Consolidated Bank Ghana lays off 1700 Workers
About a thousand seven hundred (1,700) employees of the newly established Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), will lose their jobs by the end of next month. Out of the number, 700 were mobile Bankers of the erstwhile BEIGE Bank, while a thousand were former employees of the Royal Bank, Construction Bank, Unibank and Sovereign Bank, who were […]
President Akufo Addo congratulates Isaac Dogboe
President Akufo Addo has congratulated World Boxing Organisation super Bantamweight (WBO) Champion Isaac Dogboe, nicknamed “Royal Storm”. The President took to his twitter page on Monday to send a congratulatory message to the Boxer and also to wish him the best of luck in the future. According to the President “Ghanaian people are […]
Akrasi Sarpong calls for review of national drug policy
Mr. Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong, a former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, has called for a review of the national policy on drugs and narcotics. He said there must be a drug policy reform to ensure that those addicted were seen and treated as sick, and not criminals. Mr. Sarpong made this submission at […]
Genetically Modified Crops Are Not Harmful: Scientist Assures Farmers.
A Senior Scientist at the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR-STEPPRI, Dr. Richard Ampadu Ameyaw has dispelled the fear and apprehension that farmers and Ghanaians at large have about genetically modified crops saying, there is nothing chemical or artificial about the process. Speaking to farmers at an agricultural forum organised by the Alliance […]
Ghana stripped of 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations hosting rights
Ghana has been stripped of the right to host the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) after a decision by the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. With just three months before the start of the competition CAF has been left unimpressed with the progress work at venues for the competition […]
AROCHA Ghana criticises Chinese mining Company making incursion into the Atewa forest.
The Executive Director of AROCHA Ghana, a group against mining in the Atiwa forest, Daryl Bosu has cited a Chinese mining company which is making incursion into the Atewa forest. The Atewa forest which has been designated as a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area inhabits some animal species which are considered to be extinct. According to Daryl, […]
Technocrats Commend Chinese Government for offering training opportunities to Ghanaians.
Ghanaian technocrats who benefited from various training programmes in China have lauded the Chinese government for its support to Ghana in the area of capacity building for Ghana’s human resource. They described the training programmes as useful, relevant and important. They called for the expansion of the programmes to more technical areas to hone specific […]
Suhum: PAC Demands Stiffer Punishment for an "Extortionist" at Death and Birth Office
The Public Accounts Committee, PAC, of Parliament has called for stiffer punishment for an officer at the Birth and Death registration office at Suhum in the Eastern Region. The officer is reported to have overcharged more than 500 birth certificate applicants in 2016. The Auditor General, in his report, directed the officer to refund a […]
COPEC Calls for Dialogue On Pricing Formula, Following Another Fuel Price Increase.
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is calling for a national dialogue on the pricing formula for petroleum products. This comes after a two percent fuel price increase which took effect on Saturday. COPEC in a statement in Accra, signed by its Executive Secretary Duncan Amoah said the price increase cannot continue as it only worsens the plight […]
Advocates Against Gender Based Violence Want Victims Voices Amplified To End The Cruelty
Victims’ revelations are often the best testament to violations against women. That is why advocates against Gender Based Violence want the voices of the victims to be amplified to give leverage to the issues and also garner support to bring an end to violence against women. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA estimates that one in […]
We Will Deepen Marketing Opportunities for Ghana's Agricultural Sector- Dutch Agricultural Counselor to Ghana and West Africa.
The newly appointed Dutch agricultural counselor to Ghana and the rest of West Africa, Bram Wits has revealed his ambition to partner government, the private sector and relevant institutions to unearth the full commercial potential of the country’s agricultural value chain, as bilateral and development relations between the two countries evolve from aid to trade. […]
33 U.S Peace Corps Education Volunteers Begin Work in Communities Across Ghana.
Thirty-three (33) Peace Corps Education Volunteers from the US have been sworn-in at a ceremony at the US Ambassador’s residence in Accra to begin a two-year service in Ghana. The volunteers will teach Special Education, Visual Arts, Mathematics, Science among other subjects in Basic and Senior High Schools nationwide. At the swearing-in, Charge D’Affairs at […]
Atal Behari Vaypayee: Former India PM Dies at 93
Former Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has died aged 93. He was being treated for age-related illnesses in Delhi’s AIIMS hospital. Vajpayee was one of the founding members of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which currently governs India. Considered a giant of Indian politics, he served as prime minister three times between […]
Egyptian mummification 'recipe' revealed
Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe – first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from 3,700-3,500 BC revealed the recipe and confirmed that it was developed far earlier and used more widely than previously thought. The Egyptian Museum […]
