 First Quarter (Q1). The 2020 Q2 GDP at current prices was estimated at GH₵85,758.1 million compared to GH₵84,312.0 million for 2019 Q2. Addressing the media on the provisional Gross Domestic […]

Ghana Card to replace NHIS card, Pilot scheme to start October

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has begun a process to scrap the current health insurance card and replace it with the Ghana Card for the same original purpose. Piloting of the change-over will begin in October 2020 in smaller units for people above 14 years who have the Ghana Card, before it will be […]

Monday 21st September 2020 declared a public holiday

The Ministry of Interior has reminded the public that Monday, September 21, 2020 is a public holiday marking Kwame Nkrumah Memorial day. The general public is hereby reminded that it is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country, a press statement issued by the Ministry of Interior and signed […]

Kennedy Agyapong fails to show up in court

Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, who was to appear before an Accra High Court Monday to justify why he should not be severely punished for contempt did not show up. This, according to documents submitted to the court, was because the legislator was not personally notified of the date for his appearance. Mr. Agyapong’s appearance […]

New Asante Twi Bible launched in Kumasi

Biblica, a nonprofit international Christian organisation, in collaboration with the Kumasi Council of Christian Churches (KCCC), yesterday launched a new Twi Bible. Known as Nkwan Asem, the new Asante Twi Bible provides an alternative to Twere Kronkron, which was published by the Bible Society of Ghana. The Nkwa Asem, which was published by Biblica, formerly […]

TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour

Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to secure a last-minute deal. US President Donald Trump gave a 15 September deadline for the Chinese-owned app to sell or shut down. The Trump administration claims TikTok and other […]

Boris Johnson to persuade lawmakers to vote over plan to break Brexit treaty

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to persuade rebellious lawmakers in his party to vote on Monday for a bill that would break international law by breaching parts of the Brexit divorce deal and that Brussels says will wreck trade talks. The House of Commons will debate the Internal Market Bill, which the EU […]

Yoshihide Suga picked by Japan’s governing party to succeed Shinzo Abe

Japan’s governing party has elected Yoshihide Suga as its new leader to succeed Shinzo Abe, meaning he is almost certain to become the country’s next prime minister. Last month Mr Abe announced his resignation for reasons of ill health. Mr Suga, 71, serves as chief cabinet secretary in the current administration and was widely expected […]

UG Law Lecturer Murder: Police pick up four persons

The Ghana Police Command  have picked up four persons for questioning in connection with the death of a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The four are domestic workers in the victim’s residence and have come under suspicion.   Prof. Benneh was found dead in a pool of blood at […]

Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy in “A Clash to Crush COVID” lyrical battle

Asaase Sound Clash took center stage on Saturday with thrills from two of Ghana’s biggest artistes, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy. The concert, an Asaase Radio initiative themed: “A Clash to Crush COVID” saw two of Ghana’s biggest music exports join forces to help raise awareness about the deadly Coronavirus. The lyrical battle, which lasted for […]

Veep Bawumia urges GNPC, Aker Energy, others to support Ghana’s medical drone project

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghana Gas, Aker Energy, Newmont Ghana and other corporate bodies to support the medical drone initiative. The medical drone delivery system has saved many lives since its introduction in Ghana, especially in hard-to-reach areas. Dr Bawumia made the appeal when speaking at the […]

Police on manhunt for bullion van robbers

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has intensified investigations into last Friday’s robbery attack on a bullion van at Manso-Mim in the Ashanti Region. Head of the Regional Police Public Relations Unit, ASP Godwin Ahianyo, told the media that their men are on the ground working  hard to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime. In what […]

Road closures ahead of ECOWAS Heads of State meeting on Tuesday

The Police has announced some road closures and diversions ahead of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments meeting on Tuesday at the Peduase lodge. Some roads to be affected include the Jubilee lounge road at the Kotoka International Airport to Liberation road at Opeibea House, Airport By-pass to Giffard road through the Liberation road, […]

ECOWAS Head of States meet in Accra Tuesday

Ghana will on Tuesday hold a consultative meeting with sub-regional Heads of State over the political crisis in Mali. The meeting to be held at the Peduase Lodge is convened by President Akufo-Addo in his capacity as chairman of ECOWAS. The meeting is expected to come out with a roadmap for the appointment of a […]

BECE candidates asked to eschew fear of failure as Exams begins today

BECE Candidates are being encouraged to eliminate all anxieties and fear of failure as they begin writing their papers today. A Psychologist, Dr. Richmond Acquah in an interview with Rebecca Ekpe explained that unnecessary anxieties and pressure, will rather affect their academic performance. He said the students should have faith that their teachers have adequately […]

Brigitte Dzogbenuku outdoored as PPP flagbearer

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), has outdoored Brigitte Dzogbenuku as  it’s flagbearer for the December 2020 elections. Brigitte Dzogbenuku who was the Running Mate of the Party in the 2016 election, was chosen by acclamation at the Accra International Conference Centre. The Party’s founder, Dr Papa Kwesi Ndoum who led the Party in the 2012 […]

VEEP Bawumia leads delegation to flood affected areas in Upper East

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has led a government delegation to the Upper East Region to assess the impact of the floods due to torrential rains and spillage of the Bagre and Kompienga dams in Burkina Faso. For almost three weeks the Region had experienced heavy rains and the situation had further been compounded by […]

Dozens of abandoned migrants rescued in Sahara

More than 80 African migrants have been rescued from the Sahara desert after they were robbed and left to die by people they had paid to smuggle them to Libya, the U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday, citing survivors. Drivers abandoned four trucks carrying the migrants from Nigeria, Togo, Mali and Ghana with no food […]

West Africa leaders say Mali junta must name a president by September 15

West Africa’s regional leaders have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to name a transitional president and a prime minister, according to a statement read at the end of a summit on Monday. The heads of state of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said the president and prime […]

FULL DOCUMENT: NDC 2020 Manifesto

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday, September 7, launched its 2020 manifesto at the University of Professional Studies. The Document has been named as the ‘People’s Manifesto: Jobs, Prosperity and more Please Click On The Link Below For The Full Document The People’s Manifesto

NDC Manifesto to raise living standards of every Ghanaian

National Chairman of the larger opposition party, National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, says the NDC manifesto is drafted to raise living standards of every Ghanaian. According to him, in the Manifesto, “the NDC has laid out extensive plans for taking the country forward to a better position, not only to restore what Ghanaians have lost, […]

NHIS pays GHC915 million claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a total of 4,292 service providers comprising 2,993 public health facilities, 1,038 private health facilities, 228 mission health facilities and 33 quasi-government health facilities have been paid. This was in a […]

Plans to develop Lake Bosomtwe and others

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) would soon commission a consultant to undertake a study of the tourism potentials in the Ashanti Region, and the northern sector of the country. The decision is to develop and give a face-lift to some world-acclaimed tourist sites such as the Lake Bosomtwe, the largest natural lake […]

Exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register slated for September 18-25

The Electoral Commission has announced that it will undertake the Exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register nationwide from September 18 to 25. The Commission encourages the electorate to visit the exhibition Centres to check their bio details including; the correct spelling of their names, right age, sex and hometowns It said exhibition exercise would communicate […]

NDC South Dayi Inaugurates Campaign Team

The South Dayi Constituency of The NDC in the Volta Region has inaugurated a 39-Member Campaign Team chaired by the current Constituency Chairman, Prince Alex Adoboe. The Team made up with former DCEs, all former MPs, former Ambassadors and executives as well as current ones has Joy Addison Adzeglo as the campaign Manager with Jonas […]

Ghana needs pervasive, shared leadership to develop – NDP

 “Ghana needs a shared and pervasive leadership to develop and not a promise of goodies or provision of what politicians think the people need,” says Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP). He explained that with a shared leadership, strengthening and extension of decentralisation, there would be a significant development […]

Government to set up satellite campus of UDS at Yendi

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says government is in discussion with the University of Development Studies (UDS) to set up a satellite campus in Yendi. In addition, he announced plans to convert the Pong Tamale Veterinary College into a university of agriculture. Vice President Bawumia announced this when he paid a courtesy call on the Overlord […]

Togbe Afede condemns fake publication on House of Chiefs stance on Agyapa Agreement

The President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede has condemned recent publications that were derived out of a fake statement alleged to have originated from the House on its stance about the Agyapa Royalties agreement. He described the publications as fake, mischievous and sought to dent his image and the reputation of the […]

Ketu South: 44 Member NDC Campaign team inaugurated

The larger opposition party, National Democratic Congress, NDC, has inaugurated a 44 Member Campaign team for Ketu South Constituency in the Volta Region for the 7th December Presidential and Parliamentary elections. In his Inaugural Speech, The Volta Regional Vice Chairman, Lawyer George Loh thanked the party in the Constituency for the Massive turnout during the […]

Shippers Authority, Police pledge to remove trade barriers

The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) and the Police Service have renewed their commitment towards working together to remove trade barriers along the country’s transit corridor. The two made the pledge when the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GSA, Ms Benonita Bismarck, paid a courtesy call on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh. […]

2nd September, 2020

The Ghanaian Times is glad that the country is gradually returning to normalcy with the easing of the Covid-19 restrictions especially with the re-opening of the airports. It is the hope of the Paper that everything will go well so that all other restrictions will be eased. The Times however urges the public to continue […]

UENR develops fire, weather alert system

The Earth Observation Research and Innovation Center (EORIC) of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has developed a fire and weather alert system. The system sends fire information to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in real-time to help prevent fire outbreaks. Dubbed: “Advanced Virtual Fire Information System,” it also provides weather information […]

“Shun those who promote ethnic sentiments and divisions” – President Akufo-Addo

“No one who is committed to the Ghana Project, as I am, can have an ethnic agenda. Rather, we should shun all those who would promote ethnic sentiments and divisions amongst us for selfish, partisan, political ends. There are people from this region, some of whom are well known to you here in Amedzofe, who […]

Include JHS, SHS One students in October reopening- CHOPSS

Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS), has urged government to include first year Junior High and Senior High Schools’ students in the October 5 reopening of schools, to enable them to complete the academic calendar. It said the Form One students, like the Form Two students were not too far-off from sitting their […]

President Akufo-Addo commissions 5 piped water supply systems for 69,000 residents of Volta Region

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the five (5) Piped Water Supply Systems under the Water Supply Improvement Project (WSIP) of the Ghana-Spain Debt Swap Development Programme (DSDP). Commissioning the Project at Amedzofe, in the Ho West District, on Tuesday, 1st September 2020, the President stated that the Water Supply […]

SPEECH: President Akufo – Addo address to the nation (Update 16)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 30th August, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I thank you for welcoming me into your homes for the sixteenth (16th) time, as the fight to defeat COVID-19 continues not […]

VIDEO: President Akufo – Addo address to the nation (Update 16)

APC to field Parliamentary candidates in 2020 elections

The All People’s Congress, APC, says it will field Parliamentary candidates in the December general election. It says in an effort to improve on its 2016 performance in the parliamentary election it expects to focus on constituencies deemed its stronghold. Speaking to Radio Ghana, General Secretary of the party, Mordecai Thiombiano said the 2020 election holds […]

Ghanaian entrepreneur Elvis Justice poised to lead cryptocurrency revolution

Ghanaian entrepreneur and Bitcoin investor, Elvis Justice Bedi who recently won for himself a huge sum of money through Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, has urged Ghanaians to consider investing in the cryptocurrency market. The young investor who doubles as the founder of Serendipity Trade Academy, a global online trading tech company said he was on […]

Ministry of Fisheries to introduce “Fish fest” next year

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) says it will from next year start a fish festival “Fish fest” to increase Ghanaians’ interest in eating inland fish, especially, catfish and also promote aquaculture development. The Deputy Minister of MoFAD, responsible for the Aquaculture sector, Francis Ato Cudjoe explained to the Ghanaian Times in Accra […]

“I’m a suitor bent on marrying a beautiful woman, Volta” – President

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President and Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said he would not relax until he wooed Volta Region and its people to his side. The President wants the Volta Region, which has always been the stronghold of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) founded by a son […]

