The Ministry of Youth and Sports has asked the Ghana Football Association to review the position of head coach of the Black Stars, Milovan Rajevac, after the team’s poor showing at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. A statement, signed by sector minister Mustapha Ussif following a crunch meeting with officials of the Ghana Football […] The post We
The government has gone back on its earlier directive for basic schools to run a semester-based academic calendar. It made the announcement in a statement on Friday, January 21, 2022. The directive for basic schools including Kindergarten, and Junior High School to change the trimester-based calendar to a semester-based one last week, was received with […] The post Gov’t
The government has suspended the license of a mining services contractor; Maxam Limited, following a huge explosion at Bogoso-Appiate on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The explosion occurred after a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited. The explosives were being transported to the Chirano gold mine, run by Toronto-based Kinross (K.TO). […] The post Gov’t
The government has suspended the license of a mining services contractor; Maxam Limited, following a huge explosion at Bogoso-Appiate on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The explosion occurred after a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives owned by Maxam Limited. The explosives were being transported to the Chirano gold mine, run by Toronto-based Kinross (K.TO). […] The post Gov’t
Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects to the former Mayor of Accra, Nat Nuno-Amarteifio, on Friday, January 21, 2022. The late former Mayor of Accra, under the Rawlings administration, was laid to rest today after a brief ceremony in Accra. It was a solemn mood at the Lashibi Funeral Home as family, friends, past […] The post Former Accra Mayor, Nat Nuno-Amarteifio
Government has donated an amount of GH¢200,000 to the victims of the Bogoso-Appiate explosion. The donation is, among other things, to cater for the medical bills of the victims. The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, disclosed this during a visit to the Bogoso-Appiate explosion site on Friday, January 21, 2022. “We are donating GH¢200,000 to […] The post Government
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed its sympathy with the community of Bogoso-Appiate after it was devastated by an explosion. “We are shocked by the devastation caused to lives and properties at Bogoso-Appiate and the surrounding communities,” the association said in a statement. “On behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the GMA, […] The post GMA
It has emerged that the persons who unfortunately lost their lives following the gory explosion at Appiate, Bogoso included a seven-month-old baby. The baby, believed to be the youngest who perished, died together with 12 other individuals after the blast that left over 50 persons with varying degrees of injuries. Clinical Coordinator and Head of […] The post 7-month-old
Dozens of squatters at Kaase in the Ashanti Region have been displaced after fire swept through their makeshift structures on Friday afternoon. According to officers from the Ghana National Fire Service, their preliminary investigations showed that a fuel tanker driver and a tricycle rider were syphoning fuel and in the process, it caught fire. The […] The post Ashanti
Six Chinese nationals have been arrested during an operation by the Operation Halt taskforce in a clampdown on illegal mining activities. The Chinese nationals were picked up at a mining site in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region and handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service. “Since that is not our area, we […] The post Amansie Central:
13 people have been confirmed dead following the explosion at Appiate near Bogoso in the Western Region. Some 59 people are also said to have been left with varying degrees of injury as a result of the explosion. The Ministry for Information had earlier announced the number of fatalities as 17 but after briefings from […] The post Bogoso explosion: 13 persons confirmed
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel A. Jinapor joined a government delegation led by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to visit the Appiate community and commiserate with the victims of the Thursday explosion. The delegation included Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State, senior officers of the security services and officials of the […] The post Lands
A member of the New Patriotic Party’s communications team, Eric Amoako Twum has declared his intention to contest for the party’s National Organizer position. Eric Twum said he has what it takes to mobilise support for the NPP ahead of the 2024 general elections. “2024 is a crucial election, and we can’t joke with it. […] The post Eric Amoako Twum
The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, says President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister of Finance to come up with a payment plan for road contractors owed by the government and ensure funds are released for the contractors to return to site by next week. He made this known in an interaction with the media […] The post Finance
The three suspects arrested by the Agogo Police for allegedly butchering a 15-year-old boy at Nhyiaeso, in the Asante Akyem North Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have been put before the Agogo Magistrate Court. The herdsmen allegedly met the teenager at the riverside, where they inflicted machete wounds on him, leading to his death. Reasons […] The post 3
Seven of the eleven accused persons in Tuesday’s violence at Nima and Mamobi in the Greater Accra Region have pleaded not guilty to charges of rioting and causing harm. Lawyers for the seven told the Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mrs. Rosemond Baah Torsu that their clients had no connection whatsoever with Tuesday’s gun […] The post Nima violence:
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Environment, Science, and Technology, and MP for Oforikrom, Emmanuel Marfo, is urging the house to constitute a probe into the circumstances of the Bogoso-Appiate fatal explosion. According to him, such a multi-sectoral committee should be drawn from various relevant committees from Parliament to do a thorough job with […] The post Set
A great smartphone is one that is styled for the ages, equipped with a great camera, has a large battery that charges up swiftly, and if you throw in some cool futuristic features then you have something special and all of these things are not easy to find in one single phone! Having said so, […] The post Meet the new HUAWEI nova 9; The latest and
Deputy Minister for Energy, Mr. William Owireku Aidoo has stated that with the government’s satisfaction that the AMERI plant at the end of its agreement period is fit for purpose, the legal title to the plant has been transferred into state ownership. The Deputy Minister made these remarks when he represented the sector Minister, Dr. […] The post ‘Ghana now owns
Premier Ghanaian owned property company, Broll Ghana Limited, has honoured the 2021 Best Graduating Bsc. Real Estate student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The awardee, Comfort Kwartemaa, was rewarded with a cash award and a professional training national service programme which may lead to possible employment. She was given the […] The post Broll
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