The Executive Committee of the Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) says it remains committed to the professional, free and fair conduct of elections on the continent. The Committee has, therefore, called on all regional and sub-regional bodies, civil society and the development community to partner them in pursuing and driving the agenda. They made … The post African
Disaster looms at Kaneshie First Light as floodwaters gradually wash away one of the footings of a billboard close to a traffic intersection. The billboard is about three meters away from the Outer Ring Road at the traffic intersection leading to the Kaneshie Market. A visit to the place by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) … The post Floodwaters wash away footings
Mr Kofi Totobi Quakyi, a former Minister of State in the National Democratic (NDC) government, Sunday offered thanks to God for restoring his health. In the company of family, friends and some other party faithful, he worshipped at the Bethany Methodist Church at Essikado in the Western Region to thank God for restoring him to … The post Totobi Quakyi thanks God for healing
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has blamed the leadership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) for what it described as the hardship and high cost of doing business in Ghana currently. IEAG, in a statement signed by Mr. Samson Awingobit Asaki, Executive Secretary, copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) … The post Importers
The Ministry of National Security has from May 03, 202,2 pulled out its personnel from operating in the Tema Port as part of measures to reduce the number of agencies involved in inspection of goods at the harbour. This was contained in a letter dated April 27, 2022, and signed by Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah Minister … The post National Security personnel pull out from
A young woman, identified as Nana Mark Clark, a Level 300 Marketing student of Cape Coast Technical University was on Friday, May 13, 2022, found dead in the night without her private part at OLA in Cape Coast. The deceased, believed to be in her early twenties, was found lying supine around 2100 hours along … The post Woman found dead in Cape Coast with body
Mr Habibu Adam, a Senior Economist at the Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor has stated that continued global food shortage during the latter part of this year, and 2023 is imminent due, to the Russia-Ukraine war. He added that already, the United Nations and the World Food Programme have hinted of the looming food … The post Food shortage is
Ghana is second, only to Côte d’Ivoire, in global production of cocoa – a major foreign exchange commodity, and important ingredient in the confectionery, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. The two West African countries (Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire) jointly account for two thirds of the global cocoa production. Ghana produced a record 1.033 … The post Galamsey
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana (UG) has urged government to reintroduce the road toll system as part of the its fiscal consolidation measures. It said the tollbooths should be re-instated with an efficient electronic-pass system to address congestion in some parts of the country’s roads. Professor … The post Bring
The Technical University Teacher’s Association of Ghana of Ghana (TUTAG) has urged the Government to honour the agreement emanating from a ruling of the National Labour Commission reached between the government and the association in 2019. Members of the Association are not happy the government had failed to extend allowances given to the University Teachers … The post TUTAG
Dr. Samuel Donkor, President and Founder of All Nations University, Koforidua, says the university will soon open a campus in Accra to leverage its cutting-edge programmes, which include cybersecurity specialist training in Ghana. He stated that the proposed Accra campus would assist in reaching out to more students, hence speeding up the training of more … The post All
As countries around the globe gear towards achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by 2030, there is still an existing gap in access to Information and Communiations Technology (ICT) education between men and women, boys, and girls. The SDG goal five pushes countries to achieve gender equality and empower all women and … The post I
Africa needs to make a deliberate effort to encourage and train more youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to participate effectively in the 4th Industrial Revolution. By participating actively in the industrialisation wave, the continent can attain its goal of inclusivity, freedom, and sustainable development under the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Dr Eric … The post Africa
The Tema District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest, of the head pastor of Life-Changing Ministry Church, for failure to provide a sanitary facility on church premises. The court presided over by Mr Festus Fovi Nukunu issued the bench warrant after the accused failed to appear before the court on April 21, … The post Court orders
A professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, says successive governments may not be able to scrap the Electronic-levy if government collateralised it. Collateralisation of the levy to borrow more funds, he said, would mean that future governments may have to deal with a judgement debt situation, especially if loan agreements … The post Scrapping
Reverend Professor Adobea Yaa Owusu, Associate Professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, (ISSER) has recommended to Government to strengthen national institutional and regulatory frameworks to help address challenges associated with trajectories of Ghana’s solar energy development. She noted that increasing the use of non-renewable energy sources in the generation of electricity, … The post Ghana
Ghana is currently, seeing an increase in the migration of professional nurses to high-income countries due to the global shortage of nurses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare said the trend was quiet worrying as it amounts to a massive public subsidy to the wealthier nations given … The post Ghana is experiencing
Mr. Kurt Okraku President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has been appointed as an Executive Committee member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to help in the development of football in Africa. The GFA president was appointed among five others to serve on the team of the football governing body to help in managing … The post CAF appoints
Three alleged sports hooligans have been remanded into police custody by a Circuit Court at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono region. According to the court presided by Ms Rita Amoanywaa Adusah, the suspects-Enoch Diawuo, 32, farmer, and Augustine Apraku, 24, a tiler; and one Ebenezer Okyere affectionately called Omega-were allegedly involved … The post Fiapre
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice’s conference on the regional integration model has ended with participants calling on member States to publish, ratify and domesticate the ECOWAS Revised Treaty. A communique adopted at the end of the conference noted the importance of an enabling legal environment in the integration arrangement. Although ECOWAS has a copious … The post ECOWAS
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