Need for politicians to embrace teamwork
COMMENTARY ON THE NEED FOR POLITICIANS TO EMBRACE TEAMWORK REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATIONS. Son of Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Presidential Advisor to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is reported to have announced his employment with the newly established Dzata Cement Company Limited. The fully-owned Ghanaian cement manufacturing company, owned by Ibrahim Mahama, the younger brother […]
COPEC hints of another surge in prices of petroleum products
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), has hinted of a hike in Petroleum prices latest Wednesday, May 19, barely a fortnight after prices at the pumps in Ghana shot up by over 12 percent. This, according to COPEC, is due to the introduction of some new taxes, increases in margins by the NPA as well […]
Government cautions transport operators to desist from increasing fares until negotiations are completed
Major transport operators in the country say they are waiting patiently for the outcome of negotiations between government, GPRTU and the Transport Council. Checks by GBC News showed that long-distance transport operators at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle namely, STC, VIP JEUON and the Neoplan Driver’s Union have not increased their fares. They have appealed to […]
Phase two of Covid-19 vaccination begins on Wednesday, May 19
All is set for the second phase of the Covid vaccination on Wednesday, May 19. This phase targets those who took the first dose. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kumah Aboagye, at a media briefing in Accra said all logistics including vaccine devices have been distributed to designated centres. He added that […]
NPP deserves mandate to continue after eight years- Yaw Buaben Asamoa
Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has reiterated the need for Ghanaians to break the eight-year governance cycle in the country for policy consistency and continuity. Mr. Asamoa said looking at how government and Ghanaians are faring in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NPP has managed the […]
“Cancel Africa’s debts, restructure global financial architecture” – President Akufo-Addo to world leaders
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is calling for the restructuring of the global financial architecture so it can respond better to the needs of Africa, as well as the cancellation of debts owed by African countries, in the wake of COVID-19. Taking his turn to address the Summit on Financing African Economies, in Paris, […]
Nima Polyclinic receives support from King Mohammed IV Foundation
The Ghana Branch of the King Mohammed VI Foundation of African ‘Oulema’ has donated sanitary and healthcare items as well as some provisions to the Nima Polyclinic to complement government’s efforts at providing less endowed health centers with the needed supplies to step up its health delivery system. Ambassador of Morocco to Ghana, Imane Ouaadil, […]
Sanitation Minister tours water treatment sites
On a working visit to the Kyebi, Bunso and Osino water treatment plants in the Eastern Region, Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Ms. Cecilia Dapaah, expressed deep worry about the worsening quality of water. This, she says, is mainly due to soaring levels of pollution from illegal mining. The Minister had earlier familiarised herself with […]
GCTU Lecturer donates to orphans in Tongo
A lecturer at the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Dr Ethel Yiranbon, has donated assorted items worth ¢4,000.00 to the Timataaba Orphanage in Tongo in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The donation, which was part of activities to mark her 40th birthday celebration, included bags of rice, bags of gari, gallons of […]
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources tours River Pra
River Pra, in the country’s Eastern region, has become a test case for the government in the renewed fight against illegal mining. With the forceful removal of persons and logistics by the military mining on the river, Pra is on the path to restoration. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Jinapor, is […]