AFCFTA makes giant strides in ensuring effective intra – Africa trade
By Nathaniel Nartey The Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AFCFTA, has made giant strides in ensuring effective intra Africa trade following a number of ground breaking decisions made by the Council of Ministers of Trade of AU member states. These include a One-billion-dollar Adjustment Fund and a 1.2 Billion Automobile Fund. Secretary General of the […]
Crack the whip on peddlers of fake meds. – Health Minister tells Pharmacy Council
By Yvonne Atilego Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang Manu has expressed worry about pharmacies that are dispensing medications without prescription. According to him, medicines which are categorized under ‘prescription only’ should be adhered to strictly in order not to endanger the lives of patients. The Minister expressed the worry when he inaugurated a nine-member Governing […]
Speaker Alban Bagin due for medical review in Dubai as disagreements deepen between Minority and Majority on passage of E-Levy Bill
By Bubu Klinogo It was all uncertainty and the numbers game as Parliamentarians met to discuss the E-Levy Bill in the House on January 28, 2022. Further disagreements characterized the session between the Majority and the Minority on the passage of the E-Levy with each side maintaining entrenched positions. The debate on the controversial Electronic […]
Fire guts Aboabo Market in Tamale
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong About ten shops at the Aboabo market in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern region were destroyed by fire January 29, 2022. The fire which started in the early hours of today destroyed food stuffs and other valuables worth thousands of cedis. It is unclear what started the fire, but some shop […]
Five Tamale car jackers jailed 75 years
By Joyce Katam Kolamon A Tamale Circuit Court has sentenced five accused persons to 15 years in prison each for snatching a saloon car at ‘Banvum’, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern region. The Court presided over by Alexandra Oworae, sentenced the five to 15 years to run concurrently. This was after the accused […]
Ecotourism Important to growth of Ghana’s Economy – Abu Jinapor
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, MP has underscored the importance of ecotourism to the economy. He said the government has identified the potential of ecotourism to contribute significantly to the country’s revenue generation target. In line with this, Mr. Jinapor said measures are being implemented by the government […]
Appiatse victims who paid for emergency health services to be reimbursed
By Marie Aziz Tunde Arrangements have been made for the reimbursement of cost incurred by the various health facilities who took care of 348 victims of the Appiatse explosion which also displaced hundreds within the Community. Already a directive has been given to fully refund payment by relatives of two of the victims who paid […]
Provide us with transportation to facilitate work for Special Needs Pupils – Special Needs Education Coordinator, Michael Tsikudo
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Ho Municipal Special Needs Education Coordinator, Michael Tsikudo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service and other relevant authorities to provide his unit with motorbikes to aid movement. He said their mandate is to go round the schools to identify children with Disabilities, sensitise teachers and other stakeholders on how to […]
ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, has suspended Burkina Faso in the aftermath of a military coup, making it the third member nation to be punished for a military takeover in only 18 months. The announcement on Friday by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) comes several days after mutinous soldiers forced democratically elected […]
President Akufo-Addo to give State of the Nation Address February 24
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver the State of the Nation Address to Parliament on February 24, 2022. The Majority Leader of the House, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who disclosed this on January 28, 2022 said the House is yet to confer with the Speaker for confirmation. He said this as he presented the Business Statement of the […]
