Ghana’s enviable reputation as a stable and peaceful country has been enhanced due to the hard work of the country’s foreign envoys working under the current administration. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said this yesterday when he addressed the Conference of Heads of Missions at the Jubilee House in Accra. The conference was attended by all Ambassadors and [...] The post Heads
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) must be empowered to destroy fake products after seizing them, Professor Alex Dodoo, Executive Director of the GSA), has urged. He has, therefore, appealed to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade and Tourism to grant the authority the powers to destroy all sub-standard products it seizes from the market. Prof Dodoo made the appeal during [...] The post Empower
THE Ghana Journalists Association in partnership with STAR-Ghana, an NGO, has held a training workshop for about 10 selected media practitioners in the Volta Region on ‘Enhanced media-civil society organisations partnership for inclusive local governance’, in Ho. It was also attended by representatives of some civil society organisations (CSOs) in the region. Speaking at the function, Mr Kojo Impraim, Programmes Manager [...] The post Media
A total of 4,900 cases of assault were captured in the data management system (DODMAS) of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service last year. The number was up by about 700 of the 2016 figure of 4,152, a situation the Unit described as still worrying but believed would have been swept under the [...] The post DOVVSU records increase in assault cases
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, last Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh (Dr) Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, in Accra to ask for his prayer for God to continue to bless the country’s quest food self-sufficiency and security. The Chief Imam prayed for Allah’s continuous blessing for abundance of food for growing [...] The post Agric Minister
Saudi Arabia has reacted angrily after the United States’ Senate voted to withdraw military aid for the war in Yemen, where the Saudis are leading a coalition fighting rebels. The Senate also blamed the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, a United States (US) resident. Saudi Arabia described the vote as “interference” based on “untrue allegations”. [...] The post Saudi
An “immediate ceasefire” in Yemen’s war actually came into effect on today, officials said, after the initial deal was followed by violence. The warring sides agreed to end fighting in the vital port city of Hudaydah last Thursday. A day later, air strikes and fierce clashes were reported between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels. UN and Yemeni officials say the [...] The post Yemen
The Kassena-Nankana East Municipal and the Kassena-Nankana West District Assembly in the Upper East Region have expressed their commitments to mainstream clean cooking system into Medium-Term Development Plans (MTDPs) The two assemblies made the pledge at a stakeholder sensitisation programme organised by the Organisation for Indigenous Initiatives and Sustainability (ORGIIS-Ghana), an advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on environment at Paga, in [...] The post
GHANA’S national Under-20 team, Black Satellites, were last Thursday handed a tight group for the 2019 Nations Cup – with many wondering whether the team can survive the ‘acid’ test. The Satellites are strapped in same group with venerated sides – Senegal and Mali as well as Burkina Faso – a growing force in youth football. However, ‘sweat merchant’ of [...] The post We
EXECUTIVES of the Brong Ahafo Regional Circles Council (BARCC) of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, led by Chairman Kennedy Enyan, have showered praises on the management and entire playing body of the club for their impressive goalless away drawn game with Kariobangi Sharks of Kenya last Saturday. The second leg CAF Confederation Cup encounter comes off at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium [...] The post B/A
Ibrahim Tanko has invited former Black Satellites skipper, Kingsley Fobi to the Black Meteors camp ahead of today’s clash against the Junior Hawks of Togo in the penultimate AFCON qualifier. The Meteors will host the Togolese U-23 team in the first league tie of the qualification round at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium today. “It is true that I have [...] The post Fobih
Accra Hearts of Oak produced a great performance on Sunday to defeat Medeama 3-1 at the Tarkwa T&A Park in a friendly match. Skipper of the team, Malik Akowuah after the match assured Phobians that the club will get better. “Things will get better. The Hearts of Oak supporters who are not happy today because of recent decline will soon [...] The post Hearts will get better – Akowuah appeared
GHL Bank has entrenched its position as the country’s leading mortgage financing bank at the eleventh edition of the Ghana Property Awards where it ousted other nominees in the highly contested category to emerge ‘Best Mortgage Bank of the Year.’ The prestigious event held at the State Banquet Hall in Accra saw over 20 awards conferred on trail-blazing companies within [...] The post GHL
The Enterprise Support and Community Development Trust (ESCDT) has called upon the Ga West Municipality to regulate the levies on its members in the community and should also open up for a broader consultation with all the stakeholders. Mr Clement Nii Lamptey Wilkinson, the Ga West Municipal Chief Executive, in an interview with GNA agreed with ESCDT on the issues [...] The post Ga
Fidelity Bank has appointed Julian Kingsley Opuni as the new managing director of the bank with effect from December 1, 2018. Mr Julian Opuni has been the Deputy Managing Director since November, 2017. He takes over from Jim Baiden who retired as the MD of the bank in October this year. An experienced banker who started his banking career over [...] The post Fidelity Bank appoints new
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said Ghana is positioning herself for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR) driven by technology to enhance the ease of doing business in the country. The move he said would also promote quality education delivery and create jobs for the teeming unemployed. According to him, the FIR driven by technology was currently influencing the [...] The post Veep
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has appointed Mr. Olumide Olatunji as its new Managing Director, effective December 5, 2018. He replaces Mr. Ifeanyi Njoku who has now taken up a new role within the Access Bank Group to support the bank’s expansion drive in line with its new five-year strategic growth plan. His appointment follows the successful nomination and regulatory approval [...] The post Access
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of the Pullman Accra Airport City Project which is expected to become the country’s largest hospitality facility. The project will create about 1,000 jobs at the construction phase and engage more than 500 workers at the operating phase. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony yesterday, President Akufo-Addo [...] The post President
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Ghana Police Service has received a letter from the Presidency to commence investigations into the bribery and corruption allegations against the dismissed three High Court judges. Justices Ayisi Addo, Uuter Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh were among 34 high and lower court judges including magistrates, caught receiving bribes from litigants in an investigation [...] The post Pres
Professor Kwesi Yankah, the Minister In-charge of Tertiary Education, has advised the public to desist from politicising the free SHS vacation classes currently being held for students on the ‘Green Track.’ He said students would be disadvantaged if their parents prevented them from taking part in the voluntary holiday classes in the Agona West, Agona East and Gomoa districts of [...] The post Stop
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