Mass burial on Thursday for 13 teenagers who drowned at Apam
The Gomoa West Security Council in the Central Region has in consultation with families of the 13 teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on Sunday set Thursday for the mass burial of the deceased. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held yesterday. Meanwhile, the Police Marine Department has joined efforts to […]
Zayn Malik lashes out at Grammy Awards voters
Zayn Malik has delivered an angry message to the Grammy Awards, five days before this year’s music ceremony is due to take place. “Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionery,” the star tweeted. Malik has never been nominated, either as a solo […]
Businessman ‘beats’ wife to death
A Business Executive, Prince Charles Dedjoe, has been remanded by a Madina District Court for allegedly murdering his spouse, Lilian Dedjoe. Dedjoe allegedly assaulted his 43-year-old spouse with his slippers following a misunderstanding. The Court presided over by Maame Efua Tordimah, charged Dedjoe provisionally with murder and did not take his plea. The court also […]
Government to raise $5 billion to support 2021 budget
The government of Ghana has commenced processes to raise $5 billion from the international capital markets to support growth-oriented expenditures in its 2021 budget and to conduct liability management of both Eurobonds and Domestic Bonds. A Ministry of Finance statement issued on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, said the government intends to raise the amount through […]
Open your eyes, you’ll see my achievements— Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked members of the opposition and those who doubt his government’s achievements to pay close attention to happenings around them. Speaking in Parliament yesterday in his first State of the Nation Address of his second term, he reiterated his government’s commitment to industrialisation by stating some of the progress […]
President Akufo-Addo underscores nexus between climate change, peace and security
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has underscored the nexus between climate change, peace, security and development and called for global action. He said socio-economic difficulties, political and economic exclusion, mismanagement, drought, corruption, nepotism, unemployment, religious extremism, transnational crime, drug trafficking and external political interference in the affairs of African countries were some of the factors […]
1D1F: Two factories progress steadily at Kwahu Afram Plains South
Two factories under the One-District-One-Factory Initiative are progressing steadily in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region. One is an animal feed Processing Factory sited at Takoratwene whiles the other is a Cassava Processing factory. The feed processing factory will commence production in June this year and is expected to produce five […]
Business as usual would collapse Ghana’s fishing industry — Prof Akpalu
Professor Wisdom Akpalu, Director, Environmental and Natural Resource Research Initiative (ENRRI-EfD Ghana), has called for pragmatic steps to address challenges in Ghana’s fisheries sector to save the country’s fishing industry. “There is a danger that the stocks would completely collapse and the fishermen would not get fish anymore and we have to import all this […]
‘Ambitious’ Ghana U-20 captain Daniel Afriyie ready for Black Stars call-up
Black Satellites captain Daniel Afriyie Barnieh says he is ready for a senior national team call-up after leading the U-20 team to Nations Cup glory. The Hearts of Oak forward led by example scoring a brace in the final to help Ghana win a 4th Africa U-20 Cup of Nations with victory over Uganda last […]
Asante Kotoko talisman Kwame Opoku joins Algerian giants USM Alger
Asante Kotoko striker Kwame Opoku has finally joined Algerian club USM Alger for a fee of €600,000. The 21-year-old forward completed the move on Wednesday after signing the necessary documents. Opoku will be moving to North Africa after the double AFCON qualifiers against South Africa and São Tomé later this month. The prolific forward who […]