Japan’s PM, Shinzo Abe resigns due to poor health

Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Friday said he was resigning because of poor health, ending a tenure as the country’s longest-serving prime minister in which he sought to revive an economy stricken by deflation and push for a stronger military. His abrupt departure triggers a leadership battle in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over the next […]

Anlos assure Nana Akufo-Addo of unflinching support

The Awoamefia of Anlo, Torgbui Sri III has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the Anlo State’s support for his second term bid. Torgbui Sri expressed appreciation to the President for having demonstrated true love to the chiefs and people of Anlo through the creation of the Anloga District from the existing Keta Municipality […]

Police warn against engagement in land-guard terrorism

The Greater Accra Police Public Relations Director, DSP Afia Tenge, says they are now emboldened to deal with activities of land guards who are terrorizing land and property owners in the Region following the passage of Act 999. Speaking to George Ankrah, DSP Tenge said the eleven notorious land guards arrested by the Ayi Mensah […]

Open schools now – NGO

Philip Foundation, an NGO says it does not understand why Government is dragging its feet in fully reopening schools. It contends that Government has eased restrictions on a number of activities including the intention to reopen the Airport by 1st September. Speaking to Radio Ghana, Executive Director of the Foundation, Boateng Mensah urged Government to […]

CPP to implement better policies and programmes – Greenstreet

The Convention People’s Party has promised to implement better policies and programmes if elected in the 2020 general election. Flagbearer of the Party, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet said the NDC and NPP have failed Ghanaians hence the CPP is the only alternative which represents the interest of the people. Speaking at the swearing in of national […]

Joseph Esso signs two-year deal with Dreams FC

Former Hearts of Oak striker, Joseph Esso has signed a two-year deal with Ghana Premier League (GPL) side, Dreams FC. Information pieced together by the GNA Sports, indicates that, the striker has completed documentation with his new club and is set to be outdoored. Esso was one of five players who parted ways with Hearts […]

21st Vodafone Ghana Music Awards begins Friday

The much awaited 21st Ghana Music Awards commences on Friday. Music lovers in Ghana and beyond will have an irresistible time on Friday with some amazing performances from top-brass of Ghanaian musicians. The three-day event, which starts from Friday, will continue on Saturday. This would be followed by a Heroes Concert to celebrate frontline health […]

Okaikwei North MP Gears Up For 2rd Term

Issah Fuseini, The NPP Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North in The Greater Accra Region said, he is battle ready to secure second term in office to continue the developmental projects he initiated. According to him, his records in the areas of education, health, person support to individuals and other developmental projects give him an […]

NPP targets 60 per cent votes in presidential elections

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is targeting 60 per cent of the presidential votes in the December 7, general elections. The party is aiming to secure 180 out of the 275 parliamentary seats. In the 2016 elections, the party obtained 53.07 per cent of votes in the presidential and won 169 parliamentary seats. Mr Fredrick […]

Alan Kyerematen, Governor Addison, NPA to receive 2020 African Business Leadership award

The editorial board of the African Leadership Magazine has unveiled the winners in the African Business Leadership Awards for 2020. There are 17 categories in all. These include Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, for  Trade & Investment Minister of the Year; Ernest Addison, Bank of Ghana Governor for Central Bank […]

NDC Ketu South Parliamentary Candidate, Dzifa Gomashie interact with Churches

The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu South Constituency, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has paid a visit to the Local Council of Churches within the Constituency on Monday August 24th, 2020 to interact with them. Speaking at separate meetings with them, Dzifa Gomashie, thanked the Church Leaders for their prayers for the Nation and the good works […]

Tertiary institutions begin processes to admit fresh students

Tertiary institutions in the country have started the process to admit fresh students for the 2020-2021 academic year. Adjusting to the disruptions caused to the academic year by COVID-19, many of the institutions have extended their application deadline from June-July to the end of September to provide windows of opportunity for applicants who missed out […]

French Embassy donates vehicles intercepted by Ghana Interpol

The French Embassy on Tuesday donated two vehicles to the Interpol Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to support the combat of transnational organized crime. The vehicles, a Peugeot 2008 model and Toyota Rav4 which were stolen cars from Paris, the French capital, was seized by Interpol Accra. Mr […]

Ghana card mop-up registration begins in Greater Accra

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it is targeting some one million persons in its Ghana card registration mop-up ongoing in the Greater Accra region. Mr Francis Palmdeti, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI), Head of Corporate Affairs of the Authority said the target of 80 per cent coverage would be achieved with the issuance of […]

Customers of failed banks paid – Governor Addision

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has stated that all customers of the nine (9) failed banks, and over ninety five percent (95%) of customers of Specialised Deposit-taking Institutions (SDIs), which were affected by the banking sector clean-up have received their deposits. According to the Dr. Ernest Addison, the first phase […]

We will make Ghana a financial hub- President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the government is keen on making Ghana a regional hub for financial services. Thus, it is committed to supporting the country’s financial market to enable it to contribute to that vision of making Ghana a capital market destination. Speaking on the floor of Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), […]

NDC to launch manifesto on August 31

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on August 31, launch its manifesto for the upcoming 2020 December general elections. The National Communication Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi who disclosed this, said the launch will take place in Accra. Mr. Gyamfi said the time and venue for the launch will be announced soon. He […]

Creative Arts Bill passed

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday 22nd August, 2020 hinted that Cabinet has passed the Creative Arts Bill and would soon be put before parliament. The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, announced this at the launch of the Party’s 2020 Manifesto in Cape Coast. He said the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will set […]

[Download]: NPP 2020 Manifesto

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday 22nd August, 2020 launched its manifesto in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast. The 2020 manifesto was dubbed “Leadership of Service – Protecting our progress and Transforming Ghana. Click Below For Full Details NPP-2020-Manifesto

Gold: Mine workers kick against windfall tax

Despite the negative impact of Covid-19 on the World economy, prices of Gold have soared on the International Market favouring mineral producing companies especially Gold Mining entities in Ghana. As such government intends to impose what the General Mine Workers Union says is a windfall tax. General Secretary of the Union, Abdul Moomen Gbanaa said […]

Government asked to stop Seed Tendering process

Early seed generation production Research Institute, a Savannah Agriculture Institute has asked Government to stop the Seed Tendering process because it is not in the interest of Ghanaian Seed Producers. Speaking to Radio Ghana, a Research Scientist and Deputy Director of the Institute, Dr. Roger Kanton, said the amount of money involved in the Tendering […]

PNC: Bernard Mornah and Edward Mahama clash

Chairman of the People’s National Convention, PNC, Bernard Mornah says the party’s Delegates Congress to elect national officers and a flag bearer for the 2020 elections will come off on September 19. This follows a counter statement issued by former Flagbearer of the party, Dr. Edward Mahama which said the National Delegates Congress will be […]

NDC catalogues what it claims to be non-existent projects in Veep Bawumia’s results fair on infrastructure

The NDC has described Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s Results Fair on Infrastructure presented last week as full of ghost projects. According to the party, the delivery tracker website launched by Government has been stocked with non-existent projects and the presentation was full of deliberate distortion of facts. National Communications Officer of the party, Sammy […]

Nuclear power able to supply uninterrupted power at affordable price – Rosatom

Stakeholders in the nuclear industry in Ghana have held an online seminar with their counterparts on the continent to dialogue on alternatives to energy generation among African countries. Speakers at the online seminar agreed that energy sustainability in Ghana and the rest of Africa, is not merely an opportunity to transform societies and grow economies, […]

Ya-Na calls for peaceful political campaigns

Ya-Na Abukari II has advised politicians to carry out their December, 2020 general election campaigns peacefully. He also pledged to cooperate with whoever wins the December 2020 general election for development. Ya-Na Abukari gave the advice when Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, running mate of the flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC) called on him at […]

[FULL PRESENTATION]: Dr. Bawumia Infrastructure Townhall Presentation

Please Click On The Link Below For The Full Address Dr. Bawumia Infrastructure Townhall Presentation

MTN Ghana deploys artificial intelligence (AI) to fight mobile money fraudsters

Mobile Money Limited, a subsidiary of MTN, Ghana, has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) to help fight and reduce the increasing incidence of fraud in its electronic money system. The company said it was investing about US$2.5 million to strengthen the mobile money platform and to build the robotic system that could detect the activities of […]

VIDEO: GBC 2020 Political Broadcast Launch

Foreign Minister receives credentials of AfCFTA Secretary-General

Mr Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Monday, presented his credentials to Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The presentation of the credentials took place ahead of the Commissioning and Handing Over of the AfCFTA Secretariat Building to the African Union Commission (AUC) in Accra. Madam Ayorkor […]

Jane Opoku-Agyemang enskinned Development Queen of Samini Traditional Area

The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the NDC, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has been enskinned Development Queen mother in the Samini Traditional Area of the newly created North East Region. Her skin name is “Ziiniaya Daana,” which means “Queen of Development and Light.” At a colourful ceremony at the Poanaa’s Palace in the East Mamprusi District, as […]

President Akufo-Addo to tour Western Region Tuesday

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, 18th August begin a two-day tour of the Western Region to inspect a number of on-going projects, inaugurate and cut sods for some projects. A statement issued by Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information said President Akufo-Addo would later proceed to the Central Region for a […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo hands over AfCFTA Secretariat to AU Commission

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Wearing of face masks still compulsory – President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the wearing of face mask, social distancing, and enhanced hygiene protocols are still obligatory. He said the phased opening up of the country put an obligation and responsibility on each person to remain vigilant, and respect the COVID-19 protocols that “have become part and parcel of our daily routine”. […]

MTN Ghana records GH¢1.01 billion profit after tax

MTN Ghana says it will continue to stick with its growth drivers after it recorded a profit after tax of GH¢1.01 billion in 2019. Representing a 33.6 increase over prior year, it was driven by strong performance in service revenue from Voice, Data and Mobile Money. Mr Selorm Adadevoh, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, […]

India sends team to Mauritius to tackle oil spill

India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday. A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation on July 25, spilling about 1,000 […]

IBM rolls out newest processor chip

International Business Machines Corp announced on Monday a new processor chip for data centers that it says will be able to handle three times the workload of its predecessor. The IBM-designed Power10 chip will be manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) and is meant for use by businesses inside data centers, IBM said. The […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo address the nation (Update 15)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 16th August, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Today is the fifteenth (15th) time, since the virus came to our country some five (5) months ago, that I have come […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo address the nation (Update 15)

Police Command investigates EC fire outbreak

The Accra Regional Police Command is investigating the cause of fire that gutted the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Sapeiman in the Greater Accra Region in the early hours of Friday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit (PAU), told the Ghana News Agency that the cause of the fire […]

14th August, 2020

The Ghanaian Times congratulates the Ga people on chalking up another milestone especially Homowo amid COVID -19 . The paper paper urges the people to reminisce on the hard work that led to the bumper harvest and translate it into the present efforts to support the development of the country. The Daily Heritage add its […]

President Akufo-Addo inaugurates 75 Green Houses

President Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated 75 Green Houses and a Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region. The centre is part of a 22 million dollar facility. The two other green houses are located at Akumadan and Bodwease. The 75 Green Houses at Dawhenya will produce 4, 500 tonnes of vegetables […]

COCOBOD gets $1Billion to buy cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 crop season

Parliament has approved a loan facility to the tune of one Billion US Dollars for the purchase of an estimated 900,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 crop season by the Ghana Cocoa Board. The Trade Finance Facility between The Ghana Cocoa Board and consortium of Banks and Financial Institutions with Ghana as […]

Ghana’s Inflation rate for July 2020 down by 0.2%

The year-on-year inflation rate as measured by The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 11.4 percent in July 2020, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than June 2020 and the monthly change rate for July 2020 was 0.5 percent. The Food and Non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate recorded a year-on-year inflation rate for June is 13.7 percent, […]

Parliament approves US$ 86Million to purchase Armoured Vehicles

Parliament has approved a loan of Eighty-Six Million, One Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars (US$ 86, 120,000.00 Million) to purchase Armoured Vehicles for The Ghana Armed Forces. The loan is to enable Government of Ghana to secure funding to procure Armoured vehicle and ammunition for the Ghana Armed Forces. The Minister of Defence, […]

