The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region has officially inaugurated its campaign team for the 2024 election, marking the beginning of an energetic push towards breaking the eight-year election cycle jinx. The ceremony was held at Nsutam in the Eastern Region, in one of the biggest town halls constructed by […] The post NPP Fanteakwa South
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to equitable regional development in his next government. Speaking to a crowd after the NDC’s 24-hour Kwahu Easter walk on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, the former President underscored the infrastructural initiatives undertaken during his tenure in the Eastern […] The post Mahama
Ceremonies have been taking place across the world to mark the most important festival in the Christian calendar – Easter. Jesus was resurrected on Easter Sunday, the Bible says, days after dying on the cross on Good Friday. It is traditional for many to attend services on Saturday evenings. A day after pulling out of […] The post In pictures: Easter celebrated around the
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) through its fact-checking initiative DUBAWA in partnership with the Google News Initiative has organized a two-day digital verification and fact-checking workshop for some selected media practitioners in the Eastern Region. The two days training workshop which was executed by Dubawa project was to build African newsrooms’ capacity […] The post Centre
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department MTTD of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five drivers at Bunso junction on the Accra Kumasi Highway for driving without a license. According to the NRSA, about 60 per cent of road crashes recorded in the country are as […] The post Road
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 Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the New Juaben North, Mr. Samuel Adongo, famously known as Sammy Adongo, has provided a mechanised borehole for the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Senior High School (SHS) at Effiduase. The gesture follows water problems that have been confronting the school over the years. Mr. […] The post Adongo constructs machanised
The Member of Parliament for the Upper Manya Krobo, Bismark Tetteh Nyarko, has demonstrated his commitment to community welfare by donating essential items to the local Muslim community. The donation, which was in support of the holy month of Ramadan, consist of six bags of granulated sugar, 24 packets of milk and tea, were distributed […] The post Upper Manya Krobo MP donates food
The Apapam Akwansrahene of the Akyem Traditional Area (ATA) in the Eastern Region, Baffour Kwabena Baah, has called on the Eastern Regional Police Command to institute a full-scale investigation into the killing of a 26-year-old man, famously known as Offei Noah and a member of Okyenman Taskforce, with some sense of urgency. According to Baffour […] The post Tension mounts
Zoomlion Ghana Ltd., as part of its corporate social responsibility, has made a cheque donation of GHC25,000 to support the treatment of 8-year-old Akua Ankumah. Akua has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and is currently at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital receiving treatment. She needs urgent care for a bone marrow transplant and other […] The post Zoomlion
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is on course in respect of compliance with the 5 requirements under the Cash Waterfall Mechanism procedure. This is contained in a statement dated March 26, 2024, issued by the Commission and signed by its Executive Secretary, Dr Ishmael Ackah. […] The post PURC
Coalition of Stakeholders in Electricity Contracts and Arrangements (COSECA), has accused President Akufo-Addo of contributing to the challenges and dysfunction of the power sector. In a statement dated March 26 and signed by its executive secretary, Nana Yaa Akyempim Jantuah, the coalition criticised the president for not adhering to the “laid-down structures” governing the sector. […] The post ‘Akufo-Addo
Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana in the Ashanti Region have commenced an exercise to inspect all distribution transformers in the Region. The exercise is to help the company know the current state of all transformers to enable it serve customers better. The exercise, which started across all twenty-one (21) districts in the Ashanti […] The post ECG officials
The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated that the country is not facing ‘dumsor’ (erratic power supply), indicating that individuals calling for a load-shedding timetable should release it themselves. He said the current power situation is “300 times better” than what was experienced under former President John Mahama in 2015. “If you are […] The post Load-shedding
Action Chapel International will host its 2024 Easter Convention from Wednesday, March 27 to April 1, 2024, at the Prayer Cathedral on Spintex Road, Accra. The six-day event on the theme “Open Doors” has Bishop Michael Pitts from the USA, as the Special Guest, together with a powerful team from the Prayer Cathedral. The event, […] The post Action
The Managing Director (MD) of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei-Kuffour, has been adjudged the Most Innovative Chief Executive Officer at the 14th edition of the Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. The award was in recognition of his innovative leadership at the Ghana Post over the past three years. Citation A citation presented […] The post Obour wins Most Innovative
Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has indicated that the House may need to confront the Finance Ministry if it does not provide clarity on its indebtedness to the District Assembly Common Fund by the conclusion of June 2024. This concern has been prompted by revelations made by Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of […] The post Parliament
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has ordered the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to comply with the Cash Waterfall Mechanism (CWM) and pay all tariff revenues as prescribed and allocated under the CWM to secure the financial integrity of the energy sector. According to the PURC, the objective of the CWM is to ensure […] The post PURC bares
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has apologized to its customers for the challenges they have to go through in order to purchase electricity credits. The ECG said the challenge is due to the prevailing disruptions in internet connectivity. “The Electricity Company of Ghana wishes to inform our cherished customers and the general public that […] The post ECG apologises
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