United Way Ghana has announced a partnership with the P&G Alumni Foundation to diversify livelihood opportunities and help ensure the financial stability of farmers and fisherfolk in Senya Beraku, in the Central Region of Ghana. The focus of the project is to build the capacities of beneficiaries to establish and manage supplementary businesses in beekeeping […] The post C/R:
200 police officers have been commissioned to provide security for large-scale mining companies across the country. The officers deployed today, Wednesday, 5th May 2021, were taken through a 10-day redeployment training program on courses such as mineral law, voluntary principles, human rights, officer safety, weapon handling, and use of minimum force, among other things. The […] The post Government
Non-governmental organization -Send Ghana, is asking the government to take immediate steps to release arrears for the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme. According to Send Ghana, there have been delays in the payment to beneficiaries making it difficult for them to meet their basic household needs. The LEAP program was introduced in 2008 by […] The post Send
I am no longer a paid-up member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). I suspect, therefore, that I might not qualify to be called a journalist these days. I am not getting into what qualifies a person to be called a journalist in this country. My memory is quite clear on the last time I […] The post Elizabeth Ohene writes: Culture of noise appeared first on
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye, says the Ministry is adopting initiatives to encourage the use of locally-produced building materials in the construction of public and private facilities. The Minister believes government’s commitment to providing affordable housing to Ghanaians can be realized with the use of locally-produced raw materials that are less […] The post Housing
A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her there for specialist care. The five girls and four boys were born by Caesarean section and were doing well, Mali’s health minister said. […] The post Malian woman gives birth to nine
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies has urged consumers of petroleum products to remain calm as it works to ensure all members comply with the latest reduction in the price of fuel. This follows a directive by the Energy Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to reduce the 17 pesewas […] The post We’ll ensure
The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast has justified a decision by the school not to allow Muslim students to partake in the Ramadan fast. This support for the school from the PTA comes on the back of the Methodist Church of Ghana’s statement disregarding an order by the Ghana […] The post Wesley Girls
Stephen Garba, from Gwoza community in Borno State lost all his siblings and several relatives during a deadly Boko Haram attack seven years ago. Fortunately for him, on the day of the attack, he had travelled to a nearby village. This year marks the seventh year since violent attacks of the Islamist group Boko Haram […] The post How
The Eastern Regional Police Command has transferred some 14 self-styled National Security operatives to the National Police Headquarters in Accra for further probe. According to Citi News sources, the suspects were arrested by some youth for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in the Atewa forest. The 14 were among 19 persons arrested on Monday at […] The post 14
The Events and Meetings Professionals Association of Ghana (EMPAG) has rebuked organisers of Pneumatica Night, an event, held at the Fantasy Dome in Accra last Friday where several COVID-19 protocols were breached. The event, which was called ‘Pneumatica Night 2021’, was organised by the Christ Embassy Youth Church, Airport City. Viral videos of the gathering, […] The post EMPAG
The Events and Meetings Professionals Association of Ghana (EMPAG) has rebuked organisers of Pneumatica Night, an event, held at the Fantasy Dome in Accra last Friday where several COVID-19 protocols were breached. The event, which was called ‘Pneumatica Night 2021’, was organised by the Christ Embassy Youth Church, Airport City. Viral videos of the gathering, […] The post EMPAG
The National Democratic Congress in the Volta Region is unhappy with the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government over the seeming delay in putting up nine district hospitals in the region as promised by the President. President Akufo-Addo as part of his 88 district hospitals initiative which was later reviewed to 111, promised to site nine of such […] The post Where
Business Leaders and CEOs of companies who are members of the Stanford Seed Transformation Network, Ghana (STN) will, on 20th May 2021 mentor young leaders and entrepreneurs at a leadership workshop to strengthen and empower participants to effectively contribute to Ghana’s business growth and the economy. The mentorship workshop is being organised by STN, a […] The post STN
Ghana’s government has announced a loan scheme to help tenants pay the hefty advance rent (often covering two years) to private landlords. Advance rent is also prevalent in several other African countries. Scholars have highlighted several problems this advance rent payment poses to renters. They include psychological distress over difficulty in raising the funds, and […] The post Ghana’s
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has proposed the burning of excavators seized from illegal miners as a deterrent to others engaged in the menace. The former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, under the Kufuor government, explained that this was the best way to reduce illegal mining activities, since other […] The post Burning
Several employees of a pharmaceutical company have been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly washing and reselling used Covid nasal swab test kits. Up to 9,000 passengers at an airport in Medan may have been tested with the reused swab sticks, say police. State-owned company Kimia Farma is now reportedly facing a potential lawsuit launched on […] The post Indonesian
A group known as the Concerned Drivers Association has indicated that it will increase transport fares by 40 percent, effective Monday, May 10, 2021. According to them, their resolve to increase fares holds, despite the government’s announcement of a reduction in the price of fuel by eight pesewas per litre. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), […] The post We’ll
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has stated that transport fares could go up by as much as 20% in the coming days. The Union stated that the new fares, which will be announced after their meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, will factor in more than just the current fuel prices. “We are […] The post Transport fares could go up by 20% – GPRTU appeared first
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has slammed the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) for consistently failing to engage key stakeholders such as Parliament on increments in prices of petroleum products. The Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah on Eyewitness News said the NPA’s lack of engagement is inappropriate and unfair. His concerns come in the […] The post COPEC
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