President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana to attend the 9th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group), being held in Nairobi, Kenya. He left Accra on Sunday, 8th December 2019. “The Summit, which is being held on the theme “A Transformed ACP: Committed to […] The post Akufo-Addo leaves Accra for ACP Summit in Kenya
Anglogold Ashanti, Obuasi together with the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and in partnership with the Obuasi Municipal Assembly and the Obuasi East District Assembly will be organizing the second edition of the Obuasi Trade Show this month. The trade show which has been dubbed “Donkomi mo ndi me dwa” forms part of […] The post Second
John Coffie, a 42-year-old farmer from Adaase had his 20 years experience in farming paying off when he received the coveted award as the 2019 Municipal Best Farmer at the 35th National Farmers’ Day celebration held at Sanso in Obuasi. Mr Coffie who is a JHS leaver was given a certificate, tricycle, knapsack spraying machine, […] The post 42-year-old John Coffie
US rapper Juice Wrld has died at the age of 21, authorities say. The musician’s death, first reported by celebrity news website TMZ, has been confirmed to the New York Times by medical authorities in Illinois. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said he died on Sunday. The cause of death is not yet known, […] The post Juice Wrld: US rapper dies aged
Freight forwarders and importers would have to continue to cough up huge sums of monies to be able to clear goods at the Tema Port as management of the Meridian Port Services (MPS) have failed to heed to the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah’s directive for the Ghana Ports and Habour’s Authority (GPHA) and MPS […] The post MPS ‘sets aside’ minister’s
World Vision Ghana (WVG) in partnership with the Government of Australia has inaugurated shea butter processing facilities for the Kanibisi and Sheaga communities in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region at a cost of GH?232,000.00. The intervention is to enable women in the beneficiary communities to take advantage of the abundance of shea […] The post Talensi
The Yunyoo Nasuan District in the Northern Region has organized its maiden farmers day celebration where eight farmers including a young physically challenged male farmer were awarded for engaging in best agricultural practices in the district. Prizes including five home used bicycles, wellington boots, packets of iron sheets, a motorcycle, radio set, cutlasses, sacks and […] The post N/R:
On 29th November 2019, Bank of Ghana (BOG) Governor Ernest Addison, announced the introduction of the GHS100 and GHS200 banknotes and the 2 Ghana Cedi Coin. According to the public notice posted on the central bank’s website, the justification is to ensure customer convenience; reduce high transaction cost; ensure efficiency in high-value transactions in cash; […] The post Who
The Municipal Chief Executive of Asokwa Municipal Assembly of the Ashanti region, Akwannuasah Gyimah has charged residents within his municipality to engage in rice farming to reduce dependence on foreign rice in the country. He has charged farmers in the municipality to venture into rice farming as a measure to reduce importation of rice. […] The post A/R:
A private legal practitioner, Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo says President Akufo-Addo had no power in calling the December 17 referendum off. The President on on Sunday, December 1, 2019 cancelled the December 17 national referendum which was meant to decide on an amendment of Article 55 (3) of the Constitution to enable political parties to […] The post Akufo-Addo had no power to
A 63-year-old man has been confirmed dead after he was shot by an unknown assailant at Tingo in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. The deceased is an elder of the Pantra ethnic group of the Tinga community. According to the police, the deceased was in his room watching TV on Sunday when the […] The post Savannah Region: 63-year-old man shot dead by
The Ga West Municipal Assembly says providing infrastructure for quality education in the municipality will be prioritized. According to the Municipal Chief Executive, Clement Wilkinson, putting up extra classrooms for students in the area will tremendously impact education. Speaking to Citi News after cutting sod for the construction of six classroom blocks at Nsakina and […] The post Ga
The Minority in Parliament is questioning the design and outlook of the new GH¢ 200 and GH¢ 100 notes introduced by the Bank of Ghana. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the seeming monopoly the big six enjoy on almost every currency note, flies in the face of acknowledging the worthy contributions of other […] The post Minority
The Minority in Parliament is questioning the design and outlook of the new GH¢ 200 and GH¢ 100 notes introduced by the Bank of Ghana. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the seeming monopoly the big six enjoy on almost every currency note, flies in the face of acknowledging the worthy contributions of other […] The post Minority questions
Scores of disgruntled customers of EL Real Estates and Tikowre Capital have besieged East Legon-based Zoe Embassy Church where the companies’ founder, Kelvin Kobiri is pastor. The customers are demanding that their locked up investments be paid back to them. This is the third time the disgruntled customers from Takoradi and other parts of the […] The post Scores
President Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to conserve energy despite the continuous supply of power in the country. The president indicated that the government has made huge investments in the energy sector and has recently procured 12 million energy efficient bulbs for free distribution, but Ghanaians must make an effort to ensure that energy is […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah has urged city dwellers to engage in backyard farming due to the unavailability of land space to promote agriculture in the city. Mr Sowah made the call in an address at the 35th edition of the Farmers and fishermen’s day celebration held at the forecourt of […] The post Engage in backyard farming
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has stressed the need for strict enforcement of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act. The Commission made the comments on the back of findings of a survey by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana which revealed that vigilante groups were still active and budding in various parts […] The post Enforce
Friday, the 29th of November 2019, will go down in Ghana’s history as the day when the GH¢2 coin, GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes were birthed. This introduction would go down in history to add up to the continuous evolution of the cedi from the early years of 1965 down to the most recent upgrade in […] The post Varied perspectives on new higher-denomination banknotes
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