Human Resource Managers for all the 14 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Western Region are undergoing a training on “Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH)” at Fijai in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality. It is under the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Joint Programme on … The post MMDAs

The Upper West Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Peter Anumbugre Ndekugri, has urged owners of hotels and hostels to provide adequate security to ensure the safety of its members. He said it was important for every individual in the region to take responsibility and work together to prevent and fight crime. “Some … The post UWR

Global peace campaigner, Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, has warned that the world was on the verge of plunging into World War III, unless world leaders take urgent action to avert another global catastrophe. He said, world leaders should not sit aloof while scores of innocent lives and infrastructure were being destroyed day in and day … The post Prof.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid tribute to the late former Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, for dedicating his entire adult life to the service of his country. He died on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at the age of 90 years. President Akufo-Addo signed a book of condolence at the Kenyan High Commission in Accra … The post President pays tribute to late Kenyan

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has commended Ghana Exim Bank for providing Ghanaian businesses with the needed support to package and export their products into new markets.  According to him, the bank and the Ghana Export Promotion Agency must be applauded for the continuous efforts to promote Ghanaian products on local and international … The post Information

Squatters along the Tema Motorway road reservation have been asked to vacate the area before Monday May 1, or be arrested and prosecuted, the Ayawaso West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Sandra Owusu-Ahenkorah, has warned. She noted that some people whose illegal structures were demolished last week had returned and started putting up new ones. This … The post Squatters

The government is in discussions with cement manufacturing companies in the country for the provision of discounted cement for the implementation of its affordable housing programme. Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, who disclosed this, said the success or failure of the programme would, among other things, depend on the ability of the companies … The post Govt

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, former President John Mahama’s Election 2020 Running Mate, has reiterated the assertion that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not scrap the teacher trainee allowance rather replaced it with loans. She explained that the move was to ensure the students had access to more money for their upkeep while under training … The post Naana

A block laying ceremony has been performed for the construction of a three-storey library complex for the Keta municipality in the Volta region.  The GH¢4.5million project is being undertaken by the “AMIKI CLUB’’ a social club of a group of young men from the area. The project, to be completed within three years, would have … The post AMIKI CLUB begins GH¢4.5m

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to liaise with the Attorney-General’s (A-G) Department, to prosecute offenders of procurement procedures in state institutions.  This follows the failure of offenders to adhere to recommendations by the Committee on those infractions as stated in the Auditor General’s report. Dr James Klutse Avedzi, Chairman of the PAC of Parliament, announced … The post PAC,

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, yesterday toured cement companies operating in Tema, namely Diamond Cement Group, GHACEM Limited and Dzata Cement.  As expected, the minister made some remarks, including the fact that the government was in discussions with cement-manufacturing companies in the country for the provision of cement at discounted price for … The post Seek

A nine-member panel of the Supreme Court (SC), yesterday dismissed a review motion seeking to overturn an earlier decision of the court that a Deputy Speaker does not lose his vote when presiding in the absence of the Speaker of Parliament. The panel unanimously stated that the application filed by Justice Abdulai, a law lecturer, … The post Deputy

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has commenced investigations into the fire that gutted a two-storey building at Opera Square, opposite Melcom, at the Central Business District, in Accra, on Monday. The inferno, which started at 4:34pm destroyed bags, sandals and other combustible items running into thousands of Ghana Cedis, but no casualty was recorded. … The post GNFS investigates

A wholesale shop known as MOOVED Home Appliances, at Opera Square in Accra, opposite Melcom, in the Central Business District, has caught fire. Items such as bags, shoes, and other home appliances have been burnt to ashes. The incident is said to have occurred at about 4:00 pm on Monday, and fire fighters with about … The post Fire guts appliances shop at Opera Square appeared

The circuit court in Asante-Bekwai, in Ashanti Region, has convicted a couple for beating the man’s girlfriend. OkoAgyeman, mason, and his wife, Christiana Annan, a trader, admitted beating Helena Opoku, and they were convicted on their own plea. The court presided over by Mr Mark Tair-ima Diboro, deferred sentencing to May 21, 2022. Police Chief … The post Couple convicted