Ghana Requires Strong Agricultural sector– Kenneth Danso
The Director of Biotechnology and Nuclear Research Institute, Prof Kenneth Danso says for Ghana to developed, it requires a strong agricultural sector which is the bedrock of every society. Speaking at a media awards organised by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, OFAB in Accra, Prof Danso was of the view that scientific technology cannot be left out in […]
AWCON 2018: CAF denies stripping Ghana off hosting rights
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has denied media reports that Ghana has been stripped off the hosting rights for the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations slated to come off in December. In a statement released Monday evening, CAF however said the matter will be discussed at a meeting on the 12th of September with […]
National Cathedral Committee Members to meet the Press today over Public Concerns
The 13-member committee responsible for the construction of the National Cathedral will later today (Tuesday) meet the Press to address the backlash against the Project. This comes after some members of the public raised concerns over the relevance of the project and the inconvenience its construction is creating for judges already occupying the proposed site […]
Calls to relocate site for National Cathedral, as court injunction looms.
General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, Reverend Emmanuel Bariga has suggested an alternative site for the proposed National Cathedral which is generating a lot of controversy. Speaking on Radio Ghana’s Current Affairs Programme, “Behind the News”, Reverend Bariga said the controversy surrounding the project casts a slur on its relevance, hence, another site should […]
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, […]
