Dr. Love Konadu, Doctor of Expository Communication who is also the president of Mama Love Foundation, the Ambassador of Obuasi Sikakrom Association and a motivational speaker has been awarded by the SRC of KNUST Obuasi campus for her sterling contributions towards women empowerment and humanity in general. She received the Honorary award alongside Professor Richard […] The post KNUST-Obuasi
Police have commenced investigations into the circumstances of the drowning of a police officer at Sefwi Amoaya in the Sefwi Bodi District of the Western North Region on September 27, 2022. Police have said a preliminary report indicates that the deceased Police Corporal was part of a police team on anti-Illegal mining operation duty around […] The post Police
The body of an unidentified male adult has been found dead in a stream that borders Atonsu and Asokwa in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The body was covered with debris that had gathered due to a recent downpour recorded in parts of the region. According to residents in the area, the body […] The post Man found dead in stream at Asokwa appeared first on
The government has described as misleading reports that Ghana is likely to incur a $1.5 billion financial loss in an agreement between the GNPC and a US-based Ghanaian-owned energy company, Genser Energy Holdings. “For now, it is a bit exaggerated,” a Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Mohammed Amin said to the press. The Africa […] The post Report
I have heard people talk about their businesses hitting the rocks year on year due to the high cost of operations. From high taxes to the high cost of utilities and the never-ending saga from regulators. If a business will survive in Ghana, the owners must take a keen interest in minimizing their operational costs […] The post Eddie Cudjoe writes: Optimizing
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the booing of President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Global Citizen festival as a reflection of the mood of Ghanaian youth. A statement, signed by Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the party, said the “action of the youth reflects an overwhelming vote of no confidence” in the […] The post Booing of
The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to leaving no one digitally behind. This she said can be achieved by collectively focusing attention within the next eight years on the attainment of the ICT-enabled sustainable development goals and targets by 2030. According to her, the government of Ghana, under the […] The post Ghana
Some residents in the Ketu South Municipality are calling on the government and the minerals regulatory body to halt the Seven Seas salt company’s activities in the area. The residents on Tuesday took to the streets of Denu and Tokor in the Ketu South Municipality to express their grievances, as they noted that, the operations […] The post Ketu South residents
The Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has reiterated government’s commitment to building strong partnerships and formulating policies for digital technologies that would drive the socio-economic development of the country as well as position Ghana as the digital gateway to the African continent. Ghana considers the collaborative platforms initiated by the International Telecommunications Union […] The post Gov’t
Ghana’s most important development problem is arguably the disparity between the north and south of the country. The north is acutely underdeveloped, trailing the south in practically all metrics of development. Several inequality reports have consistently labelled the northern region as one of concern. Its rate of poverty level decline has remained very slow: from […] The post Northern
The President of Ghana HIV & AIDS Network (GHANET), Mr. Ernest Ortsin, has encouraged Ghanaians to get tested for HIV as a proactive step in addressing HIV-related issues. He explained that this helps to achieve the UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 ambition, which “is to diagnose 95% of all HIV-positive individuals, provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 95% of […] The post Don’t
Dr. Theophilus Acheampong, an economist, says the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, have exposed fiscal recklessness in the country. The economist, in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, said the nation, particularly in the past 10 years, were on a path that “was clearly unsustainable.” “Our expenditure patterns kept increasing, and our gap […] The post Covid-19,
The Accra Circuit Court 9 has again denied bail to the accused illegal miner, Aisha Huang, and three others. Lawyers for the Chinese nationals said the continuous detention of the accused persons was sending the wrong signals to the international community. Her lawyer, Captain Rtd. Nkrabea Effah Dartey was worried that the impression being created […] The post Aisha Huang, three others
Soldiers, under the Operation Halt II initiative, have arrested one illegal miner and confiscated 12 excavators after they stormed mining sites within the Atwima Mponua and Amansie South districts of the Ashanti Region. The team, which embarked on almost a 24-hour operation in the areas, also destroyed three excavators and impounded a car and a […] The post One
Nightlife in Accra has promised and delivered delirium for close to 100 years. It is lost on many people that this cherished aspect of living in Ghana’s capital would not have happened at all or at least at its current effervescence if the capital of the Gold Coast had remained Cape Coast. Becoming the centre […] The post Bustling nightlife in Accra may
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has confirmed 55 cases of monkeypox with one death as of September 15, 2022. The Greater Accra Regional Director of Health, Dr. Charity Sarpong, provided the update on the disease at the 2022 annual meeting of the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council. He indicated that “33 percent of the […] The post 55 Monkey
As part of QNET’s commitment to empowering people to live their best lives, the company advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities and regularly supports organisations that champion this cause. The African Cooperation of Business Honours recently recognised the tremendous efforts of one such organisation, the ANOPA Project, with its prestigious Charity Organisation of […] The post QNET
Farmerline Group today announced the second close of a Pre-Series A investment raise with an additional US$ 1.5 million investment from social impact investor Oikocredit. The investment is part of a total funding round worth US$ 14.4 million raised by Farmerline from investors including FMO and ARAF. Ghana-based Farmerline supports smallholder farmers and agribusinesses with […] The post Farmerline
Police at Ejisu are investigating the death of a 23-year-old female house help at Awomaso in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Akua Kyem died on Sunday and her relatives suspect foul play alleging her mistress could be behind her death. Police have, however, picked up the woman who the deceased lived with and worked for. […] The post Police investigate death
A high-level mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Professor Fatou Sow Sarr, Commissioner of Human Development and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission, has been deployed to the Republic of Niger to review with the Niger authorities and the International Office for Migration (IOM) the situation of the region’s […] The post ECOWAS
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