The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says measures and strategies that were deplored through the collaborative efforts of the government, international organisations and healthcare providers across the country in the fight against HIV/AIDS have yielded tremendous results. “Worthy of note are increased access to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) and a […] The post Ghana’s
Godfred Yeboah Dame (2nd R) with ICC officials Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, on Wednesday, February 14, executed the Ljubljana – The Hague Convention Read More... The post AG Signs Int’l Crimes Convention appeared first on
The people of Aburonehia, a farming community in the Sefwi Akontombra District of the Western North Region are in serious trouble, as River Fanoma, which is their main source of drinking water has allegedly been polluted by Chinese miners. The chief of the town, Nana Koofie II told The Chronicle that the wanton mining activities, […] The post Aburonehia community
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has handed over a fully furnished GHC2.I3 million Obuasi District Police Headquarters block it has constructed to the Ghana Police Service. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, the Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr Awie Frey, noted that AngloGold’s decision to provide an infrastructure to house the Obuasi District Police […] The post AngloGold
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has reiterated the government’s commitment to providing funding for farmers affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage in October 2023. The government pledged a $40 million relief package for the affected farmers on October 28, 2023, to help restore livelihoods in the areas affected by the floods. The […] The post Akosombo
About 60,000 persons in the informal sector, especially the self-employed have joined the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), since the inception of the Self Employed Enrollment Drive (SEED) programme. The SEED programme seeks to ensure that both workers in the formal and informal sector benefit through their monthly contribution on their retirement or […] The post 60,000 self-employed join SSNIT
The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), has announced the appointment of Prof. Eric Opoku Mensah, as the Acting Vice-Chancellor. His appointment is effective February 8, 2024. Prof. Eric Opoku Mensah takes over from the outgoing Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo, whose retirement is due. UniMAC in a statement dated February 15, 2024, highlighted the […] The post UniMAC
Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, former Chief Executive (CE) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has closed his defence without mounting the box to testify. Dr Opuni, first accused (A1), told the Land Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Aboakye Tandoh, yesterday, that he was satisfied with the evidences of his 10 witnesses. […] The post Cocoa trial: Opuni closes defence appeared first on The
Ghanaian Dancehall sensation, Shatta Wale, has showered accolades on his manager, Sammy Flex, acknowledging him as the best manager he has had throughout his career. During an interview on Onua Showbiz, Shatta Wale expressed his admiration for Sammy Flex, commending him for an outstanding job. Shatta Wale spoke for the first time since the release […] The post Sammy Flex is the
The Lands Commission has stated that plot No. 379 at East Legon in the Greater Accra region is owned by no other person than businessman, Magnus A.L. De Souza. The Commission said this in an open court when one of its officers, Jacqueline Osarfo Dikoh, a Senior Lands Administration Officer, was subpoenaed to testify in a suit […] The post McDan Group CEO does not own the East
The Jospong Group of Companies has presented separate amounts totalling almost GH¢500,000 to three renal facilities in Accra. The money is to support the treatment of kidney patients of Korle Bu Renal Unit, University of Ghana Dialysis Centre and the Renal Unit of the Bank Hospital who, for some reasons, are unable to afford dialysis […] The post Jospong Group Supports 3 Dialysis Units
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) can now conduct its operations in a fully-furnished and magnificent office complex, after Benito Owusu-Bio, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in Charge of Lands and Forestry, on behalf of the Sector Minister, officially handed over the newly-constructed office to […] The post Lands ministry
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Apostle Opoku Onyinah As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) awaits the announcement of the running mate of its flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, sources close to Read More... The post Bawumia Running Mate: Onyinah Sticks His Neck Out
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Bekwai, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has confidently stated that Retired Commissioner of Police (COP), George Alex Mensah, posed no challenge to him in the primaries. Despite being widely expected to secure victory with the endorsement of the incumbent MP, Joseph Osei-Owusu, COP Mensah faced defeat as Mr Poku-Adusei emerged […] The post COP
The Ranking Member of the Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Eric Opoku, is calling for a probe into the Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme launched in 2018. The legislator argues that the programme, which identifies diseased farms, cuts down affected trees, and replants them with disease-resistant cocoa varieties, among other measures, has failed, as the country […] The post Govt’s
The Ghana Ports Harbours Authority continues to demonstrate its commitment to the health and physical fitness of staff. The Authority this year, has resumed its quarterly health walks with a special call on the Port Community to shun the use of illicit drugs and alcohol abuse in their daily activities. The regular 3km walk and […] The post GPHA Cautions against Drug & Alcohol Abuse appeared first
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has taken over investigations to unravel the circumstances which led to the death of a 16-year-old student of the Aburi Girls Senior High School in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The first-year student of the school tragically died after allegedly being denied […] The post CID
Daniel Axim, second accused (A2) and a former Head of Operations at Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has narrated how fugitive Christina Sedina Tamakloe Attionu pocked travelling allowances of staff. He said the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MASLOC, Sedina’s Secretariat, kept part of staff travelling allowances. Axim cited countless occasions where Sedina […] The post MASLOC
Dr Richard Kwame Adu-Acheampong, a Deputy Executive Director in charge of cocoa and cola at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has been called upon to testify in the trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and two others. Dr Adu-Acheampong was subpoenaed to testify as Dr Opuni’s, former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board […] The post CRIG scientistsubpoenaed to testify in Opuni’s
Seventy-five thousand and five hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢75,500.00) approved by Christina Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer (ECO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), as Honorarium for the media cannot be traced. The amount was allegedly meant for media participation in a sensitisation programme organised by MASLOC, in part of the Greater Accra […] The post MASLOC
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