Government commended for addressing fertilizer shortage
Government has been commended for its effort towards addressing the fertilizer shortage across the country. An Agricultural Development Expert, Emmanuel Wullingdool, said while the intervention may have been a bit late, most crops would recover with minimal damage due to the availability of the fertilizers and the resumption of the rains. Speaking to GBC at […]
Former President Mahama unhappy with closure of media houses
By: Samuel Ayammah Former President John Dramani Mahama says one of the major tragedies of the NPP led administration which is intangible is the fact that the country’s institutions are being bastardized. He said the current government is setting a precedence by closing down media houses they think are behaving on the contrary. The former […]
NYA lauds the Anglican Communion for dismissing ‘Holy Kiss’ priest
The National Youth Authority (NYA), has commended the Internal Province of Ghana Anglican Communion, for the swift condemnation and dismissal of one of their priest, Reverend Father Baltharzar Obeng Larbi who gave kisses to some female students. Rev.Father Larbi was captured on video kissing female students at St. Monica’s College of Education, Mampong. A statement […]
Illegal Migration: GIS arrests 35 nationals of four countries
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Upper West Region have arrested 35 foreign nationals for entering Ghana illegally. The illegal migrants, who comprised 11 Burkinabes, 19 Malians, two Sierra Leoneans and three Guineans, aged between 17 and 55 years, were arrested in Nandom at about 1840 hours on Tuesday, August 17. his was contained […]
Producer Price Inflation rate for July 2021 decreases by 1.7%
The Producer Price Inflation rate for July 2021 stood at 8.4 percent, representing a 1.7 percentage point decrease in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in June 2021 (10.1%). The month-on-month change in producer price index between June 2021 and July 2021 was 0.1 percent. At the news conference In Accra, The Government Statistician, […]
Delay in appointing MMDCEs affecting assemblies progress – NGO
Mr Salifu Issifu Kanton, the Executive Director of Community Development Alliance (CDA), says the delay in appointing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is adversely affecting the activities of the assemblies. He said Assemblies development activities and projects at the communities were at a standstill due to the lack of properly constituted Assemblies. Mr […]
Ex-Burkina Faso president Compaore’s murder trial to begin on October 11
The trial of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré and 13 others jointly accused of the 1987 assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara will start on October 11 this year. The trial will be conducted in public. This was made known by military prosecutors in Burkina Faso’s capital Ougadougou. Mr Compaoré was forced into exile in 2014 […]
Covishield: WHO flags fake jabs in India, Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has identified counterfeit versions of India’s primary Covid vaccine, Covishield. A WHO statement said the doses were seized by authorities in India and Africa between July and August. It also said the vaccine’s maker, Serum Institute of India, confirmed that the doses were fake. The WHO warned that […]
Minority challenges government to account for ¢636m purportedly used on Agenda 111 project
The Minority in Parliament is calling on President Akufo-Addo to account for the ¢636 million already utilised on the Agenda 111 projects. The Minority in a statement signed by the Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said although Tuesday, August 17, generally marked the commencement of works on 88 sites […]
University of Ghana cited in Auditor General’s Report for $456,199 million lock up funds
An amount of ¢456,199,000.08 invested by the University of Ghana has been locked in a defunct Fund Management Company; Liberty Asset. This is contained in the 2020 Auditor-General’s report, which revealed that the University’s College of Health Sciences and School of Medicine and Dentistry invested the money in contravention of the school’s own financial Regulations […]
