The National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) has officially launched its 60th anniversary celebrations, with events scheduled to take place from October 25 to 31 in Techiman, Bono East Region. The announcement was made today at a media launch held at the Africa Intercontinental Free Trade Area Secretariat in Accra, where a planning committee […]

Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has projected that Ghana’s inflation rate will reach 15% by the end of 2024. Speaking during a town hall meeting in Accra, he highlighted that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration’s efforts in managing inflation despite economic challenges, noting that the current government has achieved significant […]

The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, has picked the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, as her running mate for the November elections, according to CNN. A former educator, Walz is currently in his second term as Minnesota governor and chairs the Democratic Governors Association. He previously served 12 years in Congress, representing […]

Mali has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat in July that killed dozens of mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group as well as Malian soldiers. The northern Tuareg rebels say they killed at least 84 mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers over […]

Four individuals, including three Ghanaians and a Chinese national, have been detained by the police for their involvement in the manipulation and installation of meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Wisdom Sewlorm, an agent, took possession of the ECG meters for installation. But his employee, Ernest Afatsawu, interfered with them and sold them […]

The first batch of broiler birds produced under the Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is ready and being processed for the market. During the FSRP team’s visit to various beneficiary commercial anchor farms and processing facilities in the Ashanti region, the chickens were being processed and packaged for […]

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Cape Coast North, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove Professor Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi as the chairman of the University of Cape Coast governing council. Horace Ekow Ewusi in his petition stated that Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi’s conduct is affecting the smooth running of […]

Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Esq., former National Security Coordinator and former AU Special Representative for Counter-Terrorism Cooperation & Director of the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), says the state must adopt innovative ways that will keep misinformation and disinformation in check before, during and after the 2024 elections. According to him, this […]

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MP for North Tongu, has underscored the significant achievements of the NDC in the Central Region, citing improvements in road infrastructure, educational institutions, and hospital projects. During the NDC’s phase two tour of the Central Region, Ablakwa encouraged constituents to back John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming 2024 elections and to […]

In a surprising turn of events, tomato prices at the Agbogbloshie market have seen a significant reduction after months of skyrocketing costs. The preceding months witnessed the price of tomatoes in food markets skyrocketing with retailers and consumers alike feeling the pinch, with many households forced to adjust their budgets to accommodate the inflated prices. […]

To inspire the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs with work-readiness skills, the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) and the Mastercard Foundation have extended the Young Agripreneurs Forum (YAF) to six additional institutions. These orientations aim to establish YAF chapters on their campuses, fostering a mindset shift towards agriculture and encouraging more young people to engage in […]

Legendary Jamaican Reggae musician Luciano has praised Stonebwoy for his magnificent performance at the 2024 Reggae Geel Festival in Belgium. On August 3rd, the Telecel Ghana Music Awards 2024 Artiste of the Year made a standout return to one of Europe’s biggest reggae festival stages, eight years since his historic debut in 2016, joining a […]

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cautioned customers and the general public against the illegal sale, distribution, and purchase of fake meters in the Ashanti Region by some individuals. The power distributor expressed concerns about the distribution of fake meters in their operational areas, warning to clamp down on such illegality. This follows the […]

Residents of Akwamu in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region have issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to address some pertinent issues in the area. The residents who bemoaned the alleged neglect by successive governments over the weekend took to the streets to demonstrate. The residents, young and old clad in red and […]

Daniel Ohene Agyekum, a former Ambassador to the United States of America under the erstwhile John Evans Atta Mills’ government, has described the Agyapadie document as a clear manifestation of state capture of resources. He has intimated that the document places the nation’s wealth in the hands of a select few. Though President Nana Akufo-Addo […]

A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business. Google was sued by the US Department of Justice in 2020 […]

A staggering 47.4 percent of children aged 0 to 5 months in Ghana were not exclusively breastfed according to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). The Demographic and Health Survey also found that the percentage of children under 6 months not being exclusively breastfed has stagnated over the past two decades: increasing marginally […]

The queen mother of Bonwire in the Ashanti Region, Nana Nyarko Frimpomaa has expressed her disappointment over her exclusion from the upcoming Bonwire Kente Festival. She has accused the chief of going behind her back to launch the Kente festival. The chief of Bonwire, Nana Bobie Ansah II, launched the Bonwire Kente festival to commemorate […]

The Korle Bu Chapter of the Federation of Allied Health Professionals has suspended its ongoing strike at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Since Friday, August 2, the group had withdrawn outpatient services at the hospital due to the hospital’s refusal to appoint an independent body to oversee its operations. The group comprises 18 professional associations, […]

THE SHOCK, PAIN AND GRIEF On Tuesday 9th July 2024, I had barely gotten home in the evening and while watching the 7 pm news, we received a call that our beloved daughter, Akpene Adzo Ahadzie, a 6th-year Architecture student at KNUST had been involved in an accident and was in ‘stable condition’ at the […]