GBC’s Oforiwa Darko adjudged Ghana Cocoa Awards’ Journalist of the Year
By Joseph Yoyowa Akua Oforiwa Darko has been adjudged the journalist of the year for the 2021 Ghana Cocoa Awards, with her feature story on “The Bitter Side Of Cocoa In Ghana”. Her story highlighted the challenges of bad roads in Cocoa districts and the importance of Cocoa Rural Service Centers (RSCs) in Ghana. The […]
ICU speaks on 2022 Budget
By Bright Agamah. The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, ICU – Ghana, says the government should focus on Cocoa, Hospitality, Textiles and Metal Sectors as part of efforts to enhance job opportunities for Ghanaians in the 2022 budget. In the view of the ICU, these sectors of the economy cut across private and public institutions […]
DG of GES commiserates with Saboba bereaved families – Investigation begins!
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Director General of Ghana Education Service, GES Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, says it is against the Code of Conduct of Ghana Education Service, for schools and teachers to use school pupils as a source of labour. According to him, the practice must be stopped, therefore whoever goes against it will […]
Evelyn Badu Powers Hasaacas Ladies to Historic CAF Champions League Win
By Akosua Adjei It was a historic day for African football as the CAF Women’s Champions League officially kicked off in Egypt Venue 30 June Air Defence Stadium. Ghana Women’s Premier League champions Hasaacas Ladies opened their CAF Women’s Champions League campaign with an emphatic 3-1 against the Malabo Kings FC of Equatorial Guinea in […]
ECG to reward whistleblowers
By Nana Asare-Mireku. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is to reward persons who inform it of those engaged in illegal connection saying at least 6% of the recovered amount would be paid to the informant. This was disclosed by the General Manager in charge of the Eastern Region, Michael Baah at a media engagement […]
COP26: Ghana to showcase Galamsey, Greening Ghana projects
By Joyce Gyekye. For the first time in the history of climate conferences, Ghana will host donors, peers, business entities and showcase measures adopted to address the weather phenomenon. Ghana is mounting her own pavilion at COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Ghana has since 1995 ratified the three climate change treaties. These are the UN […]
Some smartphones go off on WhatsApp, Nov.1; Users speak
By: Rachel Kakraba. Unlike the days of yore, today’s world revolves around social media applications, such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Relatively, the most patronized application is WhatsApp which manufacturers say will from today November one, not work on some type of mobile devices. This the service provider says has become necessary because operating systems […]
The issue of LGBTQI+ Whose right is right?
By DR. Frederick Doe, Senior Lecturer in Management and Organizational Behavior, UPSA. The past three weeks have seen tremendous agitation from Ghanaians home and abroad especially the proponents and opponents of the Promotion of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Values’ Bill since it came to light on Monday August 2, 2021. The Bill seeks […]
Dwindling pensions to 2020 Retires
By George Ankrah, a journalist Pension schemes are retirement benefits throughout the world and all workers subscribe to them with their voluntary monthly contributions with the hope to go home and resettle comfortably. In Ghana, the scheme has been managed by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, SSNIT, with challenges because of bad investments […]
More access to education for girls in Sagnerigu Municipality
By Murtala Issah A six unit classroom block for the Sagnerigu girls model primary school was commissioned on October 29, 2021, to increase access to education for girls in the Sagnerigu Municipality. The structure also has separate washrooms for teachers and pupils, a well a stocked library, a staff common room, a Headteacher’s office and […]
I am not bothered about Ghanaians not playing my music- Ebo Taylor
By Nana Ama Gyapong Ebo Taylor, an 85-year-old Ghanaian guitarist has stated that he is not bothered about Ghanaians not playing his song because he feels others enjoy his music behind the scenes. He said this during an interview on the breakfast show on GTV on October 30, 2021. Ebo Taylor who is a Ghanaian […]
Investigate midwife in alleged baby thief scandal- Panelists on #GTVBreakfast
By Henrietta Afful Health Professionals have been asked to perform their duties diligently to ensure quality healthcare delivery, rather than indulging in activities that tarnish the image of their work. Speaking on the arrest and subsequent remand of four alleged baby thieves in the Western region on the GTV’s Breakfast Show, a member of the […]
Metro Mass debunks allegations buses left to rot! ”255 buses earmarked for scraps” – Management
By Nathaniel Nartey Facebook: Nathaniel Nartey Twitter: @Annertey_Nartey Management of Metro mass Transit has denied reports that more than 70 of its buses have been left to rot at its offices in Cape coast. Most of these buses are reported to have broken down and been idle for a long time due to lack of […]
Don’t discourage people with mental health concerns from Marrying-Basic Needs, Ghana
By Samuel Ayammah. Mental health disability rights advocacy organization, Basic Needs Ghana, has called for respect for the sexual and reproductive rights of persons with mental health disabilities. It says, just like everyone else, persons with mental health challenges also have the right to marry and raise their own families. The organization has therefore condemned […]
