The international community has been striving to mediate the crisis among the countries concerned since the escalating tensions between Qatar and its fellow Arab nations culminated when Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Libya and Yemen abruptly announced to sever diplomatic ties with the Gulf gas-rich state, accusing it of supporting terrorism […]

Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development, Mr. Boniface Abubakar Saddique has urged the private sector to support the Akufo-Addo led government to achieve its objective of changing the face of Zongo communities and slums across the country. He said here at the capital when a team from Access Bank Ghana, called on him in […]

One year to the day of his demise, the late superstar and football legend Stephen Okechukwu Keshi remains as enigmatic in death as he often was in life. This has compounded the shock and sorrow of his departure for his fans, still wondering why he died of a heart attack. At the burial last year, […]

The World Bank (WB) has approved an amount of 150 million United States Dollars (USD) International Development Association (IDA) credit for Transport Sector Improvement Project (TSIP) in Ghana. The credit facility help improve regional connectivity in the Northern Region (Province) involving rehabilitation of road links from Tamale to Yendi and Tatale on the Eastern border […]

Ghana Cement Works (GHACEM), the leading cement producer in the country has presented an cheque of GH? 3.5 million to the government as part of its dividend payment. Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Kweku Agyeman Kwarteng, who received the cheque on behalf of the government, observed the economic management strategy of the Akufo-Addo led administration […]

Mr Francis Essandoh, Secretary for the Market Planning Committee of the Ningo–Prampram District Assembly, has indicated that a once lofty idea for the construction of a market for Prampram was abandoned because the town folk thought the site was too far from town. “Since the District was not able to move all those selling at […]

A truck driver arrested over the theft of 1,600 bags of salt, valued at GH?48,000.00, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court. Abdul Rahman Mohammed was additionally ordered to pay the full cost of the stolen salt after serving out the jail term. He pleaded guilty to the offence. The […]

Assemblies under the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area – Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA-SWP), have been called upon to devise effective communication strategies to enable the people to buy into the project. The GAMA-SWP is implementing the provision of toilet at half price in 11 metropolitan and municipal assemblies in Accra to improve sanitation with the […]

A GH?200,000.00 hostel built at the Ankaase Methodist Faith Hospital, the only referral facility in the Afigya-Kwabre District, to provide decent accommodation for medical personnel, has been inaugurated at a ceremony. It would house visiting doctors, nurses and students on exchange programmes and those doing housemanship. The project was constructed with mixed funding – the […]

Madam Sun Baohong, the Chinese Ambassador, on Tuesday donated items, including desktop computers, printers, UPS and a cheque for 10,000 Ghana cedis, to the office of the Attorney General. The donation is to support the Attorney General’s Office, towards organising a stake-holders’ consultative workshop, on the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, 2017. The Chinese […]

Professor Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast on Tuesday called for a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education to ensure healthy sexual and reproductive lives of adolescents. He said sex education must include accurate information on a range of age-appropriate topics that should be participatory to foster knowledge, attitudes, values […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) would commence a food safety enforcement exercise and food vendors who do not comply with the laws and standards of food safety will be imprisoned or fined. Ms. Maria Aba Lovelace-Johnson, the Head of the Food Safety Management Department, FDA said this at a training programme organised by the […]

Stigmatisation and discrimination against Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) remain the major challenge hindering fight against the disease in the Upper West Region. The act which exists in communities and Antiretroviral (ART) Facilities across the region is limiting people’s access to care services while forcing others to hide their status. Mr Dramani Yakubu, Upper West […]

The Nigeria Senate Wednesday confirmed eighty-two year old Justice Sylvanus Nsofor as ambassador despite a report against him by the State Security Services, SSS which referred to him as weak and frail. Justice Sylvanus is from Imo state. Also confirmed as ambassadors at Wednesday’s plenary are: Joseph Igi and Yusuf Hinna. The confirmation followed the […]

The bad nature of roads in the Afigya-Kwabre District is hampering quality healthcare delivery to the people in the area. Madam Anna Ofori, the District Director of Health Services, said this was making it difficult to promptly respond to emergency cases, resulting in many preventable deaths. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Ankaase […]

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Deputy Minister of Education, has urged candidates for the 2017 Basic Education Certificates Examinations to be bold and exhibit a high sense of confidence during the examination. He advised the candidates to take away fear, be focused and study hard to justify the investment made on them by their parents and […]

 Introduction The 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) started on Monday, June 5 and shall continue till Friday, June 9. Figures reveal that 468,053 candidates, including 241,148 males, 226,905 females and 57 visually impaired candidates from 15,185 junior high schools, are expected to write the examination in 1,702 […]

Borussia Dortmund has appointed Dutchman Peter Bosz as coach to succeed Thomas Tuchel. Bosz, 53, leaves after one season at Europa League finalists Ajax on a two-year contract, the Bundesliga club said Tuesday. “Borussia Dortmund are one of the biggest clubs in Europe,” Bosz told an introductory press conference. “It is a big honour to […]

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has signed a new contract with the champions of Italy until 2020. Allegri, 49, has steered Juve to three successive Serie A titles, two Champions League finals and three Coppa Italia triumphs since replacing Antonio Conte in July 2014. “Side by side, Juventus and Allegri have created history and legend,” said […]

The virtue of consistency was manifested at the GUBA Awards 2017 which took place on Saturday the 3rd of June 2017, at the Intercontinental Hotel, o2, London. The biennial award in its sixth year, paid tribute to an array of trailblazers from various industries The night commenced with an ode to Ghana by the Shekinah […]