Government to support largest exporter of potatoes
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, has pledged Government’s support for Maphlix Trust Farms Limited, the nation’s largest exporter of potatoes. The Minister made the pledged when he visited the Company’s 2,000-hectare estate at Tadzewu in the Ketu North Municipality during a working tour of the Volta Region. Mr. Felix Kamassah, Managing […]
Ghana to host first-ever African Paralympic Games in 2023
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has offered its support to the National Paralympic Committee of Ghana (NPC-Ghana) to host the 2023 African Paralympic Games. A statement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports said, “the Ministry and government commit to offering all necessary support, logistics that will make hosting the African Para Games in […]
COVID-19 : Mass vaccination of the public begins today
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday started a mass administration of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to persons aged 18 years and above. The exercise begins today, September 24 in the Greater Accra Region and on Monday September 27 in the remaining 15 regions. The exercise which is expected to begin fully in all parts of […]
Energy Ministry to secure 100 per cent import waiver on electric vehicles
The Ministry of Energy is working closely with the Ministry of Finance to secure a 100 per cent import waiver on electric vehicles to the country. The initiative is to help drive the penetration of electric vehicles into the Ghanaian automobile market. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy, said this at the opening […]
Farmers trained on bamboo harvesting to mark World Bamboo Day
Some selected farmers at Mankranso and its environs in the Ahafo Ano South District have been trained on the proper harvesting of existing natural bamboo stands in their communities. The aim was to help protect natural bamboo stands as a valuable wood product and enhance their sustainability not only to protect the environment but also […]
Man grabbed with 656 ATM debit Cards remanded
Bachir Aminuo, a passenger, who was arrested with 656 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit cards at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Police investigations revealed that 656 ATM debit cards bearing different names issued by eight Nigerian banks and one Ghanaian bank respectively, were found […]
FIFA to hold online summit with Associations over Biennial World Cup
Football’s world governing body FIFA will hold a meeting with its member associations over the controversial plan to hold the World Cup every two years. An online summit on the international match calendar will take place on September 30, FIFA announced on Monday. FIFA’s proposal to hold World Cups every two instead of every four […]
ADB to collaborate with Development Bank on its agribusiness financing agenda
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) is looking forward to a closer collaboration with the new Development Bank Ghana (DBG) to push its agenda of agribusiness financing. The anticipated areas of collaboration include grant of financial assistance through ADB to medium and long-term industries. Dr. John Kuma, a Deputy Minister of Finance, said this when he […]
President Akufo-Addo leaves for Guinea to confer with Military junta
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, ECOWAS Chair, Friday left Accra for Guinea to meet her military leaders a day after the regional bloc imposed travel and financial sanctions on the junta and their families. The development is a follow up on the recommendations West African leaders made at the regional body’s Accra Extraordinary meeting to […]
PIAC to continue oversight responsibility on management of country’s petroleum revenues
The Chairman for the Public Interest and Accountability Committee, PIAC, Professor Kwame Adom- Frimpong, says per their mandate, the committee will continue to exercise oversight responsibility for the management and use of the country’s petroleum revenues for sustainable development. He was addressing journalists on the sidelines of a PIAC Forum on ten years of the […]
Nkurakan-Adukrom road opened to traffic following overflow of Afiefi River
The Kobokobo stretch of the Nkurakan-Adukrom road in the Eastern region, which was cut off as a result of the overflow of the Afiefi River after a downpour last Tuesday that went viral on social media, has been fixed and opened to traffic. When our news team got to the scene, the contractor was on […]
Weija Treatment Plant: Water expected to flow through taps from tomorrow
Water is expected to flow through the taps from tomorrow to residents of parts of Accra affected by repair works on the Weija Water Treatment Plant. The plant was shut down last Monday to allow engineers of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to undertake some repair works on its main 900-millimetre transmission pipelines. The […]
UNESCO Representative visits Northern Regional Minister
Mr Abdourahamane Diallo, Head of Office and Representative of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in Ghana has called on the Northern Regional Minister at his office in Tamale to brief him on UNESCO’s interventions in the region. Mr Diallo was accompanied by some staff of UNESCO in Ghana, and representatives of Norsaac, […]
NMC Chairman urges Journalists to report attacks on them for redress
Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafo, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) has appealed to journalists and media practitioners to make formal complaints about attacks on them and be ready to testify to seek redress. He said the NMC was a legitimate body to handle issues of attacks on journalists and appealed to them to cooperate to […]
