3rd September, 2021
The Daily Graphic says it is time gross indiscipline in the country is nipped in the bud. Considering the viral video of a man and woman literally operating a chop bar at the newly constructed and opened Pokuase four-tier interchange, the paper says it is at a loss by such act. While the Graphic is […]
Residents of Ejisu appeal for economic and social amenities
STORY BY: SETH EYIAH. Residents of Ejisu in Ashanti Region have attributed the causes of harassments, arrests, fines and imprisonments of poor and voiceless citizens in the Municipality to inadequate social amenities, particularly suitable market centres and parking terminals. They indicated that the lack of these amenities forces them to carry out their business activities […]
How to back up your data and keep it safe
I’d always thought I was pretty good at keeping my personal data safe, but I was wrong. My personal files were backed up onto two HDD external hard drives, and in the space of 24 hours in July, both drives failed. Windows 10 told me that one drive wasn’t working properly and kept offering to […]
Toxic leak from Angola diamond mine kills 12 in DR Congo
A toxic leak from a massive diamond mine in Angola killed at least 12 people and left 4,500 sick, a minister in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo says. The leak turned a tributary of the River Congo red and killed huge numbers of fish, which some people ate, said Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba. She said […]
Journalism Training Institutions asked to consider courses in local languages
Professor Kwame Karikari, a Communication Educator, has asked Journalism training institutions to consider the introduction of courses in local languages to promote professionalism in non-English radio stations. He said though professionalism was quite high in the media landscape, the wrong use of local languages by radio stations was a great concern. Prof Karikari said this […]
Dock labourer sentenced for attempting to stowaway
The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced Emmanuel Atinga, a labourer with the Ghana Dock Labour Company to a fine of GHC2,400.00 or in default serve a four-month jail term for attempting to stowaway to Belgium. The court presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway sentenced the accused after he pleaded guilty to the charge […]
Melcom Group of Companies acquires Pizza Hut franchise to operate in Ghana
Melcom Group of Companies, one of the multinational in businesses in Ghana has announced its entry into the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) business by acquiring the International Franchisee Rights for Pizza Hut in Ghana. This franchisee will be operated by the group company known as Skyline Investments Limited. Pizza Hut is globally recognized as the […]
Mosquito nets to garbage veils
By Nicholas Osei Wusu. GBC News has discovered that the long lasting treated mosquito nets given out for free to households to prevent malaria infection are being used not for their intended purpose in the Ashanti Region. The mosquito nets are now being used by riders of Waste Carting Tricycles, commonly known as ‘Aboboyaa’ to […]
Report: 691 pregnant girls return to school in Eastern Region
Statistics from Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicate that a total of 691 teenage girls returned to school either pregnant or after given birth as at May this year. The report, representing 27 Municipal and District assemblies, showed that whiles 477 girls went back to school pregnant, 214 had given birth. […]
Pursue aggressively digitization of land records – President Akufo-Addo to new Lands Commission Board
President Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 1st September 2021, swore into office the new Board of the Lands Commission, and charged it to pursue aggressively the digitization of the records of the Lands Commission. According to President Akufo-Addo, most of the reforms needed to build efficient land administration in Ghana will be within the reach of the […]
