Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged illegal miners to take advantage of the numerous opportunities offered by government under the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) to make a living. He said the MMIP, a five-year initiative adopted by the Ministry, embodies a livelihood empowerment project for the miners, […]

Dr Kwaku Afriyie, the Western Regional Minister, has called on members of the local assemblies to get acquainted with the various articles of the Local Governance Act to enable them execute their duties effectively. He said there is the need pay particular attention to Article 245 of the 1992 constitution and Local Governance Act (2016) […]

Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has cautioned traders not to display their wares on the streets and walkways of the Central Business District. He said selling on the streets posed a threat to lives and advised the traders not display their wares beyond the red line demarcation by the Accra […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advocated for clear-cut exit strategies for programmes designed to help the poor and vulnerable to avoid undue reliance on long-term aid projects. He said aid programmes and initiatives, such as the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP), must be structured to enable beneficiaries to lead independent lives. “I remember when […]

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has declared support for the National Red Friday Crusade against Galamsey. The crusade, being championed by the Media Coalition against Galamsey and OccupyGhana, is to rally Ghanaians to demonstrate their rage and anger at illicit mining that had already taken a toll on the […]

The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has rejected any possible reduction in tariffs due to the reduction in cost of producing power by Independent Power Producers (IPP) in Ghana. According to ACEP, merely reducing the cost of power with the IPP’s from 17 cents per kilowatts hour to 10 cents per kilowatts hour is […]

The public has been urged to de-silt drains and gutters with the onset of the rains. “When the rainy season peaks in June we could have the rain falling several times in a single week,” Mr Tetteh Portuphy, the Head of the Forecasting Section of the Ghana Meteorological Agency, said in an interview with the […]

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has named formed various sub-committees, to see the successful implementation of their activities. In a press statement signed by the Mr. Richard Akpokavie, Secretary General of the GOC, nine sub- committees; Finance, Legal/Constitutional, Anti-Doping, Olympic Solidarity/projects, Medical, National Federation Relations, Media Relations, Events/Programmes and Fund raising, Sponsorship and Marketing have […]

file image Actor Too Sweet Annan says he set up a business to sell drink because he realised Ghanaians like to drink. The actor says Ghanaians’ love for alcohol propelled him to channel his investment into his pub ‘Briefcase’. “There are so many ways to invest money in this country,” he said and added that, […]

Ken Ofori Atta The Ministry of Finance has dispelled allegations that issuance of the US$2.25 billion domestic bond by government was shrouded in secrecy or cooked. It further denied claims that investors were denied the opportunity to participate in the transaction. The minority has argued that the bond issuance lacked transparency citing conflict of interest on […]

The newly appointed head coach of the Black Stars James Kwasi Appiah has called on Ghanaians to support him to succeed in his new position. This will be the second time Kwasi Appiah would be handling the Black Stars as head coach, with a stint from April 2012 to September 2014, when he left by […]

The Brain Tumour Charity has said there is insufficient scientific evidence linking mobile phone use with brain tumours, following a court ruling. The Italian court, in Ivrea, agreed that a man’s brain tumour was linked to his mobile phone use. It awarded Robert Romero 500 euros (£418/$535) a month in compensation. He had claimed that […]

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Engineers and Planners, Ibrahim Mahama is to pay an amount about GHC12 million to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) by 8th May, 2017. The amount represents duty for goods he cleared with dud cheques in 2015 plus interest. The interest on the amount was determined by the […]

The dictates of the UK’s Parliament’s Fixed Term Act require that following the 2015 Elections, the next Elections were to be held in 2020. However, the Act also allows for early Elections with the support of two-thirds of MPs in the House of Commons. And on Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the latter provision, […]

Cuba Gooding Sr, the lead singer of 70s soul group Main Ingredient and father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr, has died at the age of 72. The star was found dead in his car on Thursday in Woodland Hills, California, officials said. His body was slumped over the wheel of his Jaguar, but there was […]

Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said 1,000 metric tonne capacity warehouse would be constructed in each of the 216 districts. He said the warehouses would provide handling and storage for the surpluses which are anticipated under the “Planting for Food and Jobs” campaign. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on […]

An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday remanded one Rashid Bashiru, an artisan for aiding and abetting five convicts to commit crime to wit robbery and possession of fire arms and ammunitions. Rashid was said to have abetted one Stanley, Micheal, Gilbert, Fredrick and Mohammed to commit crime, to wit robbery and possession of one automatic […]

Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), in partnership with IOGT International, has held a day’s civil society workshop in Accra on Alcohol Prevention and Control aimed at appealing to government to regulate alcohol use in Ghana. The workshop brought together civil society organisations working on alcohol control, prevention and treatment to build their capacities to ensure […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday gave the assurance that each of the 216 districts across the country would get a factory within the first four years of his government. This is in fulfillment of the President’s One-District-One-Factory campaign pledge. He said the first batch of 51 districts, for the implementation of the policy, […]

The Volta Regional House of Chiefs is to suspend the Paramount Chiefs and Queen Mothers of Nkonya and Alavanyo indefinitely for their inability to maintain peace between the two traditional areas. The sanctions followed a shooting incident at Nkonya purported to have been done by unknown assailants from Alavanyo on Wednesday, which led to the […]