The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has announced its participation in the Year of Return and the Pan African Historical Theatre Project  (PANAFEST) and emancipation celebrations with the staging of a historical play. ‘’The Prince and the Slave’’, a PANAFEST award-winning theatre piece will be performed by the newly formed GAW Drama Company on Tuesday, […] The post GAW

Some of Africa’s biggest music stars look set for success on a global scale having been handpicked by US singer Beyoncé to appear on her Lion King-inspired album. While Nigerian stars like Wizkid and Burna Boy have already broken through to the mainstream in the UK and US, their collaboration with the superstar in The […] The post Who gains most as Beyoncé champions

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of school candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate  Examination (WASSCE). A statement from the examination body indicated that “the entire results of 48,855 (14.12%) candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractice detected […] The post WAEC

A former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper says the announcement by the government to renegotiate contracts with the various Independent Power Producers to (IPPs) to change the existing ‘take or pay’ arrangement was started under the John Mahama administration. He said the government’s recent announcement is not new and so must not tout it as such. […] The post Mahama

The squads of Ghana Rugby and the Ivorian Rugby Federation for the first of a historic tri-nations West African rugby tournament hosted by Ghana Rugby in Elmina at the Nduom Sports Stadium, have been announced after a Team Managers’ Meeting. The match is scheduled to kick off at 11:00am Ghana time and it is the […] The post Ghana and Ivory Coast name teams

At least 52 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil which saw rival gangs battle for five hours, officials say. Gang members from one prison block invaded another part of Altamira jail in Pará state, local media reported. Officials giving a news conference said 16 of the dead were decapitated – the […] The post Brazil jail riot in Para state leaves

At least 52 people have been killed in a prison riot in Brazil which saw rival gangs battle for five hours, officials say. Gang members from one prison block invaded another part of Altamira jail in Pará state, local media reported. Officials giving a news conference said 16 of the dead were decapitated – the […] The post Brazil jail riot leaves more than 50 dead appeared

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is to begin a pilot system of the cylinder recirculation model in two districts of the Eastern Region with massive public sensitization and community engagements. According to the NPA, the model will be a major game-changer in minimizing and possibly eliminating gas explosions in the country. It will be piloted […] The post NPA

A large number of tanker drivers on Monday, threatened to stop lifting petroleum products from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) if management does not fix its deplorable parking space. The drivers, who park their gas and oil tankers at the TOR tanker park did not load for hours even when some of their leaders informed […] The post Tanker drivers to boycott TOR over deplorable

Some communities in the Volta Region are not participating in the ongoing national identification card mass registration exercise due to the absence of registration centres. The people of Hoe, Klave, Shea and Avee are unable to participate in the exercise due to the absence of centres and the distance to the nearest registration centres. The […] The post Some

Citi FM on Saturday, July 27 honoured the best graduating student in broadcast journalism at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ). Nimo Kwasi Jnr was awarded the best student in Broadcast Journalism for topping his class for the 2018/2019 academic year. 1,290 students who studied Journalism and Public Relations programmes graduated over the weekend with […] The post Citi

Ethiopia has planted more than 350 million trees in a day, officials say, in what they believe is a world record. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading the project, which aims to counter the effects of deforestation and climate change in the drought-prone country. Some public offices have been shut down to allow civil servants […] The post Ethiopia ‘breaks’

The Lakeside District Police Commander, DSP Eric Partey Opata has been interdicted by the acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh for keeping a suspect in police custody for nine days. According to a statement from the Police, DSP Eric Party Opata kept a suspect behind bars for nine days without going through the […] The post Acting

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has expressed disquiet over the Community Mining Programme introduced by government, saying it has no promising future for the country. He advised government to concentrate on the Planting Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme instead of the community mining programme. Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin who described the agricultural policy as […] The post Okyenhene

Government will from August 1, 2019, only pay Independent Power Producers for power the country consumes. Currently, Ghana pays the IPPs for power they generate for the country including those not consumed under a “Take or pay” agreement. According to the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, government will renegotiate such agreements and will seek parliamentary […] The post Gov’t

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Attah has disclosed that Government’s planned referendum on the election of  Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives  (MMDCEs) will take place in December 2019. According to the Finance Minister, the upcoming election of MMDCEs is proof that the government is keeping faith with its promise to Ghanaians. The Finance Minister made […] The post #GhBudget:

Government is increasing the communication service tax from 6% to 9%. This was announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta during the presentation of the 2019 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday. The Minister in justifying the need for the increase said it was to create a viable technology ecosystem in the country. Government proposes […] The post Gov’t increases

Government is increasing the communication service tax from 6% to 9%. This was announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta during the presentation of the 2019 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday. The Minister in justifying the need for the increase said it was to create a viable technology ecosystem in the country. Government proposes […] The post Gov’t increases ‘talk

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will not tow the path of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to claim that it made strides in infrastructural development as captured in the Green Book but with nothing to show on the ground. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta who was presenting the Mid-Year budget review in […] The post We’ll fix

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has said government has successfully resolved inconsistent power supply problem in the country. The Minister said this while presenting the mid-year budget review in Parliament today [Monday]. He was however quick to add that there are some challenges in the energy sector that pose financial risks to the economy […] The post ‘Dumsor is now history’