‘Ghana Election Watch’ project launched

A non-governmental organisation, Kandifo Institute, has launched a non-partisan project aimed at educating electorates about the history of elections in Ghana. The project, known as the “Ghana Election Watch” can be accessed on https://ghanaelectionswatch.com also seeks to provide essential election related information and news to electorates. Launching the website for the project in Accra, the […]

Israel seeks potential investment opportunities in Western Region

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Libreria and Sierra Leone, Ms Shani Cooper, has embarked on a working visit to the Western Region of Ghana to ascertain potential investment opportunities in the Region. The Ambassador’s visit to the Region took her to the Takoradi Port, Takoradi Chamber of Commence, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and a meeting with […]

2020 Voter Registration Statistics

VIDEO: EC Press Briefing On Just Ended Voters Registration

Students Rioting & Indiscipline

NEWS COMMENTARY ON WAYS TO CURB OR MITIGATE STUDENTS RIOTING AND INDISCIPLINE  Ghana has been experiencing student rioting and indiscipline in recent times. Reports of students misbehaving and causing damage to properties of the schools is not a welcoming news. Students pursue education to be well educated spiritually, physically, emotionally and socially in society. This […]

Security for 2020 election will be robust & decisive – Police

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, Director of Operations, Ghana Police Service, says security for this year’s election will be “robust and decisive.” “Security for the 2020 election will be robust. It will be decisive, ruthless,” he said, urging the public to abide by rules and regulations governing the polls. DCOP Gariba […]

First degree now minimum qualification for teaching at Basic Schools – Minister

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister for Education, has stated the minimum qualification for teaching at any of the Basic Schools in Ghana is now a First Degree. He said the early years of a child’s education were extremely significant to their future development, and Government was embarking on teacher training reforms. “We have in […]

US Elections: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate – the first black woman and Asian American in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the number two slot. The former California attorney general has […]

US announces spectrum auction to fuel 5G growth

The Trump administration on Monday unveiled plans to auction off 100 megahertz of midband spectrum previously dedicated to military purposes for commercial use starting in mid-2022, to ramp up fifth-generation network coverage in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission will be able to auction this spectrum to companies like Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T […]

Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors

Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California. Japan, Mexico and California already use land-based sensors to generate warnings, aiming to cut injuries and property […]

New Africa Shipping line to be set up by November this year

Barring any hitch, an initiative to set up a shipping line to promote trade on the African continent will come on stream in November this year. The shipping line being championed by the African Union with support from the private sector on the African continent forms part of the strategy for the African Continental Free […]

GFA sets out modalities for league to resume

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Competitions Department has proposed modalities for the return of football in the 2020/21 season under strict protocols amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of measures for the start of the 2020/2021 league, the competitions department will identify television-friendly game centers for each competition. Each center must be good enough to […]

UEW Kumasi Campus now full autonomous university

Parliament on Monday passed the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development Bill that would give legal backing to the proposed conversion of the Kumasi Campus of the University of Education, Winneba, after late industrialist, Akenten Appiah-Menka. The suggestion to name the university after the late Appiah-Menka is because of his enormous contributions to industry […]

Real Estate Authority Bill goes through Second Reading

The motion for the second reading for Real Estate Authority Bill, 2020, was moved on Monday, in Parliament by Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing. It is to be followed by consideration to establish legislation to sanitise the real estate industry and ensure that standards are met. When passed into […]

Four drown on Dutch coast in dangerous currents

Four men drowned on the Dutch North Sea coast on Sunday due to strong winds and currents, rescue authorities said on Monday. Tropical temperatures contributed to dangerous currents and strong winds, resulting in a “very treacherous sea,” the rescue brigade said. Authorities had previously imposed a ban on swimming along the northern coast for a […]

President Akufo-Addo commissions Business Resource Centre

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned a National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) Business Resource Centre at Kotropei-Senchi as part of his three-day working visit to the Eastern Region. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said, the commissioning of a Business Resource Centre is to give the private sector a new strength and create opportunities for […]

EC registers 16 million applicants

At end of the period scheduled for the nationwide Voters Register Exercise, the Electoral Commission (EC) registered a total of 16,663,669 applicants (provisional figures) nationwide. Dr Bossman Eric Asare, Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services, Electoral Commission (EC), speaking at the “Let the Citizen Know” edition in Accra, said the four top regions have […]

Regent University ranked best private university in Ghana

Regent University College of Science and Technology has been ranked the best private University in Ghana in the July 2020 edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Regent was ranked the seventh University overall in Ghana in the same edition of the bi-annual ranking. A statement issued in Accra by Mr Benjamin Larbi, the […]

Huawei overtakes Samsung as top handset seller in 2020 second quarter

Huawei Technologies has snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics in the second quarter of 2020 according to results released and vetted by research firm Canalys. Huawei shipped a total of 55.8 million phones in the second quarter, beating the 53.7 million shipped by Samsung for the top spot. It shipped 55.8 […]

Parliament suspends Fiscal Responsibility Rules for 2020

Parliament on Thursday approved the suspension of the Fiscal Responsibility Rules for the 2020 financial year in accordance with the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, to suspend the fiscal rules and targets for the period. The need for the suspension arose as result of the Covid-19 pandemic which had led to an unanticipated increase in expenditure, […]

NPP, NDC smoke peace pipe in Banda District

Representatives of the two major political parties in the Bono Region have signed an agreement to ensure peace in the Banda District during and after the registration exercise and the elections on December 7, this year. This was as a result of the riots that lead to the death of one person in the Banda […]

Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram

Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok in the United States and more than 50 other countries on Wednesday, embedding a new short-form video service called Reels as a feature within its popular Instagram app. Reels’ debut comes days after Microsoft said it was in talks to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations […]

Nationwide voters registration ends today

The nationwide Voters Registration exercise being undertaken by Electoral Commission (EC) will officially end today, Thursday, August 6. The exercise, which started on June 30, was conducted in six phases in about 33,000 registration centres. Although the Commission had a target of registering 15 million applicants, provisional figures indicate that the target has been exceeded […]

Enhancing human resource is key to nation’s Dev’t and Transformation – President Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says “Enhancing our nation’s human resource is key to the development and transformation of our nation”. He said an education that will produce dedicated, determined and disciplined graduates, who will be eager and willing to participate in developing our beloved Ghana, and to become her patriotic future citizens, therefore remains his objective. The […]

Ghanaian Business Owners Urged to take advantage of AfCFTA

The Eastern/Volta and Oti Regional Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dela Gadzanku has stressed the need for Ghanaian Business owners to restructure their businesses to largely benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. He said a recent survey indicates that most Ghanaian businesses are not adequately prepared to take their chances […]

Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia continue to experience rapid population growth –  Study 

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and some in Asia continue to experience rapid population growth and high fertility rates, the 2020 World Population Data Sheet released by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) stated. It said the population of 25 countries including Ghana, is expected to at least double between now and 2050. The Data Sheet […]

Micheal Kesse Frimpong out with “Oluwadara”

Sensational gospel musician Micheal Kesse Frimpong has said the transition from doing secular to gospel music has not been an easy road. Kesse as he is popularly known is currently promoting his fourth gospel single titled “Oluwadara” featuring Belac 360 and produced by Vibehouse. According to Kesse, it was not a personal decision to turn […]

ASKY Airlines resumes flights effective August 3, 2020

ASKY, the Pan African Airlines has confirmed operations from its hub in Lome, Togo, to all other regional markets that have also opened up their airspace for international flights. A statement issued in Accra said, “We are pleased to inform our passengers that a new flight schedule has been availed in the system effective August […]

3rd August, 2020

The Daily Graphic: encourages eligible voters to adopt an all hands on deck approach to compile a credible voters register as the EC voter registration enters the last phase of the exercise. While encouraging eligible voters’ to take advantage of the last phase to register, the Graphic appeals to politicians and party officials to avoid […]

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation is 85 years

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation is eighty-five years today. On July 31st, 1935 Broadcasting began in Ghana from a wired relay station opened in Accra. The brain behind the introduction of broadcasting in Ghana, was the then Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Arnold Hodson, affectionately known as the “Sunshine Governor”. Transmission was received through a […]

Tuesday August 4 2020, Founders Day declared public holiday

The general public is hereby reminded that Tuesday, August 4, 2020 which marks Founders’ Day is a statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country. The general public is advised to observe the safety protocols associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), especially in relation to social events at public places. […]

University of Ghana holds maiden virtual congregation

University of Ghana Thursday morning organised its maiden virtual congregation. This maiden virtual Congregation was for final year undergraduate students of the School of Law and students who took supplementary examinations at the University of Ghana Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. The decision to hold a virtual ceremony was based on the current guidelines for […]

30th July, 2020

THE Daily Graphic: describes as positive reports that a least a firm in the country, mPharma, is working on educating the people on diseases, supporting them to understand the condition and raising awareness on the importance of accessing timely testing. The paper is of the view that it will be a further step if other […]

Government to establish University of Entrepreneurship

Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, says government has completed necessary documentation for the establishment of University of Entrepreneurship. This, he said would provide Vocational Skills to offer skills training for Ghanaian youth to boost the private sector. According to Professor Yankah, the University to be named after the late […]

Gov’t secures €102 Million loan for Accra drainage system

Parliament has approved two separate loan facilities to the tune of about one hundred and two million Euro (€101,761,002.1) for the design and the construction of Nima drain from Kaokudi to the Odaw River Basin. The project covers works to be undertaken on the already existing Nima drain in Accra Metropolitan Area and the scope […]

Parliament considers Public Officers Bill, 2018

Mr Inusah Fuseini, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, has suggested that the nation introduce measures to hold public officers accountable for assets acquired while in office. He said the non-conformity to that should attract heavy sanctions, especially the asset declaration regime. Mr Fuseini, Ranking Member on the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary […]

Suit challenging the monopoly of Ghana School of Law thrown out

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a suit challenging the accreditation of the Ghana School of Law as the sole educational institution to conduct the professional law programme in the country. The seven member panel unanimously held that some of the reliefs invoking the original jurisdiction of the SC sought by Professor Kweku Asare […]

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Water Project at Nalerigu

NEast Region: President Akufo-Addo Cut Sod for the construction of YEA office

GHS to publish outcome of Hydroxychloroquine use on COVID-19 patients

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is monitoring the performance of the Hydroxychloroquine use for treating COVID-19 patients and will soon share the data with the public. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the GHS, announced this in Accra on Tuesday when he presented the country’s COVID-19 Case Count and Management update. “We as […]

Gov’t denies workers retirement age reduction from 60 to 50 years

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) says Government has no intention to review the mandatory retirement age for public sector workers. A statement issued in Accra by the Ministry said reports that Government had reduced the retirement age from 60 to 50 years was untrue. “The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations wishes […]

UK imposes 14-day quarantine on travelers from Spain

The UK government has defended its decision to impose a 14-day quarantine on everyone arriving from Spain, after the Spanish PM called it “unjust”. “We respectfully disagree with the Spanish government’s position on this,” said government minister Simon Clarke. He added that there had been a “sharp increase” in Covid-19 cases in Spain. Spanish PM […]

Google’s new transatlantic data cable to land in UK

Google has announced plans to build a new undersea network cable connecting the US, UK and Spain. The tech giant says it is incorporating new technology into the cable, which it claims is a significant upgrade to older existing lines. The project is expected to be completed by 2022. Underwater data cables are vital to […]

Restrictions imposed on duration, number of congregants in Churches, Mosques lifted

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has from 1st August, 2020, lifted the restrictions on the number of congregants worshipping at a time in Church and length of worship extended from one (1) to two (2) hours per service. The President said this in an address to the nation on Updates to Ghana’s enhanced response to the […]

SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo address the nation (Update 14)

Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 26th July, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at the […]

Late President Mills’ family calls on Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang

The family of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills has paid a courtesy call on Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The family, led by Opanin George Aryee Thompson, the Family Linguist, was in Accra for the wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 8th anniversary of […]

