NDC allegations about Bolgatanga Multipurpose Sports Center false – NPP
The Upper East Regional Communication Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has debunked claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), that the Ministry for Inner-City and Zongo Development is constructing a Multipurpose Sports Centre in the region, valued at $250,000. According to the NPP, the actual amount for the construction of the project, is […]
Freight Forwarding: GRA revokes licenses of 11 companies, blocks 3 others
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stepped up efforts to sanitise the freight forwarding business by revoking the licenses of eleven more companies and blocking three others from operating for allegedly engaging in trade malpractices. It has also forwarded the names of some of the companies to the Economic and Organised […]
Northern Regional Police Command begins investigations into seized ammunition boxes
The Northern Regional Police Command has begun investigations into boxes of ammunition that were seized near Bimbilla in the northern region. According to the Command, although it may not have conclusive evidence, the seized ammunition could be linked to the clashes at Nakpache in the Yendi municipality which led to the death of local Chief […]
GRA raids retail shops in Koforidua over tax stamp
The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, has taken its tax stamp enforcement and compliance exercise education campaign to the Eastern Region. It is undertaking this exercise in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service to raise awareness on the excise tax. The exercise was led by the Senior Revenue Officer at the Tax Force Head Office of […]
Vandalism is not an acceptable youthful behaviour in a progressive society- Adentan MCE
The Municipal Chief Executive of Adentan, Alexander Nii Noi Adumoah, has called on the youth to cultivate a high sense of integrity, and eschew parochial interest when entrusted with position of power. He made these remarks during the commemoration of the African Youth Day at Adentan, near Accra. African Youth Day is commemorated every year […]
More than 5,000 households, schools to be provided with toilet facilities
5,000 households and 60 schools in the Greater Accra region are to get toilet facilities at highly subsidized prices. The initiative, under the ‘Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihoods Improvement Project, GASSLIP, will see beneficiaries pay 30 percent of the cost while the project takes up the remaining 70. These were announced at the inauguration […]
Public Universities directed to remove staff aged above 65 from government payroll
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) has directed public universities to remove all staff aged above 65 from the government payroll. According to a letter from the NCTE to all public universities, only academic staff aged between 60-65 must be given post-retirement contracts effective the 31st of this month. The letter signed by the […]
Exhibition of voters' register to begin on October 25
A seven-day voters’ exhibition is to be carried out in four regions of the country from Thursday October 25 to Wednesday October 31. The exercise, which is being conducted by the Electoral Commission in the Western, Volta, Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions, will capture 47 districts and municipalities covering the six new regions to be […]
Sanitation Minister hints of plans to clean gutters in Accra
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has hinted of plans to clear gutters in the capital of filth. In an interaction with the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), she said she is at a loss as to why garbage gathered in gutters are not collected by the service providers. She said Metropolitan, […]
GHS, partners develop rubella-measles vaccines
The Ghana Health Service and its partners have developed a rubella-measles containing vaccines that can eliminate the two viruses, as well as communicable diseases in line with the Sustainable Development Goal SDGs and the achievement of the Universal Health Coverage UHC, by the year 2030. The vaccines are to be administered concurrently with the Vitamin […]
Gov't approves massive recruitment into various security services- Interior Minister
The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery says government has given approval for massive recruitment into the various security services. In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister said this will go a long way to reduce unemployment in the country and also solve the problem of deviant behaviour by the youth. The issue […]
GJA breaks ground for media village project
The much awaited GJA media village project commenced on Monday after a brief ground breaking ceremony at the project site at Pampaso in the Eastern region of Ghana. A portion of the 25 acre stretch of land has been cleared for the construction of the first 100 housing units within the next 12 months. Breaking […]
Midwives urged to uphold professional ethics
Special advicer to the Minister of Health, Dr. Baffour Awuah says that part of the solution to the high maternal mortality rate in Ghana, lies with midwives abiding by their ethics and code of conduct. Addressing executives of the National Association of Registered Midwives, at its third quarter national meeting in Accra, Dr. Baffour Awuah […]
Accra Girls SHS broken walls construction begins
The Accra Girls Senior High School has cut the sod to construct a wall around the school. This is to help prevent intruders and cattle from gaining access to the school compound. Speaking at the ceremony, the PTA Chairman, Emmanuel Thompson said it’s been quite a long journey and the decision to construct the wall […]
