The Ghana Exports Promotions Authority (GEPA), has advised businesses in the Brong-Ahafo Region to make use of its innovative platform dubbed ‘The Market Hub’. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Madam Afua Asabea Asare the platform is an online platform designed and run by her outfit with support from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to [...] The post Businesses
MTN Ghana has rewarded some of its mobile money customers for their loyalty and continuous patronage of the services of the company under its Mobile Money promotion. The winners were presented with cash prizes, mobile phones and television sets. General Manager of Mobile Money, Eli Hini in his address said the mobile money promotion was to reward customers who had [...] The post MTN rewards mobile
The maiden City Construction and Property Awards, which is meant to honour local players in the construction industry has been launched. An initiative of Image Consortium, the programme, slated for April next year is on the theme, ‘Conceive, construct, and conserve.’ The Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Eugene Boakye Antwi in his address lauded Image Consortium or the role [...] The post Maiden
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde has cautioned against excessive borrowing by the government to finance the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. According to her, excessive borrowing could put the economy in debt stress and derail the macroeconomic stability the country had achieved. Ms Lagarde who disclosed this at a conference on, ‘The future [...] The post Avoid
The Ghana Power lifting Federation (GPF) will hold its maiden national championships in March, 2019. The event will be held on March 2-3 with the finals set for Ghana’s Independence Day, March 6. Officials of the GPF say registration was underway and set to end January 31, 2019. Audition will take place in the Northern sector (February 9), middle sector [...] The post Ghana Power
The Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has cautioned the public about the increasing rate of rent fraud in the country. The unit said it had received seven alleged rent fraud cases within the past one week, involving an amount of GH¢52,000. The Director of the Unit, Chief Superintendent Dr Gustav Yankson told [...] The post Police cautions
Asante Kotoko full back Augustine Sefah has clarified claims of theft involving the club in a hotel in Kenya. Kotoko players were accused of stealing face towels at a Nairobi hotel after their CAF Confederations Cup match against Kariobangi Sharks on Saturday, December 15 at MISC Kasarani. However, the wing back explained they used the face towels but none of [...] The post We
Startrite Montessori School has won the maiden edition of the National Character Education Quiz (NCEQ) in Accra. The programme held at RisingSun Montessori, Dome was on the theme, ‘Shaping the next generation of future leaders’. The participating schools, Sky High, Start Rite and Nissi International schools made presentations on anti-corruption, rule of law and accountability. At the end of the [...] The post Startrite
An 18-year-old mother has been adjudged the best student in the Afadzato South District in the Volta Region. Ahiati Millicent Yawa is a JHS 3 student at Tafi Abuife D/A JHS, who has a year-old baby boy. The determined nursing mother came along with her young baby boy to participate at an end-of -year literacy competition held in the district [...] The post 18-year-old mother wins literacy
The Rotary Club of Abeokuta (District 9110) and the Rotary Club of Adenta (District 9102) have donated 2,000 pieces of exercise books worth GH¢2,200.00 to the Ayi Mensah Municipal Assembly (M.A.) Schools. The donation formed part of the itinerary of Rotary Club of Abeokuta annual visits to Ghana to interact with their Ghanaian counterparts. The Rotarians also presented [...] The post Rotary
The 18-year-old traditional priest, who was initially denied admission into the Dzodze-Penyi Senior High School in the Volta Region because of a ‘sacred’ cap he wears, has been allowed to start his secondary education at the school. Galley Felix has been wearing a blue cap on his head for the past 13 years because he was installed as the Togbui [...] The post Traditional
Franklin Cudjoe, the founder of think-tank, IMANI-Africa, has urged the President to sack 15 ministers in his government. He explained that although the President had the constitutional right to appoint ministers of a number of his choice, it was not prudent to appoint too many of them. Mr Cudjoe’s comment comes in the wake of Jose Mourinho, who was sacked [...] The post IMANI urges Pres to
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he has drawn lessons from his defeat in the 2016 elections which will make him a better president if his party and Ghanaians give him the nod. “I am running because even though we did not succeed in 2016, I learnt many lessons and yes, there is benefit from failure”, he told the media [...] The post Mahama: I’ve drawn lessons from
Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Nadowli/Kaleo constituency of the Upper West Region have threatened to resign en bloc if the leadership of the party fails to find a lasting solution to the impasse between them and the District Chief Executive (DCE), Catherine Lankono. The group, comprising constituency executives and electoral area coordinators accused Madam Catherine [...] The post NPP
An Accra high court has placed an injunction on the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) upcoming presidential primary scheduled for January 26, 2018. James Kabu Nartey and Abdallah Issah (plaintiffs) took the legal action against the party yesterday to challenge the rules and guidelines set for the presidential primary. They argued that the party’s filing and nomination fees which generated a [...] The post Court
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Nadoli/Kaleo, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Monday filed his nomination to contest the upcoming primaries slated for January 26, 2018. He was the first to arrive at the National Democratic Congress headquarters at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra and he was accompanied by the former Minister of Information, Fritz [...] The post Bagbin
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will hold a presidential election on Sunday that could lead to the country’s first democratic transfer of power, following decades marked by authoritarian rule, coups and deadly conflict. The outcome of the long-delayed vote to choose President Joseph Kabila’s successor is far from certain, after a campaign marred by violent crackdowns on opposition rallies and [...] The post Candidates
A fast-food outlet in South Africa (SA) has been ordered to withdraw a commercial showing an African explorer conquering Europe in the 17th Century. The advertising board said colonialism was “traumatic” for Africans and was “not open for humorous exploitation”. Chicken Licken said the advertisement was “tongue-in-cheek” and meant to create “pride” among South Africans. Dutch navigator Jan van Riebeeck’s [...] The post
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) yesterday unanimous advocated increment in budget allocation of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General’s (A-G) Department. In the view of the lawmakers, the GH¢135,983,714 allocated to the ministry for its activities for the 2019 fiscal year, was inadequate considering its role in good governance and the rule of law. Presenting the report of the [...] The post Parliament
No nation in the world, irrespective of the amount of natural resources at its disposal, can progress as fast as possible if the people do not come together in peace and unity to promote its development. Without national cohesion, peace and unity, no proper planning can be executed with the aim of achieving the noble objective of all the people [...] The post Working together for national
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