The pangs of public service broadcasting
By Napoleon Ato Kittoe. Established under an act by the British colonial government in 1935, the Gold Coast first operated a Broadcasting outlet called radio ZOY. This was the code name of a relay station the BBC operated. It was in the time of Governor General Sir Arnold Weinholt Hodson. It later became the Ghana […]
Akufo-Addo appoints Sammi Awuku as Director General of NLA
President Akufo-Addo has appointed the National Organiser (NPP), Samuel Awuku, as the new Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). Mr Awuku takes over from Kofi Osei Ameyaw who was ordered to proceed on retirement in March 2021. He is expected to resign from his current position as National Organiser to assume his new role. […]
Ghana commemorates World Day against Human Trafficking
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has commemorated this year’s World Day against Human Trafficking at Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region with calls for concerted efforts to help eliminate human trafficking in the country. The Ministry in collaboration with key stakeholders has begun campaigns in some communities where […]
Assin North residents gear up for by-election
Residents of the Assin North Constituency whose Member of Parliament has been removed by the Cape Coast High Court say they are ready to go to the polls again. They observed that having an MP was essential for the development of the constituency, hence their readiness to vote in fresh parliamentary election, as ordered by […]
‘I saw my two-year-old carried by a man with a gun’
More than 300 children kidnapped from school are still in the hands of criminal gangs in Nigeria, with many now missing for nearly two months. Some of those abducted are just two years old. While many of the more than 1,000 children taken have been released, often after extortionate ransom amounts were reportedly paid, hundreds […]
Five Immigration Officers under investigations for alleged bribery
Five Officers with the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), are currently under investigation over bribery allegations at the borders. The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, who made this known said the officers will be dealt with if found culpable. He was speaking at the inauguration of a Covid-19 testing facility at the immigration Headquarters in Accra. The […]
TUC boss blames rising levels of corruption in society on capitalism
The Secretary-General of TUC Dr. Yaw Baah has blamed the rising levels of corruption in society on capitalism. He has therefore urged all to join socialist movements in the struggle to defeat capitalism and improve the living and working conditions of the masses. Speaking at the founding National Delegates Congress of the Socialists Movement of […]
Ghana said to be one of the hepatitis B endemic countries in the World
Ghana is classified as one of the hepatitis B endemic countries in the world. This is because about seventeen percent of its total population is infected with the disease which has passed the threshold of eight percent. Head of Department of Medicine at the Upper West Regional Hospital, Dr. Dominic Akaateba stated this during an […]
GBC to establish FM stations in newly created regions
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), will soon establish FM stations in the newly created Regions. This calls for more logistical and financial support for GBC to perform its duties effectively. The Director-General of GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan, said this during an interview with our Upper East Regional Correspondent Emmanuel Akayeti in Bolgatanga on GBC’s 86th […]
Tokyo Olympics: Elaine Thompson-Herah defends 100m title
Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m title. The 29-year-old ran 10.61 seconds, just 0.12secs short of the world record set 33 years ago by American Florence Griffith-Joyner. Shericka Jackson completed a Jamaican one-two-three in Tokyo with a time of 10.76, 0.02 […]