RMU, Navy design and build sea craft

The Management of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) in collaboration with the Ghana Navy has designed and constructed a model Sea craft for the Navy. The project work, if actualized, will be the first locally manufactured fibre plastic and local boat built by a tertiary maritime training and education and in collaboration with the Ghana […]

VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo address the nation (Update 14)

Ada Foah Energy Project to be revived

TC’s Energy USA and its partners, Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Ltd and Seabased of Sweden, have signed a major agreement to finance and revive the Ada Foah Energy Project, which has stalled for years. TC’s Energy Ghana, a wholly Ghanaian owned company is the local counterpart to the project. The project seeks to establish […]

“Africa’s poverty gap is a technological gap” – Frimpong-Boateng

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, one of Africa’s renowned scientists, has underscored the need for the continent “to be determined, aggressive, ambitious and passionate about her affairs.” “As a people, we should not be afraid of breaking new ground. The world may want to intimidate us; that we are so far behind, that we cannot catch up. […]

Minister launches Ghana Guru E-Learning Platform to boost tourism  

Mrs Barbara Oteng Gyasi, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has launched the Ghana Guru Tourism E-Learning Platform in Accra to boost tourism by upgrading participants’ knowledge on Ghana as a tourism destination. It is an interactive digital learning platform designed to update the knowledge of tour guides, tour operators and other stakeholders to […]

Friday, July 31, is public holiday – Interior Ministry

The Ministry of the Interior has declared Friday, July 31, as a statutory Public Holiday to mark the celebration of Eid-Al-Adha. A statement signed by Mr Ambrose Dery, the sector Minister on Saturday, urged the public to observe the day as such throughout the country It called on all to observe the safety protocols associated […]

Parliament passes Land Bill

Parliament has passed the Land Bill, 2019 to reform land administration in the country. The bill will address the defects in the land administration system in Ghana which had been characterised by a lack of comprehensive land policy framework, reliance on inadequate and outdated legislation, lack of adequate functional and coordinated geographic information systems, among […]

Police Invites Hawa Koomson over Kasoa Shooting, retrieves gun

The Central Regional Police Criminal Investigative Department (CID) has invited Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Awutu Senya East Constituency to take her statement. Deputy Superintendent of Police, (DSP) Irene Serwaah Oppong, Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency. The invitation is over a […]

African Development Bank Group supports Ghana with $69 million grant

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its socio-economic impact on the nation. The grant from the ADF, the concessional arm of the African Development Bank, would provide fiscal budget support to finance the […]

Police must remain fair and firm to deal with law offenders – Chief Imam

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has called on the police to remain firm, fair and professional to prosecute any person who violates the laws of the country without favour. This, he said, was the only way to completely eradicate the culture of impunity which was increasingly gaining roots in the political […]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings pays respects to late Atta Mills

Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Friday laid a wreath at the tomb of late President John Evans Atta Mills at the Asomdwe Park in Accra. Former President Rawlings in a tweet said: “This morning, I visited the resting place of the late President Atta Mills to pay my respects.” “I had differences and misgivings […]

Mali scrambles for political stability after mediation talks end in a deadlock

The volatile nation of Mali on Friday was scrambling to maintain political stability after high-stakes mediation efforts by a group of West African presidents failed to resolve the rifts between rivals. Senegalese President Macky Sall, President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana […]

24th July, 2020

The Ghanaian Times adds its voice to calls for urgent and adequate supply of Anti-retroviral s to provide treatment for Persons Living with HIV and AIDS. This is to assist them gain greater accessand to remain adherent to and avoid instability in treatment regimes. The Paper acknowledges challenges facing government in the midst of the […]

President Akufo-Addo to launch ‘Obaatanpa’ Programme 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the coming weeks, will launch a GHc100- billion-Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (CARES) programme, to revitalise and transform the Ghanaian economy. The three-and-half year comprehensive and audacious programme, also known as Ghana Cares or ‘Obaatanpa’, seeks to stabilise and revitalise the Ghanaian businesses ravaged by the COVID-19 […]

Ghana records revenue shortfall of GHC13.6 billion

Ghana has recorded revenue shortfall of GH¢13.6 billion and an unanticipated “but necessary” expenditures of approximately GH¢11.7 billion due to COVID-19, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has said on Thursday. “…This will result in a projected fiscal deficit of 11.4 per cent of GDP…This is above the five per cent limit as stated […]

‘I will stop corruption, restore discipline’ – Independent Presidential Aspirant

Mr Marricke Kofi Gane, an Independent Presidential Aspirant for the 2020 General Election has stated his commitment to discourage and stop corruption and indiscipline in the governance structure of political Parties. He therefore, appealed to Ghanaians to vote for him in the December polls to sanitise the system and promote rapid socio-economic growth. Mr Gane […]

VIDEO: Finance Minister presents 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review

Mid Year Budget Review: Parliament to admit only 140 MPs

The Acting Public Affairs Director of Parliament, Madam Kate Addo has disclosed that only 140 MPs will be seated in the plenary of the House to receive the mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates to Parliament by Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister. Speaking to Radio Ghana News she indicated that the admission will be […]

President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 70 million euro Eastern Regional Hospital

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 22nd July, 2020, cut the sod for the commencement of construction of Phase One of the new 600-bed Eastern Regional Hospital – a project which will be completed in 36 months. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Phase one of this new hospital project will involve […]

Ghanaian delegation arrive in Abidjan to commiserate with Ivory Coast over death of Prime Minister

The Minister for Foreign Minister and Regional Integration, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul and Zongo Development Minister, Dr. Mustapha Hamid arrive in Abidjan to commiserate with the government and people of the Ivory Coast over the death of Prime Minister,  Amadou Gon Coulibaly. The Prime Minister, who was a presidential candidate for […]

High Expectations as Finance Minister presents Mid Year Budget review to Parliament

Ahead of Thursday’s mid-year budget review, Financial experts have urged government not to consider increasing taxes to over burden the people. Speaking on our Current Affairs programme “Focus,” panelists noted that Ghanaians are going through hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. They asked for an expansion of stimulus interventions to help revive the […]

Editorials: 22nd July, 2020

THE GHANAIAN TIMES: finds it disturbing that the voter registration being conducted by the EC to offer eligible Ghanaians the opportunity to vote in the December 7 Election is degenerating into violence in some parts of the country. The Paper wonders why confusion and violence like that involving the MP for Awutu Senya East, are […]

Kasapreko gets US$28 Million waiver under 1D1F

Parliament has granted a tax waiver in a sum of Cedi equivalent of over Twenty-Eight Million United States Dollars (US$ 28, 251,258.00) on machinery, equipment and raw material to be imported by Kasapreko Company Limited under One District One Factory Programme. The project cost is estimated at GH¢624,262,483, involving debt and equity financing. The promoters […]

“I was never flown to UK for treatment” – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed amazement at reports after going into a 14-day self-isolation on the advice of his doctors, that he had been flown to the United Kingdom for treatment because he had tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The president in his first public appearance with a meeting with the […]

Media Foundation for West Africa petitions NMC over GBC channels directive

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has petitioned the National Media Commission (NMC) over the Ministry of Communication directive to reduce the channels of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. The Foundation questioned the legitimacy and propriety, as well as the logic and prudence, of the directive saying […]

President Akufo-Addo assures Second hand Vehicle importers “Automobile Policy” will not cripple their business

President Akufo-Addo, has assured Importers of second hand vehicles that government’s Automobile Development Policy, is not aimed at destroying their livelihoods. He said the Policy will create jobs, enhance skills and build a self-reliant automobile industry in Ghana. President Akufo -Addo, gave the assurance when the Asset and Vehicle Dealers Union of Ghana, called on […]

Isaac Dogboe knocks out Chris Avalos

Former World Champion, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe made a successful return to the ring with a win over the Mexican Chris Avalos Tuesday 22nd July, 2020 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States of America (USA). Referee Russell Mora stopped their scheduled featherweight eight-rounder contest in the last round as Dogboe outweighed Avalos with punches. […]

Ghana’s Motor Insurance now digitized

The Coronavirus Pandemic apart from the inherent fear and panic has also brought in innovations that will dictate the pace of development in succeeding years. COVID-19 has made the online business and online way of doing things even more prominent. Ghana’s Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia is championing a digitization agenda with the view of […]

COVID-19: Ghana’s mortality rate stands at 0.5

The Deputy Minister of Health, and MP for Ledzokuku, Dr. Okoe Boye has stated that, Ghana is doing well, when it comes to fight against COVID-19. He said, the country through its stakeholders are working within the WHO protocols on prevention and management particular, hence “Ghana mortality rate deducing from the statistics is 0.5%”. This […]

President wishes SHS finalists good luck as WASSCE exams kicks off

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has offered his best wishes to the 313,837 final year Senior High School (SHS) students, who are writing their final examinations from Today, Monday, July 20, 2020. The West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which is both for selection to tertiary institutions and for certification, kicks off Today, […]

Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases witnessing steep decline 

Ghana’s active cases of COVID-19 is 4,058 indicating a steep decline in the country’s disease burden, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, said on Sunday.  At a media briefing on the country’s COVID-19 Case Count and Management in Accra, he said the decline in the active cases was due to the […]

President resumes work at Jubilee House Office on Monday

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will resume official duties on Monday, July 20, from his office at the Jubilee House after completing a two-week self-quarantine at the Presidential Villa in Accra.  He went into self-quarantine on Saturday, July 4, 2020, as a precautionary measure when a person in his close circles tested positive for COVID-19, […]

Senior Minister tests negative for COVID-19

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo has tested negative for COVID-19 after undergoing self-isolation for medical care when he tested positive for the virus a couple of weeks ago. The Senior Minister asked the Information Minister to announce his COVID-19 status on July 7, after he tested positive for the virus. Mr Osafo-Maafo has since been under […]

GFA announce disbursement formula for FIFA/CAF relief package

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced the disbursement formula for funds from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) and Confederation of African Football (CAF). The relief package has been designed to deliver support and assist member associations and the wider football community now and for the return of football […]

UDS Vice-Chancellor gets two more years in office

The Governing Council of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has extended the tenure of the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, by two more years. This means that Professor Teye, whose first term as Vice-Chancellor ends on September 30, 2020, will continue in office until September 30, 2022. The decision to extend the tenure […]

Ghana and Mexico hold consultation on strengthening bilateral ties

Ghana and Mexico, Wednesday, held their second consultation under the Bilateral Political Consultations Mechanism towards building a stronger bond. Mr Charles Owiredu, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration co-chaired the meeting with Mr Julian Ventura, his Mexican counterpart. They discussed regional and global issues of common interest and reiterated the commitment of […]

Communication Minister defends GBC TV digital channels reduction

The Minister of Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful has defended her directive to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation to reduce its TV channels from six to three on the National Digital Terrestrial Television Platform. The minister has come under severe criticism from the Minority in Parliament and a segment of society calling on her to withdraw […]

Government bungled coronavirus response – MAHAMA

The flagbearer and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has cited the government for bungling up the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Mahama says increasing cases of community spread of the virus is attributable to the government’s response,which put other considerations ahead of science. The former president was […]

Government procures mathematical sets as Minority raises red flag on inflating cost

Government through The Ministry of Education is expected to import thousands of Scientific Mathematical Instrument for WAEC examinations in Ghana. The Ministry of Education entered into an agreement with Messrs BLUEGRASS Group Limited (The Supplier) to supply about 853,009 units of Kapek Scientific Mathematical Instruments at the unit cost of GH¢75 to the Ghana WAEC […]

Ghana’s Radio Astronomy Project at Kuntunse gets a major boost

Equipment, tools and hardware for Ghana Radio Astronomy Project and Co-location of The Satellite Earth Observation Ground Receiving Station for Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute gets a major boost as parliament waives a total amount of taxes and duties to the Ghana Cedi equivalent of Four Million, Nine Hundred and Seven Thousand, Five Hundred […]

African Court: Woyome fails again

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right (ACHPR) based in Tanzania, has dismissed a review application filed by Alfred Agbesi Woyome to halt the selling of his properties meant to offset the GH¢46 million he owes Ghana. In a unanimous decision, the 10-member panel of the court dismissed the review application on the basis […]

