The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has presented drones to the 17 beneficial metropolitan and municipal assemblies of the Greater Accra Resilience and Integrated Development (GARID) project. The beneficiary Assemblies are the Accra Metropolitan Assembly; Ablekuma Central, North, and West Municipal Assemblies; Adentan, and Ayawaso Central, East, North, and West Municipal … The post LOCAL

The Biakoye District Director of Education (DDE), Mrs Roselyn Ofori, has stressed the need for old students to support their alma mater to improve on infrastructure and provide other supports relevant in the promotion of quality education for the benefit of the present and the future generations. Mrs Ofori said quality secondary education was not … The post Old students urged to support alma mater

 One of the leading ride-hailing services in Africa and part of a global tech company, Yango, has reaf­firmed its commitment to ensur­ing the safety of passengers and partner drivers in Ghana. The service recently announced new and improved safety fea­tures which include the passenger photo check and route monitoring features. This has been followed up … The post Yango

The youth have been urged to look beyond the challenges of the country and actively participate in its democratic governance to enhance rapid socio-economic development. According to speakers at a youth democracy forum organised by the Africa Centre for Democracy and Socioeconomic Development (CDS Africa), a think-tank, at the University of Ghana (UG) on Friday, … The post ‘Look

In the-not-too-distant past, it was almost unthinkable for a woman to seek enlist­ment into the Ghana Armed Forces. For although our history recognises some amazing women of courage — Yaa As­antewaa in Asante and Dede Akai in Ga/Adangbe – the modern army, as instituted in Ghana by the British colo­nialists – only saw women (if … The post Portrait of a pioneering woman soldier of

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has described the ‘Green Ghana Project’ as a major success as more than 30 million out of the 41 million seedlings planted between 2021 and 2023 have survived. He explained that out of the seven million trees planted in 2021, 67 per cent survived with … The post Green Ghana Project, a major success – Lands Minister

The Minister of Informa­tion, Fatimatu Abubakar, on Friday visited the Head Office of the New Times Corpo­ration (NTC), publishers of the Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, in Accra. She was there to acquaint herself with the work of the state-owned media house, receive a first-hand account of its challenges and discuss possible solutions, as part … The post Information Minister visits NTC appeared first

Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has offered to sponsor the re-foresta­tion of the degraded 125-acre Southern Scape Forest at Mpraeso in the Eastern Region. In addition, the bank has launched an initiative to plant 60,000 tree seedlings as part of this year’s Green Ghana Day programme. Dubbed ‘CBG 60,000 Tree Planting Initiative’, the theme “Growing for … The post CBG to green Ghana with

 The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo, has called for greater collabora­tion between Africa and South Korea to ensure mutual growth for all. He said shared growth, sustain­ability and solidarity remained three critical pillars for the future of Africa and South Korean relations and these three must be pursued to the letter. • President Akufo-Addo (left) … The post President

The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed its district officers across the country to allow agents of political parties to observe the transfer of votes exercise with effect from today, Wednesday. According to the Commission, the decision follows internal dis­cussions and in consideration of the concerns of some stakehold­ers at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) of … The post EC

 Yesterday the Gha­na Tourism Authority (GTA) launched the 2024 Emancipation Day celebrations scheduled for July 22-August 1, 2024, which is the actual Emanci­pation Day. Even though Emancipa­tion Day has been celebrated elsewhere like the US for over one-and-a-half centuries, the GTA put the celebration on its calendar of events in 1998. This is a day … The post Emancipation Day urges

 Nicholson Nartey put up a spirited per­formance to defeat Stanley Nyarko to emerge winner of the Fine Water Open tennis championship played at the Ghana Tennis Club (GTC) at Adabraka. Nartey recorded a 2-1 set victory over a tough Nyarko (Adabraka No1) in a thrilling final that kept patrons lauding the performance of the players … The post Nartey wins Fine Water Open tennis appeared first on

 The High Court in Accra, will rule on four applica­tions filed by Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Mr Richard Jakpa in the ongoing Euros 2.37 million ambulance trial. The court will also consider the affidavit in opposition filed by the Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, against who the four applications … The post Court