Globally, over five million people die yearly from injuries. Road traffic injuries constitute a major cause of deaths compared to deaths from HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined. Are you shocked? According to WHO Global Heath Estimates 2014, Road traffic accidents recorded the highest world injury death rate of 24% followed by unintentional injuries 18%, Suicide […] The post Fred

The Minister of Health will brief Parliament on the government’s preparedness towards dealing with the coronavirus on February 4. According to a statement from the Minister of Health, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will also address Parliament on the same issue. Before the address to Parliament, there will be a National Technical Coordinating Committee (NTCC) […] The post Health,

Liverpool are run away leaders in the Premier League and it appears only a matter of time before they are crowned champions of England. While in many leagues, this scenario would have rendered the league a tad bit boring, the numerous sub-plots in the Premier League means every match week continues to serve up enticing […] The post Premier

The concept of sustainability first appeared in the Brutland report in 1987. This concept was elaborated for the UN to warn about the negative environmental impacts of industrialization and globalization. Today, sustainability looks at meeting the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generation to meet theirs. Sustainability is a new vision […] The post Nii

Ghana was recently scored as 41% and ranked 80th country with the highest Corruption Perception by Transparency International, a body which measures annually the level of corruption in about 180 countries worldwide. After reading portions of the report, I was stuck between smiling or crying, either way, it was not pleasant what I read. A […] The post Kennedy

Government has said that state agencies who have been mandated to implement portions of the Emile Short Commission’s recommendations on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence will in the coming days update the public with the progress made so far. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this known in response to public criticisms that government […] The post Short

Government has said that state agencies which have been mandated to implement portions of the Emile Short Commission’s recommendations on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence will in the coming days update the public with the progress made so far. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this known in response to public criticisms that government […] The post Short

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, a son of former Vice President Aliu Mahama has formally joined the New Patriotic Party parliamentary primary in the Yendi constituency in the Northern Region. He picked nomination forms on Thursday, January 30, 2020. He was accompanied by some supporters to the Yendi constituency office of the party where the constituency […] The post Aliu Mahama’s

The government has hit back at the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, after he criticised the distribution of ambulances in the country. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, questioned Mr. Mahama’s motives and accused him of only seeking political points. President Nana Akufo-Addo inaugurated […] The post Ambulance

The engine of the free passenger train expected to leave Tarkwa at 3pm today, Friday, January 31, 2020, back to Takoradi has failed to start. The situation has left passengers stranded as engineers attempt to start the engine. The engine being used by the Ghana Railway Company Limited for the test run from Takoradi to […] The post Tarkwa train breaks down, leaves passengers

The Member of Parliament for Talensi, Benson Tongo Baba has backed calls for a value for money audit before the loan agreement for the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam is passed. The $993 million project is located in the Talensi Constituency. The Minority in Parliament earlier argued that the cost of the electrical generation component of the […] The post Talensi

The Omanhene of Efua Ajumako Traditional area in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District in the Central Region,  Okukudurfo Ogyaboa Kwamena Ababio, says the traditional council will boycott all District Assembly meetings because he says chiefs have been sidelined in the local governance system. According to the Chief, the assembly has allegedly refused to give them […] The post Efua

The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) has extended by five days the period for its free train rides from Takoradi to Tarkwa. GRCL as apart of preparations to start commercial activities in February 2020, started offering free train rides to the general public on January 28. The free train rides, which were supposed to last […] The post Period for

The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) has extended by a week the days for its free train rides from Takoradi to Tarkwa. GRCL as apart of preparations to start commercial activities in February 2020, started offering free train rides to the general public on January 28. The free train rides which were supposed to last […] The post Days for free train rides

A Ghanaian national, Baba Amadu has been brutalized by some Chinese nationals at Awutu Bosom Abena in the Central Region. According to 40-year-old Baba Amadu who works as a tipper driver at J.F Stone Quarry belonging to some Chinese Nationals in the Awutu Senya West District, the incident happened when he mistakenly offloaded quarry stones […] The post Central

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo has critiqued the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for failing to participate in the one-year commemoration of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. Addressing the gathering at the commemoration at the La Bawaleshie Presby School, Mr. Dumelo said although the party was […] The post John

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has downplayed suggestions that the central bank prints money to pay up customers whose funds have been locked up in some of the collapsed financial institutions. The Governor stated that although the bank is committed to paying depositors’ locked-up funds, printing money has not been […] The post We

The Office of the Secretary to the President has described as erroneous reports that the police complaint lodged against NDC’s Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi is borne out of revenge, malice or is politically motivated. According to a statement from the President’s Secretary’s Office, the complaint was lodged with the CID on November 28, 2019, following […] The post Complaint

The much-anticipated installation of solar panels at the Jubilee House has begun. The 912 kilowatts solar panels are expected to provide 60% of the power needs of the seat of government. Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu who toured the facility on behalf of the President said the project will be completed by July 2020. “We […] The post Installation of solar panels

The Receiver of the 347 Microfinance companies and 23 Savings and Loans and Finance houses, that were declared insolvent last year will begin auctioning the first batch of vehicles and motorcycles recovered from firms under the Receivership on February 3. In a release issued to the press, the spokesperson for the Receivership indicated that: “a […] The post Receiver