Government through GCB Bank Limited, is partnering a Ghanaian firm, Western Deedew Group Company Limited, to construct a Rice Production and Processing Factory under the government’s One District One Factory policy. The Bank is giving the company a facility of Ghc2.5 million Ghana cedis with an interest rate of just 10% and a year’s moratorium […] The post 1D1F:

The Director-General of Welfare at the Ghana Police Service, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has assured the family of slain policeman, Lance Corporal Alhassan Asare, that justice will be served. He says an investigation is ongoing to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the officer’s death. Lance Corporal Alhassan Asare was found dead on a plastic chair […] The post Family

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, Alexander Akuoko, has urged the government to eliminate middlemen in the distribution of premix fuel to fishing communities to avert diversion. Speaking to Citi News, he argued that the desire by these middlemen to make profit influences the diversion of the subsidized product. Mr. Akuoku […] The post MP

The Ministry of Finance has refuted claims by international media firm – Bloomberg that Ghana’s debut 20-year bond was under-subscribed. In a statement to debunk the claim, the Ministry of Finance said the issuance of the longest-tenor domestic bond was to raise as much as GH¢450 million. It explained that the rationale behind the issuance […] The post Ghana’s

CUTS Ghana, a research and advocacy policy think tank in Accra is calling on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to stop selling the scratch cards to Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior Secondary Certificate (WASSCE) candidates pay to access their results online. Speaking […] The post Scrap

A couple has petitioned the Council of State to impress on it to get one of its members, Samuel-Laud Nii Kotei Dzani, who is the owner of Ideal Capital Partners Limited, to pay them monies they invested in his company. The couple, Mr. Derek David Mensah Asamoah and Mrs. Edith Barbara Annan-Asamoah said they had their GH¢2.5 […] The post Couple petitions

Isaac Adongo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central in the Upper East Region has called on leaders and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to work in unison to make the party attractive to the electorate. The MP made the appeal after his victory in the Saturday’s primaries in Bolgatanga. The incumbent […] The post Let’s work together

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu constituency, Ras Mubarak, is unhappy that he lost in the party’s parliamentary primary held over the weekend but will not take on the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, who claimed he orchestrated the defeat. Mr. Mubarak in response […] The post ‘I

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia would on Wednesday, August 28, perform a groundbreaking ceremony for construction works to begin on the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) at the Amasaman District One Site in the Ga West municipality. The housing project is worth five billion dollars and will see the construction of 100,000 […] The post Veep to

RE: Renaming Universities/ Exclusion of Prof Busia from National founders Part one of a series: Introductory Remarks Your Excellency,  with my highest regard and most humble submission, I should like  ‘Oman Adehye, Ghana fo nyinara’, my fellow suffering  Citizens, all brothers and sisters to take Notice that  I, Nana Afua Frema Busia, have NEVER made […] The post  Busia’s

Accra Metro Lions Club organizes a workshop for unemployed youth on Saturday, 24th of August, 2019. This was in partnership with Iraisers International and Firmus Advisory Ltd. The event took place at the Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Hall at 9 a.m. About 40 participants attended the programme which was to commemorate International youth day which […] The post Group

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kassena-Nankana, Gerard Ataogye has said 155 out of the 263 communities in the area have been declared Open-Defecation Free (ODF). The DCE disclosed this at a sanitation and business expo organised at Paga in the Upper East Region on the theme: “Eliminating Open Defecation: The Role of the Sanitation […] The post 155

The Koforidua Technical University has held a graduation ceremony for the third batch of students who completed a short course in Phlebotomy. The students, who were taken through experimental learning techniques, were awarded Phlebotomy Technician Certificates. Phlebotomy training health care professionals who have been trained to handle and process blood and other specimens. The programme, […] The post Koforidua

A businessman, Jonathan Holm, has appealed to the Supreme Court for an order to commit the President, represented by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, for Contempt of Court. The suit also enjoined the Lands Commission as Defendant/Respondent. Mr. Holm, represented by Mr Bright Akwetey, argued that the demolition of government bungalows on the site […] The post Businessman

Head of Local Government Service, Nana Ato Arthur has urged staff of the service who wish to contest for various political positions to resign. He warned that the staff of the service who do not resign before contesting political positions will be dismissed. “As I am speaking now we are meeting some staff of the […] The post Resign or be

Operation Vanguard personnel on Tuesday apprehended seven Chinese nationals who were engaged in illegal mining in the Western Region. The suspects were arrested during a day-long patrol which started on Monday evening in the general area of Aniamote in the Wassa Akropong District. The names of the suspects have been provided as Li Jiaming, 45, […] The post Operation

Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Epixode has taken a foray into what most musicians dread to do in their career. He has released a new song titled ‘Wahala Dey’, touching on some of the ills of society. Produced by DreamJay, Expixode takes on the apparel of a social commentator, highlighting pertinent challenges facing the citizenry in Ghana. […] The post Epixode tackles

In today’s world of blurring borders, development knows no boundaries. By 2050, estimates show that there will be 10 billion people living on a planet increasingly grappling with urbanization, weakening food systems, and the dwindling of resources accelerated by climate change. These challenges present a wake-up call to the world to urgently ramp up coordinated […] The post Development

A legal battle between two chip firms could see some of the world’s most popular gadgets removed from sale. Apple and Google’s products are among those that may have to be taken off the shelves because of the patent dispute. US-based GlobalFoundries is demanding an import ban of products that use processors manufactured by its […] The post iPhone

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