An amount of GH¢11, 441,875.55 has been re­covered from consumers indebted to the Electricity Com­pany of Ghana (ECG) between January and September this year, Mrs Gifty Bruce-Nelson, the Greater Accra Regional Manager of PURC, has disclosed. The disclosure follows complaints lodged by ECG to PURC regarding consumer bill payments. Mrs Bruce-Nelson made this announcement during … The post PURC

The Ghana National Petro­leum Corpora­tion (GNPC) Foundation has sponsored 315 artisans to write the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) examination for the second phase of its Skilled Artisans Project (SAP). The examination took place at the Old Municipal Assembly of Oforikrom in Kumasi on Tuesday. The phase one of the SAP started in 2023 with … The post GNPC Foundation

 The Ghana Golf Asso­ciation (GGA) will to­morrow hold a one-day workshop for sports journalists to equip them on golf reporting at the Bok Nam Kim Golf Club at Burma Camp from 10am. The workshop will intro­duce golf to the journalists and provide the requisite basic reporting skills, tools, language, techniques, changes, and new rules, among … The post Ghana Golf Assoc. workshop for journalists

 Ghana Premier League campaign to loss of key players in the team. The Still Believe lads, who made a good debut in the CAF Confederation Cup last season, has yet to win a game in the Ghanaian top-flight after seven matches. They have managed four draws and three losses. And according to Dormon, the departure … The post Dreams FC will bounce back – A/Coach appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Ashanti Regional Football Association (ARFA) has held its Ordinary Session of Congress to climax its activities for the 2023-24 football season and usher in a new campaign. Chairman of ARFA, Osei Tutu Agyemang, presided over the Congress, which took place at the Kumasi Anglican (KASS) Assembly Hall. In his welcome ad­dress, Chairman Osei Tutu … The post  Ashanti RFA holds Ordinary Congress

 Despite a val­iant effort, Gha­na’s National Beach Soccer team has been knocked out of contention for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2024 Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations in Egypt. However, the team will have a chance to secure a respectable fifth place as they prepare to face Mo­zambique in a classification match scheduled for … The post Ghana, Mozambique face off in beach soccer

The Commercial Director of Promasidor Ghana, Abiodun Ayodeji, has highlighted the manufacturing giant’s commitment to providing access to clean water to contrib­ute to the sustained well-being of every Ghanaian society and to achieve Sustainable Develop­ment Goal 6. “From 2019 till date, we have supported more than 33 com­munities in Ghana with access to portable water. … The post Promasidor

Springfield E&P, a wholly Ghanaian company and major player in the oil and gas industry, says work has commenced on the appraisal of its Afina field to test the flow of oil in the reser­voir and obtain the well produc­tivity data. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Springfield Group, Mr Kevin Okyere, who … The post Appraisal work

 The Chief Jus­tice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Tor­kornoo, has notified judges and magistrates in the country to desist from criminalising attempted suicide. A statement released and signed by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Pamela C.A Koranteng, said attempted suicide has ceased to be an offence. It said due to the amend­ment of Section 57 of the … The post Attempted

 A project aimed at strengthening coopera­tion and transboundary management of coastal and marine resources to improve food security and climate change resilience has been launched in Accra yesterday. The project titled, “Use of Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the Implemen­tation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-based Solutions (MarEcoPlan)”, would … The post Transboundary

 The Supreme Court must expe­dite action on the interpretation of Article 97(G) and (H) of the Con­stitution to resolve the current parliamentary crisis, the Director of the Democracy Project, Dr John Osae-Kwapong, has said. With less than 50 days to the general election, he said a swift interpretation of the constitutional provision was crucial to … The post Interpret

A Former Zongo Min­ister and one of the key architects of Alan Kyere­maten’s campaign, Boniface Abu­bakar Saddique, has assured chiefs in the Upper West Region that the north will become Ghana’s agricultural powerhouse in West Africa under Alan Kyerematen’s presidency. Speaking at a durbar of tradi­tional leaders during the Caravan Campaign Tour, on Monday, Mr … The post Alan’s

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has disclosed that he will implement a major initiative aimed at transforming the agricul­tural sector in Ghana by establishing a district mechanisation centre in every district across Ghana. This initiative, he emphasised, would serve as a cornerstone of his administration’s efforts to prioritise the … The post I’ll

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro To­ledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laun­dering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company which was awarded a contract to build a road in southern Peru. Toledo, 78, was in office between 2001 and … The post Ex-president of Peru gets 20 years for corruption

 Russia’s embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battle ground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made lyushin Il-76, was on a mission to deliver equipment … The post Russians feared dead after plane shot down in

At least 18 people, including four children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike near Lebanon’s largest public hospital in south­ern Beirut, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Another 60 people were injured when at least three buildings about 50m (160ft) from Rafik Hariri University hospital were destroyed in the Jnah neighbourhood on Mon­day … The post Lebanon

Election observers work­ing for the European Union (EU) say some voting results have been doctored in Mo­zambique, as unrest in the country continues to grow. Thousands of people joined opposition protests on Monday that were called by independent presidential candidate Venân­cio Mondlane. He blames security forces for gunning down his lawyer Elvino Dias and another … The post Mozambique election

 Five out of every 10 people in Ghana suffer from refrac­tive errors, a condition where the eye does not bend light correct­ly, leading to vision problems. This was revealed by Professor Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, President of the Ghana Optometric Associ­ation (GOA), who emphasised the importance of early detection and treatment.  According to data, 44 per … The post 50 % of Ghanaians suffer

 Total of 150 selected staff members and Civil Society Organisa­tions (CSOs) from 10 Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) have undergone three-day training on the Right To Information (RTI) Act in Nalerigu, the North East Regional capital. The participants were drawn from the Northern, Savannah and North East Region, and the purpose of the training was … The post 150 MDA workers, CSOs trained

Kumasi Asante Kotoko will aim to stretch their good run in the Ghana Premier League to the Univer­sity of Ghana (UG) Stadium on October 30 as they play as guests of Legon Cities in an outstanding match. Kotoko are second on the GPL table but could approach their match week eight encounter as leaders if … The post Tricky Legon Cities test for Asante Kotoko appeared first on Ghanaian