The United States’ Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, has urged President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to listen to his people and hand over power to President-elect Adama Barrow, who won the Dec. 1, 2016 polls. “Listen to your people; read the handwriting on the wall and do the right thing”. This is Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s […]
A total of 147 persons were killed in road crashes in the Volta Region in 2016 says the Volta Regional office of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC). Miss Joan Fafa Ayer, Assistant Planning Officer, NSRC told the Ghana News Agency that 633 persons were injured in the total of 577 cases reported, which involved […]
Welcome to 2017. A year with glimpses of far-reaching technological milestones that will influence the way we live. Over the past decade we have been awed at how dynamically and quickly technology is transforming our lives and the world around us. Ten years ago the first generation of IPhones was rolled out, Facebook began its […]
Mr Tenasu Kofi Gbedemah, Volta Regional Focal Person, Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) has given low marks to the Ho Municipal Assembly (HMA) for its performance in governance, sanitation and other sectors of the local economy in the past four years. “I am disappointed in the Assembly. They performed poorly in the past four years […]
Some traders in the Kasoa Market urged the new government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deliver on its campaign promises to propel socio-economic growth of the country. According to them if the NPP Government actually implemented its free education policy, most of them who dropped out of school at the tender ages because […]
A former Local Government Minister, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has warned about the possible downsides of electing Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives as promised by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. “Already, we are living in a very polarized environment and one of the threads that have kept us together is our local government and […]
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Tottenham thrashed West Brom to make it six Premier League wins a row.Spurs were superior throughout the lunchtime meeting at White Hart Lane, with only a fine display from goalkeeper Ben Foster preventing an even more embarrassing defeat for the Baggies. Kane became a father for the first time […]
A study of screen time and mental wellbeing among teenagers has suggested moderate use of devices may be beneficial in a connected world. The researchers collected self-reported data from 120,000 English 15-year-olds about their digital device habits. They found a “Goldilocks effect” where a few hours of device-use seemed to boost mental wellbeing. One developmental […]
Adopting modern revenue collection systems and efficient use of tax revenue should be a priority for the GRA if it is to broaden its tax base. This is the advice from some tax analysts. The suggestion follow what the analysts believe is a drawback in attempts to widen the tax net and increase government’s revenue. […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is alleging the murder of two of its loyalists after the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. The National Organizer of the party, Kofi Adams who made the claims said President Akufo-Addo must be held responsible. According to him, the President, who is also the leader of the New Patriotic Party […]
President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has said she will make the process of acquiring passports in the country easy if cleared by Parliament to be the minister. There have been several complaints about the difficulties in processing a passport which has recently led to the introduction of an […]
The Minister nominee for ministry of Business Development Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has listed infrastructure, manufacturing, ICT and services as key areas his ministry will pay attention to when given the nod by Parliament. “The young people, boys and girls of this country need jobs; we can only do that through the private sector initiatives. We […]
Management of Korle Teaching Hospital has honoured its staff and departments for their outstanding contributions towards improving the healthcare of patients and the institution for the year 2016. In all 18 workers emerged as overall best workers from various departments while 92 staff were picked as best workers from their respective departments including obstetrics and […]
The University of Education Winneba, has admitted a total number of 7,768 students for various distance education programmes in the 2016/2017 academic year. This is made up of 6,635 undergraduate students, 568 postgraduate students of the Institute for Educational Development and Extension (IEDE), and 565 students of the Faculties of Technical and Vocational Education of […]
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has called on President Akufo-Addo to involve more women in his government as promised in the party’s 2016 manifesto. Out of the 36 ministerial appointments currently made by the President, only 9 women have been given positions in the new administration, a situation […]
Documents detailing how the newly installed government plans to implement its manifesto plan- one district one factory have been revealed. The documents spell out the at implementation plans as well the timelines for the first phase of the roll out of the policy. Indeed, establishment of factories, under the new policy is expected within the […]
A former Local Government Minister, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, believes government’s decision to relieve all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) of their appointments on Thursday was impulsive. He described government’s approach to purging the local government of its heads as akin to a “coup mentality.” Speaking on Eyewitness News, he reiterated the arguments that, […]
A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, has been found alive in South Carolina after more than 18 years, police say. Kamiyah Mobley, who was abducted in July 1998, was found after a tip. Authorities in Walterboro, South Carolina, have charged Gloria Williams, 51, with kidnapping. Ms Mobley was living […]
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