Lands and Natural Resources Minister charges Regional Ministers to help address challenges in sector
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has charged the President’s representatives in the 16 Regions to be the arrow heads and take the controlling lead in resolving the numerous challenges in the mining sector. Mr Jinapor expressed his commitment to work closely with the Regional Ministers to resolve the complicated challenges in […]
Tamale COVID-19 treatment centre workers threaten strike over non-payment of allowances
Frontline Health Workers at the Tamale COVID-19 Treatment Centre have threatened to lay down their tools tomorrow, March 12, over the Government’s failure to pay them the 50 percent basic salary allowance which has been in arrears since last year. In a statement they highlighted some other concerns including the non payment of insurance packages […]
GFA President Kurt Okraku attempts to wrestle CAF Exco seat
Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kurt Okraku will be involved in Friday’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) elections as he is vying for a place on the continental football governing body’s Executive Committee. Okraku, who has been in charge of Ghana football since 2019, is confident of being given the nod to lead West African Football […]
Ghana’s fight against COVID-19 described as successful a year after outbreak
Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe says the country’s fight against COVID-19 has been satisfactory, a year after its outbreak. He said Ghana has depended on a structured and well co-ordinated system in dealing with the pandemic making its fight a controlled one. Speaking to Radio Ghana’s Augustus Acquaye, […]
MPs call for strict enforcement of ban on beaches
The MP for Gomoa West Richard Gyan – Mensa has called for strict enforcement of the ban on beaches. The President in his 24th update on Covid 19 restated the ban on beaches under the Imposition of Restrictions Act 2020, ACT 1012. Mr. Gyan-Mensah said there appears to be total disregard for this ban. The […]
Mass burial for drowned teenagers at Apam postponed to next week
The Gomoa West Security Council has disclosed that a burial service will be held next week Tuesday for 12 teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on Sunday. One more body has been retrieved this morning. The total number of bodies retrieved so far are 13 . However, the planned mass funeral service and […]
Women trained in rice processing in Upper West Region
About 300 women in the Upper West Region have benefited from a skilled enhancement in rice parboiling to enable them add value to their processed rice in order to improve on the market value of their produce. The beneficiaries were rice parboilers from nine selected communities in three districts and municipalities in the region-Wa Municipal, […]
AfDB named the World’s Best Multilateral Financial Institution 2021 by Global Finance
The African Development Bank has been named as the “Best Multilateral Financial Institution in the world for 2021,” by Global Finance, the prestigious U.S. magazine, specialising in financial markets and investment banking. The award is a global recognition for the path-breaking efforts of the African Development Bank as it transforms itself into a solutions bank […]
Myanmar’s military accuses Suu Kyi of taking $600,000 and gold
Myanmar’s military rulers have accused the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of illegally accepting $600,000 (£430,000) and gold. The allegation is the strongest yet levelled by the military since it overthrew Ms Suu Kyi and the country’s democratic leadership on 1 February. No evidence was provided for the charge. Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun […]
NSA applauds new Sports Minister Ussif, Black Satellites
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has sent congratulatory messages to the new Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Mustapha Ussif. The Authority also congratulated the national U-20 male football team, the Black Satellites for their heroics at the Africa U-20 football championship that saw them crowned winners. In separate messages signed by the Director General […]
