Some residents in Koforidua Adewso Ssnit have expressed their disappointment with the government, and the authorities of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly and the Department of Urban Roads in what they say is the complete disregard of the plight of residents in the municipality. The over 4,000 residents who reside in the Adweso SSNIT flats ...

The absence of suitable lands in the Ketu South Municipality is hindering infrastructure development of the area, according to the Municipal Engineer, Kingsley Oduro. Ing Oduro said although the area is in dire need of basic infrastructure amenities such as schools, health and sanitary facilities, the scarcity of the lands as well as its nature ...

The 2016 NPP National Campaign Manager, Peter Mac Manu has been refused entry into Kenya. Mr Mac Manu was leading a team of election observers from the Democratic Union of Africa into Kenya in the run up to that country’s election, scheduled for August 8th. Reports from Kenya indicate, his denial is linked to his role ...

Ghana’s Emmanuel Dasor and Nadia Eke’s first taste of the World Championships did not go too well as they could not progress in their respective events. Nadia Eke came 23rd in qualifying for the finals of the women’s triple jump slated for Monday. The defending African champion recorded a distance 13.54 meters which was below ...

A damning report compiled by Non-Governmental Organization called Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Development (CALID) has revealed that 48.5% of basic school pupils in the Sagnarigu District of the Northern Region could neither read simple letter words or work out simple numeracy from grade 2 symbols. CALID’s Executive Director, Mohammed Awal Sumani Bapio decried ...

A damning report compiled by Non-Governmental Organization called Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Development (CALID) has revealed that 48.5% of basic school pupils in the Sagnarigu District of the Northern Region could neither read simple letter words or work out simple numeracy from grade 2 symbols. CALID’s Executive Director, Mohammed Awal Sumani Bapio decried ...

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly told a Madrid court last week he wants to return to England. The Real Madrid forward appeared in court last Monday to deny he had evaded about £13m in tax by using three off-shore companies based in the British Virgin Islands. Ronaldo told the court he believed he had paid more tax ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has partnered the Ministry of Education to  increase the rate of reading among children, under   four-year project. The United States Ambassador, Mr Robert P. Jackson, who launched the partnership with other key stakeholders, in Accra said the USAID is resolute in encouraging the culture of reading among children, especially ...

The Founder of Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has asked Ghanaians to resist the implementation of the mandatory towing levy as proposed by the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC). He believes the move is aimed at unlawfully extorting monies from drivers. Dr. Nduom wondered why there are plans underway to charge drivers ...

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has won a third term in office with a landslide, the country’s electoral commission has announced. Partial results of Friday’s election gave him 98% of the votes, it said. Mr Kagame’s supporters, who say that he has brought stability and economic development after the horrors of the 1994 genocide, began ...

Players in road safety have this week been engaged in a two day workshop re-examining the design of roads in the city and how to make them pedestrian friendly. According to the 2015 global status report on road safety, the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million deaths per year with ...

Volta Region ranked lowest in the 2017 first quarter regional feedback health league table of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Region in the 2016 national health league table for the Ghana Health Service recorded the lowest performance on the least range of the “Performance Gauge” (PG) scale, with its performance in the period under ...

Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye has underscored the need for the political history of the country to be told in its entirety. He contends that even though the first President, Dr Nkrumah played a significant role in the struggle for independence from colonial rule, the contributions of others must not be overlooked. Delivering the ...

Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye has underscored the need for the political history of the country to be told in its entirety. He contends that even though the first President, Dr Nkrumah played a significant role in the struggle for independence from colonial rule, the contributions of others must not be overlooked. Delivering the ...

Government has allayed fears of a possible terror attack in Ghana. This is despite warnings by both the Canadian and United Kingdom governments of possible attacks in Ghana. Both countries had warned its citizens to stay away from venues regularly visited by foreigners. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr Henry Quartey however insisted there was no ...

More than 200 local and foreign investors have expressed interest in supporting the country develop its rail industry. This is according to a deputy Railways Development Minister, Kwaku Agyenim Boateng. He said the government will resort to what it calls “multiple financing approaches” to achieve its goal of revamping the rail sector. In June this ...

Ghana’s industrial subsector is still dominated by small size businesses. The development is also viewed as impacting on their employment prospects and their overall impact on the economy. The latest Business Barometer report by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) however suggests that the businesses could improve their impact when given the needed support. Of ...

A fisheries sector governance project dubbed “Far Ban Bo” has been launched in Accra. The project, which is aimed at protecting the livelihoods fisherfolks, aims at safeguarding the already depleting fish stock by stemming illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The project which is under the auspices of Oxfam Ghana, Care Denmark and Friends of the ...

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah claimed World Championship 10,000m gold for a third successive time with a stunning display at London Stadium. The Briton edged to the front with 800m to go and despite being almost tripped on his last lap, clocked 26 minutes and 49 seconds – his best time since 2011. Joshua Cheptegei ...

The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But in the notice to the United Nations the US state department said Washington would remain in the talks process. President Donald Trump drew international condemnation in June when he first announced the US ...