The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh,  has called on mining companies in the country to support local assemblies with their expertise in undertaking projects under the Mineral Development Fund (MDF) to improve the lives of people living in mining communities. He said currently

Ghana is to host the 4th edition of the Ghana International Conference on Trade and Finance (GITFIC) on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in April 2020. Mr. Selasi Koffi Ackom, the Chief Executive Officer of GITFIC, who told the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, said the Conference, dubbed: “The AfCFTA Edition” would assemble … The post International

The John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation and its other partners have jointly endorsed President Akufo-Addo’s directive for all state institutions to procure rice produced in the country with effect from next year. According to the partners,

The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values marked its 6th anniversary with the second edition of the National Dialogue series under the theme: “Eliciting a Comprehensive National and Pan Africanist Response to the LGBTQI Phenomena”. Delivering the keynote address, Mrs Cynthia Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, advised the … The post NGO

As part of efforts to enhance responsiveness to disasters, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is in the process of procuring ambulances for the regional offices to facilitate their work. Already the organisation had procured one and was working to get the rest. This was made

Ghana is set to produce more locally-manufactured tomato paste, ketchup and tomato juice and sauce following the establishment of a tomato manufacturing company at Shai Osudoku in the Greater Accra Region. The company, Leefound Food Stuff (GH) Ltd,

The Obawale community in the Yilo Krobo municipality in the Eastern Region is to benefit from a new classroom block being constructed at the cost of GH¢238,000 to enhance education in the area. This follows the

The 1985 year group of GHANAS Old Students Association (GOSA 85 & GOSA- UK) has presented a first batch of 83 mono desks to their alma mater. The alumni had estimated to provide 1,500 mono desks to the school which was christened

Ghana’s premier hospital, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has announced plans of constructing a modern mortuary under its new strategic plan. The facility, expected to take off in February next year, when completed would take at most 1,500 bodies. Currently the mortuary’s capacity is 600. The mortuary, which would provide a one-stop-shop for all funeral … The post KBTH to

Former President Mahama and the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has observed that the low turnout recorded in the district assembly elections is an indication that the cancelled December 17 referendum was bound to fail. He explained that the stance of the NDC on political

The low participation recorded in the just ended district assembly elections is worrying and ought to be remedied by revisiting discussions on the involvement of political parties in the process. It is not the first time of low turnout at assembly elections, which will certainly not be the last, and a lasting

Dr Oduro Osae, a local governance expert, has cautioned that the inability of elected assembly members to fulfill campaign promises may result in their recall by the Electoral Commission (EC). He explained that assembly members could be recalled by the EC should 30 per cent or more of their electorate file

The Electoral Commission (EC) has concluded its timetable for the 2020 general elections and will soon make it available to the various political parties. The election management body will soon commence the compilation of a new biometric voters’ roll for next year’s elections. This is because the

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has kicked against compilation of a new voters’ register and says it is unnecessary and that an upgrade of the current one is reasonable.  It noted that the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) reasons for the compilation is the high rate of manual verification

The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), on Tuesday, held a float to mark this year’s International Migrants Day on the theme, “Stop irregular migration, you are our future.” The day  identifies  various forms of  atrocities, 

A private legal practitioner, John Ndebugri, has intimated that President Nana Akufo-Addo has not kept his promises to the citizenry because he is not delivering. “That is how I will summarise it since the recent 48 per cent grading of the government by think tank IMANI Africa, as far as the over

International Police (INTERPOL) General Secretariat, in Lyon, France, has donated office equipment to INTERPOL Ghana of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), in Accra. The equipment worth GH¢139,921, include laptop computers, printers, scanners, cabinets, biometric lock system,

The Democrat-led US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. As the vote ended, Trump became the third president in the US history to be impeached. The full House voted on the two articles of impeachment separately but

At least one person has been killed and one wounded in a shooting at the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in central Moscow, Russian media say. A gunman, who opened fire with an automatic weapon in the lobby of the