Adansi Travels Limited, a leading travel and tour company in Ghana, has officially opened it’s new office at East Legon, Accra. The office has the address, 136 La Bawaleshie Road, American House. The award-winning company with consistency and perseverance, has sailed through small beginnings from a small office at Obuasi with only three staff members […] The post Adansi
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to, with immediate effect, call off its ongoing strike. It has also asked the striking workers to return to their duties. This was contained in a statement issued by the NLC today, Friday, January 14, 2022. It follows a […] The post Call off strike now and resume
Following incidents at Accra FM and Ada community radio, the Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah says government and relevant authorities have to act swiftly to stop attacks on media houses and their staff. “For me, it is just an add-on to previous incidents of violence against media and journalists […] The post MFWA
In the twilight of December 2021, celebrated Ghanaian photographer Yaw Pare, launched his book, Remnants of a Haunted Past: Forts and Castles of Ghana. The photobook bears the images of the country’s forts and castles, which embody the brutalities of slavery on a generation, centuries ago. According to Yaw Pare, the book “richly illustrates the […] The post Forts,
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation has denied any wrongdoing in acquiring the 7% participating interest ceded to it by Kosmos Energy from a $750 million assets acquired from Oxy in 2021. The Africa Centre for Energy Policy accused the GNPC of side-stepping the Petroleum Revenue Management Act in the setting up of a subsidiary company […] The post GNPC
Collectively, the creative arts ecosystem generates rich social, cultural and economic benefits that support the livelihoods of the creators, enablers and investors. Maximising benefits is very key to sustaining the creative arts industry. The Robert Smith Law Group, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts and the Attorney General’s Office last year […] The post IP
Novak Djokovic is set to be detained on Saturday after Australia cancelled his visa for a second time, in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated. The decision on “health and good order” grounds means he faces deportation and a three-year visa ban. Djokovic’s lawyers called the decision “patently irrational” and […] The post Djokovic
A 43-year-old Chinese National whose name has been withheld for security reasons is in the custody of the Nkawkaw Police for accidentally discharging a firearm that hit an eight-year-old boy at Kwahu Apradang in the Eastern Region. According to preliminary investigations from the police, the suspect was repairing the firearm when it accidentally fired towards […] The post Chinese
As basic schools resume on January 18, 2022, the Bawku Municipal Assembly, in the Upper East Region, says more security deployment is required to guarantee the safety of pupils following renewed chieftaincy disturbances in the area. The assembly plans to ensure security escorts for students in tertiary and second cycle institutions in Bawku. Speaking to […] The post Bawku
Three persons have been reported dead following a car crash at Ekumfi Ekotsi in the Central Region after a Sprinter bus with registration number GR 6201-21 burst a tyre and crashed into some bystanders. Several others also sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of the incident. The incident which occurred on the evening […] The post Three dead, others injured
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi has called for urgent reforms in the country’s Constitution. Giving the keynote address at a public lecture on the topic “Avoiding the impending death of the 1992 Constitution”, Mr. Hosi argued that the Constitution, in its current form, breeds corruption. […] The post Ghana
Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has raised concerns over the introduction of a semester-based system for pupils at the kindergarten and primary levels. The transitional calendar shows that pupils at those levels are to spend 40 weeks in school per semester. This, according to the Education think tank, is likely to cause fatigue amongst […] The post New
A four-time former Member of Parliament (MP) for Suhum and a one-time Minority Chief Whip, Frederick Opare-Ansah has described as unfounded claims that second Deputy Speaker and Independent MP for Fomena, Andrew Asiamah Amoako has joined the Majority caucus. Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak has served notice that his caucus will push for a by-election […] The post Fomena
A 14-year-old girl has died, and four others are on admission at the Intensive Care Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after a gas cylinder exploded at Achiase-Amoam in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident happened at about 4 pm on Monday when a tenant tried checking on her leaking gas […] The post Ejisu: 14yr-old dead, four others injured
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it will decide on whether or not to suspend its nationwide strike by the end of this weekend. This consideration comes after the National Labour Commission (NLC) directed it to resume work, describing the industrial action as illegal. Speaking to Citi News, the national president of UTAG, […] The post We’ll
The residents in the Juaben municipality are appealing to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to nominate a new person to be considered for election as the Municipal Chief Executive by assembly members. The assembly currently has no chief executive after the president’s nominee, Alex Safo Kantanka, was rejected by the assembly members twice. In the […] The post Give
Nominations are opened for the second edition of the Entertainment Achievement Awards. The Entertainment Achievement Awards, organised by Citi TV, celebrates entertainers and entertainment industry players who have distinguished themselves in the practice of their art. This year’s award will honour people in the showbiz sector whose works fall within the 2021 eligibility year. The […] The post Nominations
The Office of the Attorney General has taken over prosecution of the case involving a senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who is standing trial over the disappearance of his wife, Rhodaline Amoah-Darko. The Attorney General’s Office represented by Charles Edward Addo Yirenkyi, indicated to the court that their […] The post AG’s
Member of Parliament for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Ghansah, has expressed shock about the attack on a radio station in Ada by unknown thugs. She has thus condemned the acts of the hoodlums while asking the government to prioritise the lives of journalists in the country. The unidentified persons stormed the premises of Radio Ada on […] The post Ada MP condemns attack
The Nkawkaw Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for one Mohammed Issaka, aged 35, who is reported to have raped and impregnated his 15-year-old step-daughter at Kwahu Nsabaa in the Eastern Region. Mr. Issaka, who is currently on the run, is also wanted for allegedly forcibly […] The post Police
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