The Ministry of the Interior has declared Monday, July 28 as a statutory public holiday. The holiday has been declared to celebrate the 2014 Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, a statement signed by the Interior Minister, Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi, said, urging that the day be be observed as such. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the completion of the month-long […]
Members of the Railway Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) have called off an indefinite strike that began Monday July 21, 2014. The workers last week served notice they will withdraw services and stage protests on Monday to demand better conditions of service. According to them their service conditions are so dire […]
President Barack Obama President Barack Obama rebuked Russian President Vladmir Putin today for not using his influence to stop Russian separatists in Ukraine from ‘tampering’ with evidence at the site of the MH17 crash. Speaking from South Lawn of the White House, the U.S. president said it’s Putin’s ‘responsibility’ to compel the rebels to cease […]
The Mass Action Committee (MAC) wishes to inform the general public that the decision by organized labour to embark on a nation-wide demonstration has necessitated a change in the Committee’s plan to undertake a similar exercise on the same day in Accra. It is imperative to state that, MAC had planned to embark on a […]
Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman, Education Minister The leadership of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and the Ghana National Union of Polytechnic Students, (GNUPS) say they have lost faith and confidence in the ability of Education Minister and her Deputy, Hon. Okudjeto Ablakwa to resolve “overwhelming” issues on the education front; and are […]
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education will be meeting striking Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) members on Tuesday over their almost two- month- long strike. The Polytechnic teachers have been on strike for more than two months over their unpaid book and research allowance, forcing Polytechnics across the country to shutdown. An Accra Human […]
Ghana will build its first 1,000 megawatts (MW) nuclear power plant at an estimated cost of $2.5 billion in ten years to offset its energy shortfall if the Nuclear Regulatory Power Bill that is being considered by Parliament becomes law. When this happens, the country will be following the present trend in developed and developing […]
MTN Project Fame West Africa returns with season 7 and Ghana is looking pretty with three contestants. They include Christian K. Amoah (Krissy O) who is no stranger to reality TV. He first gained public attention on the fourth season of TV3’s singing competition, ‘Mentor’ in 2008, and also won second position on the 2012 […]
Beyonce is in the running for eight prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards including video of the year, best female and best choreography. Her song Drunk in Love, performed alongside husband Jay-Z, is up against rivals including Pharrell Williams’ Happy for best video. Rappers Eminem and Izzy Azalea scooped seven nods apiece in key […]
Kwadwo Twum-Boafo under police investigations The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Free Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum-Boafo, has purportedly assaulted his driver, Seth Obeng, the Airport Police has been told. The alleged victim of the assault told the police that his boss’ action was triggered when he (driver) tried to calm him (boss) down in […]
The man or woman who coined ‘blood diamond’ deserves plaudits. His or her patent has given the world an apt description of the gems mined from the world’s conflict zones – ‘blood diamonds.’ The proceeds from the sale of blood gems are used to fuel insurgencies and to prop regimes of dictators: they are sneered […]
Ghana’s donor partners are reluctant to release funds for the country’s budgetary support, according to President John Dramani Mahama. Speaking to chiefs at the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi on Wednesday shortly after Finance Minister Seth Terkper had presented a supplementary budget to the Ghanaian Parliament to approve an additional GH¢3.2 billion to fund […]
GRABBED! Gideon Abotsi The chiefs and people of Kpeyiborme near Kpeve in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region were thrown into a state of panic when a middle-aged man allegedly cut off his son’s head in the open last Friday, July 18. The man, who residents say is a farmer, is known as Gideon […]
Kate Offiong Henshaw Versed Nollywood actress, Kate Offiong Henshaw has revealed her intention to run for the House of Representatives at the 2015 general elections under the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Officially unveiling her political ambition on her 43rd birthday, the Onga and Samsung ambassador intends to represent the Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal Constituency at the House […]
Naa Proferssor John Nabila Chiefs in the country have been compelled to come out to defend the recent 13 vehicles given to them by President John Dramani Mahama and his ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration. The President last week presented 13 pick-up vehicles to the National House of Chiefs to be distributed to members; […]
Hannah Tetteh It appears the diplomatic row between Ghana and the US is deepening following an ‘errant’ twitter message from the US Embassy in Accra challenging President John Mahama’s call on Ghanaians to sacrifice in the face of the dire economic hardships. Hannah Tetteh, Foreign Affairs Minister, has unequivocally stated government’s dissatisfaction at the apology […]
Nana Akufo Addo addressing the crowd at the market WOMEN AT the Kumasi Central Market on Saturday asked Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to save the country from its present predicament, affirming that in him they had put their trust. The women, who are traders, made […]
Benicious Kwaku Binney THE RAILWAYS and Ports Police Command, in partnership with the Marine Police in Tema, is searching for Benicious Kwaku Binney, who is believed to have drowned on the high seas. Binney, a 48-year-old engineer and Nana Kofi Ankobiah, a seaman, were said to have attempted to go to sea with a live […]
Gideon Akahoho inpsecting one of the burnt classrooms The woes of pupils and teachers of the Ahamanso EP Junior High School in the Kadjebi District of the Volta Region have been compounded as their already deplorable school has been razed by fire. The unfortunate incident which happened last Saturday dawn destroyed three of the rickety […]
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