The National Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Hanna Bissiw, has given assurance that the ‘thank you tour’ embarked upon by the leadership of the women’s wing will enable them to strategise better in 2024. She explained that the tour had enabled the leadership to appreciate concerns raised by the women she … The post ‘Thank

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has cautioned that more needs to be done to secure the party’s overwhelming victory in 2024. “We lost seats that we ought not to have lost and if we put our act together, remain focused and show commitment, we will

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has expressed worry over minority political parties recording a continuous significant decline in votes during the last three elections held in the country. It said there was the need to evaluate the performance of the minority parties in term of the reason for their abysmal performance in past elections … The post IDEG

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday boycotted an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) aimed at giving the various political parties the opportunity to review the December 7, 2020, general election. “The party declined an invitation by the Electoral Commission (EC) to attend an IPAC meeting to review the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections which was scheduled … The post NDC

Deputy Information Minister-designate, Fatimatu Abubakari, has assured the public that she willmake herself available for accountability. “I will make myself accessible to the media and the public, especially to understand that we cannot sit on government policy, programmes and social interventions and we cannot sit on a lot of information since it’s incumbent on us … The post I’ll

Energy think tank, Institute for Energy Policies and Research (INSTEPR), has warned of an imminent oil spillage in the Central Region if the 65-year -old rig located at Saltpond in the region is not immediately decommissioned. According to INSTEPR, the oil rig’s wellhead valves which were the primary locks securing the wellbore from flowing oil … The post Energy think

International advisory firm, Konfidants has urged the government to devise strategies to strengthen the country’s existing trade relations on the African continent to take maximum advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Konfidants also advised the government to among other

As part of activities marking the sixth anniversary of the Access Bank flagship ‘W’ Initiative, the Bank has hosted leading women across Africa in a virtual Pan-African Women Conference to highlight the importance of creating an enabling environment that helps women to thrive. Riding on this year’s International Women’s Day theme, “Choose to Challenge”, the … The post Access

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is collaborating with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to develop a programme to promote the growth of Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country, Second Deputy Governor, Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has said. The project dubbed ‘Business Sans Borders’

Ghana Premier League side Elmina Sharks have denied media reports that head Coach Nii Odartey Lamptey has left the club. Local media reports claimed the former Ghana international had resigned from the club after supervising four games in the Ghana Premier League since taking charge at the end of February

Hearts of Oak Communications Director Kwame Opare Addo has hinted that the Pobiman project is nearing its completion stage and will be ready by next month. The first phase of the project was carried out by local contractors and completed within three months last year. Turkish construction firm Prefabex Yapi took

Asante Kotoko says it disagrees with the verdict of the Player Status Committee (PSC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) concerning its former coach Maxwell Konadu’s settlement. The PSC on Tuesday instructed Kumasi Asante Kotoko to pay former coach Konadu a sum of $36,000 being the residual salary

Residents ofAblekumain the Ga-Central Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Regionhave expressed worry about the malfunctioning of street lights on the Awoshie-Pokuasehighway. According to them, the situation has been lingering on for several years andresulted

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr HenryQuartey, on Wednesday inspected ongoing road construction works in the Ga North Municipality of the region. The construction, being undertaken by M/S New Modern Company Limited, started on June 26, last year andis expected to be completed in December this year. The road stretches from NiiAkraman area to the … The post GAR

Following the sudden death of Chadian President Idriss Déby, the head of the transitional military council (CMT) assumes the functions of president of the Republic, according to a transitional charter adopted on Tuesday and published Wednesday by the CMT.    The CMT is headed by a

The Techiman Police are investigating the death of a 40 year old teacher who was found hanging in his apartment at Twimia Nkwanta, near Techiman, yesterday. According to the police, the deceased, Paul Kweku Dwamena, who is alleged to have committed suicide, could not report for school the following day and all effort to reach … The post Death of 40-yaer-old teacher under investigation

The Chief of the Naval Staff’s conference opened yesterday at the Burma Camp in Accra. The two- day event on the theme: “Adopting resourceful and innovative measures to transform the Ghana Navy into a modern

The Tema Regional Police Command on Wednesday arrested four members of a phone-snatching syndicate at Ashaiman. They are John Hackman, alias Abeiku, 22,a driver and mechanic; Yaw Antwi, alias Ogeze, 19, a coconut seller; Prince Boadi, alias Vienna, 18, unemployed,

A number of water bodies in some parts of the country have been polluted due to illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey. For instance, River Pra and River Ankobra, which serve as the main sources of drinking water in the Western Region, and the Birim River in the Eastern Region have all been polluted. … The post Stopping galamsey needs no negotiation appeared first