Two Nigerian students, who were in Croatia for a table tennis tournament, were mistakenly deported to a refugee camp in neighbouring Bosnia, the UK-based Guardian newspaper has reported. Three weeks ago, the day before Abia Uchenna Alexandro and Eboh Kenneth Chinedu were due to return to Nigeria, they were stopped in Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, by two […] The post Croatia
Uber said it received almost 6,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States in 2017 and 2018. While the number of cases rose in 2018, the rate of incidents dropped by 16%, as the number of journeys was higher. Passengers – as opposed to drivers – accounted for nearly half of those accused of […] The post US: Uber had 6,000 US sexual assault reports in
Energy Minister John Peter Amewu says the government has spent in excess of GH?400 million on subsidies from 2017 to 2019 to cushion fishermen across the country. He says a total of GH?135.5 million was spent in 2017 and Gh?100 million in 2018, adding that a total of GH?200 million was also spent in 2019. […] The post Gov’t has spent more on subsidies
The Ministry of Education has described the strike declared by the three teacher unions as baseless. The unions; namely the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), declared the nationwide strike to take effect from Monday, December 9 over unpaid arrears. According […] The post Teachers’
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Missions in Ghana has called on the country to support its campaign to get sanctions against Zimbabwe lifted. The SADC already declared October 25, 2019 as the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Day, which the community used to express its disapproval of the sanctions. Why Zimbabwe was sanctioned The United States and […] The post SADC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, has stressed the need for the Ghana EXIM Bank to improve investment in the Agriculture Sector. “Investment in Agri-business is the new level that we need to grow and expand in order to enhance agricultural development and transformation,” Mr. Mahama said in a Farmers’ Day message. More […] The post Ghana
Freight-forwarders at the Tema Port say they are happy about the four-point intervention by the transport minister which among other things gives directions for the slashing of port charges. The freight-forwarders recently staged a mini protest over increments in tariff and later petitioned the Transport Minister to intervene. The post Freight-forwarders happy over slashes
The Dagbon overlord, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II has hinted of the setting up of a committee of prominent Dagbon chiefs to look into the protracted Agbogbloshie dispute among Dagombas. The Committee, according to the Naa Gbewaa, will work together with the GIZ-funded Committee of chiefs and opinion leaders in the Greater Accra Region, to find […] The post Yaa-Naa
As Ghana marks the 35th Farmers’ Day celebration today, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says the sector has seen a historic improvement under the Akufo-Addo government. He cited the more than 10 percent of the 2020 budget allocated to the sector and its related areas as a clear manifestation of […] The post Farmers’
The Global Alumni of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST has joined the call for Ghanaians to consume local rice. According to the group, this will help avoid the situation where rice farmers in various parts of the country do not get easy access to market. They believe the increase in patronage […] The post KNUST Alumni supports KNUST food bank
Ghana and South Africa have signed an agreement for the establishment of a Bi-National Commission to deepen the ties of co-operation and bonds of friendship between the two countries. The signing of the agreement took place at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency, on Thursday, 5th December 2019, following a meeting between President […] The post Ghana,
The Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, says his outfit is working with stakeholders to ensure that specific lanes are dedicated to Aayalolo buses in a bid to reduce traffic congestion. The specialized bus-based mass transit system which was supposed to use dedicated lanes for fast movement within urban settlements […] The post Plans
On first impulse, I felt ticklish when I heard an eighty-year-old revolutionary man of a twenty-first century declare the annexation of some parts of Volta, Northern, North Eastern and Upper East Regions from a sovereign nation with fortified military zones land, air and sea, like Ghana. Some have called it a twenty-first century joke, and […] The post Our independence
Leadership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has reneged on its promise of not opening the shops of foreigners they closed down days ago. This came up after a meeting with the Accra Police Command on Thursday. GUTA has now agreed to open hundreds of the shops belonging to Nigerians close to the […] The post GUTA finally agrees to open locked shops of
Meridian Ports Services Limited (MPS) continues its commitment to protecting the environment. Two years ago, MPS embarked on a tree planting exercise along the Tema Beach Road towards the site for the Tema Port Expansion Project. The excursive was named ‘Planting the way to the new port facility’ and the main objective of the exercise […] The post MPS staff engage in tree
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is shocked at the decision by three teacher unions to embark on a strike on Monday over supposed delays in the payment of their arrears. According to GES, the industrial action declared by the teachers is illegal and ‘grossly an abuse of principle of good faith and good working relations”. […] The post Strike by teacher unions shocking
Permutations by ace broadcaster, Paul Adom Otchere show that Supreme Court Judge, Justice Annin Yeboah is very likely to be announced as the President’s nominee for the position of Chief Justice. Mr. Otchere is also strongly convinced that, the replacement of the next head of the country’s judiciary will not be a woman, according to […] The post Justice
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