THE Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalisation Committee will have its maiden interaction with the media today at 12 mid-day at the Alisa Hotel (North Ridge) in Accra. According to the spokesperson of the Normalisation Committee, Dan Kweku Yeboah, “the objective is to brief the media on the activities of the Committee so far and also clarify its mandate by FIFA.” [...] The post Norm Committee
The National Coordinator of the One-District-One Factory policy initiative, Gifty Ohene Konadu, has assured Ghanaians that every district will have its own factory by the end of 2020. She noted some districts would even have more factories than others depending on the raw material potentials they have. She said for instance that the Nsawam Adoagyiri District had been [...] The post Every
Financial Institutions especially banks and insurance companies must invest heavily in climate change mitigation and adaptation projects to save the Ghanaian economy, Founding President of Youth Icons Ghana, Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa, has said. According to him climate change presented both opportunities and threats and banks and financial institutions must position themselves to take advantage of the business opportunities of climate [...] The post Corporate
Seven person have sustained gunshot wounds during a demonstration staged by some farmers in the New Abirem District, of the Eastern Region against mining giant, Newmont Akyem Mines. The victims according to eyewitness clashed with the Counter Terrorist Unit of the police at Adeisena, on Tuesday morning in an attempt to disperse the irate demonstrators from the premises of [...] The post Bloody
A newly constructed ultra-Modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratory has been inaugurated for the Central Royal Montessori Preparatory School at Agona Swedru in the Central Region. The project was financed by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of the school and was estimated at a cost of GH¢ 18, 000 to enhance effective teaching and learning of the ICT by the [...] The post Swedru
The Headmaster of Sekondi College (SEKO), Mr Francis Rexford Sam, has called for urgent support to address infrastructural challenges facing the school. According to him, the 67th anniversary of the school offers a strategic platform to resolve plights impeding growth and transform it into one of the premier and model educational institutions in the country. “The 67th anniversary milestone is [...] The post SEKCO
THE Centre for Social Democracy (CSD), Ghana in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) has launched the maiden edition of a Pre-Election debate for the national executives and flagbearership aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra on Monday. The debate which is scheduled from October 17 to November 2 will have the leadership capabilities of the candidates [...] The post Pre-Election
The Asogli Education Fund has supported a total of 57 students with an amount of GH¢51,250.00 to further their education in various academic institutions. A total of 2,215 beneficiaries of the Fund completed their studies at various institutions with a few pursuing further studies in universities abroad, a statement signed by Mr Stephen Tetteh, Secretary to the Asogli State Council and [...] The post Asogli
Former Member of Parliament for Bantama constituency, Dr Henry Kokofu has observed that the citizenry should blame both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the recent attack by the Delta Force on Dr Akoto Osei. “The vigilante actions have gained momentum because political parties such as the NPP and the NDC have failed to [...] The post Blame NPP,
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong, has bemoaned the neglect of unemployed New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters by the party and its leadership. “Our unemployed supporters are angry with the party and its leadership because they feel neglected and the party is alleged to be giving jobs to elements of the National [...] The post ‘NPP grassroots
Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has admonished politicians to cut what they termed ‘cycle of madness’ and complete projects by previous governments. It called for an end to the situation where politicians abandon projects by their predecessors, put all political considerations aside and put the interest of the country first. In a statement issued in Accra, [...] The post Politicians
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo’s Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiralled. The committee of experts may make recommendations to manage the outbreak, which was declared on August 1 and has worsened, with a risk [...] The post WHO
The death toll from a landslide in Uganda last week has risen to 43 and displaced residents deemed most at risk in the disaster-prone region will be resettled immediately, the government said on Tuesday. Torrential rains unleashed a deluge of boulders, mud and water down Mount Elgon near the border with Kenya, uprooting trees, pulverising homes and burying residents in [...] The post Uganda
The president of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Nana Dr Appiagyei Dankawoso I, has said it was in consultation with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and assured that depositors’ investments were safe. He has therefore, appealed to the general public to desist from the panic withdrawals of their investments from the banks to save the economy. [...] The post Desist
An aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been killed in Nigeria by Islamist militants who kidnapped her last March. Hauwa Liman, a midwife, was killed days after kidnappers set a deadline. The ICRC said it was devastated by the news. The Nigerian government called the murder “inhuman and ungodly”. Ms Liman was taken with [...] The post Nigeria militants
THE President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday served notice of his government’s intention to review petroleum agreements that are dormant and possibly terminate them. “I have charged the Ministry of Energy to review critically existing operations in the industry, with the view to determining oil fields that are sub-optional and Petroleum Agreements that are dormant”. The Ministry will engage with [...] The post PRESIDENT
Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong would have to cough up a sum of GHc25 million if found guilty for defamation in a case filed against him by the Editor in Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr. Kweku Baako in his suit complained that Mr. Agyapong in July 2018 made some [...] The post Kwaku Baako sues Ken
Another shakeup has hit the police service as the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu, has re-assigned some 32 officers. An internal memo dated October 15, 2018, said the reassignments take immediate effect. Former Public Affairs Director of the Ghana Police Service and District Commander at East Legon, Superintendent Cephas Arthur per the memo is now the Director for the [...] The post Police
The 63-year-old mother, Naomi Offei, and her two daughters, who were sentenced to prison for stealing two “olonkas” of corn, were yesterday released from the Nsawam Maximum Security Prisons (NSMP). The release followed a news report carried on Thursday, October 11, 2018, edition of the Ghanaian Times, on the women and her two daughters languishing at the prison for the [...] The post Mother,
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