Low Turnout recorded at Schools in Western North Region
Schools in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the Western North Region are said to be experiencing low school turn-out since schools reopened about three weeks ago due to the engagement of students in “Pragia” business. This concern was expressed by the Local Union Vice Chairman of GNAT, Felix Akomaning when he appeared on the Morning […]
MOMO transaction value for April declines by 3 % -Bank of Ghana
In the month preceding the implementation of Electronic-Levy, the total value of Mobile Money transactions reduced by a 3 % margin from GH₵90.5 billion in March to GH₵87.7 billion in April. This is despite an increase in the number of registered mobile money accounts, which moved from 49.9 million in March to 50.2 million in […]
Nature versus Man- Losing a lagoon to create space for man
By Clara Mlano The fast population growth, rapid development and the craving for space is forcing man to do the “unthinkable” to survive. Waste being used as a gap-filler of the lagoon to create bare land, with a solid enough surface for buildings. Aside from the looming catastrophe, and health implications on residents at Glefe […]
President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of $90 Million University of Engineering and Agric Science in Eastern Region
By Bright Ntramah President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the $90Million University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, UEAS at Bunso, in the Eastern Region. President Akufo-Addo in his 2022 State of the Nation Address to Parliament indicated that steps were being taken to turn the planned Bunso campus of the University […]
Accra on ”Food Poison” Time Bomb?
The Greater Accra Regional Environmental Health and Sanitation Director, Douglas Tagoe, says Accra is sitting on ‘food poisoning time bomb’ with unwholesome food being sold ‘everywhere. He said it is unfortunate people jostle for food everyday, but are not concerned about where the food is brought from. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, GNA in […]
Nkoranza South MP, Kwadwo Agyekum advocates independent probe into death of Albert Donkor
By Vanessa Adjei MP for Nkoranza South, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum is demanding Justice for Albert Donkor, the man who allegedly died while in police custody. Mr Kwadwo Agyekum also called for an independent probe into the circumstances that led to Albert’s death. He asked the police to provide a timeline within which a report on […]
FDA yet to receive lab results on Marwako food poisoning
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it is still awaiting the laboratory report on the analyses of samples taken from Marwako restaurant following suspected cases of food poisoning. Some 53 persons, said to have patronised the East Legon outlet of the restaurant, were hospitalised last week due to suspected cases of food poisoning. This […]
No one has the right to attack Police station – Toobu
Wa West Member of Parliament, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has said under no circumstance should any Ghanaian attack a Police station or government facilities anywhere in the country. He explained that the facilities were built using the tax payers money therefore, attacking or destroying it means wasting public money. Mr Toobu who is a retired Police […]
Cape Coast: Marketers accuse authorities of converting, ‘place of convenience’, into rental facilities
By Kofi Sekyiama Pobi Concerned marketers at the Kotokuraba Market in cape coast have expressed their displeasure about the conversion of a toilet facility into stores at the Kotokuraba Market. Speaking to GBC News in Cape Coast, a Concerned Market Leader, Kwabena Panyne said there have been growing concerns about the lack of toilet facilities […]
Effective community policing best for crowd control; not always the use of live bullets – Rtd Police Officer
Effective Community Policing is one of the major ways in de-escalating angry crowd in Ghana, a Retired Police officer, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has said. Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety […]
