The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2023 Africa Games on Monday called on the Ga Mantse, His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II. The visit was to commiserate with the King over the death of his father the late, Dr Ebenezer Tackie, and also brief him on preparations made so far for the … The post Accra 2023 LOC calls on Ga Mantse appeared first on Ghanaian

South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos, believes his team is hungry to succeed as they go in search of their first-ever Afri­ca Cup of Nations victory over Nigeria tomorrow at the Stade de la Paix. Bafana Bafana have lost all three encounters against the Super Eagles on Africa’s biggest stage, but they are buzzing after … The post Bafana eye maiden

 The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has proposed six areas through which the Commonwealth could be repositioned to transform the economies of its member countries. These areas are trade and investment; youth, education, skills, innovation and startups; mobility and labour markets; climate change; small states, and managing resources for an … The post Ayorkor

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel A. Jinapor, has urged African countries to make investment oppor­tunities attractive while in­sisting on the importance of value addition for the growth of their country’s mineral infrastructure. He stressed the need to move away from the “dig and ship” approach and highlight­ed two essential pillars to … The post Make

 The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has asked Members of Parlia­ment (MPs) to en­sure the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill and the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, also know as the anti LGBTQ+ bill, is passed before the House rises. These, he said should be passed without further … The post Speaker asks MPs

 It is unfortunate that successive governments have spoken volumes about providing housing and not just housing but also affordable one for the citizenry. However, all of them have failed in this enter­prise, leaving a housing deficit to grapple with. But for the efforts of private house owners, Ghana would have suffered a huge housing deficit, … The post Uphold commitment to rent assistance

Tradition­ally, housing supply in Ghana has been primar­ily private-sector driven, through individual household self-build or self-managed approaches, or corporate developers producing for sale on the open market. This approach has predomi­nantly targeted home ownership with a marginal fraction target­ing rental housing. On the other hand, there have been instances where some public sector hous­ing delivered … The post National

 What the ter­rifying reports told us, as early as three years ago, was what in Ghana, is usually termed abusus?m. The concept, difficult to explain to non-Africans, is this: there are some words that denote the materialisa­tion of calamities in human affairs so horrendous that even merely naming the calamities must not be done at … The post Babies with no eyes, no noses? appeared first on Ghanaian

Contractors engaged in shoddy works on the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) project will be sanctioned, the Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu has warned. He said all contractors who were yet to mobilise construc­tion materials to site after the projects had been awarded on contract over two or three months before … The post UE

Approximately GH¢19 million has been disbursed as rent advance to 1,492 beneficiaries of the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) since its inception one year ago. An average monthly rent of GH¢500.00 was allotted per benefi­ciary as rent for two years and paid to their respective landlords in six operational regions. • Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, Works … The post National

Reverend Lawrence Borquaye has been in­ducted as the new head of Pastoral duties at the Fritz Ramsey­er Memorial Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Bubuashie, Accra. The induction ceremony marked an important step for the congregation and the PCG as Rev. Borquaye’s leadership sets a path for continued spiritual growth and a focus … The post Fritz Ramseyer

At least seven people died on the spot and four others suffered injuries when a fuel tanker crashed into a Toyota Hiace mini-bus around China Mall at Sapeiman on the Accra-Nsawam road in the Ga West Municipality in the Great­er Accra Region. The seven yet to be identified comprised four males and three females. The … The post Tragedy:  7 die, 4

Police from the Akatsi Municipal Police Command in the Volta Region, have exhumed the body of a 34-year-old man alleged to have been killed by his father. Afealete Dzreke, popularly known as ‘Hunor Akpatogui’, 50, was arrested by the Akatsi Police last Sunday, for allegedly killing his son and burying him in a nearby bush … The post  Akatsi police exhume body, suspect remanded appeared

The trial of two former househelps of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has been adjourned to March 8, by the Accra High Court. This is because both counsel for the accused and prosecutors were late to court when the case was called before the court presid­ed over by Justice Marrie … The post Trial of Cecilia Dapaah’s former househelps

 The police have arrested some 71 suspects over attacks on the Bepong Chief’s Palace and police personnel at Kwahu Bepong, in the Eastern Region. A statement signed by Assistant Com­missioner of Police Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, said the suspects together with some others currently on the run, attacked the Bepong Chief’s Palace last … The post 71

Two officials of Northern Region­al office of the National Sports Authority (NSA), are in hot waters for failing to pay GH¢57,729.025 of the Directorate’s Internally Generated Fund (IGF) into the designated Consolidated Fund Account, since 2021. The Regional Director and Re­gional Accountant, who are to be arrested as directed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) … The post PAC