The Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with Goshen Global Vision, an NGO, has engaged about twenty media houses across the Western-South Region to educate them on COCOBOD farmer-friendly interventions. The move is to recognise the role the media played in educating cocoa farmers to understand such programmes. […] The post COCOBOD
The Assemblyman for Adweso Town Electoral Area in the New Juaben South Municipality, Samuel Amo, has organized a Free Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) weekend classes for final year students within his area. The bold initiative by the Assemblyman is to improve teaching and learning among Junior High Schools (JHS), most especially the final year […] The post Free BECE weekend
Samuel Dubik Mahama Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has voiced concerns over the increasing frequency of load management requests made by Read More... The post ECG Boss Decries Dumsor Requests From GRIDCo appeared
An Accra High Court has granted Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor’s expedited hearing motion application that is seeking to compel President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to accept and assent to or otherwise, the Human Rights and Family Values Bill 2024. The South Dayi lawmaker maintained that the case has “important constitutional considerations and must […] The post Anti-LGBTQ
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has reiterated that there are currently no power outages, commonly known as “dumsor,” taking place in the country. According to the ECG, there is no ongoing load-shedding, despite certain reports suggesting otherwise. Demands for a load-shedding timetable have not yielded any results as both the ECG and the Minister […] The post Dumsor:
The Minority members in Parliament say the newly announced producer price of GH¢33.120 per ton, which translates into GH¢2,070 per bag, constitutes a paltry 25.47% of the world market price of cocoa. Once again, we wish to reiterate that this is a rip-off of our hard working cocoa farmers, as it constitutes the lowest percentage […] The post New cocoa price is a rip-off –Minority appeared first on
Today, I focus on a very sensitive subject relating to the interplay of church and national development. The issue of the church contributing directly to national development through taxation has been superficially discussed at various quarters. However, due to the sensitive nature of religious matters in the country, and sometimes, the fanatism that comes with […] The post Should Churches Pay Taxes: Yay or
Eight members of a Ugandan music band have been arrested for complaining that the president's speech at the weekend was too long, local media report. The post 8 band members arrested for ‘insulting’ Ugandan President, Museveni first appeared on 3News.
Star Assurance Group, the parent company of Star Assurance, StarLife Assurance, Star Microinsurance, Star Health Insurance and Pensol Capital Trust, has appointed Samuel Kweku Ocran as its Group Chief Executive Officer. He takes over the leadership role from Kofi Duffuor, the former Chief Executive Officer, who has served the Star Assurance Group and its subsidiaries […] The post Samuel
The Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament has tasked the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to fast-track processes to ensure that consumers receive a load-shedding timetable in the coming days. At a crunch meeting with stakeholders in the energy sectors in Accra, the Chairman of the Committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, told the media that the […] The post Energy Committee tasks ECG to
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be enhancing the chances of former President John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 general elections if he does not release the KPMG audit report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said. Kpebu said that […] The post Akufo-Addo
A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has said that he supported the selection of KPMG by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the audit work on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). It is recalled that Civil society activists opposed the decision by the […] The post GRA-SML deal: I supported
A private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that it appears the president is being stampeded in releasing the KPMG report on the agreement between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). He stated on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, April 6 that “I don’t think it is time to […] The post GRA-SML deal: I don’t
French President Emmanuel Macron Russia is running a disinformation campaign to undermine the Paris Olympics, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. At the inauguration of a new Olympic swimming centre, Read More... The post Russia Undermining Paris Olympics? appeared first on
Ghana and Kenya has formed a bi-national commission to elevate their relations. The agreement was reached at Jubilee House on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 when the President of Kenya, William Ruto, visited President Akufo-Addo. He was on a 3-day official state visit to Ghana to strengthen the ties of cooperation that exist between the two […] The post Ghana and Kenya form bi-national Commission appeared
Business communities in Ghana and Kenya have appealed to their respective governments to consider procuring vessels to aid intra-countries trade. The Ghana Chamber of Commerce and the Kenyan Association of Manufacturers were in sync on this advocacy, at a business forum for Ghana and Kenya held in Accra on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The two […] The post Biz communities
The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation. Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing trophies from hunting animals. Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi told German media this would only impoverish people in his country. He said elephant numbers had […] The post Botswana
Two females and nine males between the ages of 18 and 52 years have been hauled before the Accra Circuit Court for unlawful possession of drugs. They are Ethel Anaab, 28 a trader, Daniel Tetteh Botchway, 52 a farmer, Ruth Botchway, 20 a trader, Kofi Nti, 29 a driver and Benette Adjei, 29 a chef. […] The post 2 females, 9 males in court over alleged narcotic offences appeared first
Two persons have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly robbing an online trader of electronic gadgets worth GH¢126,300. They are Edward Kweku Sena, a 43-year-old Instructor and Derrick Botchway a 35-year-old Driver.An accomplice, whose name was given as Quaye, is at large.Sena and Botchway have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime […] The post Two in court for allegedly
In a bid to enhance technical vocational education within their community, the Chiefs and people of Dagbamate, in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, have constructed a new vocational school, set to be commissioned in 2025. It is the expectation of the people that new school will become the hub for technical skills […] The post Editorial: We Commend The Chiefs And People Of
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