Need To Increase Local Food Production
NEWS COMMENTARY ON CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR FARMERS TO INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION LOCALLY TO REDUCE HUGE IMPORTS. Being an agrarian country, it is believed Ghana is in a position to be self-reliant in food production, however, the country still imports food products like rice, milk, cooking oil, meat and flour in millions of dollars into […]
Mali: 13 French soldiers killed in helicopter accident
France has confirmed that 13 of its soldiers have been killed in a collision between two helicopters in northern Mali. In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the soldiers had been killed on November 25 during an operation against jihadists in the north African nation. It marks the largest single loss of French […]
Students loan defaulters start repaying as more names are published
Persons indebted to the Students Loans Trust Fund (SLTF) have begun taking steps to settle their indebtedness following the publication of names and photographs of 20 defaulters last week. According to the SLTF, some of the defaulters had started paying up while others had entered into some arrangement with it to pay the money they […]
EC cautions public against fake recruitment ad
The Electoral Commission (EC) has distanced itself from an ongoing recruitment being advertised on social media. A statement signed and issued by the Acting Director of Public Affairs, Sylvia Annoh, said currently EC is not advertising for recruitment as being speculated. Below is the full statement
GIG Mobility commences operations in Ghana
GIG Mobility (GIGM), a technologically powered transport platform, has commenced operations in Ghana with a unique approach to delivering quality service and providing comfort and safety to cross country and inter-city travellers. Prospective travellers have three options to purchase their ticket; through a mobile application, the company’s website, and at its bus terminal at Kwame […]
Monetary Policy Committee maintains rate at 16 percent
The Monetary Policy Committee has kept its policy rate unchanged at 16 percent for the fifth session in a row. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday to announce the rate decision after a meeting of the committee, Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, said despite risks to the inflation outlook being […]
Local Government Minister answers questions raised about referendum
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has responded to a group known as The Chamber for Local Governance (ChLoG) on questions raised about the forthcoming referendum. In a press release, Hajia Mahama indicated that her Ministry was ready to listen to concerns from various groups and individuals. The group had […]
Ghana to launch e-visa system – Veep Dr. Bawumia
Ghana is to launch an e-visa system next year to enable applicants particularly Tourists to gain easy access to information from the comfort of their homes without queuing at the Embassies. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced this in Accra during the opening of the maiden edition of the Regional Congress on Women Empowerment in the […]
NDC calls for Senior Minister’s arrest and prosecution
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate arrest and Prosecution of Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo for breaching the Public Procurement Act in the award of contract and payment of one million dollars to UK based company, Kroll and Associates in 2017. Addressing a news conference in Accra, General Secretary of […]
Ghana rugby plots the roadmap to Harare-Zimbabwe
The technical team of Ghana Rugby did not celebrate its victory of 36 points to 25 over the Botswana Vultures for too long but instead started to plot the roadmap to Harare in Zimbabwe with its President, Herbert Mensah, soon after the historic victory on November 23, 2019 in Elmina-Ghana. After winning the crucial elimination […]
