Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has disclosed that about 10 billion dollars will be required to construct subterranean drainage system to help deal with the country’s perennial flooding. Although he said a subterranean drain is capital-intensive, he indicated “we do not have a choice”, adding “we would have to tackle this by […]

The Covid-19 Disinfection Team from the waste management giant Zoomlion Ghana Limited has fumigated schools and churches in Accra and Nsawam in the Eastern Region as part of measures to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. Various teams on May Day moved to the Regional Maritime University in Accra, Action Chapel […]

The UN Secretary-General is calling for greater protection of journalists who are providing the “antidote” to what he has characterized as a pandemic of misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 crisis. António Guterres made the appeal in a video message for World Press Freedom Day, observed this coming Sunday, in which he underscored the crucial role media […]

Pope Francis has appointed the Reverend Monsignor Henryk Mieczyslaw Jagodzinski, Councilor of the Nunciature, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana. By his appointment, he was raised at the same time to the titular see of Limosano, with the dignity of Archbishop.Apostolic Nuncio per the arrangements in the Catholic Church is a representative of the Pope in various […]

US President Donald Trump has said he is “glad” that Kim Jong-un has re-emerged and appears to be healthy. “I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!” Mr Trump tweeted, after the North Korean leader reportedly attended the opening of a fertiliser plant. It was Mr Kim’s first public appearance in […]

The Vice Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers, Napoleon Agyemang Oduro has said the industry needs massive funding and incentives from government to save and sustain the country’s poultry industry.  Domestically produced broiler meat has fallen from nearly 60 percent of all poultry consumed in Ghana since 2000 to less than 5 […]

The president of Tanzania says he will send a plane to Madagascar to import a herbal tonic which has been touted as a cure for coronavirus by the country’s president. Congo-Brazzaville’s president has also promised to import the drink. It is produced from the artemisia plant – the source of an ingredient used in a […]

Entertainment pundit cum songwriter, Mr Logic has advised blogger George Britton to apologise to Ghanaians for claiming that without Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy Ghana will not have a vibrant entertainment industry. According to George Britton, every single day Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy create a lot of buzz for the music industry to talk […]

Ghana’s movie fraternity, and the country at large, has been thrown into a state of mourning and utter shock following the death of Kumawood actor Bishop Bernard Nyarko. The Kumasi-based actor passed away on Sunday, May 2 sending shock waves through the country. According to reports, the actor died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital […]

A Ghanaian energy icon, Mr Mahama Kappiah has been appointed the Permanent Representative Ambassador of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the United Nations, in New York, USA, a statement from the Regional entity says. The release, copied to the Ghana News Agency said his appointment takes effect from May 1st, 2020.He […]

The Somanya District Magistrate Court has granted bail to 14 persons from Sawer, a suburb of Somanya in the Eastern region for breaching the ban on public gathering. They have been asked to reappear in court on Monday. According to the police, the suspects had gathered in a house and were performing puberty rites known […]