The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that the elderly population has increased almost 10 times in the past six decades from a little over 200,000 (213,477) in 1960 to almost 2 million (1,991,736) in 2021. GSS, in a statement to mark the International Day of Older Persons, shared its findings which reveal that the […] The post One-quarter of the
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice to customers on its prepaid metering system that the issue with the 3rd party vending points has been resolved. The power distributor in a statement said, “customers can now purchase electricity credits from their nearest vending points, and all ECG District offices, including tomorrow Sunday, 2nd […] The post Customers
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) wants the aged to be factored into mainstream development policies. In a statement to mark the International Day of Older Persons under the theme “Resilience of older persons in a changing world, CHRAJ expressed appreciation for the policy interventions in place for the elderly in society. […] The post CHRAJ
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) is to re-open bidding for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after stripping Guinea of the right to host the competition, with Morocco among the nations set to apply. Caf president Patrice Motsepe was in the Guinean capital Conakry on Friday when he announced that the 24-team tournament will […] The post 2025 Africa
Burkina Faso’s self-declared leader says the man he ousted a day ago in a coup is plotting a counter-attack. Col Ibrahim Traoré has also accused the French army of harbouring Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba at one of their bases – which French diplomats have denied. Gunshots have been heard in Burkina Faso’s capital city Ouagadougou […] The post Burkina Faso
The charity arm of Vodafone Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), has launched the first-ever STEM Teacher Awards in Ghana. The launch event, marked by a brief ceremony at the premises of the Ghana Education Service on Wednesday, 28th September 2022, also served as a stage to highlight the Vodafone Foundation’s Free […] The post Vodafone
The 10th edition of Rhythms On Da Runway has been officially launched in Accra under the theme ‘The Green Edition’. According to the organisers, Nineteen57, the 2022 edition is intended to draw attention to sustainable solutions for development. The main event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 20, at the Dome, Accra International […] The post 10th
The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party, Richard Ahiagbah, has bemoaned how external factors like the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have impeded the current administration’s development agenda. He thinks it will be unfair to assess government’s performance without taking these factors into consideration. “If we are having a conversation between 2017 […] The post External
European Union in 2013 issued a first yellow card to Ghana, flagging its fishing sector for Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) activities. Despite lifting it in 2015, Ghana received its second-yellow card warning in June 2021. The Environmental Justice Foundation reports that “Ghana is missing out on between 14.4 -23.7 million US dollars every year in […] The post Artisanal
Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto says government has banned the export of foodstuff to neighbouring countries. Dr. Akoto says the move is aimed at preserving enough food in the country following reports of food shortages across the globe. Speaking to journalists in Kumasi, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said Ghana is producing enough […] The post Ghana
Dr. Theophilus Acheampong, an economist, doubts government will be able to conclude the deal with the International Monetary Fund before the year ends. “We have done our own Debt Sustainability Analysis as part of the budget cycle. When the IMF comes to town, they also do theirs, and then both sides sit to agree on […] The post Government may not be
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has handed over some managers of two facilities to the CID Unit of the Ghana Police Service for an investigation into non-compliance with the country’s tax law. The facilities which were swooped on Friday night, September 30, are Poky House at Airport residential area and the Alleys pub and club […] The post GRA
The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining wants officials of Akonta Mining Limited to be prosecuted. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister yesterday directed the mining company to cease operations after undertaking mining operations in Samreboi, in the Western Region, though the company has no mineral rights to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri […] The post Media
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans by government to convert the Kwadaso Agriculture College into a University. Established in 1922, the Kwadaso Agriculture College has over the years trained more than 75,000 persons. Despite the institution serving as one of the pillars in training more agriculturists, it is bedevilled with a number of […] The post Nana
Fire has destroyed goods and property at Kuuks supermarket at American house Junction in East Legon Accra. According to an eyewitness account, the fire began in the early hours of today, October 1, 2022, after heavy rains with thunderstorms. There were no casualties, but the entire supermarket has been razed down. District Commander for the […] The post Fire razes supermarket at American
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is questioning the relevance of District and Municipal Security Councils over their failure to fight the illegal mining (galamsey) menace. The Asantehene said years after government launched the fight against illegal mining, little has been achieved. Speaking at a meeting with the new US Ambassador to Ghana at the […] The post Where
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans by the government to establish a Tourism School in Accra to train persons who have an interest in the tourism and hospitality industry. The 10 million dollar facility will serve all persons in the West Africa sub Region. Speaking at the opening of the Tema branch of […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Digital Centers Limited (GDCL) have embarked on an aggressive hunt for investors for its digital centre redevelopment project. This follows a visit to the Ericsson headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden led by the Chief Executive Officer of the centre, some board members of the centre accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Communication and […] The post GDCL
One person has allegedly been shot dead after he and a couple of others engaged in illegal mining popularly referred to as galamsey at Asaman Tamfoe, a mining community in the Atewa East District of the Eastern Region. The deceased is a foreigner who together with his foreign counterparts allegedly went to the land of […] The post Asaman Tamfoe:
The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (GI-KACE) has organised Artificial Intelligence (AI) knowledge series forum on music, entertainment, culture and the creative arts. The event, which took place at the auditorium of the Centre on Thursday, September 29, brought together several students, innovators, stakeholders and industry practitioners. Some of the dignitaries who […] The post GI-KACE
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