Spotlight On Musician – Akua Val

Akua Val took a break from music to further her education. The singer is now back with a new song “Gyaa Me”. Akua Val is working on giving fans the best of her. “Gyaa Me” is the first track of her yet to be released album. Akua Val is signed unto Trust City Records.

Melcom Care supports School Girls with Sanitary Pads ahead of World Menstrual Day

Melcom Care Foundation has presented hundred cartons of sanitary pads to “Touching The Lives of Girls Foundation International” to support School Girls in two regions ahead of World Menstrual Hygiene Day slated for May 28. Speaking at the a short ceremony in Accra to handover the item to The Foundation, Director of Communications at Melcom […]

Northern regional minister launches sanitation campaign to tackle filth in the region

The Northern Regional Minister Mr. Shani Alhassan Shaibu has launched a sanitation campaign to rid the region of filth. Dubbed “Clean Northern Region” the exercise will be carried out on the last Saturday of every month. The ‘CLEAN NORTHERN REGION” initiative is engaging MMDAs, traditional authorities, religious leaders, market women, youth groups and the media to clean-up […]

Babies in mining areas have huge health risks

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Madam Stella Kumedzro, the Volta Regional Director of Environmental Health and Sanitation, says newborns in mining communities have huge health risks. She said the exposure of expectant mothers to chemicals such as cyanide, nitric acid, sulphuric acid, mercury and other solvents used to separate the minerals from the ore, could pose serious health problems for […]

Kejetia Market to be closed down from 1st June

Kumasi City Markets Limited, Managers of the Kejetia Market, one of the landmark trading centres in the West-African sub-Region, has announced that the facility will close at 1900    hours from June 1, this year. Mr Kofi Dufour Addai, the Managing Director, said the decision was to reduce the cost of operation, and also enhance […]

Parliament commences 2nd meeting of 1st Session on 25th May, 2021

Parliament is recalled to commence public business for the Second Meeting of the First Session of the 8th Parliament tomorrow, Tuesday, 25th May, 2021 at Ten O’clock. A statement from the Public Affairs Directorate entreated all MPs and staff of the Parliamentary service to take note and attend upon the House timeously and adhere strictly […]

Ghana Armed Forces vows to destroy equipment found at galamsey sites

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has vowed that its officers deployed to curb illegal mining on water bodies and forest reserves will not hesitate to destroy all equipment found at illegal mining sites. A statement by the Public Relations Directorate of the Armed Forces said visits by military personnel tasked to stop illegal mining in […]

COVID-19: More than 100,000 receive second jab in five days

More than 100,000 people have received their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday, May 23, data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shown. The exercise, which began on May 19, is expected to inoculate about 360,000 persons who received their first jab from March 1 to 9, this year. Dr […]