Koku Anyidoho calls for review of NDC’s constitution for unity and power
The former Deputy General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Founder, and President of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Sitsofe Anyidoho has called for reforms in Party to re-position it for power come 2024 and beyond. He said NDC needs a constitutional review to redefine some of the articles and clauses in order to avert […]
Volta House of Chiefs charges Traditional leaders to strictly enforce coronavirus protocols
The Volta Region House of Chiefs has called on traditional authorities to heighten enforcement of the coronavirus protocols in the wake of the emergence of the new variant. A statement by Mr. Harry Attipoe, Registrar of the House, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the dreaded delta variant had made a home […]
Failure to dismiss Health Minister will dent government’s anti-corruption fight -Vitus Azeem
Anti-corruption crusader, Mr Vitus Azeem, says the refund of $2.4 million by Dubai-based Businessman, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Makhtoum, over the botched Covid-19 vaccine deal does not exonerate the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu. He said the Health Minister had breached the Public Procurement Law for entering into an international transaction without parliamentary approval and insisted […]
COVID-19: Vaccination for public begins today in Accra, Kumasi
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has started COVID-19 vaccination for the public in eleven selected districts in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions today, August 13. The vaccination exercise is opened to all persons 18 years and above in seven districts in Accra and four districts in Kumasi identified to be COVID-19 ‘hotspots’ in the […]
Chale Wote Street festival goes virtual
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says this year’s edition of the popular annual street art festival dubbed: “Chale Wote Festival” will be held virtually. The AMA said “this has become necessary due to the surge in the COVID 19 cases and in compliance with the President’s 26th update on the COVID 19 protocols for people […]
Pressure from my pregnant partner forced me to steal- Trader
A 27-year-old trader who stole sacks of used clothes and shoes from his colleague traders valued at GH¢10,570.00 has told an Accra Circuit Court that he was forced to steal based on pressure mounted on him by his pregnant partner. Kingsley Kwame Yeboah said his work was not earning him enough to take care of […]
COVID-19: Hassan Ayariga discharged from hospital, thanks healthcare workers
Founder and Leader of All People’s Congress (APC) has expressed gratitude to God, and all health workers who took care of him when he got infected with COVID-19. A post on his Facebook wall showed that he was discharged Thursday after three weeks of care at the Maritime and the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in […]
Five alleged Fulani kidnappers arrested
Chinderi District Police Command in the Oti Region has arrested five Fulani suspects for allegedly kidnapping two Fulani minors, aged 12 and 16, respectively. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), John Nchor, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Oti Region, in a statement said on July 31, 2021, the Chinderi District Command received a distress call from one […]
Three Town SHS student stabs Teacher
A final year student of Three Town Senior High School (SHS) at Hedranawo in the Ketu South Municipality has stabbed his teacher with a sharp object on campus. The teacher, John Akey Kwashi who teaches Information Communication Technology (ICT), was allegedly attacked for preventing the final year Visual Arts student from bullying a junior student. […]
Tema Homowo commemoration starts with durbar
The commemoration of the 2021 Tema Homowo festival has started with the government donating assorted food and beverages to support the festival. The donation to the people of Tema Newtown includes bags of maize which forms the key ingredient for the preparation of the Ga sacred food ‘Kpokpoi’ to signify the hooting at hunger; alcoholic […]
Ho Technical University, Japan Motors operationalise vehicle service centre
The Ho Technical University (HTU) in collaboration with the Japan Motors Trading Company (JMTC) have opened a vehicle service centre at the campus of the University. This comes as a result of a long-standing relationship between the University and the Company and would bring world-class services closer to people using Japan Motors products in and […]
Inflation for July 2021 stands at 9.0%.
The year-on-year inflation rate between July 2020 and July 2021 stood at 9.0% with month-on-month inflation for the same period (June 2021 – July 2021) was 1.6%. According to GSS boss, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the year-on-year variation between food (9.5%) and non-food inflation (8.6%) was 0.9% and the month-on-month food inflation exceeds non-food inflation […]
Poor data collection affecting healthcare delivery- Accra Regional Health Directorate
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate (GARHD) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified poor data collection as one of the factors affecting service delivery in health care facilities. GARHD said inadequate data on antenatal, maternal, and child health had contributed significantly to poor outcomes in health delivery. This was disclosed at the GARHD’s […]
Lebanese arrested for operating illegal insurance firm
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) in a joint operation with the Ghana Police Service has arrested a Lebanese, Gabriel Medawar, for operating an unlicensed Insurance broking firm contrary to section 109 of the Insurance Act 2021 (Act 1061). The illegal company operating under the business name, Harmonia Insurance Group, carried out its operations in a […]
