As a Ghanaian and a Bleeobi, I have nothing but respect, admiration, and appreciation for Asamoah Gyan for his generosity and civic responsibility to fund the Accra Academy Sports Centre (Shieeeeee, Astro Turf and things). To make lasting impact, however, his donation must outlive him. Will it? One Friday afternoon about three months ago, the ...
Chairman of the Ghana 60 years on committee, Ken Amankwah has debunked claims by a Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng that the committee has so far received and used some 5.26 million cedis from the government for the celebration. His clarification follows Kwaku Kwarteng’s briefing to Parliament that government had allocated over 3 million cedis from its ...
Commercial banks in Ghana have defended their high interest rates even in the face of declining Treasury bills. They argue that T-Bills only account for a slight percentage of the indicators. “Treasury bills alone are not the factor. Banks have a way of computing their cost of funding and there are various parameters that go ...
President Akufo Addo has announced the establishment of a technology commercialization unit to harmonise the collaboration between industry and academia to promote science and innovation in Ghana. In addition, he has disclosed of efforts to triple the allocation to research within the medium to long term to drive growth of innovation in Ghana. The President ...
The Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF) is demanding further consultations in determining taxes and levies for the tourism industry. The industry has expressed grave concern over the multiplicity of taxes which have increased the cost of operation for hoteliers and rendered some unprofitable. Some have also cautioned of job layoffs to be able to stay relevant ...
It has emerged that parents in the Volta Region prefer enrolling their wards into private schools than to public schools. The Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa observed that while general enrolment at public schools decreased by 14.70 percent, there has been a sharp increment at the private schools. Presenting the Regional Coordinating Council’s report at ...
Rey has finally been included in Star Wars Monopoly sets in the US, nearly two years after the game was first released. It originally only came with four male characters and no females. The campaign to get Rey included started in 2015, when an eight-year-old girl wrote an open letter to the company behind it. ...
The International Space Station has become the first “off planet” addition to Google Maps’ Street View facility. Astronauts helped capture 360-degree panoramas of the insides of the ISS modules, as well as views down to the Earth below. Some of the photography features pop-up text descriptions, marking the first time such annotations have appeared on ...
Deaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures shows. The condition, which is caused by HIV, used to be one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. A report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) showed deaths had fallen from a peak of 1.9 million in 2005 to 1 million ...
The Central Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service, Chief Superintendent Francis Palmadeti, has argued that the recent ban on recruiting people to the Gulf Region is an ineffective way of fighting human trafficking in Ghana. He has opined that the move amounts to “treading on constitutional and human rights landmines because our constitution guarantees ...
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei has rubbished allegations of financial malfeasance leveled against her by some employees of the Commission. Some employees of the EC had accused Mrs. Osei of corruption, breaching public procurement regulations and disregarding administrative procedures in her management of the electoral body. They therefore petitioned the President ...
The Abeka Sanitation and Motor Magistrate court on Monday fined 21 people GHc720 each or default serve a six months imprisonment each for dumping refuse at unauthorized places on the Lapaz section of the N1 Highway contrary to section 56(a) and (b) of Act 851, Public Health Act (2012). All the accused persons are residents ...
The paramount chief of the Lower Dixcove Traditional Area in the Western Region Nana Kwesi Agyemang IX who is also the chairperson of the Western Region Coastal Foundation has said that although some concerns of communities affected by the exploitation of oil and gas resources have been addressed by stakeholders in the sector, more needs ...
An Accra High court will today [Friday] hear a case brought against Interior Minister, Ambrose Derry and the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kwame Sakyi by an Indian national who is contesting his deportation from Ghana. Mr Ashok Kumar Sivaram who had lived in the country for a number of years is accusing the two officials ...
An Accra High court will today [Friday] hear a case brought against Interior Minister, Ambrose Derry and the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kwame Sakyi by an Indian national who is contesting his deportation from Ghana. Mr Ashok Kumar Sivaram who had lived in the country for a number of years is accusing the two officials ...
Ensign College of Public health, located at Kpong in the Eastern region and affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah Universitg of Science and Technology, Kumasi and the University of Utah in the USA, has organised its second congregation for the conferment of Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree on 46 Graduates of the school. The school ...
Former US football star and actor OJ Simpson has been granted parole after nine years in a Nevada prison. “Thank you!” said the 70-year-old, bowing his head as the board approved him for release. Simpson, who was acquitted for a double murder in 1995, has been serving time for armed robbery, assault with a deadly ...
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