A ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an 83.5 kilometres first phase Kumasi to Obuasi section of the new standard gauge railway line has been performed by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The project formed part of other standard gauge rail lines being constructed across the country by the government into which two billion … The post Work

The Electoral Commission says it has taken note of some biometric voter registration (BVR) kits at some registration centres issuing voter identity numbers which have already been issued to previous registrants. “This error has been corrected. The affected applicants will be contacted and issued with new ID cards with unique numbers. “It is important to … The post EC to rectify

Commercial motorcyle riders, popularly called Okada, in Twifo-Praso in the Central Region have urged the next administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure that the cost of acquiring a motor riding licence is drastically reduced. While majority of Okada operators

A Former Chairman of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Mornah, has expressed his unflinching support for the newly elected leadership of the party as it heads into the December 7, 2020 polls. Having lost his re-election bid to Moses Dani Baah at the party’s congress  held in Accra on Wednesday, speculations were that Mr Mornah … The post I remain committed to PNC – Mornah

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cautioned New Patriotic Party members to be wary of dissident members contesting as independent parliamentary candidates in the December elections, as that could sabotage the party chances. “The rank and file of the party should resolve to reject dissident members

The Agbotui and allied families of Dzelukope in the Volta Region have confirmed Saturday, October 24, for the funeral and burial of Madam Victoria Agbotui, the mother of former President Jerry John Rawlings.      A statement issued by Mr Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, the Communications

The Volta Region House of Chiefs has condemned the recent acts of aggression by the purported ‘Western Togoland’ group in the region, saying their criminals actions should be investigated and those involved be made to face the full rigours of the law. This was contained in a statement issued by the house after an emergency … The post Volta Regional House Chiefs condemns

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has enrolled 15,549,242 people onto the National Identification System (NIS) at the end of its series of registration exercises for Ghana Card over the last three years. Comprising 8,268,429 females

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday cut sod for the rehabilitation of the Nkawkaw – Noyem – New Abirem road in the Eastern Region. The 35 .5 kilometre project jointly being funded by Newmont

A research conducted in 300 communities within four districts of the Upper East Region has shown that mothers and newborns  were receiving essential care with breastmilk as the only food. This came to light during a Mother Baby

The second edition of the McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge organised by the McDan Foundation was yesterday launched in Accra with 80 potential entrepreneurs taking part in it. The thirteen-week

The Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC) on Tuesday opened a new depot in Kasoa to facilitate access of their GoldenTree products in the area. The depot was opened as part of celebrations to mark the International

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has refused to renew the license of 36 accommodation facilities in the Eastern Region due to their failure to meet the standards. Thus, they have been directed to correct all defects and ensure standards or be closed down permanently. The Eastern Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mr Fredrick … The post GTA refuses to renew 36 facilities

As the world marks International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) , the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has advocated expedited action on the passage of the National Aging Bill (NAB). The commission said eight years after the state declared its intention to formulate

Leaders of organisations have been advised to adopt the hybrid approach of  working remotely within COVID-19 and beyond. Director of Human Resource, Vodafone Ghana, Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, who gave theadvice during the 2020 virtual Accra SDGs Investment Fair,  said globally, COVID-19 had influenced how organisations

The Ghana Cocoa Board has announced the commencement of the 2020/2021 main crop season effective today, Friday, October 2, 2020. The opening of the season comes on the heels of the signing of a US$1.3-billion loan facility for the purchase of cocoa beans for the year under review. The Board is estimating to purchase 900,000 … The post 2020/2021 cocoa crop season begins today appeared

Ghana has lined up a friendly against Qatar on Monday, October 12, in Antalya, Turkey. The 2022 World Cup hosts, comes in to replace Equatorial Guinea who pulled out of a similar friendly, over travelling restrictions. The Black Stars were scheduled to play Mali on Friday, October 9, and Equatorial Guinea three days

Final funeral rites of late boxing legend, Alfred Kotey, comes off on October 3, 2020, at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. The former WBO bantamweight champion was supposed to be buried in the USA on Saturday, August 29, but the date was deferred – giving the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) the opportunity to hold … The post Alfred Kotey’s burial Sat. appeared first on Ghanaian

Four of the eight African Vision Soccer Academy players, who perished in a lorry accident a week ago, were yesterday interred after an emotional funeral service at Offinso, in the Ashanti Region. Early last week, four of the players, who were Moslems, were buried according to Islamic traditions. Yesterday’s solemn

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has granted authorisation for COA Mixture produced by the COA Herbal Centre to be marketed as a herbal medicine to replace COA FS, which was a food supplement, the Chief Executive of the Centre (CEO), Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, has announced.