German car-maker, Volkswagen churns out new Ghana-made VW cars

The global automobile giant, Volkswagen which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ghana in 2018 to begin the process of establishing an assembling plant in the country, has churned out its latest new Ghana-made VW car models from Polo, Golf, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Teramont, Touareg, etc. Volkswagen Ghana started production of […]

GH¢46 million stolen in Universal Bank hack, six persons arrested

Six persons have been arrested in connection with the hacking of a universal bank in Accra, which led to the illegal transfer of GH¢46 million into accounts of eight persons in different banks. The Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service arrested a former banker and owner of […]

Health Minister assures parents of safety of wards in SHS

The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang Manu, has assured Parents and guardians of students in Senior High Schools that their wards are well catered for and protected. According to him, the Ministry of Health together with the Education Ministry and the Ghana Education Service, have put in measures to ensure the safety of the students […]

WASSCE 2019 Timetable released

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the timetable for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examinations will begin on April 8, 2019 and end on the 7th of June 2019. Click Link Below For The Time Table. WASSCESC2019-Final-Timetable

62nd Independence Day Anniversary Parade

62nd Independence Day Celebration Speech By President Akufo-Addo

Speech By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At The 62nd Independence Day Celebration Parade, At The Aliu Mahama Stadium, Tamale, On Wednesday, 6th March, 2019 It is with much joy and pride that I join you to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of our nation’s independence at this stadium, named, appropriately, after […]

Parliament passes Public Holidays Amendment Bill as Minority walks out

Parliament has passed the Public Holidays Amendment Bill, 2018 into law making January 7, and August 4, Public Holidays. These days will be celebrated as Constitution and Founder’s days, scrapping the holidays on July 1 which was celebrated as Republic Day and May 25, as AU Day. Under the same amendment, September 21, which is […]

Madam Sandra Opuku appointed new Director of Tema Port

Madam Sandra Opuku, General Manager, Legal, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), has been appointed as the acting Director of the Tema Port. She replaces Mr Edward Kofi Osei, whose contract at the Tema Port ended on March 03, 2019. According to a letter from the presidency dated February 4, 2019 and signed by Madam […]

Ghana discovers more oil

Aker Energy has announced the discovery of oil in the Pecan South-1A well, drilled south of the main Pecan field in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana. The Norwegian company in a statement Monday said it will now drill a sidetrack well to further appraise the volume potential The Pecan South-1A […]

Political Vigilantism: NDC to attend meeting in good faith says Fmr Prez John Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the NDC is willing to attend a bi-partisan meeting which will ostensibly seek to end political vigilantism in the country. Speaking at a Thanksgiving Service to celebrate his re-election as flagbearer of the NDC at the Perez Chapel in Accra, the former President said the NDC will ensure that […]

Government responds to CNN documentary on child slavery on Lake Volta

Ghana has protested a Cable News Network (CNN) documentary for its poor reflection of efforts by the government to address the detestable practice of child labour on the Volta Lake. CNN in the past week has been airing a documentary which highlights the history and impact of the practice but does not highlight the efforts […]

Child Slavery: MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants government to respond to CNN documentary

MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants government to respond to claims contained in a CNN documentary that children are being sold into work for 250 dollars on Ghana’s Volta Lake. The report, quoting an ILO report said there are 20,000 children working for slave masters on the Volta Lake. Mr Ablakwah in a […]

Northern Region: 62nd Independence Day parades cancelled in all districts

Independence Day parades which were supposed to have taken place in all districts within the Northern Region have been cancelled this year. All districts will instead be at Tamale for the national parade on March 6. According to the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, this is to enable all Districts and Municipal Chief Executives, […]

TMA commences massive clean-up exercise as part of its Tema Restoration Agenda

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) on Saturday, commenced a four week massive clean up exercise in the harbour city as part of its Tema Restoration Agenda. Officials of the Assembly, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), personnel of the Eastern Naval Base, First Batallion of Infantry (Michel Camp), Ghana Police Service together with market women as […]

Nigeria to boost domestic gas supply by 600 million standard cubic feet

A major step on attaining sufficiency in domestic gas supply was taken by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday in Abuja with the execution of Final Investment Decision (FID) on the development of the 4.3trillion cubic feet Assa North/Ohaji South Fields (ANOH) in OML 21 between the corporation and its Joint Venture partners among […]

New National Sports Authourity Director-General Pays Working Visit to the Volta Region

The new Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi on Friday February 22, 2019 paid a working visit to the Volta Regional Office of the Authority in Ho. The purpose of the visit was to get first-hand information on challenges facing sports development in the region and interact with staff of the […]

Annual Northern Ghana Christian Chiefs Conference ends with a call to promote peace

Christian Chiefs in the North of Ghana have been urged to use their influence to promote peace in that part of the Country. The advice came when a retired Rev. Dr. Edward Adams Haruna of the Presbyterian Church preached the sermon during a service to climax the Annual Northern Christian Chiefs Conference at Carpenter in […]

Standard Chartered launches digitally-led retail banks in Ghana, Tanzania

Standard Chartered has completed a simultaneous multi-market launch of its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s roll out scheduled to occur shortly. This follows the launches of the Bank’s digital offering in Uganda in January this year and Côte d’Ivoire in 2018. The expansion is part of the Bank’s overarching digital transformation […]

New planetary diet to promote global health, experts say

The world’s population is growing, and food resources can’t keep up.In light of this, scientists, including 37 specialists from 16 countries have unveiled a new planetary diet, which is deemed ideal for the health of the planet and the global population. The new diet recommends a doubling of consumption of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes, […]

Signs a Shy Guy Likes You

Both men and women have certain roles they play best in establishing a relationship. The classic role of pursuer belongs to the guy. This can be frustrating because you may have to wait for a long time to be pursued. Many times, if a woman is interested in a certain guy, she simply must approach […]

Ghana Black Satellites fail to qualify for World Cup as they lose 0-1 to Mali at U-20 AFCON

Ghana’s Black Satellites failed to qualify for the 2019 U-20 World Cup in Poland following their one nil lose to Mali on Saturday in their final Group B match of the ongoing Total U20 AFCON in Niger. The Satellites needed to avoid defeat to qualify to the semi-finals of the tournament and a place in the […]

Over 3,000 pupils enrol into anti-corruption clubs

Over 3,105 pupils have been enrolled in Integrity Clubs in 19 selected basic schools across the country. The Integrity Clubs aims at providing training on anti-corruption mechanisms to equip school children with knowledge as part of measures to reduce the level of corruption in society. The enrolment of the pupils is part of the activities […]

Ghana receives boost in horticultural production

Ghana is to experience a boost in horticultural production and exports with the launch of the Exporter-Out grower financial product under the ‘’Access to Finance’’ of the HortiFresh programme. Supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana, the financial product aims to improve the access-to-finance for smallholder farmers and export companies […]

7th February, 2019

THE DAILY GRAPHIC: Welcomes the decision by the  President, Nana Addo Dankwa  to set up a Commission of Inquiry into  the violence at Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections  to book. The paper is  worried about  the trend of violence that has persisted during such elections since 1992. The Graphic therefore urges the four member commission led […]

Ghana Armed Forces commences 2019/2020 enlistment

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has commenced the 2019/2020 enlistment process for Regular Career and Short Service Commission Officers. It said the enlistment process had been advertised in the Saturday, February 2, 2019’s edition of the Daily Graphic and Monday, February 4, 2019’s edition of the Ghanaian Times. This was announced in a statement signed […]

Ethiopian Airlines Launches Services to Manchester

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, has inaugurated flights to Manchester, its second destination in the United Kingdom next to London. The event done at a colourful ceremony was graced by the presence of Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group CEO of […]

Eni announces new oil discovery in Angola

Eni has struck a new oil discovery in the Afoxé exploration prospect located in Block 15/06, offshore Angola. The discovery is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million barrels of light oil in place. The Afoxé-1 NFW well, which has led to the new oil discovery, is located in the south-east area of Block […]

Public Sector Workers Cautioned as last Phase of Payroll and Personnel Verification takes off in Accra

The Deputy Auditor General of the Ghana Audit Service, George Winful, has stated that the Audit Service may not be able assist workers who do not partake in the Payroll and Personnel Verification audit to secure their jobs. He added that the moment the Auditor General appends his signature to the final list of public […]

Ghana's Inflation Rate for November drops to 9.3%

The inflation for the month of November 2018, stood at 9.3 percent. This represents a decrease of 0.2 percent from the 9.5 percent recorded in October 2018. The drop in inflation is attributed to the performance of food and non food rate, which was 9.7 percent in November, 2018 as against the 9.8 recorded in […]

Payroll and Personnel Verification audit exercise takes off in Accra

The Nation-wide Payroll and Personnel Verification Audit NPPVA, exercise carried out on regional basis has taken off in the Greater Accra region. The exercise, the last phase of the verification of the payroll system  started at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 and will end on December 21, 2018. Some of the  centres for […]

Ghana signs agreements for air services at ICAO event

Ghana has signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and Bilateral Air Services Agreements with various countries for cooperation in commercial civil aviation. The agreements were signed at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Air Services Negotiations conference, in Nairobi, Kenya, and will pave the way for flights between Ghana and those countries. An MoU […]

"There is money in farming" – Ningo-Prampram best farmer

Madam Rita Yooke Oman, 2018 best farmer for the Ningo-Prampram District says it is not true that farming is the preserve of the poor in Ghana. Madam Oman, speaking to the Ghana News Agency after being adjudged the best farmer for the district, indicated that there is money in farming. “People always say that farming […]

Ghana to host Europe’s conference on digital rights

Ghana will from December 14 and 15, host Europe’s largest conference to deliberate on issues relating to digital rights, health, content creation, maker space, data, access, future technologies and women in technology. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MESTI), the first ever on the African Continent, the conference is dubbed […]

The Best Anti-Aging Foods for Women

You are what you eat. And while being that Swedish-Fish-Oreo-meets-ramen-burger-mash-up might feel pretty damn good sometimes, the energy high that comes from wholesome, nutrient-dense foods has a much longer payoff. It’s true that no single food will erase laugh lines or really make you feel 17 again, but a healthy diet full of anti-aging foods […]

Government truncates Mathematics, Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng, has disclosed that, his Ministry has stopped the Mathematics, Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme (MASTESS) because there are no funds to continue it. Responding to a question asked by the former Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and MP for Hohoe, Dr. […]

MTN opts for out-of-court settlement with Nigeria Central Bank over $8.1bn fine

MTN Nigeria, on Tuesday, asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to further adjourn the hearing in the suit it filed to challenge the $8,134,312,397.63 being demanded from it by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The $1.8bn demand by the CBN followed alleged forex remittances infraction by MTN. MTN’s lead counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun […]

Stanbic Bank presents vehicle to Farmer

Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited, as part of its support for agriculture, has presented a double-cabin Nissan pick-up to the 2018 Second Runner up National Best Farmer at this year’s National Farmers’ Day held in Tamale on Friday. Mr Alex Frempong Tenkorang, who was adjudged the 2018 Second Runner up National Best Farmer, is a 60-year […]

LPG explosions account for 44 per cent of burn deaths

Petroleum and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) related fires or explosions accounts for 44 per cent of burn deaths at the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre (NRPSBC), Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, Director, NRSBC and Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, said currently, 35 per cent of burn admissions at […]

10th December, 2018

The Daily Graphic has cautioned developers who put up structures at waterlogged areas and hills to seek the needed technical advice to forestall the destruction of lives and properties if disaster strikes. The paper also cautions all and sundry against the tendency to see spirituality in these occurrences and rather use all available platforms to […]

Qatar pulls out of OPEC

Qatar has announced it is pulling out of the Opec oil producers’ cartel, just days before the group meets in Vienna. The Gulf state, which joined Opec in 1961, said it would leave the cartel in January and would focus on gas production. Qatar, the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, has been boycotted […]

Accra to host maiden SDGs Impact Investment Fair

The Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Investment Promotions Centre, with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advisory Unit at the Presidency, would organise the first Accra SDGs Impact Investment Fair on Wednesday, December 5. It seeks to attract private investments towards achieving the Goals. The SDGs investments are a new generation of impact and social […]

