War against galamsey- Tano River cleared

The Tano and Bia rivers which were heavily polluted due to the activities of illegal mining are clearing up. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, who could not hide his excitement after visiting the two rivers said the clearing up of the Tano and Bia rivers in the Western North Region […]

Fight against illegal mining still not won- Lands Minister

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has admitted that the fight against illegal mining has still not been won. He said though successes have been chalked up there is more work to be done. He said the Operation Halt team has done much to stop the activities of illegal mining, he described […]

Analysts applaud Police for swift action against Officers cited for assault in Tamale

IGP is still at post- Ghana Police Service clarifies rumours

By Nathaniel Nartey. Facebook: Nathaniel Nartey. Twitter: @Annertey_Nartey Some Security Analysts have applauded the swift action taken by the Police to interdict four Officers with the Tamale Regional Command following alleged assault of some people during routine checks on illegal connections with NEDCO and VRA Officers. The Officers are to face Service Inquiry subject to […]

President Akufo-Addo to address UN General Assembly today

President Akufo-Addo will at 1530 GMT on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, address the UN General Assembly at the annual gathering of world leaders in New York City. The address would be at 1530 GMT. This will be the 5th time he will be addressing the UN General Assembly as President. Today’s address will be the […]

GUTA vows to continue protests against foreign retail businesses

GUTA

By Nathaniel Nartey Facebook: Nathaniel Nartey Twitter: @Annertey_Nartey Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), says it would continue to protest against the operation of foreign retail businesses in the country. The group says it would do this through its routine measure of closing down Foreign retail shops. President of GUTA, Dr. Joseph Obeng, raised concerns […]

Kotoko sign 18-year old Clinton Opoku

By Nana Yaw Preko Bimpeh. Kumasi Asante Kotoko have officially announced the signing of a teenage forward Clinton Opoku. Opoku 18-year-old is joining the Porcupine Warriors on a 4-year deal following a successful medical with the Club. The former Phar Rangers player has joined Kotoko as a free agent after parting ways with the division […]

GJA, Knutsford University College step-up partnership in capacity building for Journalists

By Rebecca Ekpe The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), and the Knutsford University College in Accra have stepped up efforts and partnerships in building the capacity of Journalists within the Ghanaian media landscape. In line with this, the Knutsford University College every year organises a free, intensive Advanced Diploma programme in Communication and Governance for Journalists […]

Ghana’s Population up by 6 million

By Naa Dzagbley Ago. Provisional results of the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC), pegs Ghana’s population at 30.8 million. This means that 6.1 million persons have been added since the last Population Census in 2010. Out of the number, 50.7% are females while 49.3% are males. Presenting the figures in Accra, Government Statistician Professor […]

Non-resourceful contractors to be blacklisted– Amoako-Atta

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has stated that government will soon weed out or blacklist all non-resourceful contractors in order to sanitise the construction sector and pave way for effective delivery of government road projects. “In Ghana, the challenge is that everybody wants to be a contractor but most of them […]