A team of engineers and aerial surveyors from the Volta River Authority (VRA) have been dispatched to conduct an assessment of the volume of water coming in from the Bagre dam this year. There has been major flooding in the North Gonja district after the White Volta river overflew its banks due to the spillage […] The post VRA engineers dispatched to assess impact
The big news stories in this edition of Eyewitness News, Umaru Sanda Amadu and Hawa Iddrisu are; – Government has suspended implementation of law banning salvaged cars – Freight Forwarders – Residents of Nungua Coco Beach threaten to boycott 2020 polls over bad nature of roads – Chairman Wontumi cited as most abusive language user […] The post Eyewitness News,
A known critic of the Akufo-Addo-led government and an activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency, Murtala Mohammed, has joined the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). He pledged to help the party unseat the current NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for the area after the NPP declared its readiness to capture […] The post High-profile
The Member of Parliament for. Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of a High Court holding contempt charges over him. The suit has been filed a day before he is due to appear before the High Court tomorrow [Friday] after being hauled […] The post Kennedy Agyapong challenges
The Electoral Commission has declared its readiness for the eight-day voters’ register exhibition exercise commencing on Friday, September 18, 2020. The exercise will take place simultaneously across all 33, 367 centres nationwide from 7 am to 6 pm daily, including Saturday and Sunday. At a press briefing ahead of the exercise on Thursday, September 17, […] The post Eight-day
The Electoral Commission has declared its readiness for the eight-day voters’ register exhibition exercise commencing on Friday, September 18, 2020. The exercise will take place simultaneously across all 33, 367 centres nationwide from 7 am to 6 pm daily, including Saturday and Sunday. At a press briefing ahead of the exercise on Thursday, September 17, […] The post Eight-day
The Africa World Airlines will soon start using the Ho Airport pending approval from the Ghana Airport Company Limited. This announcement follows an inspection of the Ho airport by officials from the local airline company. Africa World Airlines, an indigenous domestic air travel operating company, says it is satisfied with the state of the Ho […] The post We’ll
Prestigious Ghanaian and West African foam mattress brand, Latex Foam, has donated 6,000 pieces of its Safe-Max disposable nose masks to the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL). This event, which happened on Thursday, September 17, 2020, formed part of efforts by Latex Foam to join in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the media […] The post Graphic
Prestigious Ghanaian and West African foam mattress brand, Latex Foam, has donated 6,000 pieces of its Safe-Max disposable nose masks to the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL). Latex Foam made the donation at a brief ceremony on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The donation formed part of efforts by Latex Foam to join in the celebration […] The post Latex
Nurses, midwives, Physician Assistants (PAs) and Anaesthetists (CRAs) in the public sector have been directed to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association served notice of the intended strike via a statement on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The strike is part of their demand for improved conditions of […] The post Public
The Electoral Commission has announced the recruitment of COVID-19 ambassadors to each of the 33,367 voter register exhibition centres to ensure COVID-19 protocols are adhered to throughout the eight-day exercise. The Ambassadors will be deployed to all centres nationwide from tomorrow, September 18, 2020, to ensure strict observance to COVID-19 protocols. The exercise will take […] The post EC
The Director of Urban Studies and Head of the Geography and Resource Development Department at the University of Ghana, Professor Martin Oteng Ababio has endorsed calls for the regularisation of the okada business in Ghana. Legalising and regulating the okada business has become a major national debate ahead of the 2020 general elections. While flag […] The post Okada
When multi-award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie received a ‘UN Kofi Annan Excellence Awards,’ he immediately took to social media to brag about it. During the same time that the ‘UN Award’ was handed to him at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, musical youngster Kuame Eugene had toppled him for the coveted ‘Best Artiste of the Year […] The post Kwabena
Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius Baffour Awuah says the recently passed Labour Domestic Workers Regulations, 2020 will make it easier for Ghana to engage with other countries on the potential export of labour. The new regulation requires the employer and the domestic worker to enter into a written contract of employment which will stipulate […] The post New
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated a pledge he first made in 2016 to upgrade the Amantin health centre into a polyclinic. President Mahama promised to upgrade their Amantin health centre before being kicked out of office in the 2016 general elections. But the project has been abandoned by the […] The post Amantin
Government has suspended the implementation of the law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles and those older than ten years into the country. This was disclosed by the Tema Regional Chairman of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Alex Asiamah. According to him, the suspension was announced by the Customs Commander at the Tema […] The post Government
Government has suspended the implementation of the law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles and those older than ten years into the country. This was disclosed by the Tema Regional Chairman of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Alex Asiamah. According to him, the suspension was announced by the Customs Commander at the Tema […] The post Government
In this edition of The Voters’ Diary on Citi FM, host Abena Nyamekye Ampadu hosted Nathan Quao who continued his analysis of road infrastructure in the country. Also on the show, Abena Nyamekye Ampadu spoke to Frederick Awuni, Citi FM’s Upper East Regional Correspondent, Diana Ngon, Citi FM‘s Northern Regional Correspondent, and Calvis Tetteh, Citi […] The post Voters’
Five months after the Western Region recorded its first COVID-19 case, the region has now been provided with a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit for the management of critical cases. The eight-bed capacity unit fitted with four ventilators was provided to the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital by GIZ, a German development agency Handing over the Unit fitted […] The post W/R
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been cited as the most verbally abusive individual on radio. This was contained in a report released by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). The report captures MFWA’s monitoring of language usage on public […] The post Chairman
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