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 […]
