Ghana, Amandi Holdings sign over $500 million railways contract
Ghana and Amandi Holdings Limited have signed a $560 million agreement for the construction of sections of the Western Railway Line (Standard Gauge Line) between Takoradi Harbour and the Huni Valley. The signing ceremony, which took place in Accra on Wednesday, June 3, in the presence of Mr Joe Ghartey, the Minister of Railway Development; […]
Cabinet approves strategic investor for Komenda Sugar Factory
Cabinet has approved Park Agrotech Limited, a Ghanaian company in the agribusiness sector, as the preferred strategic investor for the Komenda Sugar Factory, Mr Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industry, announced on Wednesday, June 3. He told Parliament in Accra that Agrotech was expected to work with STM Projects Limited, an Indian company with […]
Ghana joins world to observe No Tobacco Day
Ghana has observed 2020 World No Tobacco Day in Accra via video conferencing with a seminar hosted by the Food and Drugs Authority, in collaboration with the National Union of Ghana Students, NUGS. The message of the day is on the need to strategically protect the youth from industry manipulation and prevent them from Tobacco […]
AMA Boss inspects sanitary conditions in Accra
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah has begun an inspection of sanitary conditions in the city. The inspection, which started during the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, forms part of efforts by AMA and its stakeholders to achieve President Akufo-Addo’s vision of making Accra the cleanest city. Areas visited so […]
Parliamentary Service now appendix of Majority: Minority raises alarm
The Minority in Parliament has accused officials of the Parliamentary Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament of now seem to be speaking for the Majority side of the divide instead of the Majority Leader. The Minority at a news conference to respond to recent release by the director of public affairs which seemed to discredit earlier […]
Zen Petroleum donates ¢50,000 worth of items to Effia Nkwanta Hospital
The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi has taken delivery of 100 boxes of face masks, 400 boxes of examination gloves, 30 gallons of 5L sanitizers, 200 bottles of 200ml sanitisers, six infrared thermometers and 50 gallons of disinfectants. The items worth ¢50.000.00 is a presentation from Zen Petroleum, a solely owned Ghanaian Oil Marketing […]
June 3rd disaster: It’s 5 years. Never Again!
It has been five years after that black Wednesday in Ghana, as rainfall turned into a devastating fire and flood catastrophe at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. About 154 people died and over 199 others suffered severe burns, resulting in permanent physical disabilities which have permanently undermined their suitability for the job market. As the nation […]
EC’s pilot voters registration exercise halted in Western Region
Day two of the pilot registration exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC) to test the efficiency of its machines ahead of the 2020 elections has come to a halt in the Western Region. This is due to the breakdown of the Biometric Voter Registration Machine. The about 15 persons who were at hand to register […]
Stigmatisation: The “Hidden pandemic” in era of COVID-19
Early theorists of stigma including Erving Goffman in his 1963 work ‘Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity’, defined stigma as ‘an attribute that is deeply discrediting’ and one that, makes it impracticable for an individual to have full social acceptance. Evidence suggest that contemporary epidemics such as HIV/AIDS and Ebola were associated with significant […]
Ghana’s coronavirus cases up by 251, total now 8,548
Ghana has recorded 251 new Coronavirus cases, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 8,548 with 3,132 recoveries and 38 deaths. The Ghana Health Service confirmed this on a portal to update Ghanaians on COVID-19 in Ghana. Current active cases are 5,378. The Ahafo Region is still yet to record a case of the […]