Passion Air makes first commercial flight to Takoradi

Ms. Anita Adjei Mashe, a director of the Ghana Civil Aviation, has said the Authority was keen on compliance in the air travel business and would continue to maintain safe air travels in the country. She said domestic air travel was one key area of concern to the Authority as Ghana made move to expand […]

DVLA release Guidelines For 2019 Vehicle Registration

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will commence the use of electronic platform for registration of vehicles from January 2, 2019. The process is to ensure that time spent at the DVLA office would be reduced drastically to prevent overcrowding. These were contained in a statement, signed by Mr Francis Asamoah Tuffour, the Manager […]

Goil Offshore takes up 5% in Exxonmobil's Deep Water Exploration

Ghana’s biggest indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL has taken up a 5 percent stake in Exxonmobil’s Deep water cape three point exploration agreement. The move fulfills the local content law which reserves at least 5 percent stake for  local entities in Ghana’s upstream. A new subsidiary, Goil Offshore has been incorporated to that effect. Meanwhile, […]

NHIS to introduce Electronic Renewal Process from Tomorrow

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will from December 2018 introduce the electronic renewal process for clients whose cards have expired. The introduction of the electronic process will allow clients to be able to renew their membership from the comfort of their home, using an electronic platform which can be accessed by dialling a short […]

Ghana to receive $5 million for fertiliser blending plant

Ghana is to receive a five million dollar blending plant to develop its fertiliser value chain. The facility will be established in the Western region with assistance from Morocco. With the combination of natural Gas from Ghana and phosphate from Morocco, farmers would benefit from customised high quality and affordable fertilizer to improve agricultural output. […]

Securities Commission signs agreement with FSD Africa

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement with Financial Sector Deepening (FSD Africa) to support the institutional capacity building of the Commission under its Africa Regulator Support Programme. The SEC becomes the second capital regulator to formalise its participation in the programme, which is financed by the UK Department for […]

UAE unveils new personal medications law for travellers

Prospective travellers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are required to comply with a new personal medications law unveiled by the Gulf nation in October this year. The new law required all tourists and residents entering the UAE with personal medications to seek approval from that country’s Health and Prevention Ministry before arrival. Persons who flout […]

Japan supports WFP to scale up nutrition programme in Ghana

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has received a contribution of US $ 5 million from the Government of Japan, which will enable an important program to address undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity in Ghana. “We’re extremely grateful for Japan’s generous donation which will allow more nutrition,” said Rukia Yacoub, WFP Representative and Country […]

Ghana's Black Maidens face Mexico in FIFA U17 quarterfinal

A brace from the Black Maidens captain Mukarama Abdulai was all Ghana needed to top Group A with nine points to set up a meeting with Mexico in the quarterfinal stage of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup ongoing in Uruguay. The Black Maidens defeated New Zealand 2-0 in their last Group A match on […]

GCB Bank Limited commended

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah, has lauded the Managing Director of GCB Bank Limited, Mr. Anselm Ray Sowah and the rest of the Management, for sponsoring and participating in the October 2018 Ghana Investment and Opportunities Summit held in London. He said the Bank’s participation and presentation as well as […]

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Bridge 'to link Kinshasa and Brazzaville'

Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to build a bridge across the river that separates the cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, reports Bloomberg news agency. Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo while Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo […]

Kwesi Appiah names Black Stars squad for Ethiopia AFCON Match

Coach Kwasi Appiah has named his Black Stars squad for this month’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. The Black Stars team will camp in Kenya on the 12th of November, 2018 and face Ethiopia in a return leg on November 18. The Black Stars beat Ethiopia 5-0 in June last […]

Newlyweds die in helicopter crash while leaving their wedding

A young couple from Texas were killed when a helicopter carrying them away from their own wedding crashed late on Saturday night, according to officials. Will Byler and Bailee Ackerman Byler were both students at Sam Houston State University. Their deaths were first reported by the student newspaper. The crash occurred near Uvalde, about 85 […]

Ghana to market 6 available oil blocks

Ghana is set to market 6 available oil blocks to potential investors at this year’s Africa oil week in Cape Town South Africa. Currently producing 180,000 barrels of oil per day, the country is seeking to increase production to about 1.5 million barrels. The Africa Oil Week over the years puts participating brands before the […]

Ghana selected as first African country to benefit from Prince Charles Charitable Foundation

Prince Charles has announced that Ghana has been selected to be the first African country to benefit from the Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation. He said the Prince Charles International Trust which will soon start in Ghana will create the necessary opportunities for Ghanaian youth to realize their full potentials. Prince Charles noted that unearthing […]

KNUST to be re-opened on Thursday 8th November

The Minister for Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST will be re-opened on Thursday the 8th of November after it was closed down indefinitely following demonstrations by some students. At a Media Briefing in Accra, the Information Minister, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah also announced that no […]

World Bank 2019 Doing Business Report

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Ghana moves six places up on 2019 World Bank Doing Business ranking

Ghana has made progress to improve the ease of doing business, moving six places up to rank to 114 out of 190 economies, according  to the World Bank’s 2019 Doing Business Report –Training for Reform.  “Ghana’s ease of doing business score, formerly called Distance to Frontier, has increased by 2.06 to 59.22,” it says in […]

10.2 per cent of quarry workers don’t wear protective equipment – Survey

A research conducted by Health and Safety Ghana (HESAG) has revealed that only 10.2 per cent of stone quarry workers in the country wore the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The survey showed that there is a high incidence of non-compliance to the wearing of Personal Protective Equipment by quarry workers, with workers often suffering […]

Black Queens promised free University Scholarship

Technical Universities in the country have promised to provide full scholarship to every member of the senior female national team Black Queens at any point in time they want to enroll to further their education. This package was revealed when Women In Technology Education and Development (WITED), paid a courtesy call to the Black Queens […]

Coach Evans Adotey names Black Maidens final squad for World Cup

Head Coach of the female U-17 team, the Black Maidens, Evans Adotey has named his final squad of 21 players for next months FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be staged in Uruguay. Coach Adotey made his choice on Monday morning out of 31 players who have been camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Center of […]

Ethiopian Airlines to commence flights to Russia

Ethiopian Airlines will launch services to Moscow, Russia as of December 1, 2018. Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “It gives me a great pleasure to announce that we have finalized preparations to launch services to Moscow, Russia, the world’s largest country in total area, spanning Eastern Europe and northern Asia. As […]

Ghana Health Service issues Cholera Alert

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has requested all Regional Health Services to indicate to all districts and health facilities to be on the high alert and have higher suspicion index for Cholera and make extra efforts to identify the etiologic agent responsible for diarrhoea and vomiting that meet case definition for Cholera through laboratory investigations. This […]

DroneX Pro: Top Selling Product In Ghana Right Now

This drone is the top selling drone in Ghana right now, because it’s such a good deal for a high quality drone… DroneX Pro has finally made it affordable to buy a high quality drone with a built in HD camera. Usually a high quality drone with a HD camera like this would cost anywhere […]

Ghana to host 2023 All-Africa Games

Ghana will host its first All-Africa Games in 2023 after winning the rights for the 13th edition of the Games. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the continental multi-sport event will be staged in the Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast stadia. The statement signed by the Deputy Minister of […]

Leicester City FC owner among five dead in helicopter crash

The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed when the aircraft crashed at about 20:30 BST on Saturday. Witnesses said the helicopter just cleared the King Power Stadium before it spiralled […]

Media owners must enhance capacity of journalists- Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah

Minister for Information nominee, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says Journalists are strong and important pillars in Ghana`s growth and development. Media owners must therefore invest in them, since they are the fourth estate of the realm and  provide essential services in the democratic governance of the country. Mr. Oppong-Nkrumah said this when he answered questions before the […]

GBC to be retooled to work effectively as a Public Broadcaster

The Deputy Information Minister, now substantive Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has indicated the Government is looking at  possible means to revamp The State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to make it more viable. Responding to questions from MPs when he appeared before, The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday, 26th October, 2018, the former Joy FM […]

Electricity consumers to choose their own suppliers by 2023-Energy Commission

Energy consumers will by 2023 choose their own power suppliers as part of reforms to make the power supply subsector more competitive. Per the new arrangement, smaller private entities will be given the license to distribute power regardless of the meter they use. The current system limits consumers to purchase power from only one source […]

Appointments Committee of Parliament vets Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Vetting of six nominees for Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial positions is underway at Parliament.  Appearing before the Appointments Committee is Kojo Oppong Nkrumah for the Ministry of Information. Cynthia Morrison for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Evans Opoku-Bobie for the Brong Ahafo Region will appear later today. A statement issued by the […]

Dissolution of KNUST Governing Council unconstitutional – UTAG

The KNUST branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has described as unconstitutional the dissolution of the university’s Governing Council.  Reacting to the development after an Executive Committee meeting, the KNUST branch of UTAG said it is disturbed “by the dissolution of the University’s Governing Council by Government  which is in disregard to […]

2,700 Agric Extension Officers to be recruited under Planting for Food and Jobs Programme

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is to recruit 2, 700 new Agric Extension Officers this year to help with the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme. The recruitment comes as the Ministry is in dire need of Agric Extension officers. Presently there are only 1,600 of such officers out of which about 80 per […]

KNUST crisis: Government to take a decision on the way forward

Government is to take a decision on the way forward for KNUST after student protests on Monday led to the destruction of property worth thousands of cedis. The chaos also left a number of students and staff traumatized.       Series of meetings have been held  between  University officials,  Ministers of Education, the Interior, […]

Asantehene Osei Tutu  summons KNUST Governing Board, SRC to Manhyia 

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu who is also Chancellor of  KNUST has summoned the  Governing Board and the SRC to appear before Manhyia TOMORROW to explain the confusion that occurred on campus. The Bantamahene Baffour Amankwatia who led a delegation from the Traditional Council to the University to assess the extent of damage was appalled at […]

Shanghai Airport Launches New Security Clearance System Using Facial Recognition

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is China’s first to launch an automated security clearance system using facial recognition. Introduced on Monday 15 October in Terminal One, the eight security machines scan passengers’ ID cards and faces to check they match, reducing the clearance procedure time to around 12 seconds. It is only available to Chinese ID […]

China plans to ‘launch its own artificial moon’ by 2020

China is to launch an artificial “moon” into space that it hopes will illuminate one of the country’s biggest cities. Officials in Chengdu, a city of 14 million people in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, announced plans to place a satellite in orbit by 2020 capable of reflecting sunlight onto its streets at night, claiming it […]

Sunlight ‘may be best disinfectant for homes, hospitals', scientists claim

Sunlight may be the best disinfectant for homes and hospitals, scientists have discovered, as throwing the curtains wide kills half of the bacteria in dust. A study of dust collected from the vacuum cleaners of ordinary households found that letting in natural light could eradicate potentially harmful bugs linked to respiratory disease. Scientists at the […]

Benefits of Coconut Water

Coconuts are the fruit of the coconut palm, botanically known as Cocos nucifera. Coconut water only comes from young green coconuts, it is one of the best natural drinks. The coconut is known for being a light moisturizer that also decreases excessive oil on the skin, which could make it beneficial for smoothing out combination […]

'Tipsy' birds cause havoc and crash into windows

“Tipsy” birds have been flying into windows and cars after bingeing on fermented berries, police in the US have said. The Gilbert Police Department in Minnesota has received a series of strange calls about the “confused” strangers, who appeared to be “under the influence”. It is believed an early frost meant the berries had fermented […]

Seven envoys present credentials to President Akufo-Addo

Seven envoys on Tuesday presented their letters of credence to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at separate ceremonies at the Jubilee House. The envoys are Mr Aboubacar Sadikh Barry, Senegal; Ms Shani Cooper, State of Israel; Mrs Anne-Sophia Ave, France, and Mr Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Humaid, Qatar. The rest are Mrs Frances Virginia Anderson, […]

