A former Eastern Regional Minister in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Antwi Boasiako Sekyere says it is erroneous for anyone to claim that a recent meeting of members of the party with him among the lead organizers was ostensibly aimed at pushing Goosie Tanoh as the preferred flagbearer for the party in the […] The post Our recent
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says it is the duty of Ghanaians to protect the country’s 53.2 cubic meters of water endowment for future use. She said this after touring the Pra River and the Daboase Water treatment plant in the Western Region on Monday, April 19, 2021. She was […] The post Let’s protect
Inadequate furniture is increasingly becoming a major hindrance to accessing good quality education in some basic schools in the Jirapa municipality of the Upper West Region. This is because more than 10,000 pupils in the municipality are compelled to study on the bare floor due to the lack of furniture in their classrooms. The Jirapa […] The post Upper
The Member of Parliament (MP), for the Upper West Akim constituency in the Eastern Region, Mr. Frederick Obeng Adom has donated some items to the Muslim communities within in constituency. Mr. Adom made the donation on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The items donated included bags of rice, boxes of cooking oil, bags of sugar, and […] The post Ramadan: Upper West Akim MP donates to Muslims
At this crucial point of an ever-growing democracy, the military in our part of the world needs a complete redesign. Any string that suggests giving up our basic human rights is not a democratic tenet and should be dismissed. In the grand scheme of life, democracy does not allow people to keep their mouths shut. […] The post Jerry Avornyotse writes: Enough
The Electoral Commission (EC) has provided the original pink sheets on the 2020 parliamentary elections held in the Techiman South constituency to the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Christopher Beyere Baasongti for inspection. This is in compliance to a court order given at the last sitting last week. The court had ruled that the […] The post Techiman
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has indicated that there will be an interruption in water supply parts of the Greater Accra Region from Thursday, April 22, to Monday, April 26, 2021. The interruption is to allow for the replacement of a damaged transmission pipeline between Kpong and Tema. “The Management of Ghana Water Company […] The post Water
It is fairly a common scene in movies to see women playing the role of secretaries to male bosses or see women cast in roles that fit a certain gender role. You can bet that in a diaper advert, the person changing the baby’s diaper is mostly likely to be a woman. Such portrayal […] The post Positive portrayal of women in arts is everyone’s responsibility
Two men on a motorbike have robbed a mobile money vendor and an adjacent electrical shop at Opeikuma, a suburb of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality. The two men reportedly entered the mobile money shop around 11 am on Monday and demanded money from the vendor before fleeing. According to the attendant at […] The post Armed men rob mobile money vendor, electrical
The construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in the Upper East Region is expected to start this year [2021]. The Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Engineering and Operations at the Volta River Authority (VRA), Emmanuel Dankwa Osafo has said work on the project will start in earnest later this year, after “some processes” have […] The post Construction of Pwalugu
Fire has destroyed the administration block of the Asante Mampong College of Education in the Asante Mampong municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident happened on Monday, April 19, 2021. The cause of the fire is not officially known. Firemen were seen making frantic efforts to douse the flames. This is one of three major […] The post A/R:
The Bra Dea Foundation has initiated a programme dubbed “Her First Period” to educate girls on menstruation and personal hygiene and also clear the misconception and myths that surround menstruation. Menstruation continues to be a challenge for most girls in the Bono Region affecting their school attendance. Stakeholders in education and health have been urged […] The post Bra
The 2021 holy month of Ramadan started on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, after the new moon of Ramadan was sighted in Volta and Eastern Regions of Ghana. In his bid to support them in their ongoing fast, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Benjamin Ayiku Narteh, donated some items to the Muslim communities within the […] The post Ledzokuku MP donates to Muslim communities as
The Ga West Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has served notice that hawkers on the Oduman road will be relocated within two weeks. The activities of the hawkers on the road supposedly contribute to traffic congestion on the Amasaman – Pokuase- Accra stretch. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, April 19, […] The post Amasaman-Pokuase:
Japan Motors Trading Company, authorized distributors of Nissan vehicles in Ghana have launched a new Nissan Sunny vehicle on the Ghanaian market. 2021 promises to be a good year for Nissan Lovers. Five (5) new models will be launched in the Ghanaian Market starting with the all new Nissan Sunny. The Sunny, launched on the […] The post Japan Motors launches new Nissan Sunny in
Residents of Sawer, a community in the Yilo Krobo Municipality are appealing to the government and the Ministry of Education to rehabilitate the Sawer L/A Primary School which had its roof ripped off after heavy rainfall last year. According to the residents, the roof of the six-unit classroom block which was ripped off in April […] The post Yilo
Lawyers for convicted social media personality, Rosemond Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, have filed an appeal against their client’s jail sentence. The actress has been handed a 90-day jail term for publishing obscene material and violating the dignity and integrity of her 7-year-old son in a nude social media post. Though, she has in […] The post Akuapem
To a large extent, basic and secondary education in Ghana is free; but that also comes with multifaceted challenges especially in rural parts of the country. At the Sabronum-Nyamebekyere D/A Primary school, there is only one teacher covering all classes, there is also no classroom block, compelling community members to put up a mud structure […] The post Sabronum-Nyamebekyere:
The government has assured Ghanaians, who are concerned that they might not be able to receive their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine when it is due, that it is working assiduously to procure the next batch of vaccines. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday, April 18, 2021, Director-General of the […] The post Second COVID-19
The Ghana Library Authority and the Scholastic Incorporation have launched the Scholastic Literacy Pro platform in Ghana. The browser-based program is used in assessing students’ reading abilities and comprehension. It combines a reading assessment that computes students’ Lexile measures with a reading management program that includes thousands of quizzes to evaluate independent reading. In providing […] The post Ghana
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