The Brong Ahafo Region has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the country, much to the disappointment of residents and opinion leaders in the area. The region has the highest prevalence rate of 2.7%. The Sunyani Municipality, the regional capital, is the urban area in the country with the highest prevalence rate of 4.2%, ... The post Minister worried over B/A topping

Imani Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the declaration of GHc 35 million in profits by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST) in 10 months. He noted that there was no clarification whether the over $335 million debt incurred by previous BOST administrations had been cleared. Whilst saying he had “no cause” ... The post BOST

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), will this Sunday, December 17, hold an extraordinary national delegates conference to consider various proposed amendments to the party’s Constitution. The event to in Kumasi is a follow up to the Annual National Delegates Conference in August this year, at which various proposals were made for amendments to the ... The post NPP

Black Stars forward, Richmond Boakye-Yiadom, was named Red Star Belgrade’s Player of the Year at the team’s annual gala held on Thursday. Yiadom was awarded for his good goal-scoring form in the 2017 calendar year. So far, he has scored 39 goals in 48 matches for the club. The matches have been across the Serbian ... The post Boakye-Yiadom picks up 2017 Red Star Belgrade

Flights at the new Dakar international airport in Senegal have been disrupted by an air traffic controllers’ strike, just a week after it opened. The 24-hour strike, which began at midnight GMT on Thursday, is about working conditions. Hundreds of passengers have been affected. Several flights have been cancelled, others were re-routed to The Gambia. ... The post Senegal

Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has reiterated its commitment to the supply of uninterrupted and consistent electricity to the national grid. This assurance was given at the inauguration of its new 470 megawatts Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan at the Tema main harbour yesterday [Thursday] to help in the supply of consistent electricity power in the country. ... The post New powership

The Awoamefia of Anlo Traditional Area, Togbui Sri III, has filed a suit against the Attorney General and the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, over attempts to create two other Traditional Councils in the Anlo State. According to Togbui Sri, the move amounts to an attempt to usurp the authority of the Anlo Traditional Council. ... The post Minister,

Konkomba chiefs and some interested groups in the Yunyoo Constituency have again petitioned government and renewed their call for Namong to be considered as district capital of the yet to be created Yunyoo district in the Northern Region. They insist that Namong deserves such status because it has met the requirements required for the siting ... The post Yunyoo:

A New York woman has been accused of laundering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and wiring the money to help the so-called Islamic State. Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, was charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering and is being held without bail. Ms Shahnaz was born in Pakistan and worked as a ... The post US woman used bitcoin to move cash

Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking the removal of sanctions imposed by Western countries, saying they are crippling national development. He also indicated that elections due next July could be brought forward. Speaking to governing Zanu-PF party leaders, Mr Mnangagwa said the government would do everything to make sure they were credible, free and ... The post Zimbabwe’s

Vodafone Chief Executive, Yolanda Cuba, will be a key speaker at the 69th Annual New Year School, set to take place from January 15th, 2018 at the University of Ghana. The New Year School is an annual event of the University of Ghana, which provides a common platform for academicians, corporate executives and other professionals ... The post Vodafone CEO to speak at New Year

A train and a school bus have collided near Perpignan in southern France, leaving at least four children dead and many other people injured. Twenty people were injured and 11 of them were in a critical condition, after the crash on a level crossing between Millas and Saint-Féliu-d’Amont. The bus had picked up pupils, aged ... The post France train crash: Children killed as

The contribution of Sports to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product stands at 1.4%, the Ghana Statistical Services Department has revealed. But the Ministry of Youth and Sports has expressed discontent at how the GSS arrived at the figure. Speaking at a consultative forum to establish the Sports Fund, the representative of the Ghana Statistical Services, Asuo ... The post Sports contribution

Seven persons, including a police officer, have been arrested by police in Wa in the Upper West Region, for alleged extortion and narcotics peddling. The men were apprehended after one of the suspects led a team of policemen to their hideout. Addressing the media on Thursday, the Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Boapeah Okyere, ... The post Wa Police officer,

About a year after the controversy of who the original owner of the song ‘Biegya’ was, dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has revealed that he composed the song. According to him, he composed the song and gave it to Criss Waddle because he felt he was the one who could perform better on the song. Talking about ... The post I composed ‘Biegya’ for Criss Waddle – Stonebwoy appeared first

An Industrial Relations Expert, Kofi Davor, has suggested that workers of Goldfields Ghana can proceed to court if they feel dissatisfied about results from the various labour arbitrations on their impasse with the management of the company. According to him, the workers must engage their Chief Labour Officer over their concerns against Goldfields’ planned retrenchment ... The post Goldfields

Authorities of OLA Girls Senior High School in Volta Region, have debunked claims that the H1N1 virus is the cause of death of one of their students. There were uncertainties among parents and students of the school after one of the students died recently. Their fears came following the reports of diseases that have hit ... The post Student death at OLA; Swine Flu not the cause

Ghana will today [Friday] take delivery of the anti-viral agents Tamiflu from the World Health Organization, as part of measures to combat the threat posed by the 2009 H1N1 strain of influenza, also known as swine flu. Vaccines for the swine flu are also expected in the country on Saturday. This is according to a Ghana ... The post Swine Flu drug arrives today, vaccines

The High Court sitting in Winneba, has found the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Professor Mawutor Avoke, and the school’s Finance Officer, Dr. Theopholus Senyo Ackorlie, guilty of procurement and other financial irregularities. The court subsequently ordered the retrieval of all monies paid to the contractors of the North Campus Road, Paa Badu Construction ... The post UEW