Rebecca Ekpe makes a strong case for women as GJA goes to polls Friday, June 24
By: Henrietta Afful The Editor-In-Chief of GBCGhanaOnline — the web portal of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, Rebecca Ekpe, has made a strong case for more women to be part of the decision-making table of the Ghana Journalists Association, GJA, as it goes to the polls. Speaking on the Breakfast Show on GTV ahead of […]
Leader of Greater Accra School feeding Caterers Association’s appointment to AMA revoked
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the President of the Greater Accra School Feeding Caterers Association, Juliana Cudjoe as a member of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. A letter dated June 17, 2022, signed by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr. Henry Quartey, noted that “H.E. the President…has revoked […]
Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang visits flood victims in Central Region
The 2020 Running Mate for the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang has visited some flooding areas in Central Region to sympathize with victims. The visit, she disclosed, was a result of a discussion between H.E. John Dramani Mahama and herself to assess the impact of the weekend floods on the people, […]
Speaker Bagbin pays unannounced visits to School Feeding & Buffer Stock offices…Says Parliament will ensure gov’t prioritizes school feeding Caterers’ needs
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Thursday, June 23, 2022, paid unannounced visits to the Offices of the Ghana School Feeding secretariat and the National Buffer Stock Company. The visit is to find out challenges confronting the companies following recent complaints about non-payment of school feeding Caterers. The Speaker […]
Minority insists Minister for Finance was not forthright about Covid-19 expenditure
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A Deputy Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Mr. Isaac Adongo has challenged the figures put out by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta on the Covid-19 expenditure. According to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Ghana’s Minister for Finance was untruthful with the information he shared […]
GJA rules out proxy voting in elections
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has maintained that eligible voters will not be able to cast their votes through another person in the national and regional elections. A statement issued by the Elections Committee of the Association said Ghana card, voter’s ID, and Passport will be the only identification for voting on Friday, June 24. […]
Oti Landfill site to be turned into modern waste treatment facility
By Razak Baba The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who recently undertook an inspection tour of the Oti Landfill Site has commended the contractor working on the project describing the work done so far as very impressive and urged that it be completed on schedule. The Site in the Ashanti […]
TVET Service orients 170 new instructional and non-instructional recruits
Story: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has held a two-day orientation for its newly recruited staff. The exercise took place at the Headquarters at East Legon in Accra. In all, 170 instructional and non-instructional recruits were taken through thought-provoking sessions on the TVET Service Regulatory Framework, Soft Skills […]
Statistical Service allocates Vehicles to selected MDAs
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Ghana Statistical Service has handed over 14 vehicles to enhance the statistical operations of seven Ministries, Departments and Agencies implementing the harmonising and improving Statistics in West Africa (HISWA) Project The vehicles were handed over to the beneficiary MDAs in a ceremony at the Census Secretariat, GSS Head Office in Accra […]
Producer Price Inflation rate hits 33.5% in May 2022
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The year-on-year producer inflation for all industries stood at 33.5 percent in May 2022 with a monthly change rate of 3.6 percent. The Manufacturing sub-sector recorded the highest year-on-year producer price inflation rate of 45.0 percent, followed by the Mining and Quarrying sub-sector with 23.9 percent. The Utility sub-sector recorded the […]
