Democratic Forum congratulates new IGP, asks him to make police recruitment transparent
The Democratic forum has congratulated the newly Inspector General of Police and charged on him to make police recruitments transparent and investigate all police brutalities. The President yesterday announced the appointment of an acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) in the person of Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to replace James Oppong-Boanuh. In the same release, […]
Fisheries Ministry poised to eliminate illegal fishing methods
Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD), says the Ministry is poised to combat and eliminate the use of illegal methods for fishing. She said illegal fishing methods, including the use of light, dynamite and Dichloro-diphenyl-tricholoroethane continued to pose serious health implications to fish consumers and affected the country’s fisheries value […]
First Lady commissions waiting lounge at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
The First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Wednesday commissioned a 150 seater waiting lounge for visitors and relatives of detained patients of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The waiting area, called “The Atlantic Lounge” was constructed by the First Atlantic Bank, upon a request by Mrs Akufo-Addo. It is fitted with washrooms and other auxiliary facilities, […]
Government releases over Gh316, million for SHS feeding
The Ministry of Education since January 2021, has released a total of Gh316,402,165.00 to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) and Heads of Senior High Schools for the payment of food items for the School Feeding Programme. The Ministry on July 9, 2021, released an amount of Gh 88,053,148.80 to the NAFCO and the […]
37 Military Hospital to pay over GHc1M for negligence
An Accra High Court has awarded damages in the sum of over GH¢1million against the 37 Military Hospital for maternal negligence. Mrs Helena Brema Nyamekye, a 27-year-old PhD Student is said to have bled profusely to death shortly after labour in 2015, when doctors rejected a request from the husband for her to deliver through Caesarean Section. […]
Producer Price Inflation Rate in June 2021 is 10.1%
The Producer Price Inflation rate for June 2021 dropped to 10.1 percent representing a 1.7 percentage point decrease in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in May 2021 (11.8%). This rate only indicated that between June 2020 and June 2021 (year-on-year), the PPI increased by 10.1 percent. The manufacturing sub-sector recorded the highest year-on-year […]
Abu Jinapor commissions MP’s office complex at Damongo
The Member of Parliament for Damongo and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel A. Jinapor, on 18th July 2021 commissioned an office complex to serve his Damongo Constituency with recitations of the Quran by Islamic Clerics from Laribanga. In a post on facebook, the MP stated that “this office should be an avenue to […]
Book titled “Selected Papers and Lectures on Ghanaian Laws” launched
A book authored by Professor Samuel Kofi Date-Bah, a retired Supreme Court Judge, on “Selected Papers and Lectures on Ghanaian Laws”, has been launched in Accra. The 323-page hard cover, published by Digibooks Ghana Limited, was launched by Mr Jones Dotse, a Supreme Court Judge. The compendium contains various Papers and Lectures on Ghanaian Law […]
Ghana to host Pan African Heritage world conference in August
Dr Yaw O. Adutwum, the Minister of Education will deliver the keynote address at the first Pan African Heritage World Conference in Accra on August 6, 2021. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said the three-day event from August 5 to 7, 2021 would be a hybrid and virtual at the Association of […]
Media personalities lead Volta tourism promotion initiative
Celebrated media practitioners hailing from the Volta Region have embarked on a weekend tour of attractions in the Region to whip up promotion. The Volta Regional Coordinating Council, the Ghana Tourism Authority, and the private sector, led by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) put together a “Visit Volta” campaign to herald the fifth Volta […]
National dialogue needed to operationalise reproductive health issues-NPC
Dr Leticia Appiah, the Executive Director of, National Population Council (NPC) has called for a national dialogue on how to operationalise the prioritization of reproductive health to create an enabling environment for national development. “There is the need to consider reproductive health in the wider context of the national development strategy and to embark on […]
UWR Minister worried over reports of homosexuality/lesbianism
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has expressed worry over recent reports of homosexuality and lesbianism among the youth in their communities. “These practices are strange and not in tandem with our culture. As Muslims, the Holy Quran in surah Ash-shuran verse 160 to 174 narrates the story of the people of […]
Fluctuating commodity prices at major markets in Tema
Commodity prices at major markets in Tema have become unpredictable since the onset of the rainy season. While some of the traders blamed the trend to scarcity of the foodstuffs others are blaming the fluctuations on poor roads that were impeding the transportation of the goods from the farming communities to marketing centres. Prices of […]
Parliament: NDPC presents government’s 2022-2025 socio-economic policies
The National Development Planning Commission, NDPC has presented government’s 2022-2025 coordinated socio-economic policies to Parliament, for consideration and approval. This follows an extensive consultation with CSOs, District Assemblies, the Private Sector and other key stakeholders across the country. Implementation of the plan is backed by legislation and every project is expected to undergo critical value-for-money […]
