President Akufo-Addo commissions rice factory at Sefwi-Akontombra
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 5th September 2021, commissioned the GH¢6.7 million Sefwi Akontombra rice processing factory, as part of his 2-day tour of the Western-North Region. The rice factory is a state-of-the-art rice facility, with the capacity to produce between 1.5 and 2.8 tonnes of processed rice per […]
Journalism Training Institutions asked to consider courses in local languages
Professor Kwame Karikari, a Communication Educator, has asked Journalism training institutions to consider the introduction of courses in local languages to promote professionalism in non-English radio stations. He said though professionalism was quite high in the media landscape, the wrong use of local languages by radio stations was a great concern. Prof Karikari said this […]
Dock labourer sentenced for attempting to stowaway
The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced Emmanuel Atinga, a labourer with the Ghana Dock Labour Company to a fine of GHC2,400.00 or in default serve a four-month jail term for attempting to stowaway to Belgium. The court presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway sentenced the accused after he pleaded guilty to the charge […]
Melcom Group of Companies acquires Pizza Hut franchise to operate in Ghana
Melcom Group of Companies, one of the multinational in businesses in Ghana has announced its entry into the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) business by acquiring the International Franchisee Rights for Pizza Hut in Ghana. This franchisee will be operated by the group company known as Skyline Investments Limited. Pizza Hut is globally recognized as the […]
Report: 691 pregnant girls return to school in Eastern Region
Statistics from Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicate that a total of 691 teenage girls returned to school either pregnant or after given birth as at May this year. The report, representing 27 Municipal and District assemblies, showed that whiles 477 girls went back to school pregnant, 214 had given birth. […]
Ghana Red Cross begins house-to-house sensitisation on floods
The Community Disaster Preparedness and Response Teams of the Ghana Red Cross Society have begun house-to-house education to sensitise communities along river banks in the Northern, North East and Savannah Regions. The education is tailored to encourage community members farming along river banks, especially the Black and White Volta rivers to move to higher grounds, […]
Let’s use psychological assessment tools to measure motives of serial killers
Dr Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Clinical Psychologist and Lawyer, Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Cape Coast, has called for the use of psychological assessment tools to measure and understand the motives and behaviours of persons who commit heinous crimes. She said interrogations and investigations on the causes of the acts of violent offenders such as […]
Community surveillance key to forestalling violent extremism- Security Operative
A National Security Operative, Mr Mike Danquah, has emphasised the importance of community surveillance and neighbourhood watch in dealing with violent extremism and terrorist activities. He said though the security personnel were doing their best in patrolling the country to ensure safety and security, communities must have watch committees to augment efforts of the security […]
Dogbegah chairs African Corporate Governance Network
Mr. Rockson Dogbegah, the President of the Institute of Directors (IOD) Ghana, has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the African Corporate Governance Network (ACGN). Dr. Mike Eric Juru, President of the Institute of Directors, Zimbabwe (IoDZ)was also elected as Vice Chairman, Victoria Silutongwe, a past President of the Institute of Directors Zambia, as […]
COVID-19 claims 38 lives in Bono Region in 21 days
The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has killed 38 people in the Bono Region within 21 days, Dr Prince Quarshie, the Acting Deputy Director, Public Health at the Regional Health Directorate said on Wednesday. This puts the region’s death toll to 72, he told Journalists in Sunyani, saying, the region’s total active case stood at […]
Two dead in accident on Asukawkaw mountain
Two people on board a trailer truck with registration number GS 3860-Z are reportedly dead after the truck veered off and plunged into the Asukawkaw mountain in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region. The deceased—the driver and mate of the vehicle—are believed to be heading to Dambai from Accra. Inspector Lawrence Addo of […]
Ho Technical University to install it’s invented solar-powered irrigation system in 3 tertiary institutions
The Ho Technical University will demonstrate the use of an innovative solar-powered irrigation system, becoming the first Technical University in the country to achieve the feat. The initiative, under the GIZ Green People’s Energy Project, seeks to develop the capacity of training institutes and technicians in solar-powered irrigation systems in Ghana. The Project will install […]
Shai Osudoku MP asks GHS to post only committed Staff to Odumse Clinic
The Member of Parliament for Shai Osudoku Constituency in The Greater Accra Region has appealed to The Ghana Health Service to post only committed Staff to the newly constructed Clinic at Odumse, near Dodowa. Speaking at the ceremony to commission the facility on 19th August 2021 at the Odumse madam Linder Akweley Ocloo seized the […]
Nadowli/Kaleo MP Anthony Mwinkaara Sumah presents relief items to flood victims
A Member of Parliament for Nadowli/Kaleo Constituency, Anthony Mwinkaara Sumah, has presented some relief items to affected communities in the recent devastating floods in his constituency. The items include 150 bags of rice (50 Kg), 22 cartons of oil, 50 baskets of dried fish (keta school boys), 44 cartons of tin tomato and 20 bags […]
