Takoradi-Tarkwa rail services to be back soon
Mr Thomas Charles Brown, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Railways Company Limited says the suspension of passenger services on the Takoradi-Tarkwa rail will ultimately amount to the benefits of customers and encouraged them to have faith in the company. The GRCL began passenger services from Takoradi to Tarkwa in February, this year, but encountered […]
Census enumerators under oath to keep census information confident – Statistical Service
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has assured the public that the relevant information that would be provided by respondents for the purposes of the National Population and Housing Census would be kept in confidence. Mr Francis Nyarko-Larbi, the Head of the National Census Publicity, told the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday that all the census […]
JICA Resident Representative pays courtesy call on Foreign Minister
Mr Araki Yasumichi, the new Resident Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ghana Office, has paid a courtesy call on Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Region in her office in Accra. A statement issued by the Ministry, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, on Wednesday, March […]
WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic as cases surge
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom has declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic and urged countries across the world to find, isolate, test and treat every case. “Ready your hospitals, protect and train your health workers,” he told a press conference in Switzerland. With a staggering 487 new coronavirus cases announced on Wednesday, Spain has […]
Inflation rate for February 2020 stands at 7.8 per cent
The national year-on-year inflation rate stood at 7.8 per cent for the month of February 2020, the same rate as last month. The Month-on-month inflation between January 2020 and February 2020 was 4 per cent. Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics (11.6%), Transport (9.9%), and Recreation (9.0%) were the Divisions with the highest rates of inflation. […]
Parliament grants tax waiver to GIS to clear weapons
Parliament has granted tax waiver to four of State Institutions to tune of about ¢41,480,946.16. One of the Institutions, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) was granted this to clear weapons donated to them. The waivers to other three companies: Metro Mass Transit Limited, Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development, and STC Company Limited were on vehicles […]
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo cuts sod for new Anafo Market
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Mrs. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo yesterday (March 10) cut the sod for the construction of the new Anafo Market in Cape Coast in the Central Region. The project which is being undertaken by the Coastal Development Authority (CoDA) as part of President Akufo-Addo’s One Million Dollars […]
TMA demolishes pavement at Tema Community two
The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tema, Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, with directive from the Ministry of Roads and Highways has demolished an unauthorised pavement by a private individual at Thirdes road extension at Tema Community two. In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Major said the man, Sam Opoku Arthur, was reported by residents of […]
Electoral Commission meets General Assembly of Presbyterian Church
The Electoral Commission (EC) has met with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Abokobi in Accra. The meeting on Tuesday, March 10, was to brief the General Assembly on the justification of the acquisition of a New Voter Management System and the compilation of a new Voters’ Register. Addressing the General […]
Guinea delays controversial Referendum for a second time
Guinea has delayed a controversial referendum for a second time. President Alpha Condé, initially delayed it last month, saying there would be a “slight postponement” because of concerns about the fairness of the process. Voters were also due to elect members of Parliament this coming Sunday. But the Electoral Commission said there had to be […]
