National Film Authority announces partnership with Indie Rights
The National Film Authority (NFA) has entered into a partnership with leading American distribution company, Indie Rights. The partnership is to help push Ghanaian film content to the rest of the world after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched a USD$25 million Presidential film pitch series. A statement by the NFA said: “This important announcement […]
Defunct Sokode Biscuit factory in need of financial support
Owners of the Sokode Biscuit Factory have appealed to the government for financial support to bring the business back to life. The one-time vibrant bakery in the country is now defunct. Located at Sokode Gbogame, near Ho, the Volta Regional capital, the factory folded up due to influx of different brands of foreign biscuits onto […]
Immigrants take over streets of Accra
Immigrants have taken over the streets of Accra. They are a permanent feature, strategically positioned on almost every street in Accra. They have travelled to Ghana from their home countries. These immigrants are mostly from Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. Their aim is to catch the attention of motorists and pedestrians to beg for […]
Asafo Railway Line slum poses security threats – GNFS warns
The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service, GNFS, has warned that varied human activities at the sprawling slum dotted along the Asafo Railway Line in the Central Business District of Kumasi, can trigger fire outbreaks with dire consequences. The Regional Public Relations Officer, Divisional Officer Three, Desmond Ackah, has therefore called for […]
Klottey Korle MP creates friendship between police and community through horse riding
The Office of Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey Korle has organise a horse-riding demonstration on the Oxford Street of Osu to create friendly relationship between the police and the community. The exercise, which was a project of the MP, was held in partnership with the Mounted Squadron of the Ghana Police […]
Volta Region: NDC demands the nine hospitals promised by President Akufo-Addo
The Volta Regional branch of The National Democratic Congress is demanding the nine hospitals promised by President Nana Addo. In a press statement issued and signed by both the Regional and Deputy Regional Communication Officers reminded “H. E. President that, a promise is like a debt and so long as he has made the promise […]
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the pair tweeted. They first met in […]
CalBank supports GSS for the 2021 Population and Housing Census
CalBank PLC has donated GHS 10,000 to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to support the printing of the Field Officer’s Manual (FOM) for the 2021 Population and Housing Census. The FOM will be the reference document to be used for training the Field Officers to be deployed for the census exercise. The 321-paged manual is […]
Myanmar charges Japanese journalist over alleged fake news
A Japanese journalist arrested in Myanmar has been charged with spreading fake news, the country’s Japanese embassy has said. Yuki Kitazumi is the first foreign journalist known to be charged since the coup. He was arrested in April and has been in prison since. More than 700 people have been killed and thousands detained, including […]
International Criminal Court adopt High-Level Statement on Gender Equality
President of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda and ICC Registrar, Peter Lewis adopted a High-Level Statement on Gender Equality at the ICC. According to them “we firmly believe that in order to uphold women’s rights and to reap the benefits of women’s important contributions, the perspectives of women […]