“100,000 NABCO Trainees Ready For Work” – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is confident of the success of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) progamme, explaining that in the National Builders Corps programme, the seeds for Ghana’s growth and future have been planted. President Akufo-Addo made this known on Wednesday, 17th October, 2018, when he declared the one hundred […]

Whale Cloud, Alibaba partner with Ghana on innovative city development

Whale Cloud, rebranded from ZTEsoft, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Ghana on innovative city development at the headquarters of Alibaba Group. Mr. Ben Zhou, CEO International of Whale Cloud, and Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Minister for Communications of the Republic of Ghana, signed the MoU on behalf of each party. […]

Students who fail to attend or arrive late for matriculation ceremonies to be dismissed

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Rev. Fr. Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, has warned that newly admitted students who attend matriculation ceremonies for regular students at the four university campuses late, will be walked out. He said in addition to that, the university would dismiss such students who were unable to […]

Troubling rate of Caesarean sections around the world – Report

Caesarean sections around the world are rising at a rapid rate, according to a report by an international team of doctors and scientists. Since 1990, C-sections have jumped from about 6% to 21% of all births, and there are no “signs of slowing down,” the researchers write in a commentary about the studies. C-sections have […]

President Buhari bans 50 high-profile Nigerians from travelling

The Nigerian presidency has released a statement announcing the placement of 50 high-profile Nigerians on travel restrictions. The individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, include those whose assets, valued at N50million and above, are subject of corruption investigation and litigation. The statement by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the measure is part of the implementation […]

Singapore Airlines executes world's longest ever non-stop flight

Singapore Airlines has executed the world’s longest ever non-stop flight after it completed its direct service between Singapore and New York on Friday. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900ULR took off Thursday from Changi Airport on its way to Newark Liberty International Airport, and covered the 9,000 nautical miles (9,537 miles) in 17 hours and 25 minutes. […]

GSMA rural connectivity fund targets Ghana, Uganda

The GSMA has launched a new Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity, aimed at expanding digital inclusion through innovative new technology solutions for connecting unserved rural communities. The Fund is backed by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and managed by the GSMA. The Fund will provide grants up to £300,000 and is open to […]

Switching To Solar Energy Dangerous Without A Maintenance Hub – Energy Expert

An Energy Expert, Mr. Kwame Jantuah has said that the first point of call for public institutions to switch to solar energy is to have a maintenance hub that would take care of the entire solar project. The Energy Expert said if a lot of public institutions are on solar energy but do not have […]

Non-Custodian Sentences, A Major Way To Decongest Prisons

The Chief Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, Superintendent Vitalis Aryeh has said that non-custodial sentences could be a major way to decongest the prisons if pursued. At a recent forum on non-custodial sentence in Accra, the Deputy Commissioner of Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Richard said that laws should […]

Naming and shaming teachers may break down confidence in Educational System – NAGRAT

The Vice President of the National Graduate Teachers Association (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba has said that if teachers are named and shamed for defiling students, it may break down the wall of confidence in the educational system. Mr. Jacob Anaba said such issues are sensitive and should be managed well to make sure that students who […]

3 more domestic airlines to become operational by December

The Minister of Aviation, Joseph Adda, has directed the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to ensure that all measures are taken to enable domestic airlines which have applications before it become operational before the end of the year. Three airlines namely BabyJet, Ashanti Air and Unity Air are currently at different stages of their certification process  to […]

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2 Delta Force suspects arrested over Old Tafo MP attack

Two out of the six NPP members who accosted old Tafo MP, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei in Kumasi have been arrested by the Police. The gentlemen, said to be members of the Delta Force Vigilante Group of the Party are alleged to have attacked the Monitoring and Evaluation Minister at a recent meeting in Kumasi […]

American scientists perform prenatal gene editing

American scientists have for the first time performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a deadly metabolic disorder in lab animals, offering the potential to treat human congenital diseases before birth. The study published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine described the proof-of-concept prenatal use of a low-toxic tool that can efficiently edit DNA building […]

KIA: Domestic flights to operate from Terminal 2

Domestic airline operations at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will be handled from Terminal 2, effective Monday, October 8, 2018. Domestic operations has been moved from Terminal 1 of the KIA, where it was previously handled to Terminal 2, which was previously used for international operations. This follows the successful migration of all international operations […]

Ghana ranked seventh wealthiest African country

Ghana has been ranked the seventh wealthiest country in Africa in a Report published in The AfrAsia Bank Africa Wealth Report 2018. Ghana’s capital Accra also maintained its 2017 ranking as the 10th wealthiest African city. The report covers wealth, luxury, prime property and wealth management trends in Africa from 2007 to 2017 with projections to […]

Consolidated Bank of Ghana to honour 3-year sponsorship contract with the Black Stars

The Consolidated Bank of Ghana Limited has decided to honour the remainder of a three-year sponsorship contract between dissolved uniBank and the senior national team, the Black Stars, Graphic Online has gathered. The initial three-year deal which saw uniBank become the official bank of the Black Stars was first signed between the bank and the […]

Christ Embassy Pastor Chris’ daughter marries Ghanaian fiancé

Gospel artist and first daughter of popular preacher, Ps Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy, Carrisa Sharon has tied the knot to Ghanaian businessman, Philip Frimpong. Sharon Oyakhilome, tied the knot traditionally with Philip Frimpong on Thursday. 25-year old Carissa Sharon, is the first of two daughters.

Ghana marks World Teacher Day with Ghana Teacher Prize 2018

Today is World Teacher’s Day. In Ghana the day is being marked with a Ghana Teacher Prize Award Ceremony at the Presbyterian Boys’ SHS, Legon in Accra. In attendance is Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who will crown the National Best Teacher for 2018. The National Teacher Awards have been rebranded ‘Ghana Teacher Prize’ with […]

New catalyst may help turn water into fuel – Study

Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) have developed a new catalyst that may have cleared the obstacles of abundance, stability in acid conditions and efficiency in generating hydrogen in a sustainable way. The catalyst is an electrocatalytic material made from mixing metal compounds with substance called perchloric acid. The researchers first experimented with the […]

NASA to participate in first Israeli moon mission

The Israeli Space Agency (ISA) announced Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with NASA to engage the American space agency in the first Israeli moon mission. SpaceIL is an Israeli nonprofit organization, established in 2011, aiming to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2019. As part of the agreement, the unmanned spacecraft will […]

Lithuania: Government Bans Use Of Phones In Streets

Lithuania’s phone-addicted pedestrians will have to do without mobile devices when they cross streets under a new regulation approved on Wednesday as the Baltic country seeks to curb traffic deaths. “Pedestrians must not use mobile devices before stepping onto the street or walking across it,” Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis told a cabinet meeting that was […]

UK accuses Russian spies of cyber-attacks

The UK government has accused Russia’s military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber-attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre says targets included firms in Russia and Ukraine; the US Democratic Party; and a small TV network in the UK. World Anti-Doping Agency computers are also said to have been attacked. Files later emerged showing […]

State Burial For Late Justice V.C.R.A.C Crabbe Underway

State funeral and burial for Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe is currently underway at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra.         Filing past started at 6am  followed by the pre-burial service at 9 am. The final funeral rites and reception will be held at the Accra […]

Three recipients named for 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics

Three scientists have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work with lasers. Arthur Ashkin of the United States was awarded half the $1.01 million prize; the other half is shared by Gerard Mourou of France and Canadian Donna Strickland. Sweden’s Royal Academy of Sciences, which chose the winners, said Ashkin, […]

AccorHotels announces First Pullman Hotel in Ghana

AccorHotels and Platinum Properties, the Project Company of the Pullman Accra Airport City, have announced the signing of a landmark agreement for Pullman Accra Airport City, the country’s first Pullman branded hotel and Pullman Living serviced apartments located in the heart of Accra’s Airport City. The agreement was recognised by Kwame Nyantekyi-Owusu, Chairman of Inter-Afrique […]

Use honey to treat cough instead of antibiotics

Honey and over-the-counter medicines should be the first line of treatment for most people with coughs, new guidelines recommend. Antibiotics should rarely be prescribed by doctors for coughs because in most cases they do little to improve symptoms, health officials say. Most of the time a cough will improve on its own within two to […]

CK Akunnor signs three-year deal as new Kotoko coach

Former Ghana international Charles Kwablan (CK) Akunnor has signed a three-year deal with Ghana Premier League club, Kumasi Asante Kotoko as their new head coach. He is expected to be unveiled by the club’s management on Wednesday. He replaces Paa Kwesi Fabin who resigned in September after seven months in charge of Kotoko.

Ghanaian pilot to fly World's biggest aircraft to Accra as Terminal 3 is inaugurated Tomorrow

Captain Solomon Quianoo is a Ghanaian pilot with Emirates Airlines. Educated at the Koforidua Sec Tech and the University of Ghana, his carrier spans about 14 years, about 7 and half of those with Emirates. He has operated different types of aircraft including Boeing 777 and A340 before gaining command to pilot the A380, the […]

Lifeless grass cutter bites boy to death

Wonders they say shall never end. A 14 year old boy has been bitten to death by a lifeless grass cutter at Sefwi Nkronua in the Western region. The incident happened when the boy alongside colleagues went hunting for the animals. The mysterious grass cutter which was killed four hours earlier is reported to have […]

Wearable ultrasound silicone patch for blood pressure monitoring

Researches led by the University of California San Diego have invented a new wearable ultrasound patch that monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin. The non-invasive method could help with the detection of cardiovascular anomalies. The work, published in the Nature Biomedical Engineering, reported that in tests, the patch performed as well as […]

Japanese scientists develop human eggs from blood cells for the first time

Producing eggs and sperm from stem cells has long been a science goal. In 2012, Mitinori Saitou at Kyoto University and his colleagues reported they produced mature mouse eggs and sperm from stem cells, and used them to breed healthy mouse pups. But scientists have been stumped in their attempts to get even close to […]

AfDB seeks partners to lift one billion people out of hunger globally

The African Development Bank has called on global partners to join hands to lift one billion people worldwide out of hunger and said it was leading the way by investing $24 billion in African agriculture over the next 10 years in the largest such effort ever. “We are not winning the war against global hunger,” […]

Melania Trump to visit Ghana, 3 other African countries

First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump plans to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt when she travels to Africa next week on her first major solo international trip as first lady. It will be the first time the First Lady will embark on such an international mission in Africa. The choice of the […]

South Africa extends visa waiver to Ghana, other countries

In a bid to boost tourism to the country, South Africa is finalising a number of visa waiver agreements with other countries, allowing travellers to enter the country without a visa. This announcement was made by Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday in Pretoria. Citizens from countries which will now no longer require […]

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Banks in Ghana are earning much profit and must be taxed

A Lecturer at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, Prof. Sajid Chaudhry, says banks in Ghana are making a lot of profit and needed to be taxed more. Addressing the media on the taxing of banks, Prof. Chaudhry said the big banks are making lots of profits, charging much on borrowers, but not paying […]

"Education in Ghana is more theoretical than practical" -NSMQ winners

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged educators to help reform the country’s educational sector by introducing methods to make education more practical, and less theoretical. Interacting with the winners of this year’s National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ), St. Peter’s Senior High School who returned from an international competition in Portugal recently, the President […]

Liberia issues travel ban after '$60m vanish'

Liberia’s government has banned 15 people, including the son of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, from leaving the country while it investigates the alleged disappearance of tens of millions of dollars intended for the central bank, the Ministry of Information has said in a statement. Border posts have been informed that Charles Sirleaf, the deputy […]

MallforAfrica invests in Chinese brands

MallforAfrica (MFA), Africa’s largest e-commerce platform, that makes possible for people to buy direct from US/UK Stores through their App, has announced its customers will now be able to purchase products from the most sought-after Chinese brands. The e-commerce giant currently sells into 17 African countries with plans on entering 10 more within the next […]

Access Bank, WorldRemit in instant money transfers deal

International digital money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered with Access Bank for instant money transfers to Access Bank accounts in Nigeria. The new partnership further expands WorldRemit’s presence in Nigeria, allowing its customers in over 50 countries to send money to millions of Access Bank accounts directly from their phones. Access Bank is a leading […]

