GBC appeals for government’s intervention to tackle land encroachment
The Director-General of GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan, has appealed to Government to help tackle land encroachment at the Corporation’s main transmission sites at Adjangote in the Greater Accra Region. Professor Alhassan said encroachers have been excavating the hills of the sites, a development if not handled properly can cause a total shutdown of the transmitters, […]
Information Minister tasks State Broadcaster to set up committee to come out with guidelines on future of GBC
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has suggested to the National Media Commission (NMC), to in the next 10 days put in place a Committee to identify challenges and come up with clear guidelines for the future of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. According to him, the future of GBC is not clearly defined making it […]
Minority entreats Gov’t to come clean on the current power crisis
The Minority in parliament has called on the Government to come clean on the current power crisis as a matter of urgency and desist from engaging in blame games. According to Minority in Parliament, “shifting blame and providing conflicting information only goes to exacerbate the crisis which is threatening lives and businesses across the country”. […]
Renewable Energy: UENR, Germany University of Applied Sciences sign MoU
The University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani in the Bono region, and the Bochum(boham) University of Applied Sciences based in Germany, have signed a memorandum of understanding for a project termed ‘Mobility sustainability thought through the life cycle.’ It is geared towards achieving sustainable renewable energy production in Ghana. Under the agreement, the […]
Eastern Region records 152 road accident deaths in first quarter of 2021
A total of 152 persons died in the First Quarter of 2021 through road accidents in the Eastern Region, as compared to 80 deaths recorded during the same period last year. In all, 529 road crashes were recorded involving 297 commercial vehicles, 181 private and 151 motorcycles/tricycles in the first quarter of 2021 as against […]
Jagluu Electoral Area bedeviled with water crisis – Assembly Member
The Assembly Member for the Jagluu Electoral Area in the Wa West District, Mr Moses Bapile, has bemoaned the water crisis in the community making life unbearable for the residents. He said while some communities in the Electoral Area were struggling with either one or two boreholes, others relied on streams for water for domestic […]
GES releases re-opening & vacation dates for SHS 2021 Academic Year
Management of the Ghana Education Services (GES) has adjusted the academic calendar and dates for Senior High Schools (SHS) for the 2021 Academic Year and wishes to inform all head of schools to take note and to communicate same to staff, students and parents. Below are the reopening and vacation dates for the various cohorts […]
Renewal of curfew on Bunkpurugu township and its environs
The Minister for the Interior, has by Executive Instrument renewed the Curfew hours imposed on Bunkpurugu Township and its environs in the North East Region from 8:00pm to 6:00am effective Tuesday, 27th April, 2021 Government continues to urge Chiefs, Opinion Leaders, Youth and People of the area to exercise restraint in the face of the […]
Wife arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on husband
Mary Quaye, popularly known as Obaa Yaa is in the grips of the Central Region Police for inflicting cutlass wounds on her husband. The suspect, is currently detained and assisting police investigations.Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Oppong, the Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) disclosed on Monday April 26, the Agona Dunkwa Police received a report […]
President deploys 200 soldiers to flush out illegal miners destroying water bodies
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed The Ghana Armed Forces to deploy 200 military personnel to flush out illegal miners destroying water bodies in the country. In a statement release from the Information Ministry, which made the announcement, indicates the team begun the operation on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, on the River Pra in […]
