The Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, has emphasized the positive impact of the Kwahu Paragliding Festival on the local economy during the official launch of the 2024 event at Atibie Odweanoma in the Eastern Region. Over 200 participants have registered for this year’s thrilling paragliding activities, which include the involvement […] The post Kwahu
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disclosed that it issued over 100 notices of power outages in the first quarter of 2024. Much of the notices, according to the power distributor, were to pave the way for maintenance works to be carried out on some of its transmission equipment. The disclosure was in response […] The post Over 100 power outage
The Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed that there are currently 10,720 housing units in the Greater Accra Region that are at various levels of development to help reduce Ghana’s housing deficit. He made the disclosure when he led the staff of the Ministry to inspect ongoing construction works at the […] The post 10,720
The Tema General Hospital has responded to a viral video showing its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in darkness with nurses struggling to care for babies during a power outage. The Hospital in a statement clarified that it was a brief generator trip-off. The medical director at the facility, Dr. Richard Anthony, confirmed that the […] The post It was a
Prof. Larry Diamond, Democracy Scholar at Hoover Institute and Stanford University, has voiced serious concerns about the controversy surrounding the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ghana’s Parliament. In an interview on The Point of View, on Citi TV, Prof. Diamond argued that the anti-gay bill is a distraction from poor governance in Ghana. He questioned […] The post Anti-gay
Asante Kotoko’s management has admitted dissatisfaction with the club’s recent performance in the Ghana Premier League but has affirmed its support for coach Prosper Ogum. Dismissing rumours of Ogum’s imminent dismissal, the management insists that he will continue in his role. Following a string of disappointing results, including five defeats in six games and a […] The post Kotoko
A young Ghanaian lady based in the US has taken a swipe at the Ghana Embassy in New York City for unprofessionalism in the discharge of their duty. In a thread posted on her X profile with the username Yaa Tabby, she narrated her ordeal at the Ghana embassy when she went to the embassy […] The post Ghana Embassy in New York faces backlash for unprofessionalism first appeared on
A suspected robber was lynched and killed Wednesday night in a robbery gone wrong in Chereponi. A Benz bus carrying passengers from Tamale to Chereponi was attacked by two robbers around 8 pm on the night of March 27. A local reporter, Abdul Kudus, told Citi News, that one of the robbers was restrained and […] The post Armed robber lynched by angry Chereponi residents appeared
As International Women’s Month 2024 comes to a close, 3FM embarked on a journey to honor and spotlight the remarkable achievements of women in agricultural technology and innovation. The culmination of the celebration saw five outstanding women in the agric tech and value chain innovation, take center stage to pitch their groundbreaking ideas during the […] The post 3FM celebrates
In accordance with section 101(1) of the Banks and Specialised DepositTaking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930), the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has appointed Dr. Joseph O. France as an Advisor to advise the management of Universal Merchant Bank LTD (UMB) effective 25th March, 2024. The Advisor, according to the BoG, is expected to help monitor […] The post Bank of Ghana
Former Ghana International, Dan Quaye has called on the technical team of the Black Stars to give opportunity to the goalkeepers playing in the Ghana Premier League. According to Quaye, some of the local goalkeepers have shown enough quality to be playing for the Black Stars as the goalkeeping department has been the team’s weakest […] The post Dan Quaye makes case for local goalkeepers
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has appointed Dr Joseph O. France as a Management Advisor to the Universal Merchant Bank Ltd. (UMB). Dr. France’s role will involve advising UMB’s management, monitoring its recapitalization efforts, and overseeing governance reforms agreed upon with the Bank of Ghana. The appointment is in accordance with section 101(1) of the […] The post BoG
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it remains committed to promoting a sound and resilient banking sector that retains the trust and confidence of the general public. The central bank said this while announcing that it has appointed Dr. Joseph O. France as an Advisor to advise the management of Universal Merchant Bank LTD (UMB) […] The post Bank
The management of the Ghana Revenue Authority has celebrated its outgone Commissioner-General Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah. They commended him for his exceptional leadership and immense contribution to the operations of GRA, especially in the area of digitalization and wish him well in his future endeavours. President Akufo-Addo on March 28, 2024, appointed Madam Julie Essiam […] The post GRA
Former Director of Public Relations and External Affairs at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah has said that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) erratic power supply (Dumsor) that happened under the Mahama administration as a political tool to come into the office. Now, she said, the NPP is faced with the […] The post NPP
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has waded into the erratic power supply situation (dumsor) in the country, calling on the regulator, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), to demand power supply data from the power producers. The union maintained that the power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is experiencing less supply of […] The post Erratic
The Minority in Parliament is urging health facilities to be exempted from the current unannounced and unscheduled electricity load shedding by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). They are also advocating for an audit to determine the capacity and reliability of alternate power supply systems in hospitals. “The Ministry of Energy, in collaboration with relevant […] The post Exempt
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has provided an update on the repair to the damage of the submarine cables which occurred on 14th March, 2024, and resulted in the disruption of data services in Ghana. The NCA said it engaged with the four Submarine Cable Service Providers (SAT-3, ACE, WACS and MainOne) to receive updates […] The post NCA updates on the repair to the damage
The Sekyere Rural Bank has made giant strides in spite of the Economic and Business Environment challenges in the first quarter of 2022. The bank recorded impressive performance in all the key financial indicators as Deposit hit-GHS126,840,132, Loans and advances – GHS45,675,697, Investment – GHS68,765,948, Total assets – GHS145,013,316, Share Capital – GHS2,240,178, Profit/loss before […] The post Sekyere
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) will now have a permanent headquarters in Ghana. The secretariat, which is expected to do more of the day-to-day work, is located in Accra and housed in the Africa Trade House, However, leadership or chair position rotates among member countries every two and half years. The leadership position (Presidency or […] The post Ghana is now the Headquarters
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