GBC’s Joyce Kantam Kolamong wins Best Reporter in Disability, WASH at Northern Regional GJA Awards
GBC’s Joyce Kantam Kolamong has won two awards at the Northern Regional Ghana Journalist Association, GJA, Awards Night held on in Tamale. She was adjudged the Best Reporter in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH category and Best Reporter in Disability, which she jointly won with Mohammed Fugu of Daily Graphic. The Awards night also saw […]
Renewable energy: Antidote to Ghana’s energy security
BY EDMOND KOMBAT, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & FINANCE, INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY SECURITY. Of all the optimistic futuristic dreams, a world of clean, renewable energy to combat climate change, is perhaps the closest to realization, thanks to the growing acceptance of and demand for renewable energy. Not so long ago, energy transition was an idealistic concept […]
Ministry of Agriculture begins process to eliminate scarcity of foodstuff in Ghana
By: Benjamin Attah Agyemang The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has initiated a move to facilitate the transportation of foodstuffs from farm gates to marketing centers. The move is to reduce the increasing cost of food prices in the country. The Sector Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, disclosed this when he toured the Western North […]
Make agribusiness attractive to address youth unemployment – SRC President, ATU Ofori Baffour
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of Accra Technical University (ATU), Mr. Terry Ofori Baffour has tasked the government to provide incentives for young people who want to go into farming and other agribusinesses. According to him, such incentives and awards would make the Agriculture sector attractive to the youth […]
Police react to Shatta Wale’s tweet regarding late Fennec Okyere
Police say their attention has been drawn to a tweet by Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr., popularly known as Shata Wale regarding the death of Artiste Manager Fennec Okyere. The Police say they have made contact with Shata Wale who is cooperating with us on the matter. “The Police would like to put on record […]
Police charged to perform their duties with integrity and diligence
Police Personnel have been advised to perform their duties with integrity and diligence, bearing in mind that service to mankind is service to God. They were also charged to execute their duties well and be ready to meet their maker anytime they are called to eternity. Superintendent Reverend Father James Kaku, Chaplain of the Ashanti […]
UN Security Council President holds meeting with Mozambican Foreign Minister
Mr Harold Adlai Agyeman, President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of November and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the UN, has held a meeting with Madam Veronica Macamo, Foreign Minister of Mozambique. A statement issued by the Ghana Permanent Mission to the UN and copied to the Ghana News Agency said […]
Parliament hails work of journalists in nation building
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday took turns to hail the role of journalists in nation building. Mr Akwasi Konadu, the MP for Manhyia North, who presented a statement on the floor of the House to mark “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists”, entreated the House to help in any way possible […]
MUSIGA, family of A.B. Crenstil visit Former President Kufuor
The leadership of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and the family of late Alfred Benjamin Crentsil (A.B. Crentsil) have paid a courtesy call on Ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor. The group led by Mr. Bessa Simon, MUSIGA President, were at the residence of the Former President to officially inform him of the death and funeral […]
Obuasi Municipal Assembly embarks on week-long decongestion
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has embarked on a week-long decongestion in Obuasi as part of efforts to beautify and keep the city clean and safe. The exercise, which sought to rid the municipality of unauthorised structures, saw many structures pulled down under the supervision of the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Elisha Adansi Bonah. Traders, who […]
