Government Statistician justifies ¢520 million budget for 2021 census
Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, has rejected claims that the cost of the 2021 Population and Housing Census is bloated. He said the more than ¢520 million budget for the exercise is necessary and within all approved benchmarks. Addressing MPs on the exercise, Prof. Annim broke down the cost of the different components of […]
Netherlands Ambassador calls on GBC Director-General
Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan has called for deeper relationship between the Corporation and the Deutsche Public Service Broadcaster for the exchange of ideas and experiences. He said GBC is committed to standing out as a Public Service Broadcaster and is, therefore, positioned to partner the well-established ones across […]
Ghana Water Company reduces water supply to Obuasi residents
The Ghana Water Company Limited has drastically reduced its output from four million gallons a day to just a million to residents in Obuasi and its surroundings. This is as a result of the negative impact of illegal mining. Currently, more than 140,000 people in the area are without the required volume of potable water. […]
Dr. Mac-Palm was mastermind of coup plot- Military Chief
Chief of Staff at the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General Nicholas Peter Andoh, has disclosed to the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court that Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm masterminded the alleged Coup plot. Testifying to the Court as the Second Prosecution Witness in the case of the Republic and Dr. […]
National Security Minister defends forceful eviction of Ashanti Regional Security Liaison Officer
The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has defended the forceful eviction of the Ashanti Regional Security Liaison Officer, DCOP George Opare Addo from office. Some national security operatives from Accra last month stormed the office of the Ashanti Regional Security Liaison Officer and forcibly removed him from office and changed the locks to […]
Latest Bank of Ghana directives will have minimal impact on banking operations- GCB Boss
Managing Director of GCB Bank, Mr. John Kofi Adomakoh, says the suspension of maintenance fees on savings account will have a short-term minimal impact on the industry’s non-interest income. In addition to savings account maintenance fees, the central bank in its latest directives warned banks to desist from Credit Insurance Premium Overcharges, Over the Counter […]
ECG announces 22 days of power cut for parts of Accra
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has announced that parts of Accra will experience scheduled power outages for 22-days starting from Monday, June 28, 2021. The outages, according to the power distributor, would allow the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to complete the last phase of repair works on some bulk supply points and transmission cables […]
Digitising land registry to help ensure tenure security- Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says land holds a key economic benefit to transform the country if properly optimized. Opening the National Symposium on the Land Act 2020, Act 1036, in Accra, Dr. Bawumia said bringing innovation to land administration and digitising the Land Registry will ensure that the government and land owners benefit fully […]
Body of 21-year-old drowning in Truba pond retrieved
The body of a 21-year-old young man who drowned in a pond at Kenyasi-Truba in the Kwabre-East District of the Ashanti Region has been retrieved. Isaac Oppong, who had gone fishing in the pond on Monday, June 21, reportedly got drowned and went missing. Mr. Kwabena Nsenkyire, the Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management […]
Unapproved routes: ‘People don’t realise the threat they pose’
The Accra-Tema motorway in recent months has come under the radar due to the numerous road accidents and indiscipline. The famous highway has endured reckless driving, potholes on portions of the stretch, faulty streetlights and abandoned vehicles. The biggest fear of drivers on the motorway is the fear of running over persons who jay-walk dangerously […]
