Govt to revamp Aayalolo bus service
The Minister of Transport, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has expressed the government’s commitment to revamp the “Aayalolo Bus Service” to improve urban mobility in Accra and three other capital cities, namely Sekondi-Takoradi, Kumasi and Tamale. He said the government and stakeholders would allow lessons from the suspended bus service operations in Accra guide them in […]
Encroachment on rail lines GRCL considering fencing
The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) is considering the option of fencing rail lines in parts of the country as a permanent solution to encroachment along the rail corridor. Currently, the company is holding consultations with stakeholders in the country and seeking expert advice from foreign best practices to find a permanent solution to encroachment […]
Demonstration against luxury vehicle tax postponed to March 7
The proposed demonstration by six groups against the luxury vehicle tax has been postponed to March 7, this year. About 2,000 luxury vehicle owners were expected to take part in the demonstration which was scheduled for today by driving their vehicles to the premises of the Ministry of Finance, Parliament House and the Jubilee House. […]
NC quashes 'Masters Degree requirement' reports for GFA presidential aspirants
The Normalisation Committee (NC) has described as false media reports that having a Masters Degere will be used as a criteria in vetting candidates for the Ghana Football Association presidential race. The fake news has sparked debates on sports programmes of some radio stations in the country. Economist and former Hearts of Oak management member […]
Govt will support 18-year-old inventor – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has pledged the government’s support for an 18-year-old inventor who has used empty paper boxes and other materials to design a remote-controlled dummy vehicle, an electronic wardrobe and other items. The prodigy, Samuel Naamgwinaa, who is a first-year student of the Don Bosco Technical Institute at […]
Demand legal stay of foreigners before renting out properties – GIS
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has asked landlords and property owners to demand proof of residence or legal stay of foreign nationals before renting out their properties to them. The GIS warned that it would begin prosecuting landlords and property owners who rented out their facilities to foreigners without proper immigration documents. According to the […]
DVLA goes digital to safeguard security of vehicles
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has started the conversion of manual vehicle registration documents into electronic formats, in line with reforms at the authority. The institution has so far captured data from 1995 to 2016 onto the electronic platform as part of efforts towards enhancing vehicle information security and making searches stress free. […]
Florence Dadson and Linda Eshun inducted into Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame
Black Queens duo Florence Dadson and Linda Eshun have been inducted into the Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place on Saturday at the school’s Athletic Convocation Centre. Dadson, based in the States and married to David Accam of MLS side Philadelphia Union, was present to pick up her award. Eshun, […]
Gov't Procures 275 Ambulances
Two hundred and seventy-five ambulances procured by the government are set to arrive in the country by the end of April this year. The vehicles are to be distributed to all constituencies in the country. Currently, there are less than 100 functional ambulances operating in some parts of the country. The Director-General of the Ghana […]
Third German-African Business Summit opens in Accra Tuesday
Over 500 German and sub-Saharan African high-ranking business executives and government representatives have arrived in Ghana for the third German-African Business Summit (GABS). The three-day Summit will focus on new opportunities and also learn from already existing experiences of German-African business relations. The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Muller and […]
EC appeals for more time to implement ROPAA
The Electoral Commission( EC) has filed a motion appealing to the Accra High Court to extend the deadline that the court gave it to operationalise the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA), 2006 (Act 699), which gives Ghanaians in the Diaspora the right to vote from abroad. On December 18, 2017, the Human Rights […]
Kevin Prince Boateng reveals he struggled at Tottenham because he was overweight
Barcelona forward Kevin Prince Boateng has disclosed that he struggled when he joined Tottenham Hotspurs because he could not control his weight. Boateng who is on loan at Barcelona from Sassuolo says when he first arrived in London, he did not pay attention to his diet and that affected his weight. After leaving Tottenham, he […]
Medical drones take off 2nd quarter
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for the distribution of essential emergency medical supplies to various health facilities across the country is set to begin full operations before the end of the second quarter of the year. Presently, construction work on the base for the flights, a facility which is expected to be the […]
CID officer aided my escape from cells – Takoradi kidnapping suspect
Sam Udoetuk Wills, the suspect in the kidnapping of three girls in the Western Region, has told a Takoradi District Court that an officer of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) assisted him to escape from police custody. According to him, the CID officer together with his two friends whose names he gave as Kwesi and […]
