The United States government has announced continued support to Ghana and other African countries in terms of food supply. This follows an alert by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations Food Organisation that there could be global food crises in the coming months with most countries in Africa being the hardest hit … The post US supports African countries
The Kumasi Shoe Factory (DIHOC Footwear Division Limited) has taken craftsmanship a notch higher with the mass production of fashionable shoes to capture Ghana and Africa’s shoe market. Over the years, the shoe factory has been producing safety and security boots and shoes for the country’s security services and recently expanded its production to cover … The post Kumasi
Total petroleum revenues from Ghana’s three oil fields increased by 17.5 per cent from $666 million in 2020 to $783 million in 2021 due to higher crude oil prices, the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) has revealed. In its 2021 Annual Report on the management and use of petroleum revenues, it said this was despite … The post 2021 petroleum revenues up 17.5 % –PIAC
The government has restricted the exportation of two important commodities, soya bean, and maize from the country. This according to the Food and Agric Ministry, forms part of measures to ensure food security and increase local poultry and livestock production. The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) has stopped issuing phytosanitary certificates for the … The post Govt
The country’s inflation rate rose the highest in 13 years in March as the prices of food and transport saw an increase on the back of rising cost of fuel. The year-on-year inflation rate jumped to 19.4 per cent in March from 15.7 per cent in February, the highest since August 2009. The month-on-month change … The post Inflation rate for March jumps to 19.4%…
The Greater Accra Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCOI) Maud Anima Quainoo, has urged foreign students in Ghana to consult the outfit and attain relevant permits in order to study in the country without challenges. According to Mrs Quainoo obtaining permits through middle men or unauthorised sources could … The post Foreign
The International Federation of Surveyors has adjudged Ghanaian firm, Geo-Tech Surveys Ltd, the Global Corporate Member for the month of March 2022. A subsidiary of Geo-Tech Systems Ltd, the Federation said Geo-Tech has been the “pillar behind innovation and modernisation of surveying in Ghana since it was established in 1998.” The recognition comes in the … The post Geo-Tech
The Presiding Member (PM) for Ga Central Municipal Assembly, Mr George Adu Darko has been re-elected for a second term. The poll held on Thursday had 21 out of 22 assembly members voting in favour of the incumbent. In a brief remark after his re-election, Mr Darko thanked the members for the trust and confidence reposed … The post Ga Central Assembly retains Presiding Member
The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives Ghana (UPNMG), a labour union has launched a nationwide land and housing scheme for its members to help reduce challenges in the acquisition of land. As a start, the union has acquired a 50-acre (200 plots) parcel of land in the Upper West Region, located at Sanchiga in … The post UPNMG rolls out land, housing scheme appeared first on
The Methodist Church, Ghana is hoping that the celebration of this year’s Easter would grant the country a new mindset to address the myriad of challenges affecting its development. Presiding Bishop of the church, Most Reverend Dr Paul K. Boafo,in an Easter message to the country on Tuesday said just as Christians believe that Jesus … The post Easter must give
The government has launched the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project to stem the trend of flooding in the national capital, Accra. The implementing agencies of the social behaviour change campaign are the Ministries of Works and Housing, Sanitation and Water Resources and Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development. The project formed part … The post Combating
A policy dialogue workshop to make education inclusive, engaging and adaptive for all stakeholders begun in Accra yesterday. The 2-day policy dialogue is aimed at deliberating on the Innovative Pedagogies Project, an educational plan, and soliciting ideas and information on the gaps and barriers in the country’s educational system. It is an initiative by the … The post Stakeholders
Religious leaders in Ghana have admonished Christians to pray fervently for peace and stability in countries where there are conflicts. The call follows the current Ukraine-Russian war, unrest in some African countries as a result of coups d’état and terrorism, among others, which has resulted in scores of death and displacement of many. They stated … The post Easter
There was an unusual power outage at the Ministry of Information as the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, took his turn to address the media at the weekly meet-the-press in Accra yesterday. As if to offer the Minister a “baptism of fire”, the lights went off at about 9:52 a.m. immediately the heads … The post Energy Minister greeted with ‘dumsor’
A total of 31 housing units are currently being roofed to temporary accommodate residents of Appiatse in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality, who had their houses destroyed by an explosion on January 20. The housing units are part of the resettlement structures donated by Future Global Resources (FGR) Limited, a mining company at Bogoso to house the … The post Dep
Students of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) on Saturday embarked on a trip to the Volta Region as part of efforts to explore and learn about some of the rich tourist sites in the country. Organised by Volta Students Association, RMU, the trip saw over 100 students, both Ghanaian and foreign, visit places such as … The post RMU students explore Volta Regional tourist
The Minister of Communication and Digitilisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, assisted by the Municipal Chief Executive of Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly, George Cyril Bray, on Tuesday inaugurated two newly constructed classroom blocks at Dansoman in Accra. New classroom blocks The projects funded by the assembly were a two-storey nine-unit classroom block with 10 seaterwater closet at … The post New
Cletus Avoka, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Zebilla East in the Upper East Region, has shoot down the Minority Chief Whip’s decision to file a motion for a reversal of the three MPs to the Privileges Committee of Parliament. He observed that “Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, the Minority chief Whip rushed into filing the motion … The post Cletus Avoka shoots
The Minority in Parliament wants the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament to recuse himself from the proceedings of the Privileges Committee which is set to probe Adwoa Safo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, and two others for breaching the rules on absenteeism in the House. The … The post Minority
The aspiring Assin South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Effah Nkyi, has underscored bridging the gap between the government and the grassroots will propel the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to retain power in 2025. He stressed the need to unite the grassroots and foot soldiers to help propagate the good works of … The post ‘Bridging gap between
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