Ghana will continue to defend democracy and constitutional rule, and uphold human rights in the country, and on the wider African continent, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. He indicated that Ghana would work “to strengthen the institutions that support democracy in our country and in our Region.” Addressing the 76th Session of the … The post Ghana
Dr Angela Lusigi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Ghana, has called on stakeholders in the insurance industry to create accessible and affordable insurance solutions to build resilience in the face of increasing disaster risks. She said while disaster risks were on the increase, there was huge protection gap in developing countries, where … The post UNDP
Mr Charles Buabin, Tema Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority has expressed high expectations for the significant growth of domestic tourism in the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which had affected the industry negatively. He said the impact of COVID-19 on tourism was expected to cost the global economy US$4 trillion while drastically reducing … The post GTA
Police investigations into the reappearance of one Josephine Panyin Mensah, alleged to have been kidnapped while pregnant, indicates that she was not pregnant as reported. A statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwesi Ofori, the Acting Director-General of Public Affairs, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said medical reports indicated that Ms … The post ‘Kidnapped’
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday described as “retrogressive” the seeming stance of some European countries not to recognise Covishield, the Indian version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Taking his turn at the General Debates of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he said it was regrettable that though the … The post Vaccines
Isaac Opoku Agyemang, a player of Ashantigold SC and Richmond Lamptey of Inter Allies FC have been charged by the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA) Prosecutor for violating Article 34(5)(a) of the GFA Ghana Premier League (GPL) regulations. Lamptey has also been charged for breaching Article 26(1) and Article 26(2) of the GFA Code of Ethics … The post Match
Ghana’s population is now 30.8 million, provisional figures from the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service, have projected. The figures announced by Professor Samuel K. Annim, the Government Statistician, who announced the figures on Wednesday in Accra, said the figures showed an increase of 6.1 million people from the … The post Ghana’s
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement for the usual ritual of borrowing $1.5 billion syndicated loan facility which it has been doing for nearly 30 years now, for the 2021/2022 cocoa crop season to be used to finance cocoa purchases and related operational activities in the crop season. A total of 28 … The post COCOBOD signs usual
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement for the usual ritual of borrowing $1.5 billion syndicated loan facility which it has been doing for nearly 30 years now, for the 2021/2022 cocoa crop season to be used to finance cocoa purchases and related operational activities in the crop season. A total of 28 … The post COCOBOD signs usual
Mrs Gifty Twum-Ampofo, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), has encouraged final year students of Technical Institutes writing their final papers to excel in the examination. She said the government had invested heavily in technical institutes and universities to offer them the best of continuous education and … The post Pass
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called on the government to institute and develop a national long-term plan to guide the use of oil and petroleum revenues to facilitate the country’s developmental process. The PIAC said such a development framework would help the country to closely monitor its progress to ensure accelerated growth. … The post PIAC
A former pastor of the Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing the church’s Elantra Hyundai Saloon car worth GH¢80,000. Emmanuel Oko Mensah is said to have refused to return the vehicle with registration number GN 8591-12 to the church after he resigned from the church in … The post Former
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology has met four agencies of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Innovation (MESTI) to discuss improved ways of financing research and development in Ghana. The meeting involved the management of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Nuclear Regulatory Authority … The post MESTI
Provisional results from the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) in Ghana shows that the female population is still leading with 50.7 per cent, as against 49.3 per cent for males. The data shows a national sex ratio of 97 males for every 100 females. This shows that the female population makes up a greater … The post Ghana 2021 Census results:
Madam Josephine Tayne Simon, the expectant mother who went missing about a week ago has been found without the Pregnancy. Madam Mensah was reported missing on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in Takoradi during her routine dawn walk from Amonu road to Paa Grant Round About. Mr Emmanuel Arkoh, the Brother in law of the victim, … The post Kidnapped woman found at Axim without
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