Ghana holds memorial service for George Floyd
The Year of Return Committee in partnership with the African Union of Diasporan Forum has laid wreaths in Accra in memory of George Floyd at the DuBois Centre in Accra. This follows a petition sent to the U.S. Embassy on June 1 calling for the safety of members of the black community in the United […]
Religious bodies cautioned against violating Covid-19 restrictions
The Techiman North District Police Commander, DSP Stephen Ofori Akrasi, has reminded the general public particularly religious bodies to strictly adhere to all the protective protocols against COVID-19 as laid down by the President. According to him, all existing directives rolled out by the President have now become a law and warned that, anyone who […]
Provide seed money to newly established S.D. Dombo University – Foundation to Gov’t
The Simon Diedong Dombo Foundation for Development and Leadership studies has made a passionate appeal to government to as matter of urgency to provide seed money to the newly established S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development studies (UBIDS). This is to help address the infrastructural and human resource deficit of the university. The […]
Government set to evacuate stranded Ghanaians abroad
In response to a question filed by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu on the plans the Ministry is putting in place for the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians abroad, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway says government is set to evacuate stranded Ghanaians abroad. She said as a result […]
Controversies surrounding compilation of new voters’ register
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING COMPILATION OF A NEW VOTERS’ REGISTER. The Electoral Commission has just concluded a two Pilot Voters Registration Exercise in all the sixteen regional capitals in the country. The essence of the exercise was to identify problems associated with the new system to find ways of mitigating them. The exercise […]
Mosques in Western Region to remain closed
The Western Regional Imam, Sheik Ali Hassan Ali, has called on Muslims in the Region to continue to pray at home until further notice. He said although the President, Nana Akufo-Addo Addo in his latest address to the state on the Covid-19 situation in the country announced that mosques and churches can congregate but with […]
ADB rolls out supportive programs for farmers
The Agricultural Development Bank has rolled out support programme for small holder farmers, peasant farmers, and huge commercial farmers to produce enough for the domestic market and export. According to a Research Scientist with the Savannah Agriculture Research Institute, Professor Roger Kanton, ADB started the programme three years ago by providing improved seeds, fertilizers, insecticides […]
COVID-19 Pandemic: Mosques in Accra disinfected
As part of efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19, Zoomlion Ghana Limited on Thursday, June 5, disinfected nine (9) mosques in various parts of Accra. They included the Madina Central Mosque, Shia Mosque Madina, Al-Aziz Central Mosque, Burma Camp, Ahlul-bait Institute Central Mosque, Ahmadiyya Mosque and the Military Barracks Central Mosque. The rest […]
President Akufo-Addo commissions phase 1 of Tema Interchange Project
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned Phase One of the Tema Interchange Project. Comprising a two-tier intersection, a tunnel in the East-West direction, four (4) kilometres of improved roads, four (4) pedestrian bridges, one at each approach to the intersection, and the presence of several drainage structures the project was financed by a […]
Ghana records over 250 coronavirus recoveries
Ghana’s coronavirus recoveries have increased from 3,189 to 3,457. This means that 268 more people have recovered after contracting novel coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service has said. According to the Service, the country has however recorded an increase of 283 new coronavirus infections and 4 deaths. Total confirmed Covid-19 cases now stand at 9,168. Greater […]
