Insurance group, Hollard Ghana, in support of the fight against the spread of COVID-19 has donated hundreds of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to some organisations in the Northern Region which forms part of Hollard’s nationwide COVID-19 awareness and support campaign. Beneficiaries of the

The collapse of pontoon services at Tsyome-Sabadu has become a major disincentive for farmers in the area as they are compelled to leave their produce to rot on their farms, due to the lack of transport to convey their produce to the market. The farmers who mostly cultivate

The Suhum Municipal Assembly has distributed a first batch of 50,000.00 free oil palm seedlings to 120 farmers within the municipality for cultivation. The oil palm seedlings for the first phase exercise were nursed within six months at a cost of GH¢65, 000.00. Each beneficiary received 416 seedlings to

A little over a dozen of Ghana’s weightlifters were at the weekend presented with a variety of food items to cushion them in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The items , which included boxes of indomie, mini bags

Head of Mission of the Diaspora African Forum (DAF), Ambassador Erieka Bennett and Nadia Murabet, President of Miracle Africa International Foundation (MAIF) may have become popular for their support for the youth through sports – and

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) revised Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 qualifying system. With the COVID-19 pandemic and postponement of Tokyo 2020, the IWF have revised the qualifying system for the Olympic Games next year. The new period will run from October 1 2020 to April 30, 2021 and … The post IOC

Vodafone Cash has introduced a new feature that offers customers interest-free flexible payment options for various products and services including smart phones, laptops, home appliances and travel packages. The new service, known as Pay Small Small (PaySS), allows customers to conveniently make payment in instalment over a period of three to twelve months when they … The post Vodafone

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), has donated GH?100,000 to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund to help fight the pandemic. The donation which was made at a short ceremony at the Jubilee House was received by the Head of the Trust Fund, former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo. The Head of Marketing and Public Relations

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has deferred to tomorrow, the issuance of 3,875,441 Ghana cards to their respective owners across the country. According to the NIA, the postponement is to allow the authority complete the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to

As part of efforts to ensure the continuous presence of the Police at the newly constructed Tema Motorway Interchange, the Tema Metropolitan Assembly

The Shai Osudoku District Assembly in the Greater Accra Region would not forcibly take over anyone’s land for the construction of the Dodowa market. However, any family or individual whose property falls within the construction zone and have valid proof of ownership

Five thousand business startups are to benefit from a soft loan facility totaling GH?50million under the third window of the Presidential Business Support Programme (PBSP) which opens across

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has, in this month, issued 55 small scale mining licences to beneficiaries of the Community Mining Scheme. Twenty-two of them were at Nsiana and Manso-Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region, covering an area of

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Upper East Region, have expressed misgivings about the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to use Ghana card and passport as requirement for registration for the new voters’ identification card.  The CSOs, who registered their displeasure at a press conference in Bolgatanga, the regional capital, on Saturday, included Northern … The post CSOs

All is set for the parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), slated for Saturday, June 20, 2020, to elect candidates for the remaining 168 constituencies for the impending  elections. The primaries will be held in constituencies where the party has its sitting Members

A magistrate court at Elmina, presided by Mrs Gloria Osei Bonsu, has remanded Daniel Wallace, 18, a form three Senior High student into police custody for allegedly kidnapping two children at Komenda, in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem municipality of the Central Region. The suspect, who

Despite improvement in infrastructure delivery in various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) through the implementation of the District Development Funding (DDF), some projects remain uncompleted and substandard, the Auditor General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo has

Two people have been arrested by the police for allegedly possessing fake currency at Ayikai Doblo in the Ga West municipality of the Greater Accra Region, on Sunday. The Amasaman Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent (Chief Supt) Christopher Klomegah, who

Forests act as giant air filters for the world. When forests are destroyed, it adds to climate change because forests trap carbon and help stabilise the world’s climate. When forests are ruined, the carbon trapped in trees, their roots and the soil is released into the atmosphere. Available records show that deforestation around the world accounts for up to 20 per … The post Let’s

An Accra circuit court has imposed a total fine of GH¢120,000 on ten people accused of breaching COVID-19 restrictions. The convicts, who were fined GH¢12,000 each, would go to jail for four years in default. The presiding judge Susana Ekuful convicted the accused, who were among 50 suspects, who converged at a hotel at Nima, … The post 10 accused of breaching