Rev Professor JOY Mante, Moderator of General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has called on the government to provide more job opportunities for Ghanaians to end the craze for quick money. He explained that the need to make money while unemployed often contributed to people indulging in such money rituals, using human […] The post Create
The Tema West Municipal Assembly has started the demolition of structures erected on waterways at Lashibi. This follows a directive issued by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, to the Assembly weeks ago during a visit to the site. Addressing the media during the demolition exercise, the Municipal Engineer of the Tema West Municipal […] The post Tema
The parliamentary committee tasked to probe the collapse of uniBank and UT Bank has directed the petitioners to submit all documents that back their request for the restoration of their licence. The nine-member committee gave the directive after their first meeting last week. Following a petition presented to the House by Prince Kofi Amoabeng and […] The post Committee
The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Abraham Amaliba says the Special Prosecutor-nominee, Kissi Agyebeng lacks the political clout to fight public sector corruption. “I’ve worked with him before, and he is a moderate person, not the hawkish type. What I can say about him is that he has the […] The post Kissi
Residents of Kotwi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region say they are living in fear due to incessant armed robbery attacks in the area. The inhabitants recount how some persons have been robbed of their belongings and killed; a situation which has forced some persons to flee their homes. Kotwi is among […] The post A/R: Kotwi
Ghana should consider formulating laws that will force new companies coming into the country to ensure significant local participation. This is the view of former President John Agyekum Kufuor. He says the state should discuss and come up with new legislation that will adjust upwards the equity holding of locals in existing foreign-controlled businesses in […] The post Ghana
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says claims of an apparent return of the culture of silence in Ghana by Sir Sam Jonah should not be dismissed or discredited. According to him, the claim must be examined in detail and perhaps evidence looked into before a conclusion is made. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Bernard […] The post Sam Jonah’s
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says claims of an apparent return of the culture of silence in Ghana by Sir Sam Jonah should not be dismissed or discredited. According to him, the claim must be looked into in detail and perhaps evidence examined before a conclusion is made. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Bernard […] The post Sam Jonah’s
The Imperial College London has awarded businessman, Sam Jonah, for his outstanding contributions in business and earth sciences. The College said Sam Jonah’s successes in earth sciences and business have inspired its staff and students. “It is with great pleasure that I write to tell you that the Council of Imperial College London has resolved […] The post Imperial
Broadcaster, Abeiku Santana has enrolled for another Master’s degree at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS). The development, which was made public this week, comes four years after he chalked a Master’s in Tourism Management from the University of Cape Coast (UCC). At UGBS, Santana, born Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, will read a one […] The post Abeiku
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has allayed fears of Ghanaians about the delay in the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the second phase of the inoculation exercise. Ghanaians who had received their first jabs weeks ago were expected to be given their second doses after eight weeks to complete the vaccination process. However, the suspension […] The post Second
Facebook and Google failed to remove online scam adverts after fraud victims reported them, according to consumer watchdog Which? Google had failed to remove 34% of the scam adverts reported to it, compared with 26% at Facebook, the study indicated. Both companies said they removed fraudulent adverts, which are banned on their platforms. But Which? […] The post Facebook and
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abudalai Jinapor, has stated that the fight against illegal mining will be devoid of any form of partisanship under his watch. Mr. Jinapor said the law enforcement component of galamsey continues to be the mandate of the country’s National Security, as well as the District and Regional Security […] The post We’ll
Italian police have carried out raids across the country, arresting some 30 people suspected of operating for the Nigerian Black Axe mafia syndicate. Police say they face about 100 charges including drug and people trafficking, prostitution and internet fraud. The gang allegedly used the Bitcoin cryptocurrency to carry out clandestine financial transactions on the dark […] The post Italian
The African Centre for Health Policy Research and Analysis wants the government to institute an investigation into the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Frontier Healthcare Services, the managers of Ghana’s COVID-19 testing programme at the KIA, in a letter to the Managing Director of the […] The post Centre
Right To Play has inaugurated an all-women group to help the organization in responding to the needs of Ghanaian children. The group, Gender Equality and Child Protection Reference Group (GECPRG) will ensure that the programmes, initiatives and interventions of the organisation are gender-responsive and reflect the general policy and action priorities of stakeholders. The GECPRG […] The post Right
Ghana’s secessionist conflict is rooted in a system that was meant to promote peace. Since the advent of decolonisation after World War II, secessionist conflicts have been the main cause of civil wars worldwide. An historical example is the Biafra War (1967-1970). A current one is Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis around the calls for the secession […] The post Ghana’s
Ghana became the first country globally to receive a vaccine shipment from the COVAX facility – a global initiative that’s trying to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines – when 600,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered in February 2021. The country also received a total of about 360,000 doses from India and telecom giant MTN […] The post Ghana’s
The Kaduna state government has announced that two more university students have been found dead in northern Nigeria. Three students had already been killed by kidnappers on Friday. Twenty students were kidnapped last Tuesday along with three non-academic staff from the privately-owned Greenfield University in the Chikun area of the state. The state government has […] The post Two
The US will share up to 60 million doses of its AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries as they become available, the White House has said. The doses will be able to be exported in the coming months after a federal safety review. The US has a stockpile of the vaccine even though its regulators have […] The post AstraZeneca: US to share up to 60m vaccine doses appeared first
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