Ghanaians in Denmark & Sweden donate over 8,000 Euros towards COVID-19 fight
Ghanaians in Denmark and Sweden have donated more than 8,000 Euros to the COVID-19 Fund, to aid Ghana’s fight against the coronavirus. Ghana’s Ambassador to Denmark Mrs Amerley Ollenu Awua-Asamoah presented the cheque to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Habibu Tijani in Accra. Mr. Habibu Tijani appealed for more support from Ghanaians in […]
EC to engage first time voters on electoral activities & violence
A group of first time voters under the auspices of the Youth Bridge Foundation wants the EC to initiate and maintain regular engagements with the youth on electoral activities. The first time voters made the appeal when they paid a courtesy call on the Chairperson of the EC Mrs Jean Mensa in Accra. In a […]
Police question Said Sinare over intercepted firearms
The Accra Regional Police Command on Thursday invited Alhaji Said Sinare, National Vice-Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC), to assist in investigations over alleged distribution of firearms. The Accra Regional Police Command on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 intercepted two firearms; one AK47 rifle and a pump action weapon, together with 47 rounds of live ammunition. This […]
EU provides €2m Grant to support ReDIAL initiative
The European Union has provided a grant of two million Euros to support an initiative known as Research for Development and Innovation Agriculture and Learning code-named ReDIAL. The initiative is towards improving soil fertility and modernizing agricultural production in five municipalities within the transition and savanna belts of the Country. At the launch at Akyawkrom […]
Ghana needs new constitution- NGO
Advocates for Christ Ghana, a Christian Centered NGO has called for the total overhaul of the 1992 Constitution for the adoption of a new one that will respond to the current needs of the country as well as the changing trends in governance. Identifying loopholes in the Constitution, Chairman of the Organisation, Edem Senanu said […]
Ghanaians should be ready for more borrowing & taxes considering budget deficit- Economist
A Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana Business School Professor, Lord Mensah says Ghanaians should be ready for more borrowing considering the country’s budget deficit. He said this is due to the pandemic and the elections ahead in December. Reacting to the budget presented to parliament Wednesday, October 28, Professor Mensah told GBC’s George Ankrah that […]
Disqualified Presidential aspirant Kofi Koranteng demands for inclusion
Mr. Kofi Koranteng, one the disqualified Presidential aspirants in the next general election scheduled for December 7, 2020 has called on the Electoral Commission to add his name to the list of the Presidential Candidates on the ballot paper. According to him The Commission has wrongly disqualified him for counterfeiting names and signatories of persons […]
Importance Of A Transitional Budget In An Election Year
NEWS COMMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF A TRANSITIONAL BUDGET IN AN ELECTION YEAR The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta Wednesday 28th October,2020 presented the transitional Budget to Parliament for the first quarter of 2021. During the presentation more than 27 billion Cedis was projected to be spent on key expenditure items such as compensation […]
Proper Use Of Pedestrian Crossings On Roads
THE AVAILABILITY AND PROPER USE OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ON OUR ROADS AND STREETS Pedestrian crossings have been with us since the development of well demarcated roads and streets. It is to ensure the safety of pedestrians and other road users who must move from place to place. The zebra crossings are usually found at junctions […]
US alters passport ruling for Jerusalem births
Americans born in Jerusalem can declare Israel as their country of birth in US passports, the Trump administration says, in a reversal of US policy. Before now, Jerusalem was identified without a country because of its contentious status as Israel’s self-declared capital. The latest move further cements Donald Trump’s 2017 recognition of Israeli sovereignty over […]
