Air pollution, from both outdoor and indoor activities are dangerous to the environment and human health, but infants and the elderly in Ghana are at greater risk as they make the majority who fall ill from the pollution, a World Bank study has found out. In a presentation at a one-day workshop on air pollution, … The post Air

MTN Ghana has donated GH¢100,000.00 to the Otumfuo Education Fund as part of its 25th-anniversary celebrations. The company made the donation when a team of officials led by the Chief Executive, Mr Selorm Adadevoh paid a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace. The visit also formed part of activities marking this year’s … The post MTN

The Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service’s investigators have been urged to help crashed victims to claim insurance compensations available to them. Mr Tonny Dickson Afriford, a Road Crash and Injury Prevention Analyst, who made the call said most victims of road crashes do not pursue such compensations because of … The post MTTD

Some youth in Tamale on Saturday damaged property belonging to the Ghana Police Service and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale. They broke glass windows and doors on the building of the Lamashegu Divisional Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, and proceeded to the offices of NEDCo and also broke some glass windows … The post Youth

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education has inaugurated the Governing Board of seven regulatory and technical tertiary institutions with a call on them to implement programmes to improve technical and vocational education in the country. The Boards included that of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), National Schools Inspectorate Authority … The post Education

The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced Alfred Kontoh, 19-year-old, unemployed to 15 months imprisonment for unlawful entry contrary to section 152 and stealing contrary to section 124 (1) of criminal offences Acts 1960 (Acts 29). The court presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway sentenced the accused on his own plea of guilty to … The post Unemployed 19-year–old

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called for the amendment of the 1992 Constitution before the next Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 2024. The Party said amendments would eliminate loopholes that created opportunities for corruption for rapid socio-economic development. Mr Richard Nii Amarh, the Executive Director of PPP at a press conference in Accra, said … The post PPP

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is to pay Coach Milovan Rajevac $30,000 monthly as the Head Coach of the Senior National team, the Black Stars. Coach Rajevac, returning to guide Black Stars for the second time was announced as the Head Coach of the team at the GFA Secretariat on Friday, September 24. The 67-year … The post Milovan Rajevac to earn

A 29-year-old unemployed who allegedly collected GH¢150,000 through electronic transaction to assist a trader to travel abroad but failed, has appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court. Aaron Quarcoo, charged with defrauding by false pretenses, has pleaded not guilty. Quarcoo admitted collecting the money in court and explained that the money given to him by the … The post Unemployed

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, has tasked the newly inaugurated Board of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) to fast-track processes to complete implementation of the public sector Smart Workplace Programme. The programme which is being rolled out in all public institutions including Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Metropolitan, Municipal, and … The post Communications

The Young Urban Women’s Movement has called on the government to ensure speedy ratification and adoption of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on Violence and Harassment (C190) in the world of work. It said the ratification of the C190 would help to protect young women in both formal and informal spaces. This was contained … The post Ghana

The police have placed a bounty of GH¢50,000 on a robbery gang suspected to have engaged in a daylight robbery in Accra today, Friday, September 24, 2021. Four armed men allegedly attacked and robbed a woman off an unspecified amount of money at Sampa Valley near the Weija barrier in Accra. The suspects attacked a … The post Police places GH¢50,000 bounty

The Ministry of Works and Housing Thursday set up an eight-member Government Building Inventory Committee to identify and recover Government buildings unlawfully taken by some individuals nationwide. The Committee, chaired by Mr Brian Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for the Abetifi Constituency, has other members as Madam Gloria Nana Yaa Nartey (PWD, Prestige), Dr. Anim … The post Building

India on Friday inked a deal estimated at around 3 billion dollars with European aerospace giant Airbus to procure 56 C295 aircraft which will replace the ageing Avro-748 planes of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Under the joint-venture agreement, Airbus will deliver the first 16 aircraft in a “fly-away” condition from its final assembly line … The post India

Amnesty International accuses rich countries and pharmaceutical companies of human rights violations in connection with vaccine procurement. The fact that rich countries stockpile coronavirus vaccines while millions of people in poorer countries are urgently waiting for a chance to be vaccinated is unacceptable, Amnesty Secretary General Agnes Callamard said at a briefing of the journalists’ … The post Unfair

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Lands Commission will from October 1, 2021, issue consolidated search report from its Land Divisions. This is to ensure that a search report from the Commission on a parcel of land provides full information relating to that particular land in a single report, instead of three separate reports. … The post Lands

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday started a mass administration of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to persons aged 18 years and above. The exercise begins today September 24 in the Greater Accra Region and on Monday September 27 in the remaining 15 regions. The exercise which is expected to begin fully in all parts of … The post Mass

Air pollution has been cited as the number one environmental danger to public health and it’s the sixth-ranked overall cause of death in the country. A study published May 30, 2019 in Boston, USA as reported by Ghana Business News, ranked household air pollution as the seventh leading cause of premature death among Ghanaians. According … The post World

The Ministry of Energy is working closely with the Ministry of Finance to secure a 100 per cent import waiver on electric vehicles to the country. The initiative is to help drive the penetration of electric vehicles into the Ghanaian automobile market. Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy, said this at the opening of … The post Energy

Some members of the Federation of Disability Organisations have called on the government to prioritise the study of sign language at schools to ensure an all-inclusive development in the country. They said persons with disabilities (PwDs) were confronted with the challenge of accessing some basic facilities like health centres, schools, sign language interpreters and teaching … The post Government