Catherine Afeku, the minister-nominee for tourism, culture and creative arts, says government will ensure the setting up of an enforcement unit to deal with persons who pirate the creative works of artistes in the country. She said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will in its first term get a division in the fast track […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK, amid concerns that his health may be worse than officials are publicly saying. The 74-year-old leader, who has been out of the country for two weeks, was expected to return to Abuja on Sunday. An official statement said he […]
Azerbaijan has a strategic importance to Ukraine in terms of a replacement of Russian oil with that from Azerbaijan, Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan Aleksandr Mishchenko told local TREND news agency here on Monday. The diplomat said that in the future Ukraine may also opt for Azerbaijani gas, adding that Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR has […]
The Islamic State (IS) group blew up gas pipelines of the Hayan gas field in the central province of Homs on Monday, causing huge fire, state TV said. The IS militants blew the pipelines to the north, east and western flanks of the gas field, said the report, telling no further details. Hayan gas field […]
Minister Nominee for Tourism Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku intends devising several initiatives to boost domestic tourism in the country. “We are all in agreement that domestic tourism is not an area of focus for the nation so I have come up with a domestic tourism initiative that we intend to start at the […]
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says it will commit itself to uphold best health and safety standards in the downstream industry in order to promote the growth and development of the economy. According to the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the authority, Mr Alhassan Tampuli, the main objective of the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, was […]
file image A sports analyst and former broadcast Journalist Listowell Yesu Bukarson has suggested to the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi to resign honourably than being impeached by aggrieved Ghanaian football fans. He said it behoves on the GFA boss to resign after the abysmal performance by the national team Black Stars […]
file photo The Mental Health Authority has raised an alert over drinks and bottled pepper stew popularly called ‘Shito’ laced with narcotic substances such as indian hemp or ‘wee’ and being sold to the unsuspecting public. These drinks according to the authority, are found in drinking bars while the prevalence of this narcotic ‘shito’ is […]
The woman in black and white clothe (in a handshake) with the first lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo Nana Ama Konadu an elder sister to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been named the new Asantehemaa for the Asante kingdom. She succeeds the Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II who died on November 14, 2016. […]
file image The Ghana police service has indicated that numbers of recruits dismissed from training camps could increase as the service has not yet completed all its background investigations on all the personnel under training in the country. The Ghana Police Service at the instance of the Director General of Human Resources Commissioner of Police […]
I have always wondered why money is always an issue when it comes to the national team, the Black Stars. The players became infamous over happenings in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. I remember the press conference after the tournament back in Ghana where Ghana Football Association President Kwasi Nyantakyi stressed that the team […]
The Tourism, Arts and Culture minister nominee, Catherine Afeku, has endorsed Citi FM’s Heritage Caravan. The Minister Nominee endorsed the initiative while responding to a question on measures her Ministry will take to revive domestic tourism, during her vetting on Monday at Parliament House. Catherine Afeku said though Citi FM initiated the programme as a […]
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts-nominee, Catherine Afeku says reports suggesting that she had defrauded some American business partners was a conspiracy against her. Following her nomination for the portfolio, a group calling itself the Truth and Accountable Governance (TAG), petitioned Parliament’s Appointments Committee to reject her because she was once found guilty […]
The public hearing in the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean (Ghana/Côte d’Ivoire) opened today Monday, 6th February 2017. The hearing is expected to last for eleven days [February 6 to February 16, 2017]. The first round of oral arguments is scheduled for Monday February […]
For the second consecutive year, Access Bank Ghana has emerged as the most Influential Bank on Social media in Ghana, after results of the “2016 Ghana Social Media Rankings” were published last week, which saw the Bank outrun other competitors in the industry to consolidate its brand position as the most digitally friendly Bank. According […]
The Head of Policy Unit and Energy Policy Advisor at the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Dr Ishmael Ackah, has called for a national policy that will ensure that multinational mining companies in the country generate their own source of power to serve their operations. He explained that the policy should also ensure that […]
The Ministers designate for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture Catherine Abelema Afeku, Prof. George Gyan-Baffour, Ministers designate for Planning and Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs are scheduled to be vetted on Monday. Madam Catherine is currently answering questions from the Appointments Committee of Parliament. The committee continues its sitting today after a break. By: Ghana/Ultimatefmonline.com/106.9FM
file image The young man who blew the cover on the alleged killer of the Abuakwa North MP JB Danquah is living in danger with his family as the Police have allegedly left them to their fate. According to the twenty-something-year old man, whose name cannot be revealed for security reasons, the Police relocated his […]
I’ve received a cocktail of feedback from the article I published last week under the title “We Need a National Re-orientation and Behavioral Change Program, Mr. President”. At the heart of the article is my proposal that President Akufo Addo creates a new special purpose vehicle or strengthens an existing institution to come up with […]
The minister-nominee for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku, has admitted before the Parliament’s Appointment Committee of Parliament that she did not undertake her one-year mandatory national service after her tertiary education. She said she traveled outside the country immediately after her tertiary education. “I was living in Kenya, Nairobi at that time, and […]
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