As part of activities to mark its 25th anniversary, later this year, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) yesterday presented hospital consumables to two health facilities. They were the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital in the Akuapim North District in the Eastern region, and the Shai-Osudoku District Hospital, in the Greater Accra region. The consumables included … The post PURC
Africa Schools Sanitation Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has handed over a renovated urinal to the management of Tutu Methodist Junior High School in the Eastern Region. The move, being their first project, formed part of efforts to address lack of decent toilets, urinals and potable water facilities in schools in Africa particularly, Ghana. At … The post Tutu
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected Obaa’s Golden Plaza, a hotel operating at New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region for alleged power theft. The company disconnected power supply to the facility after it detected a meter by-pass during a surveillance of the hotel by the Loss Control Unit. … The post ECG surcharges
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it has cleared 21,337 ‘ghost-pensioners’ from its data since 2018 by deactivating their status, thereby saving GH¢ 312,273,830.98.The deactivation was occasioned by the failure of the affected pensioners to renew their pension certificates during the period under review.Appearing before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee in Accra on … The post SSNIT
The President for the Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in West Africa, Mr Joseph Whittal, says he is instituting measures to explore other avenues to generate funds for the network’s projects. Mr Whittal, who is Ghana’s Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), said the network’s biggest challenge was … The post I’ll
The Supreme Court in a 4-3 majority decision on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional a section of the Narcotic Control Commission Act, 2020 (1019) which permitted licence to be issued to an institution to cultivate a small amount of cannabis, widely known as ‘wee’ in Ghana for industrial and medicinal functions. The majority decision of the … The post Issuance
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to engage former footballers in the country to discuss plans of developing the sport, especially at the grassroots level. “Former footballers have contributed so much to the country. I believe they still have a lot to … The post President
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Justin Frimpong Kodua, has assured a free and fair election in the party’s internal elections of parliamentary and presidential aspirants for the 2024 general elections. He said the national officers of the party were committed to conducting the elections devoid of favour to elect the … The post NPP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has described recent corruption reports labelling the Ghana Police Service as the most corrupt institution as selective ranking. According to him, the continuous labelling of the Service as the most “corrupt institution in the country only goes to feed the perception and damage the reputation … The post Police
A total 87 projects out of 111 sites of government’s Agenda 111 projects have commenced and are at various stages of construction, says the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. The Agenda 111 as one of the flagship programmes of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, aims to ensure that Ghanaians in every district and region in … The post 87 projects under
The paramount chief of Takla Traditional Area in the Volta Region, Togbe Ayim Adzokoto II, on Monday announced activities marking this year’s Yam Festival. Addressing journalists in Ho, he explained that the one month celebration would start from Saturday, August 6, and end on Sunday, September 11. He said the celebration which is under the … The post Asogli State begins
The Former Chief Director of the Ministry of Communication and Digitisation (MoCD), Dr Kwaku Ofosu Adarkwa, says there is the need for Ghana to address all challenges and obstacles associated with digitisation. This, he said, would help the country fully achieve its digitalisation agenda which had been drum home on various platforms by the Vice … The post We must address digitisation
Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world. It is caused by the hepatitis B virus that attacks and injures the liver. WHO estimates that 296 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection as at 2019, with 1.5 million new infections each year. Up to one million people across … The post Intensifying
Tomorrow Saturday 30th of July 2022, the Moroccan people commemorates the 23rd anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s ascension to the throne of his glorious ancestors. This is an occasion to renew the pledge of allegiance, a unique ancestral and sacred bond between the Moroccan people and the Sovereign that reflects the deep cohesion between the … The post Morocco
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched this year’s World Hepatitis Day with a call on infected persons to stick to only prescribed medications during treatment processes. “The truth is, not everybody requires to be treated depending on the stage of infection. For instance, for Hepatitis B, only about 10 to 25 percent of patients … The post Stick to prescribed
Traditional rulers and opinion leaders have been tasked to lead the campaign against child marriage by reporting perpetrators to the police for prompt action, the Station Officer at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the Upper West Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Stella Niabi, has appealed She lamented that the attitude of shielding … The post Chiefs
The decision to whether or not declare the Dome-Kwabenya seat in Parliament vacant has been deferred indefinitely. The deferral by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, follows his inability to declare the seat vacant as recommended by the Majority members on the Privileges Committee but to “consult more.” The Committee’s report laid in the House … The post Speaker
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that effective August 1, which is the coming Monday, it will commence audit of the meters of its customers as part of measures to check illegal connection and power theft that has led to loss of huge revenue. It says the exercise follows the expiry of a … The post ECG’s action against power theft laudable appeared first on
One person has been shot dead and others injured following a clash between youth groups of AkimOfoaseZongo and AkimBrenase, in the Eastern Region, on Wednesday. Haruna Mohammed, 22, who was shot in the chest, and rushed to St.John’s Hospital, atOfoase, was pronounced dead by a doctor on arrival, and the body had been deposited at … The post 1 killed, others
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a review application filed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North Constituency, James GyakyeQuayson. The MP prayed the SC to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision to strike out his appeal against the High Court’s decision to remove him as a legislator. A 3-2 majority ruling in March dismissed … The post SC dismisses Assin
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