Two foreign nationals were sentenced to two years each in prison by the Keta Circuit Court for unlawful acquisition of the Ghana Voter Identity (ID) card. The two, Mr Okafor Wale, a 47-year old Nigerian and Mr Yao Dieu-Donne Evoda, a 22-year old Togolese, were each convicted on charges of registering for Ghana Voter ID … The post Two foreigners go to jail
Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament has appealed to Ghanaians to consider the sacrifices of the nation’s Founding Fathers and called on the youth to be guided by the sacrifices to strive for excellence. Acknowledging Ghana as a unique nation, of which he is very proud, Prof Oquaye noted that the forebears of … The post Consider sacrifices of
…16.5 million voters expected to be registered The nationwide Voters Registration exercise being undertaken by Electoral Commission (EC) will officially end on Thursday, August 6. However, a mop-up exercise will be done on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9. The exercise, which started on June 30, was conducted in six phases in about 33,000 … The post Nationwide
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the first phase of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Somanya in the Eastern Region. The first phase of the project cost €45,575,000 million and it was funded through the Italian Export Credit Agency and German Bank. It has facilities such as lecture halls, facility … The post President
The old voters’ identity cards are still valid and individuals can use it for their transaction until the Electoral Commission finishes compiling the new voters’ register. Mr Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations at the Commission who told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview said the Commission normally shares data with … The post Old
Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday outdoored a 16-member Adjudication Review Committee (ARC) with the mandate to review and address the case of multiple registrations after the voters’ registration. The ARC, which is chaired by Mr Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations has members from the Commission, Political Party representatives; and representatives from selected … The post EC
A study conducted on the forestry plantation and timber sectors has revealed that very minimal contribution of the Forest Plantation Development Fund (FPDF) is being allocated to Ghana’s plantation development. This was jeopardising the existence of the timber industry as the findings of the report described the contribution from the FPDF to the sector as … The post More
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has launched a report on Good Practice for Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH) in Ghana. The 57-page report, dubbed: “Good Practice for WASH in Ghana – Meeting the targets for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene by 2030”, was authored by the NDPC in collaboration with International Water and Sanitation Centre, … The post NDPC
Anderson Ofosuhene Anim a.k.a Morio Gee, a web designer and a blogger has been busted by the police over Pornography. Anim is alleged to have collected monies from victims, both children and adult under the pretext of pulling down their nude pictures and videos from the internet. Despite collecting the monies, Anim allegedly splashed the … The post Blogger
Anderson Ofosuhene Anim a.k.a Morio Gee, a web designer and a blogger has been busted by the police over Pornography. Anim is alleged to have collected monies from victims, both children and adult under the pretext of pulling down their nude pictures and videos from the internet. Despite collecting the monies, Anim allegedly splashed the … The post Blogger
The Management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has adopted punitive and preventive reform measures to resolve the tampering of weighing scales by Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) within the cocoa sector. Dr Emmanuel Opoku, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Operations COCOBOD, said the management had taken the issue of weighing scale tampering very … The post COCOBOD
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana (SCFG), in collaboration with Novartis has developed a mobile digital application (App) to help manage the data collected on newborns in the National Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell Disease (NNSP-SCD). A statement issued in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency said, the initiative formed part of … The post Sickle
The establishment of the Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) Scheme under the Sustainable Land and Water Management Project (SLWMP) is impacting positively on poor rural communities. It has increased the climate change resilience of many rural communities in the five regions of the north and enabled women to engage in economic activities for income … The post Village
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