The World Bank has announced the appointment of Mr. Pierre Frank Laporte as the Bank’s new Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Laporte was the Country Director of Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo and Cote d’lvoire from 2015. He assumes office on July 1, 2019 taking over from Dr. Henry Kerali. In a press … The post World

Parliament has urged the Minister of Finance to seek approval from the House to enable the Finance Ministry disburse the unutilized Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) of GH¢403.74 million. According to the legislators, the amount, which was unused had been sitting in the Ghana’s Treasury Single Account and was brought forward in 2018. Mr Anthony … The post Parliament

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the State to sell off some assets of Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome’s to offset the GH¢51.2 million debt owed by the businessman to the State. The properties included two executive buildings located at Trassaco, two residential buildings at Caprice and Abelenkpe all in Accra, the office complex of Anator … The post Supreme Court orders

Tightening pollution control and enforcing the already existing environmental laws could improve air quality and save thousands of lives every day. Mr. John A. Pwamang, Acting Executive Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), made this known in a speech read on his behalf at a forum organized by the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Centre … The post Enforcing

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday said the Akufo-Addo’s government has been promoting inclusive transformation development through the implementation of policies and programmes that recognised the needs and interests of the minority population. He noted that whenever a society neglected the needs of the minority groups, especially lack of jobs and basic social infrastructure, … The post Government

The Eastern Regional Police has rescued two persons, Eric Amponsah, 34, and  Enoch Addo, 26, a the taxi driver at Ayisikrom near Nankese in the Eastern Region. The police also arrested two suspects, Kwadwo Asare, 22 and Fatawu Lukeman, 27, while six other suspects escaped arrest. The suspects during police investigations, confessed that they were … The post Police rescues two

IMANI Centre for Policy and Education’s report has emphasized the need for transparency in the management of the nation’s oil and gas resources. The report titled “Effects of Upstream Gas Contracting on Electricity and Inclusive Growth – The Case of Sankofa-Gye-Nyame (SGN) Gas Project,” a purely academic exercise, was conducted from 2018 to June, 2019. … The post IMANI

The National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, with support from ITCONSORTIUM has launched  “Support Cardio Project” in Accra, to help tackle financial difficulties facing the centre. People willing to donate to the centre, can do so by dialing a short code, *700*9# on MTN, select “Donate,” enter “Cardio,”followed by the amount, “select frequency … The post Project

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has advised Ghanaians to be wary of fraudulent travel agents and ignore advertisements that promise opportunities for women and girls in the Arab world. According to the Ministry, many unsuspecting Ghanaian women have become slaves in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Greece, being trafficked for sex work, exploitation … The post Reject

The “green wave” recorded during the European elections on 26 May should give Europe momentum. It is now time we oppose our determination to build a social, democratic and ecological Europe, against the withdrawal desires of nationalists and Eurosceptics, or the temptations of the status quo offered by Conservatives and Liberals. The strong mobilisation of … The post There

Throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, rural households earn their incomes primarily from agriculture and rapid rural population growth is putting pressure on governments to create jobs. In Ghana, agriculture employs over 40 per cent of the population, but average farm productivity remains low, a problem for rural livelihoods and incomes. Rural poverty … The post Rural

Members of the Council of State have charged the Electoral Commission (EC), to explore ways of ensuring that only the vibrant political parties remain on the commission’s registry. Unanimously, they said the majority of the parties were dormant and did not have representation in the form of offices at the local level and recommended the … The post Council

Members of the Council of State have charged the Electoral Commission (EC), to explore ways of ensuring that only the vibrant political parties remain on the commission’s registry. Unanimously, they said the majority of the parties were dormant and did not have representation in the form of offices, at the local level and recommended the … The post Council

The Nkawie Circuit Court has fined four illegal miners, including two students to total amounts of GH¢16,800.00, for unlawfully entering the Desire Forest Reserve in the Nkawie forest district, prospecting for gold without authority. Stephen Yeboah 20, and Pasooba Issifu 18, both students, pleaded guilty and were together fined GH¢3,600.00 each. The two others, Kwabena … The post Four

The Nkawie Circuit Court has fined four illegal miners, including two students to total amounts of GHC 16,800.00, for unlawfully entering the Desire Forest Reserve in the Nkawie forest district, prospecting for gold without authority. Stephen Yeboah 20, and Pasooba Issifu 18, both students, pleaded guilty and were together fined GHC 3,600.00 each. The two … The post Four illegal

US automotive giant Ford is to cut around 12,000 jobs in Europe, reducing its plants in the region by six to 18 by 2020, the company said from its European headquarters in Cologne on Thursday. Plants are to be shut down in Russia, France and Britain, and another in Slovakia is to be sold, Ford … The post Ford to cut 12,000 jobs in Europe, with 5,400 going

Practical hands-on training for students in the Junior High Schools (JHS) in areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has shown to boosts the confidence of students and enables them to be innovative within and outside the classroom. This was contained in an 86-page study conducted to ascertain the impact of practical education on … The post Practical

The Accra Psychiatric hospital has declared Daniel Asiedu, the alleged murderer of Mr. J. B. Danquah – Adu, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa-North, fit to stand trial. A psychiatric medical examination report presented by officials of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to the court, shows that the accused person is mentally well to … The post Alleged

The Accra Psychiatric hospital has declared Daniel Asiedu, the alleged murderer of Mr. J. B. Danquah – Adu, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa-North, fit to stand trial. A psychiatric medical examination report presented by officials of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to the court, shows that the accused person is mentally well to … The post Psychiatric

Mr. Fred Asiedu-Dartey, the Head of Freight and Logistics Department of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority is calling for massive education for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), to avoid huge demurrage and rent cost at the various ports. “Shippers especially MDAs require adequate sensitization on exemption procedures, the administration of Un-cleared Cargo List (UCL) and how … The post Intensive