President of the Accra Academy Old Boy’s Association (AAOBA), Mr Kofi Amoa-Awuah has urged final year students to attain higher levels of education and contribute to the growth of the country. Speaking at the induction of final year students into AAOBA as part of activities to mark the school’s 90th Anniversary celebration, he said, it was … The post Attain
DANIEL AMOO, reports from Galilee that the President’s nominee for the Ga South Municipal Assembly, Mr Joseph Stephen Nyarni was unanimously endorsed by all the 28 Assembly Members as the Municipal Chief Executive for the Assembly last Friday.The 28 Assembly members cast their votes peacefully to confirm his second term of office in the voting … The post More MMDCE nominees endorsed
The Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has charged the 5th Local Government Service Council to help drive up domestic resource mobilisation especially in the areas of property rates and other land-based taxes. He said it was worrying that the country realised only 0.03 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from such rates and taxes … The post Drive
The Dagbonwura, Yaa Naa Mahama Abubakari II, has expressed concern about the rising degradation of Ghana’s forest cover saying, “it’s a threat to our survival as a country.” To this end, he has charged the government to intensify the fight against illegal mining, commonly referred to as ‘galamsey’ and other activities that deplete the forest. Speaking … The post Intensify
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has charged the reconstituted board of the Ho Teaching Hospital to help mobilise needed resources for the expansion and equipping of the facility to deliver quality healthcare. The hospital was the latest to be upgraded to a tertiary level to serve students of the University of Health and Allied … The post Mobilise
More Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCE) nominees have been confirmed across the country by members of their respective assemblies to begin their work. From Dzolo-Kpuita, ALBERTO MARIO NORETTI, reportsthat incumbent Ho West DCE, Mr Ernest Victor Apau, sailed smoothly into a second term of office on Friday with all the 37 assembly members voting … The post More MMDCE nominees
Ashanti Region has recorded 787 fire outbreaks between January and September, 2021. The region recorded 936 cases during the same period in 2020. According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), it represented an approximate drop of 16 per cent, and “can be attributed to the carefully planned strategic fire safety intensification programme championed by … The post Ashanti
Two-hundred fire volunteers made up of 105 males and 95 females, passed out of the National Fire Academy (NAFA) after six-weeks of intense training in the Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on Saturday. The initiative, under the auspices of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Constituency, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, together … The post 200 fire volunteers
The Krachi-Nchumuru District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), AbassYussif, has warned that security threats in neighbouring West African countries pose threats to the security of the country and admonished the youth to be watchdogs in their communities. He mentioned groups like the Boko Haram in Nigeria, ISIS and other terrorist groups … The post ‘Be watchdogs in
Boakye Agyarko, a former Minister of Energy, has cautioned the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against imposing a presidential candidate on the party as it prepares to elect a flagbearer to lead it into the 2024 elections. He said the party had never accepted coronation or imposition, something he described as being against … The post Imposition of
The Assembly Member for Alajo North Electoral Area, Ibrahim Halidu, has called for more collaborative efforts among Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), and assembly members to create sustainable development. He explained that the work of the MMDCES and assembly members all centered on the well-being of people, hence the need for collective effort … The post More
A former Member of Parliament for Kpone-Katamanso Constituency, Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, has advised assembly members not to allow politics to create enmity among them. “Politics should never divide us because it is everyone’s constitutional right to choose which political party to belong to and that should not make us enemies and no political party will … The post proofed
Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has postulated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) must use competitive processes to elect its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential election. He said he was certain that delegates know who to elect when the time comes and he expected democratic processes to be used – be it by voting … The post NDC
Dr Lawrence Buah, Vice-Chairman of Akufo-Addo Government Advocates, an affiliate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged the leadership of the party to protect the achievements of the government. He cautioned that “if we do not trumpet the achievements of the Akufo-Addo-led administration our political opponents will peddle propaganda against the government’s achievements”. Dr … The post Protect
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-assured the people of Ashanti Region of the government’s determination to fixing the deplorable roads in the Region. He said all was set for the construction of the Ejisu to Kodie ring road and the four- tier Suame interchange to begin in 2022. President Akufo-Addo indicated that the design … The post We‘re
The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II has cautioned chiefs in the Dagbon Traditional Area to desist from using the Lion Emblem. He emphasised that the lion emblem was a preserve of the Yaa-Naa in Dagbon only, and that it was “wrong and uncultured” for any other chief in the traditional area to use it. … The post ‘Lion emblem is preserve of Yaa-Naa’ appeared
In the type of house in which I was raised at Asiakwa, one could not help hearing everything anyone had to say! The rooms in the house were arranged on four of an open “yard”; each side had its own veranda and it was on the veranda that the occupants of the rooms sat and … The post TELL ME HIS NAME AND I’LL REMIND YOU OF IT! BY CAMERON DUODU appeared
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD), Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has urged women to take advantage of the numerous Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes being implemented by the government to become literate in the sector. She said ICT was not the preserve of men, and women could also climb higher in the sector if … The post Take advantage
Vodafone Ghana Foundation through its annual Homecoming initiative has settled the medical bills of 375 financially challenged patients facing insolvency from various health facilities across the country. The 2021 version which was similar to last year was divided into three phases to help pay the medical bills and other ancillary medical costs of patients who … The post Vodafone
Several world leaders have denied wrongdoing after featuring in a huge leak of financial documents from offshore companies. Dubbed the Pandora Papers, the 12 million files constitute the biggest such leak in history. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein are among some 35 current and former leaders linked to the … The post World
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