The driver in-charge of the vehicle that caused the death of the hiplife artiste, Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, alias ‘Ebony’, has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Okoh Pinehas Chartey was in-charge of the Jeep car with registration number AS-497-16, which was involved in the accident that claimed the lives of the … The post Ebony’s driver

Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire Hamed Bakayoko died at 56 in Germany on Wednesday, according to a government statement. “I am deeply saddened to announce the death of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, Head of Government, Minister of Defense, this Wednesday March 10, 2021, in Germany, as a result of cancer,” said President Alassane Ouattara on … The post Cote

Months after a programme to provide food for the poor under a COVID-19 food relief effort had started, some residents of Monrovia are still waiting for their rations. The Liberian government had allocated an amount of $25 million to provide food relief for the poor and vulnerable. The coronavirus pandemic first hit Liberia in March … The post Liberia

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Wednesday cautioned youth in the country to desist from migrating through irregular routes to Europe to save their lives. According to the GIS only five percent of all migrants who attempted to get to Europe through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea were able to reach their destination. … The post Some

The Vice Chancellor, Regional Maritime University (RMU), Professor Elvis Nyarko, says the growing maritime insecurity undermines the legitimate uses of the sea, impairing the exploitation of coastal resources and undermining global security. He said a study of the situation showed that the region was deficient in coordinated and collaborated maritime law enforcement capabilities and capacity … The post Growing

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) search team in the Bono Region has arrested about 80 migrants who entered the Region through unapproved routes. Mr Enock Abrokwa Annor Assistant Immigration Officer, in charge of the Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service said the team made up of intelligent search engines came across the people suspected … The post Ghana

Dog meat sellers at Sandema in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region were disappointed when they visited the major market in the area to buy dogs and prepare for their customers. When the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Sandema visited on a market day in the Municipality, it observed that the usually … The post Dog meat shortage hits Sandema market appeared

Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), says he has proposed for the employment of additional 2,700 Agriculture Extension Officers to offer qualitative advice to famers across the country. According to him, he had made a strong case for the recruitment of more extension officers and same would be pushed to Cabinet. … The post Agric

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Against Corruption, commended Mr Daniel Domelevo, the immediate past Auditor-General, for his distinguished service to the country as Auditor-General. With regards to Mr Domelevo’s forced retirement, Dr Kojo Asante, the Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana), speaking on the behalf of the … The post Coalition

The Ghana Integrity Initiative has asked government to show more commitment to the fight against corruption to build trust and public confidence. “We have not seen much leadership in the fight against corruption in the country. We need to see bold initiatives from government through effective preventive mechanism against corruption and administrative sanction to deter … The post SONA

The year-on-year inflation rate rises to 10.3 per cent in February 2021 compared to 9.9 per cent, the previous month, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. The rate is 0.4 percentage point higher than the rate for January. The month-on-month inflation between January and February was 0.8 per cent. Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, … The post Ghana

Professor Wisdom Akpalu, Director, Environmental and Natural Resource Research Initiative (ENRRI-EfD Ghana), has called for pragmatic steps to address challenges in Ghana’s fisheries sector to save the country’s fishing industry. “There is a danger that the stocks would completely collapse and the fishermen would not get fish anymore and we have to import all this … The post Business

The leadership of the Apam Fishing Community has linked Sunday’s tragic drowning of 12 children at the beach to spiritual forces, saying the children swam at the sacred portion of the sea. They therefore insisted that further rituals needed to be performed to avert another calamity. The leadership of the fisherfolks as well as the … The post Mass burial suggested

Mr James Heappey, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister of Armed Forces is in Accra for a three-day visit to Ghana. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said Mr Heappey’s visit formed part of a short tour of the West African region. Mr Heappey said: “Ghana … The post UK Junior Minister of Armed Forces

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicates that worldwide, one in three women experiences violence. The report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency by the WHO, revealed that violence against women remained “devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young; – younger women among those most at risk”. It said across … The post One

Each of the 27 players of the National Under-20 Team, the Black Satellites will receive $10, 000 from the government for winning the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Under-20 Championship in Mauritania recently. In addition, each of the nine members of the Technical Team would also receive $10,000 for their contribution to the success of … The post Black

The Club Licensing Board of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) acting in its capacity as the first instant body of the Club Licensing process has revoked the Licenses of Berekum Chelsea and Elmina Sharks FC. The two clubs have been barred from using their match venues, the Golden City Park and the Ndoum Sports Stadium. … The post GFA revokes licenses of two league venues