The reconstituted Upper East Regional Lands Commission has been inaugurated by a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker in Bolgatanga. Inaugurating the commission, Mr. Duker who read a speech on behalf of the sector minister, John Jinapor, underscored the importance of lands usage and management to harness the socio-economic development of […] The post George
The League of African Development Students (LEADS-AFRICA) has awarded Farouk Aliu Mahama, the Member of Parliament for Yendi, with LEADS Africa’s “Patriotic Personality & Philanthropist” Award for 2021. He was also awarded LEADS Merit Award of Excellence for his intervention in women, youth and community development in Ghana, particularly in the Yendi Constituency. LEADS Africa […] The post Farouk
A member of the National COVID-19 task force and former Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has defended the testing regime being used at the Kotoka International Airport. This comes after a traveller released a video casting doubts on the credibility of the COVID-19 test results given her at the Airport. Her 12-minute-long […] The post Okoe Boye defends COVID testing at
A former Director of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Kwame Karikari, has recounted the immense stress workers of GBC suffered during the Rawlings regime because of the threat of coup attempts. Recalling one such coup attempt in 1983 on Citi TV’s Footprints in an interview with the Host, Samuel Attah-Mensah, Prof. Karikari noted that […] The post ‘I
Security has been beefed up at the Dumasi mine in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region following a demonstration by the youth that led to the destruction of property belonging to Future Global Resources limited. The youth on Tuesday vandalized property following what they say is the neglect of the mining company […] The post Prestea:
Security has been beefed up at the Dumasi mine in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region following a demonstration by the youth that led to the destruction of property belonging to Future Global Resources limited. The youth on Tuesday vandalized property following what they say is the neglect of the mining company […] The post W/R:
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has shot down claims of shortage of fuel at its depots. It follows media reports suggesting that some tanker drivers of the company have been rendered jobless for more than a year following the purported lack of fuel. Recently, it emerged that some tanker drivers had […] The post BOST rejects fuel shortage claims
Police in Buipe in the Savannah Region have apprehended two suspected kidnappers. The two, Mohammed Aliu and Naaru Joli were arrested on Friday, July 30, 2021, at about 2:00 pm while on separate motorbikes near Sawaba. They were heading towards Buipe when they were arrested by the police patrol team. Despite being arrested on suspicion […] The post Savannah Region:
Pastors Care Initiative (PCI) on Saturday, July 31, 2021, held a Pastors Wives’ Summit in Accra. The Pastors Wives’ Summit is a yearly event organised by PCI and designed to equip the wives of pastors with vocational skills and family life skills. The former Chairman of the International Presbytery and Head Pastors of Fountain Gate […] The post PCI’s Pastors Wives’
The chief of Banpewa Community in the Bole district of the Savannah Region is unhappy over an electricity project in the area which has been abandoned for about 14 years. Naa Agbaa Jaaga III at a Dubar to launch the planting of trees by Plant for the Planet Ghana said he cannot understand how a […] The post Savannah: Banpewa chief laments over electricity
Tesla doesn’t have a press office. Its CEO, Elon Musk, says the company doesn’t need one. Instead, in a similar way to Donald Trump, he uses Twitter rather than press releases to communicate. And on Friday, he was in full Elon Musk tweet mode. A new book is coming out about the Tesla CEO. One […] The post ‘I don’t want to be CEO of anuything’ –
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson, says the Ministry is extending the close fishing season for fishermen at Elmina and also denying them premix fuel as punishment for their unwillingness to renounce light fishing. The Fisheries Minister said this on Saturday while reopening the fishing season for Canoe and Inshore fishermen at […] The post Closed
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Officers in Beijing said the investigation centred on online allegations that the star, 30, had “deceived young women multiple times into having sexual relations”. The first accusation came early this month when a woman said he had assaulted her while she was drunk. […] The post Pop star Kris
Big tech firms are altering their return-to-work plans for employees, as Covid-19 cases rise in the US – with some stipulating that staff working in the office must be vaccinated. Google announced that it would delay a return to the office until 18 October. The company joined Facebook in saying it would require US workers […] The post Facebook, Google expect jabs for office
Private Legal Practitioner, Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo has expressed concerns over the nullification of the 2020 parliamentary election held in the Assin North Constituency in the Central Region by a High Court. He said the matter should have been left for the Supreme to decide and interpret accordingly. The lawyer’s comment is on the back […] The post Supreme
Israel has accused Iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker in which two crew members – a British national and a Romanian citizen – were killed. The MV Mercer Street, operated by the London-based company Zodiac Maritime, was off Oman’s coast in the Arabian Sea when the incident occurred on Thursday. The […] The post Israel accuses Iran over deadly oil
Fishermen in Elmina and Cape Coast have said a ban on light fishing would adversely affect their work, as that has been the norm and aids them to get more fish in recent times. As fishermen prepare to resume fishing from 1st August 2021, a number of them have been pouring out their displeasure on […] The post ‘We’ll go hungry if we stop light fishing’
115 students from various schools in Ghana have earned spots as finalists in the 2022 National Spelling Bee competition scheduled for February next year. Parents and students could not hide their joy after the announcement on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The church auditorium of Christ the King in Accra was on Saturday filled with excitement […] The post 115 spellers
Twenty-year-old Samuel Takyi ended Ghana’s 29-year wait for an Olympic medal with a spirited come-from-behind victory against Colombia’s David Avila Ceiber in the featherweight division of the Olympic boxing event in Tokyo. Trailing the 32-year-old Colombian on all the judge’s scorecards going into the last round, Takyi showed experience and spirit beyond his age to […] The post Tokyo
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