All uncompleted housing projects will be continued and completed, the Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, has assured Parliament. The stalled projects include the Koforidua, Tamale and Wa affordable housing projects started under former President John Agyekum Kufuor and the Saglemi housing project started under former President John Mahama.  Taking his turn in Parliament …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given a firm assurance that the government will work to restore the cedi to stability.   “I am aware of the anxiety there is, in business circles and through the population about the recent depreciation of the cedi. I am extremely upset and anxious about it too.   “I …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for a second successive term, as President of Nigeria, in the elections of Saturday, February 23 , 2019.In a Facebook post, he said, that the re-election of President Buhari was a renewal of the confidence Nigerians have in his programme of governance, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Eudora Hilda Quartey Koranteng and Dr Winfred Nii Okai Hammond as Ghana’s ambassadors to Italy and Egypt respectively.   At a short ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday, the two envoys took the oaths of Office and Secrecy, administered by President Akufo-Addo.   The President, afterwards, …

Abundant thinking is a form of positive thinking. It is about creating a mindset of positive values that allow you to perceive your life as one of abundance, not one of deficit. It teaches you to flip your mental attitude coin from negative to positive and appreciate how much you have in your life to …

The Ministry of Education and teacher Unions are up in arms over the implementation of the Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) Project scheduled to take off this September. The GPS Project, which will be piloted in the Ashanti, Northern, Central and Greater Accra Regions, seeks to surrender the running of more than 100 public basic schools …

The investigator in the National Communication Authority (NCA) financial loss trial, said when he took over the matter, he found out the Colonel Michael Opoku, the National Security Director in charge of operations had retrieved the cyber security equipment from a warehouse on the Spintex road. Detective Chief Inspector Michael Nkrumah who is on secondment …

BY MALIK SULLEMANA The Accra Central District Court, will on March 11, hear a motion for stay of proceedings in the case in which Gregory Afoko and one other are charged for the murder of Adam Mahama, the former Upper East Regional Chairman of New Patriotic Party (NPP). Consequently, the case has been adjourned to …

Two persons, who were arrested with seven Russian hand grenades at Kwashieman, Accra, in January 2018, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing explosives and firearms. Ismaila Ali Musah, 31, and Abdul Karim Yakubu, 30, denied the charges when they appeared before an Accra high court, presided by Mr Justice Charles Ekow Baiden. …

Theatre Critic That theatre in Ghana saw its greatest vibrance and fillip under the government of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah the first president of Ghana cannot be disputed by any honest and sincere observer of the Ghanaian theatrical scene since independence. Nkrumah was indeed a great theatre lover and had great passion for the promotion …

Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets and captured a pilot in a major escalation between the nuclear powers over Kashmir. India said it lost one MiG21 fighter and a pilot was missing in action. Pakistani PM Imran Khan said the two sides could not afford a miscalculation with the weapons they …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, for allegedly unleashing attacks on key personalities in the country, in a leaked audio recording. According to the NPP, the tape has revealed how the NDC Chairman has indicated his party’s intention to attack some personalities …

An 11-member Ghanaian students group made their country proud in Boston, Massachussets when they received awards for winning the Resolution Project pitch contest as part of this year’s Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) Conference in the United States of America. For their rewards, the group received $10,000 grant to enable them to undertake various …

Medeama has unveiled an updated design for the redevelopment of the Tarkwa Aboso Park. The sod cutting ceremony for the 10,000-seater, fully covered stadium is estimated to cost $13 million and is being funded by Gold Fields Tarkwa-Damang. A retractable roof will be added to the stadium in a bid to modernise and convert the stadium …

WPP Scangroup a subsidiary of WPP, a global creative transformation company, has announced the integration of two of its companies, Ogilvy Ghana and Scanad Ghana in line with the group’s strategy of reinforcing its capabilities in key markets across the world for accelerated growth. Reginald Laryea, Chairman of Ogilvy Ghana and Scanad Ghana, said “The …

Ghana international, Enoch Darko has joined Armenian First League champions Lori FC on a five year deal. The Black Satellites winger joined the newly promoted side from Accra based second division side Golden Kick SC owned by Michael Tawiah Attoh. Darko played an integral role in Ghana’s participation at the 2018 West Africa Football Union …

Edukans, a non-governmental organisation from the Netherlands with focus on education has donated reusable exercise books to primary pupils at the Kabore School Complex in Ho. The donation had support from Savana Signatures, a Tamale based non-governmental organisation. The exercise books allow for students to reuse a particular page severally because work done on a …