Roads Minister promises to fix roads damaged by torrential rains in Wa
By Swala Abdul-wahab, Wa. The Minster of Roads and Highways, Kweku Amoako-Atta, has toured the flood ravaged roads at Wa, in the Upper West Region, where he promised to mobilize funds to ensure that the roads are fixed. He said, ‘’government will mobilize resources to fix the roads, government is capable of fixing what has been […]
Mass disregard for protocols at Covid-19 Centers, as many queue for J&J vaccines
By Josephine Akari & Samuela Quartey. Another team that went to the Mambrobi Hospital, GBC NEWS observed a large number of people both young and old who had queued up to take their jab. There was no regard for the Covid 19 protocols. At the Centre, most of the people expressed disappointment at the slow […]
Driver, passenger narrowly escape death at Madina Ritz Junction
By: EDWARD NYARKO. Luck smiled on a Hyundai Mighty truck driver on Monday, August 16, 2021, when his brake failed him and hit an electric pole at Ritz Junction near Madina in Accra. The driver had his leg broken, while two passengers in the vehicle got out of the truck unhurt. ‘Free booze frenzy’ at […]
Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools in Tamale push to unravel mystery behind persistent fire outbreaks at Saint Charles SHS
By: Murtala Issah. Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools in Tamale have called on students of the Saint Charles Minor Seminary to support efforts to unravel the mystery of fire outbreaks in the school. At a meeting with the student’s management body, the Northern Regional Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High […]
Hundreds throng Achimota Hospital for J&J Covid-19 vaccines
By: Eugenia Asumedu-Sakyi Hundreds of Ghanaians and some foreigners, mostly Chinese massed up at the Achimota Hospital to be inoculated, as part of the second phase of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme to ensure that Ghana attains herd immunity by close of 2021. The Medical Superintendent of the Hospital, Dr David Okoh, said the Okaikoi […]
Ghana’s Premier Creative Arts SHS set for admissions February Next Year
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu, Ashanti Region. Ghana’s first-ever Creative Arts Senior High School is expected to formally open for admissions and academic work in February 2022. To achieve this target, Phase 1 of the school is to be completed by December 2021, after which President Akufo-Addo is expected to officially inaugurate it for full operations. The […]
Tema markets swing into stiff foodstuff price war
An emerging stiff foodstuff war has sprung up in markets in Tema as the growing business-to-business activities across the trading centres is dictated by price indications from markets-to-markets. Traders watch and pitched the prices of their commodities based on events from nearby markets with the intent to draw consumers from one trading centre to the […]
Government should not take blame while culprits are shielded- Dan Botwe
The Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr. Dan Botwe, has said individuals should be held accountable for public disservice and not always the government. He said the central government had been placed at the receiving end of all public angst, leaving the real perpetrators to persist at denying the needs of the […]
Government appreciates role of school heads in achieving educational goals – Dr Adutwum
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has lauded heads of Senior High Schools for their contribution to educational development in the country. He said their commitment to the successful implementation of the ‘Free SHS Programme’ and other policies meant to ensure the growth of Ghana’s human resource base was commendable. “These are individuals […]
CHRAJ supports project to decriminalise Vagrancy Laws
Story By Seth Eyiah. Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has expressed total support for Decriminalising Vagrancy Laws and Advocacy Project being spearheaded by Crime Check Foundation, CCF, and Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA. This is because the Attorney General and Minister of Justice has begun reviewing three legislations including the […]
