A Ghanaian man extradited to the United States (US) for online romance scam has been jailed 40 months in Norfolk, Virginia. According to news reports out of the US, 38-year-old Richard Yaw Dorpe, duped a 68-year-old recently widowed woman of more than $300,000 when he falsely posed as a 57-year-old man from Virginia Beach on … The post Ghanaian man jailed in
Stimulants based on amphetamines like “ecstasy” and methamphetamine now rank as Africa’s second most widely abused drug type apart from cannabis, Professor Stanley Okolo, the Director General of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), has said. He said the problem of illicit drug use was widespread in the West African region with cannabis being the most … The post Ecstasy,
The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says it will strike off dormant and default companies after the end of its validation of dormant companies at end of September, 2021. It said the exercise was to validate dormant companies, which adhered to the directive of the Registrar of Companies to file their annual returns with the Department or risk … The post Registrar-General’s
More children in Ghana are becoming exposed to lead poisoning, Mrs Eunice Teah Dzagli, Health Promotion Officer, Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, has observed. She said the situation was due to the burning of waste, use of lead products, paints containing lead components and canned foods. Lead poisoning is a type of metal poisoning caused … The post More
Government is set to arrest and prosecute unlicensed and illegal artisanal palm oil producers and processors in the Country by next year. The move is to drive away bad operators from producing unclean and unhealthy palm oil for consumption, which is causing a lot of illnesses, such as cancer. The effort is expected to enhance … The post Unlicensed palm
Two credit rating agencies – Moody’s Investor Services (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor (S&P) have affirmed Ghana’s credit rating at B3 and B- respectively. The agencies also maintained Ghana’s outlook. A statement issued by the Public Relations unit of the Ministry of Finance and made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said the … The post Credit
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Kwadwo Alan Kyerematen, says the private sector could drive the country’s economic recovery efforts following the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. He, therefore, underscored the need for government to provide the requisite support and incentives to the sector for it to become the hub of production in the … The post Private
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has sworn-in a 17-member Steering Committee to oversee the successful implementation of the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS). A press release from the PPA made available to the Ghana News Agency said, “The mandate of the committee includes the facilitation and provision of inputs to the formulation of policies and … The post PPA
Oheneba Ofosuhene Apenteng Awere, First Deputy CEO of Center of Awareness (COA) Research and Manufacturing Company Limited, says the Company experienced dire times last year due to regulatory challenges with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). She said that brought about huge loss to the Company following a halt in production of products and the … The post We
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) is calling for the immediate release of members of its taskforce who were recently arrested by a group of military men. The taskforce members together with other members of the association were arrested at a mining site at Watereso in the Amansie West District, on the instructions … The post Small-Scale
Some members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) on Project Monitoring have expressed unhappiness with what they described as “waste” of oil revenues on the construction of a durbar ground for the people of New Takoradi in the Western Region. The project, completed in 2020 is in a very deplorable state and … The post PIAC,
The Pure Water Waste Collector Association (PWWCA) has called for an industrial hub in the plastic programme yet to be out-doored by Government to end the plastic menace in the country. The Association also urged Government to support pickers and collectors with loans to expand their businesses to feed the recycling industries. Mr Elvis Oppong, … The post Group
Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Creative has urged the newly-inaugurated Governing Board of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to create one million jobs in the tourism value chain and make Ghana the tourism hub of Africa. He asked the Board to make tourism the number one contributor to Ghana’s Gross Domestic … The post Ghana
Leader of ECOWAS Delegation to Guinea and Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, says the ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde is physically healthy, but still in shock following the coup. She said the former President was mentally and psychologically traumatised due to the coup and was of the belief … The post Ousted
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has rescheduled Physics 2 and 1 and Business Management 2 and 1 papers in the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates. “…A new date for the scheduled papers will be communicated in due course,” Mr. George Ohene -Mantey, Head of Test Administration … The post WAEC
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