A renowned economist and politician, Mr Kwame Pianim, has advised the government to auction non-functioning subvented public entities who continue to incur debt for the State. He said constant funding of these entities in attempt to revamp their operations was not yielding the desired results; therefore, they should be auctioned to the private sector. He … The post Let loss making entities
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has surcharged SamNort Industries, a factory near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, GH¢ 415,603.83 for illegal power connection. In addition, SamNort was to pay GH¢ 42,000 to complete the settlement of GH¢62,000 owed as debt to ECG for legal power usage after making part payment of GH¢20,000. A taskforce … The post ECG
The Ghana Gas Company has made available GH¢ 2 million to the Ketu South Municipal Assembly (KeSMA) for the construction of a two-bedroom self-contained 15 housing units to resettle victims of the recent tidal waves in the area. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Maxwell Lugudor, who disclosed this yesterday said work had begun on the … The post Ghana
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, MrGodfredYeboah Dame, has been adjudged the best Minister of State for the year 2021. This is largely due to his intervention in the admission of 499 law students’ into the Ghana School of Law at Makola. Mr Dame, (left) receiving the plaque from Mr Sarpong The FAKS Investigative Services who … The post Attorney General
One hundred nurses and midwives have participated in a national eye screening project, in Kumasi. It aimed at screening and treating children with eye diseases, especially retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye. The training was organised under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Accra –La East District, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service … The post 100 health professionals
The Teshie Traditional Council has called for a total revamp of operations of the Lands Commission to help reduce land litigation in the country. The move, the Council believes, would bring sanity in the land tenure system and enhance proper documentation and development. Elders of the Council argued that the way and manner the Land … The post Teshie chiefs call for revamping
In a renewed effort to enforce traffic regulations, the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA)has developed a mobile application to enable people film and forward road traffic violations to the authority for further action. If the footage is reviewed and categorised as “infraction committed” and the lawbreaker is arraigned, the informant would receive a yet-to-be-determined percentage of the … The post NRSA
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has challenged women to take up roles in male-dominated professions to break the barriers and make an impact in those fields of endeavour. It encouraged women to acquire professional knowledge and skills through formal academic pursuits or informal apprenticeships but must not be satisfied with any position and must dare … The post Venture
The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) yesterday donated two genomic sequencing equipment and a data analysis machine to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to enhance public health response measures in the West African sub-region. It is to enable the institute to improve research on emerging disease-causing organisms in … The post Africa
The University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark is leading a project dubbed HEALTHYSECT to generate new knowledge for accelerating rural insect farming and insect consumption in Africa. The project, which is being run in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, is to develop an evidence-based framework describing impact pathways from incentivizing insect farming and consumption for improved nutrition, … The post UENR,
The France Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Anne Sophie Avé has urged Ghanaians to engage in sports to stay fit. “Sport has a big influence on your daily life and health. Getting yourself involved in physical activities like sports improves your heart function, reduces the risks of diseases like diabetes, controls blood sugar and lowers tension … The post French Embassy
A former President of the Referees Association of Ghana(RAG), Mr. Joe Debrah, says the attitude of referees captured in the ‘Number 12’ documentary by ace investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has contributed to the low prestige and lack of trust from CAF and FIFA. Mr. Debrah’s reaction is on the back of the absence of … The post Former referees’
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has launched a plastic waste management campaign on the theme “plastic is a resource, not waste,” at Kwahu Abetifi in the Eastern Region. The campaign is being implemented in the Kwahu East District … The post ‘Plastic
About 635 communities in the Upper West Region are yet to be connected to the national grid for electricity supply. The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, who stated this appealed to the Ministry of Energy to expedite action on extending electricity to those communities to enhance economic activities. The minister made the … The post 635 communities in UWR
The Lords Pentecostal Church International (TLPCI) at Kwashiman at the weekend organised a special service to celebrate the retirement of the Immediate-Past General Overseer, Apostle Richard Buafor and his wife, Rejoice. Apostle Buafor began as a pastor, missionary, evangelist, teacher, visionary, transformational and transgenerational leader who also served on the Executive Council of TLPCI from 1985-2020. Again, … The post TLPCI
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, has stated the commitment of the Commission in providing the platform towards addressing the concerns of consumers and utility providers in the country. He stated that, the Commission was investing in technology in order to verify the data that would be provided by utility … The post PURC holds
Burkina Faso’s former President, Blaise Compaoré, has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his revolutionary predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, 37, was gunned down along with 12 others during the 1987 coup d’état that brought Compaoré to power. The pair had been close friends and had jointly seized power … The post Ex-president
Armed men have kidnapped an 83-year-old American nun in northern Burkina Faso, the bishop of the local diocese said. “Sister Suellen Tennyson was taken to an unknown destination by her kidnappers who, before leaving, vandalised rooms (and) sabotaged the community vehicle, which they tried to take,” Kaya Bishop, Theophile Nare, said in a statement on … The post American nun
South Sudan peace monitors on Tuesday welcomed the launch of public consultations to pave way for the start of truth, reconciliation and healing process under the 2018 revitalised peace deal. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) said the launch of the consultations demonstrated positive progress after months of delay by the parties. “This … The post South
An 11-year-old girl has died after fire gutted a house at Meduma, in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region, on Tuesday. Properties running into hundreds of Ghana Cedis were also destroyed in the fire.Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), afterquenching the fire, handed over the body of the girl to the police, … The post 11-year-old girl dies in fire at
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