Kofi Buah urges govt to revamp upstream petroleum sector
Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, former Minister of Energy, has asked the Government to, as matter of urgency, revamp the nation’s upstream petroleum sector. He said he was concerned about the likely collapse of the sector, and for the upstream oil industry to be sustained there should be bases for continuous production and development of […]
Government to focus on local content and value addition in mining industry-Minister
Government will shift focus on fiscal returns in the mining industry to promoting local content and participation, value addition, and resource-based industrialization, Mr George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has said. Speaking at the opening of the West Africa Mining and Power Conference Digital Series, Mr Duker said the move was […]
Denmark envoy calls on Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S. K Bagbin will address a ceremony to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Ghana and Denmark. The high-level virtual event, scheduled for June 16, would also be used to celebrate this year’s Constitution Day of Denmark. The Speaker, aside from his presentation, would explore new ways […]
Ghana’s cocoa sector under threat from illegal mining activities
The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Agriculture, has called for a unified voice from all stakeholders against illegal gold mining activities (Galamsey). It said that had become necessary because the activities were threatening Ghana’s Cocoa sector. Mr Anthony Selorm K. Morrison, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), who […]
Murder trial of former MP for Abuakwa North adjourned to June 14
An Accra High Court has adjourned the murder trial of J.B. Danquah Adu, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, to June 14. The adjournment was to enable defence counsel to continue with further cross examination of Stephen Apraku, the former legislature’s security man. Earlier, Apraku, answering questions administered by Mr Yaw Dankwah, […]
ASEPA Executive Director, Mensah Thompson Robbed
The Executive Secretary of Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Mensah Thompson is reportedly attacked by robbers in his home and made away with phones and 8,000 cedis cash. Mr. Mensah Thompson who confirmed the incident via telephone interview with gncghanaonline.com noted that, “yes it is true, I was attacked by robbers at […]
“Gov’t using digital technology to stimulate growth in economy” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government is employing the application of digital technology to stimulate the growth and transformation of the Ghanaian economy, and, thereby, help ensure that every Ghanaian derives maximum benefit from this process. Speaking at the launch of the 25th anniversary of MTN, on Wednesday, 2nd June […]
NDC hosts virtual lecture to mark 42nd anniversary of June 4th uprising
The Leadership of the National Democratic Congress is set to mark the 42nd anniversary of the June 4th Uprising with a virtual lecture at the National Headquarters, Accra. According to the programme, there will be a wreath-laying ceremony at Dr. Bannerman’s Park, Korle Gonno on Friday June 4th, 2021 at 7:30 am, and it will […]
Supreme Court saves Ghana from GHC1.27 billion judgement debt
Ghana has been saved from paying GHC1.27 billion as judgement debt to NDK Financial Services Limited. NDK Financial Service has made claims that it was entitled to the said amount as judgement debt following a judgement by the Supreme Court. However, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah, […]
Fiifi Kwetey sets the tone for June 4 celebration in Accra
The former National propaganda Secretary and former Member of Parliament of Ketu South on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress have established the mood for the celebration of June 4 in Accra. In a statement issued in Accra, Fiifi Kwetey noted that it is not enough to commemorate June 4 once a year but it […]
Mother and child perish after building collapse
A woman and her three-year-old daughter perished on Wednesday when the house they lived in collapsed at Kasaam in the Kwabre-East District of the Ashanti Region. Maame Akua and her child, Ama Serwaa, reportedly died at the hospital in the early hours of Wednesday. Mr. Attakora Amaniampong, the Assembly member of Kasaam, told the Ghana […]
Man sustaining gun-shot wounds in robbery attack dies
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has confirmed the death of one Collins Dapaah, a 43-year-old businessman, who sustained gun-shot wounds in a robbery attack at Buokrom Estate Junction in Kumasi, on Tuesday, June 01. The incident, which occurred in broad daylight, reportedly saw the armed gang bolting with over GH₵140,000.00. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) […]
KMA, Social Welfare Department to clear child beggars off streets
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is working with the Department of Social Welfare to clear the streets of child beggars. “The presence of the teeming child beggars on our streets, most of them migrating from foreign countries, is becoming an albatross on our neck,” Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), bemoaned. The MCE, […]
Horticulture gets support
A delegation from the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, is in Ghana to observe the progress of “Horticulture in Ghana for a brighter future” project being rolled for some 400 youth in the country, expected to make them employable. The project; Horticulture for Entrepreneurship, is also training some 40 model farmers as lead farmers […]
