The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has disqualified seven candidates who have declared their intention to contest for various positions in the association. Notable among them are Mr Lloyd Evans, former business Editor of the Daily Graphic and Mac Kwame, a Lecturer.  They were disqualified because they failed to meet the requirement under Article 47 […] The post GJA

  From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi. Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi, a former Ashanti Regional Deputy Minister under the Kufuor administration, has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA). He thus takes his turn as the 25th Mayor of Kumasi, succeeding Mr. Kojo Bonsu, who resigned last July, after the […] The post New

  We refer to your article of Thursday 9th March 2017, captioned, “Thermal plant staff boycott work” by John Bediako, and wish to provide the following statement clarifying the facts around the matter. Firstly, we do confirm with great sadness, that two workers of Group Five and Coleman (a sub-contractor) passed away respectively in the […] The post Re: Thermal Plant staff boycott work

  From Michael Boateng, Banda-Ahenkro The Banda Traditional Council, after a general meeting, unanimously concluded that the person or group of persons behind the xenophobic threat notices should, as a matter of urgency, render an unqualified apology, else incur the wrath of the gods of the land. Speaking to the media after the general meeting, […] The post Banda chief invokes

  From Michael Boateng, Banda-Ahenkro Barely a week after the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, had declared war on illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamseyers’, his counterpart in the Brong-Ahafo Region, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, also says his administration would strictly fight illegal chainsaw operations/lumbering within the region, to help curb the continuous depletion […] The post Gov’t

  The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, has declared war on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in the country. According to Mr. Amewu, he is determined to fight the canker, because not only is it destroying water bodies in the country at a rapid rate, but also negatively impacting on the […] The post Amewu and Asomah-Cheremeh must walk the talk appeared

  From Richard Owusu-Akyaw The Filial Heart Foundation (FHF), a non-profit making group of health professionals committed to health information for all, has donated items to the Paediatric/Oncology Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), with a call on Ghanaians to support girl-child education. The gesture was in recognition of women on the observation […] The post Filial Heart Foundation

  The India High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Birender Singh Yadav, has called on the new Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei Mensah, in a move to strengthen the existing relationship between the peoples of the two countries. The meeting, last Wednesday, also enabled the two political heads to explore avenues for the economic and […] The post Ashanti Minister, India envoy explore

All the 216 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies are to receive GH¢75,000 each, under the “Planting for Food and Jobs” programme of the government. Additionally, they would be supplied with pick-up vehicles, motorbikes and uniforms. Mr. Daniel Ohemeng-Boateng, Director of Policy Planning and Budget, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), announced this at the inauguration […] The post Districts

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and the leading Pan-African Airline, has successfully landed its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at the Kaduna International Airport in Nigeria. The operation, which was graced by the attendance of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has made the airline, the only foreign carrier to land in Kaduna […] The post Ethiopian

  The World Bank will soon withdraw its grant support on water and sanitation to Ghana, Mr Charles Dzradosi, a Social Policy Specialist of UNICEF, has said. This is because, for some years now, Ghana had not demonstrated any true political will to tackle sanitation problems in the country. Mr Dzradosi was speaking during the […] The post World Bank to withdraw grant support to Ghana

  From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has reiterated its appeal over the years to the Ministry of Health for the support of the government to procure a new and bigger oxygen plant. The Chief Executive Officer of the health facility, Dr. Joseph Akpaloo, who […] The post KATH needs new, bigger oxygen plant -CEO appeared first

From Inusa Musah, Ashaiman. Tema Regional Police foot patrol teams at Zenu-Atadeka have arrested a 22-year-old suspected armed robber, who claimed he was in the area to hunt for game. Mohammed Gargo, who is presently in the coolers of the Tema Regional Police Command, was arrested at dawn on Wednesday March 15, 2017, at a […] The post Police grab ‘hunter’ robber appeared first on

  From Innusa Musah Tema. The Tema Regional Police Command is on the heels of a resident of Ashaiman for allegedly renting out firearms and ammunitions to armed robbers. The suspect, identity withheld for security reasons, takes the lion’s share of the booty from the robbers after they had succeeded in their operations and returned […] The post Tema police hunt fire arm, ammunition supplier appeared first on

  By Francis Asamoah Tuffour The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr. Kwasi Agyeman Busia, has paid a working visit to the Tema office of the Authority, to acquaint himself with its activities. Accompanied by other directors from the head office, Mr. Busia interacted with the staff on how […] The post New DVLA boss visits Tema office appeared first

  From Michael Boateng. Report reaching the Chronicle from Kintampo Water falls at press time last night indicates that 17 students are dead, following a heavy storm at the Kintampo Waterfalls. The reports disclosed that a tree fell during the storm, killing the people. The heavy downpour started around 3:30pm and caused some trees to […] The post 17 Wenchi SHS students killed at

“So to make sure am doing the right thing, Ex-President John Jerry Rawlings called me and wanted to know the truth and I told him”, KOD disclosed in an interview with Nii Kpakpo Thompson. Media Personality, Kofi Okyere Darko says Ex-President called him to inquire about Kwasi Kyei Darkwa’s rape saga because he was concerned. […] The post Ex-President Rawlings

  Oladunni Churchill provided a video evidence of some of the mess resulting from Dikeh’s violent display. Oladunni Churchill, the estranged husband of Tonto Dikeh has revealed details of the actress’ violent behaviour which has cost him close to 66 million Naira. Churchill, who spoke in an interview with the Media Room Hub made clarifications […] The post Tonto Dikeh’s husband speaks on her violent behaviour

Ghanaian musician and staunch NPP supporter, Kwame A Plus has also expressed displeasure at the decision by President Nana Akufo-Addo to government to appoint 110 ministers. Like many other Ghanaians, A Plus, whose real name is Kwame Asare Obeng, thinks Nana Addo’s government is too huge for a small country like Ghana. This is what […] The post Reduce your ‘army’

  From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi. The Jackson Educational Complex, which focuses on substantially increasing the supply of qualified teachers in Ghana by 2030, is seeking to partner key stakeholders, philanthropists, organisations and corporate entities to provide financial aid and a scholarship scheme intervention programme to its students, who are extremely disadvantaged. The college, founded […] The post Jackson