GRIDCo installs Ghana’s highest transmission Tower Line in Ashanti region
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is installing the highest transmission Tower Line in Ghana at Krapa in the Ejisu Municipality of Ashanti region to reduce power congestion which is causing the recent power outages in the Ashanti region and parts of the country. The project is part of the ongoing works on the 551km, 330KV Kumasi-Kintampo-Tamale […]
VRA donates educational supplies to 30 schools in five regions
Education is the foundation of National development. Several challenges impede the delivery of quality education to many, especially, those in hard to reach and underdeveloped communities. The prevailing Covid-19 pandemic has presented new challenges in the provision of quality education. The Volta River Authority (VRA), in an attempt to bridge the educational inequalities has donated […]
Government reviewing Policy on Small Scale Mining
Government is reviewing the law on Small Scale Mining in the country. Tentative measures have however been put in place to regulate the activities of small scale miners until the blueprint to regulate the industry is ready. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Jinapor, who made this known in Kumasi noted that all the […]
Minority demands bi-partisan committee to probe Government’s covid 19 expenditure
The Minority in Parliament is demanding the formation of a bi-partisan committee to probe government’s covid-19 expenditure. At the consideration of the Annual Budget estimate for the Health Ministry, Minority spokesperson on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh noted that only ¢6 million out of an allocated amount of ¢19 billion in covid expenditure could be accounted […]
President Akufo-Addo assures families whose children drowned at Apam Landing Beach incident of Government’s support
President Akufo-Addo has assured families whose children drowned at the Apam Landing Beach incident of Government’s support. Addressing the Chiefs and bereaved families, who paid a courtesy call on him at Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo expressed sympathy to the families and the Apam Community. Thirteen Children between the ages of 12 and 15 met their […]
Ghana, Japan commit to deepening trade, relations
Ghana and Japan have committed to forging strong partnerships to assist each other in developing several priority areas of both countries. This is evident in the Government of Ghana’s desire to conclude negotiations with the Japanese side on the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which has been pending since April 2014, by resolving all outstanding issues. […]
Finance Minister nominee denies claims of government imposing more taxes on Ghanaians
Minister nominee for the Finance Ministry, Ken Ofori-Atta, has denied claims that government has imposed more taxes on Ghanaians as contained in the 2021 budget. According to him, the new taxes introduced are lesser than what they inherited from the previous government. Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament for day two of his vetting, […]
WASCAL launches scholarship scheme for ECOWAS students
The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), has launched a new scholarship scheme for all ECOWAS students to pursue International Master’s Degree in Energy and Green Hydrogen Technology. The 24-month programme will be run in partnership with Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and RWTH Aachen University, Germany, with funding from […]
Assembly-member supports new SHS students in Ketu North
The Assembly-member for Penyi -Akpatoe Electoral Area in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta region, Mr Ernest Ahiabli, has supported some Junior High School (JHS) graduates within the area with some educational materials for their Senior High School education. The gesture was aimed at ensuring that beneficiaries gain enough psychological strength and proof of […]
Ghana must train sufficient engineers for attainment of SDGs- Prof. Adom-Asamoah
Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, Provost of the College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has advocated the training of adequate engineers to help achieve the country’s development agenda. “As we strive to achieve Agenda 2030, the role of engineers in this vision cannot be underestimated, because each of the Sustainable Development Goals […]
