Former GFA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi returns to Football on GTV Sports+
By Vanessa Adjei Former President of the Ghana Football Association, GFA Kwesi Nyantakyi will on Thursday, February 10, 2022 appear on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s GTV Sports+ Channel to discuss issues regarding Ghana Football, especially Ghana’s performance at the ongoing 2021 African Cup of Nations, AFCON. Mr. Nyantakyi will be joined by other sports analysts on […]
Transport fares up by 30% next week
The Coalition of Transport Operators says its members have reached a consensus to increase transport fares by 30% effective next week. This decision was reached after a 16-member transport union including Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU), Concerned Drivers Association, Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA), amongst others, met last Thursday, February 3, in Accra over […]
Hoteliers in Northern Ghana to make indigenous dishes number one on menu
The Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Hakeem Ismael, has urged hoteliers in the region to serve local dishes, not only promote them but enhance agricultural production and job creation in the region. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Tamale on ways to promote tourism in the region, Hakeem Ismael, said the […]
Thousands of Burkinabes flee to neighbouring countries following insecurity
Increasing violence and insecurity in Burkina Faso are spurring refugees to flee into neighboring countries, adding to political and humanitarian crises in the Sahel region. The United Nations Refugee Agency, says about nineteen thousand two hundred Burkinabes fled to neighboring Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, and Benin last year. This was a 50% increase from the […]
Selected Senior High Schools in Upper West Region receive vehicles to facilitate learning
By Sualah Abdul-Wahab Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih says the government’s determination to resource second cycle educational institutions is on course. He said though there’s not enough resources to address all their needs at a go, the pertinent ones will be addressed one after the other. The Regional Minister stated this when […]
10-bed Isolation Centre for Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi
By Akosua Frema Frempong and Charity Opoku The Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang has advised health workers to desist from stigmatizing patients with infectious diseases, but rather support them to recuperate. Dr. Tenkorang was speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate a 10-bed Isolation Centre at the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi, […]
Suspended MCE for Sekondi-Takoradi, confident of being exonerated in alleged stand-off with Police
The suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive for Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul-Mumin Issah says he will cooperate with the Police in the prosecution of his case of alleged assault on a Police Officer and reckless driving and is confident that he will be exonerated. In a statement reacting to his suspension from office owing to the incident, he expressed […]
”No street vendor permit, no business”- FAO, FDA initiative
By Juliet Korkor- The Eastern Regional Directorate of the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO is to begin a campaign dubbed;“NO Street Vendor Permit, No Business” in Koforidua to help prevent food poisoning among residents. The frequent patronage of street food by the public, which has the […]
More than 30,000 birds destroyed in Kpone Katamanso, due to Avian flu
By Sherif Iddrissu Thirty thousand poultry have been culled due to the avian flu outbreak in Bediako-Saki, a suburb in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. This is the largest infection in the Municipality. A visit to the Delawin farm saw the veterinary and environmental officers undertaking the destruction amidst spraying of disinfectants. […]
AFCON: Third Place match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso
Egypt’s Assistant Boss Diaa al-Sayed wants their Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal to be played on Monday instead of Sunday so they can have an extra day of rest. The Pharaohs beat hosts Cameroon on Thursday on penalties, their third knock-out game to go to extra-time. Senegal, who have won all their games […]