Zoomlion drivers withdraw services as heaps of refuse pile up in Accra

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), wishes to inform the general public that, drivers of Zoomlion Ghana Limited [Accra Zone] have withdrawn their services from the city Monday morning without any official notice to the Assembly. According to a statement issued by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, this has resulted in  “uncollected solid wastes at various locations across […]

MTN launches 8th edition of i-Fest

MTN Ghana, the leading telecommunications service provider in Voice, Data and Mobile Money services is celebrating its annual Internet Festival dubbed “i-Fest”. The month-long festival which is in its eighth year, is to create awareness about the internet and the immense benefits of a brighter connected world. This year’s MTN i-Fest is being celebrated under […]

Public warned against patronising unlicensed financial Investment Schemes

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday cautioned the public against patronising unlicensed financial investment schemes and products, which are being marketed through various media forms, including electronic, outdoor and mass media advertising.  “Operators of these unlicensed financial investment schemes are in serious breach of various provisions of the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929) […]

"StarTimes Cup" to commence 23rd September

An invitational tournament involving 15 Premier League sides and 38 Division One League Clubs begins on the 23rd of September 2018. The tournament dubbed “StarTimes Cup” is being sponsored by pay-TV broadcaster, StarTimes. The winner of the “StarTimes Cup” would pocket GH₵ 40,000 whiles the runners-up earns GH₵ 10,000. This has been confirmed by the […]

State Funeral Service for Late Prof Atukwei-Okai held

A State Funeral and Burial Service has been held for renowned Poet and Former Secretary-General of the Pan African Writers Association PAWA, Professor Atukwei Okai, at the Accra International Conference Centre. The Body was laid in State for file past before the Service started at 9:00am. The ceremony which was attended by hundreds of people and […]

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Only 5 out of 24 adopted communities pass as Open Defecation Free

The Water, Sanitation and Hgyiene (WASH) programme under the auspices of World Vision Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has visited two Open Defecation Free (ODF) communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Volta Region, to ascertain the impact of the ODF on their health and wellbeing. The communities, Pampa and Fankyekor have been declared Open […]

Mortal remains of Kofi Annan leaves Geneva for Accra

A United Nations (UN) plane carrying the mortal remains of the former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Busumuru Kofi Annan has set off from Geneva, Switzerland to Accra. The casket, draped in a UN flag, is accompanied by his wife, children and some UN officials. The body of the global icon will be received […]

New robotic system for keyhole surgery to be released in the UK

A British company has designed the Versius robot in Cambridge by CMR Surgical, the Versius is smaller and the company believes it will be more flexible than existing robots, allowing it to perform a wider range of operations. Versius has independent modular arms which are “quick and easy to set up”, said Luke Hares, co-founder […]

New technology that can help predict fatal heart attacks – Study

Researchers have developed a new technology that can flag patients at risk of deadly heart attacks years before they occur, according to a study released by the University of Oxford. Researchers at the University of Oxford, working with colleagues in Germany and the United States, have demonstrated a technology that is capable of detecting the […]

Cyber fraud cases rises to 41.7% in Ghana's Banking Industry

Cyber fraud cases in the banking industry have increased by 41.66 per cent from 1002 cases in 2016 to 1418 cases in 2017, the Bank of Ghana has disclosed. Out of the number, 51.2 percent of the incidents were recorded in the non-banking financial institution sector. According to the Bank of Ghana, the fraud incidents […]

Cargill doubles purchase of cocoa from Ghana

The amount of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill in Ghana has doubled since the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) model, and over 13,000 cocoa farmers are now benefiting from the initiative – up by 30% from 10,000 a year ago. The figures have been published as Cargill makes its second sustainable premium […]

NPA CEO in ¢15.5billion rent advance deny

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has denied media reports that its Chief Executive Officer  has spent an amount of  15.5 billion cedis on a year’s rent advance.  According to a statement by the Authority, a story carried by the New Vanguard and the online portal www.thenewstateman.com on September 4, 2018, has it that, CEO of […]

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Crossing Mediterranean 'deadlier than ever' for migrants — UNHCR report

The proportion of people who are dying at sea trying to reach Europe has greatly increased, according to a new UNHCR report. Despite lower numbers of refugees and migrants crossing the sea than in 2017, the UNHCR reported one death for every 18 people that arrived via the Central Mediterranean route in Europe from January-July […]

Amazing benefits of mushrooms for a healthy skin

Mushroom contains Hyaluronic acid which is considered as the body’s internal moisturizer as it firms and plumps up your skin. It also contains a polysaccharide that is equally beneficial in hydrating your skin. Mushrooms contain compounds that have anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants as well. This superfood promotes healing and fights inflammation. The extracts of mushrooms […]

How to protect yourself from laptop radiation

Can you imagine your life without your laptop? Well, 90 per cent of the world’s population would say ‘No’. Laptops are the key productive devices used by students, professionals, homemakers and even by kids for entertainment. But at the same time, they are also one of the most significant sources of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) radiation, […]

CAF Confed Cup: Raja Casablanca beats Aduana Stars 6-0

Ghana’s Aduana Stars were smashed 6-0 by Raja Casablanca in their final Group A tie in the CAF Confederations Cup on Wednesday. Aduana Stars were already eliminated from the competition and were hoping to end their run on a good note but Raja, who needed a result to ensure top spot and a place in […]

Talal Fatal's son joins Europa FC

Gibraltar Premier Division side Europa FC have completed the signing of Jihad Fatal, the son of former Metro TV owner Talal Fattal. Jihad’s father owns a host of Ghanaian clubs including Accra Great Olympics, Zaytuna and SP Mirren through Optimum Media Prime but the youngster has decided to hone his talents abroad.The young attacker completed […]

President Akufo-Addo on five-day State visit to China

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo leaves Accra Friday for a five-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China. Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Information Minister designate, announced this Wednesday at a press briefing. During the visit President Akufo-Addo would hold bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi-Jiping, on economic relations between the two countries. The […]

Maritime trade increase to 11.8m tonnes

The Volume of goods passing through the country’s two seaports increased by 14. 3 per cent to 11.8 million tonnes in the first half of 2018. This is as a result of the relative improvements in some major macroeconomic indicators of the country. The rise in cargo throughput from 10.3 million tonnes in the first […]

Government begins Recruitment of teachers for double track system

Beginning September 2018, Senior High schools in Ghana will run a double track system on a semester module. As part of the process to put this in motion, the Ghana Education Service informs the general public that it is recruiting graduate teachers for the Senior High Schools as part of its arrangement for the launching […]

Facebook develops mesh Wi-Fi to deliver internet to 3.8 bn people

Facebook’s efforts to connect the unserved communities in the world with internet are picking up the pace. In its latest blog, the company provided some update to its Express Wi-Fi plans. Express Wi-Fi is aimed at setting up Wi-Fi networks and hotspots in regions where internet connectivity is low. The service was initially available in […]

Study discovers compounds that can reverse cell ageing

In a breakthrough study, researchers have developed new compounds that could reverse human cell ageing. The study was performed at the University of Exeter. Professor Lorna Harries said that the goal was to help people stay healthier for longer. She added, “This is about health span and quality of life, rather than merely extending lifespan.” […]

Black Stars squad for Kenya AFCON 2019 Group F qualifier released

Coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 21-man Black Stars squad that will play Kenya in an AFCON 2019 Group F qualifier on September 7, 2018. Inter Milan midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah returns to team after a three-year absence following recurrent injuries. Also missing from the list are Kayserispor forward Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew and his brother […]

Government Of Ghana, FIFA Meeting at Zurich

NEWS COMMENTARY EXAMINES OUTCOME OF GOG, FIFA ZURICH MEETING Ghana was shown a warning card by FIFA for its attempt to dissolve the Ghana Football Association, GFA. In a letter to the Government of Ghana, FIFA threatened to suspend the country from the World football governing body, if government does not withdraw the Ghana Football […]

Aretha Franklin: Funeral Date set for 31st August at Detroit

Aretha Franklin’s funeral will take place on 31 August in her home town of Detroit, Michigan. The late singer’s publicist confirmed the service will take place at the Greater Grace Temple and will be attended by family and friends. The 76-year-old died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday and will be buried at Detroit’s Woodlawn cemetery. […]

ECOWAS moves to develop regional strategies for AGOA, TIFA

A Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising of focal points from Directorates of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recommended that regional and national strategies be developed in order to optimize the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with the aim of boosting the economy of the region through trade. In […]

Nestlé Ghana appoints New Managing Director

Nestlé Ghana has appointed Mrs. Philomena Tan, Business Executive Officer (BEO) for MILO® in Malaysia and Singapore as its new Managing Director. This follows the recent appointment of outgoing Managing Director, Mrs. Freda Duplan who has been promoted Market Head of Nestlé Pakistan and is the First African Female to achieve this rank within the […]

Late J.H. Mensah buried

Burial and final funeral rites have been held for the late Elder statesman J.H Mensah. President Akufo Addo in a tribute to a man he described as his mentor said the country has lost a great iconic son who served the nation unreservedly. He said the late elder statesman will be remembered as one of […]

Beauty contestant dies during photo shoot at beach

Tragedy hit a group of beauty contestants when a strong wave hit them while they were taking a photo shoot at the Oasis beach in Cape Coast Thursday evening leading to the death of one of them. One of the ladies is still missing while two of them and a gentleman are on admission at […]

Fitness guide for new-age women

In the process of losing weight and staying fit, women often end up making mistakes like eating too less, not working out as per their body type and expecting instant results. It is essential to concentrate on having a balanced diet comprising all the nutrients, and compliment it with regular workouts by making exercise a […]

Android gets streaming support for hearing aids

Google has made its Android OS a little more accessible to those with hearing disabilities. The company has finally added support for streaming via hearing aids. Google has released an open specification for hearing aid streaming support on future versions of Android. This basically means, if you are using a hearing aid, you will be […]

YALI Leadership Center commences onsite training of young Africans

The YALI Regional Leadership Center (RLC) West Africa, Accra, has commenced an onsite training of 127 young Africans at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration GIMPA, Accra. The initiative, which forms part of the Emerging Leaders Programme and funded by USAID, Mastercard Foundation and other partners, is the eleventh to be held in […]

List: 400 Senior High Schools for double track system

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List of 400 Senior High Schools for double track system

Government has released a list of 400 out of the 696 public Senior High Schools that will be captured under the double-track system of enrollment. Beginning September 2018, second cycle schools in Ghana will run a semester module. Find below the List of Schools. DoubleTrackSchools

Ashanti Gold announces first results for Gourbassi West project in Mali

Gold exploration company Ashanti Gold Corp. has announced first results for Gourbassi West from the recently completed 105 hole Reverse Circulation and Diamond Drill, 12,283 metre drill program that tested mineralization on the Kossanto East Project in western Mali. Results presented fill-in gaps in previous drilling and test new step-out areas at Gourbassi West. The […]

Sahel Sahara and Omni Bank merge

Omni Bank owned by Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong and his wife, Mrs Agyepong and Sahel Sahara Bank owned by 13 Sahelian countries, have decided to merge in order to meet Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirement of GH¢400 million by December 2018. The merger deal, which has been approved by Bank of Ghana, BOG, […]

Tamale International Airport to provide Aircraft Maintenance Activities

Tamale International Airport,located in the Northern region of Ghana is to have Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility upon completion to provide aircraft maintenance activities. Ms Cecilia Dapaah, the outgoing Minister of Aviation, disclosed this when she met with Committee on Finance at Parliament to discuss the loan agreement between the Government of Ghana and […]

Ghana replies FIFA over international football ban threat

The Government of Ghana has told the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) that while it acknowledges its mandate to administer football activities globally, the government also has a responsibility to ensure that businesses operate legally in the country. The admonition is contained in a response to FIFA following its demand on Ghana to withdraw […]

PassionAir acquires three Q400 aircraft from Bombardier

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that the company successfully placed three pre-owned Q400 turboprops with PassionAir from the Republic of Ghana. The airline acquired the aircraft through a dry-lease with a third party. “Bombardier has sold about 3,500 new regional aircraft to date, and we continue to be very active on the used aircraft market.” […]