The Trust Hospital has launched its 2022 Pink October Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a strong emphasis on early detection, whilst introducing its chemotherapy service to provide clinical care to persons at an advanced stage of the illness. The move forms part of the hospital’s effort to effectively support women’s general healthcare; a trigger to […] The post Trust

The accused persons in the Gambaga shooting incident have been granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties each. They were granted bail by the Tamale Circuit Court on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The first accused person, Fataw Balewa has also been granted bail to the tune of GH¢20,000 with two sureties. The case has been […] The post Gambaga shooting incident: Accused

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged his appointees and New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to embrace government’s tough measures in winning the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey. This, he says will help Ghanaians repose confidence in the party and vote for them in the next election, thereby making the NPP’s quest […] The post Only

Government has pegged the producer price for cocoa at GH¢800 per bag of 64kg. The new price takes effect from Friday, October 14, 2022, for the 2022-2023 crop season. This depicts a 21 percent increase from GH¢10,560 per tonne to GH¢12,800 per tonne. Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto made the announcement […] The post Cocoa price goes up by 21%;

In the recent past, some actions taken by chiefs or traditional authorities including purporting to issue directives,  banishment orders, etc. and to impose sanctions on some private citizens and corporate institutions for non-observance of local customs have generated public discussions, particularly on the legal propriety of these actions. This piece catalogues some of these actions […] The post Nicholas

Government is set to regulate the activities of cyber security service providers, professionals, and establishments with the passage of the Cyber Security Act. The move seeks to license entities that resort to digital platforms to undertake most especially business activities and to offer accreditation for the professionals manning such platforms. The Cyber Security Authority says […] The post Gov’t

The Energy ministry says it is working assiduously in scaling up its renewable energy avenues as it continues to ensure that there is enough energy capacity to support commercial and domestic consumption. The ministry maintains that it has consolidated strategic measures to ensure that the country does not revisit the era of erratic power supply, […] The post Gov’t

Former President, John Dramani Mahama is in Virginia, USA to address the 500 CEO Summit organized by Liberty University, the largest Christian University in the world. Mr. Mahama will on Wednesday morning address the University Community at a Convocation Ceremony. He will later deliver the keynote at the Opening Celebration Dinner of the 500 CEO […] The post John Mahama to

The Minority in Parliament has called for the swift announcement of a new farm gate price of cocoa for the 2022/2023 season. The regulator for the Cocoa sector, COCOBOD, has secured a syndicated loan of $1.13 billion for the next crop season but is yet to adjust the farm-gate price which currently sits at GH¢660 […] The post Minority demands quick announcement

Development Bank Ghana (DBG) in partnership with the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) has organized a training session for staff of various financial institutions on agric financing. The training, which took off on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, sought to enhance financial institutions, and agricultural knowledge, improve their capacity to assess agricultural […] The post DBG

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has made donations of tools and equipment to students of Winneba NVTI. The tools and equipment which were handed over to Mr. Martin Young, the Principal of the institute, include ovens, sets of tool boxes for plumbing and electricals, laptops for I.T and industrial sewing machines for […] The post Afenyo-Markin

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed how difficult the fight against illegal mining, also known as galasmey has been. Addressing the National House of Chiefs on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the President said the fight against illegal mining has been prominent on his list since he assumed office. “Since I assumed office in 2017 I have […] The post My

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo believes the fight against illegal mining, popularly knows as galamsey can be won if it is not politicized. He holds that until the menace is treated with a nationalistic approach, the fight against it cannot be won. Speaking at a meeting with the National House of Chiefs, the President bemoaned […] The post Let’s not politicize galamsey fight

A wholly-owned Ghanaian company, Niche Cocoa Industry, has opened a cocoa processing plant in the American city of Franklin in Tennessee, as part of a global expansion drive meant to consolidate its gains and process more Ghana cocoa beans for the world market. The company opened the factory on October 4 to help leverage the […] The post Niche Cocoa expands operations into USA appeared

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Water Company Limited, Dr. Clifford Braimah, wants the flooding in Weija to serve as a warning to persons encroaching on buffer zones and those building in waterways. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Dr. Braimah explained that the devastation being caused was despite the controlled spillage of the […] The post Flooding

Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous in many parts of the world over the past decade. Criticism of their business model has also become commonplace: ride-hailing companies are frequently accused of destroying traditional taxi businesses, undermining wages, and creating the digital equivalent of sweatshops. Though many of the complaints have emanated from […] The post Blaming

The Acting Director of Engineering at the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, has been elected by member countries of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to the Radio Regulations Board (RRB) representing Region D (Africa) for the 2023-2026 term. The elections for the Council were held at the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 […] The post Ghana’s

Managing Director of CalBank, Philip Owiredu, has commissioned an ultramodern computer laboratory at the Asokore SDA College Demonstration Basic School, at a brief ceremony at Asokore, in the Eastern Region. Philip also stated that CalBank, is a socially responsible bank with a special focus on supporting Health and Education in our communities. The Bank, in […] The post CalBank

Absa Bank Ghana has announced a GHS2.5m grant to support businesses in the Fintech and Agritech industry. The initiative is part of the Absa Young Africa Works programme, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, which is designed to build the capacity of 5,000 SMES and create 50,000 jobs for the youth in Ghana in the […] The post Absa

Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has entered into an agreement to invest in Holged Group (Holged) subject to approval by Morocco’s Competition Council. The investment will further accelerate the expansion of Holged’s network of schools across Africa. Holged has built a reputation for excellence, with high-quality teaching and serving more than 16,000 students in […] The post Africa50