Passport fees to be increased from GH¢100 to GH¢644- Foreign Affairs Ministry hints
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, says her ministry seeks to increase the current passport fees from GH¢100 to GH¢644. Madam Ayorkor Botchwey, gave this hint in Parliament on Thursday, December 14, 2023, during an interview with some journalists. According to her, Ghanaians currently pay just […]
District Level Elections: Residents of Mallam call for awareness creation
By Gloria Amoh The Electoral Commission of Ghana has announced Tuesday, December 19, 2023 for the district-level election. The election is to select Assembly Members and Unit Committee Members to effect development within the electoral areas of our political system. It will take place across all electoral areas in the country. Reports have indicated low […]
Reducing Demurrage and Detention is Our Priority– Shippers’ Authority
By Nathaniel Annertey Nartey Implementing measures to reduce demurrage and detention (D&D) payments at the country’s ports is a key priority, the Tema Branch Manager of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) Mr. Charles Darling Sey has said. Addressing attendees at a Demurrage Seminar convened by the GSA in Tema on December 13th, 2023, Mr. Sey […]
District Level Election: Ga-West Municipal Assembly in Focus
By Emmanuel Oti Acheampong The District Level Election comes off on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 with the portfolios for Assembly members and Unit Committee up for grabs. The elections form the basics of Ghana’s democratic participation of all people. It allows the inclusion of residents of an electoral area to select their agents of communal […]
Inflation affects pepper “Mako” at Mallam Market
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah and Gloria Amoh. In the middle of the Mallam Market in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, a lot is happening amidst a sunny day in a cacophony of buying and selling. It’s a new day and the sun is shining, and women at the Mallam Market have concerns. Persistent fluctuation in […]
Lifestyle TV to telecast Afua Asantewaa’s Guinness World Record Singathon attempt
By Nana Ama Gyapong Ghanaian Journalist and Entrepreneur, Afua Asantewaa O. Aduonum, who is set to embark on an attempt to break a Guinness world record for the longest singing marathon by an individual, has announced that one of GBC’s channels, LifeStyleTv has been dedicated exclusively to her performance at the marathon. Gbcghanaonline.com will also […]
Water: Pressing and Scarce. Community Health Nurses’ Training College in Tamale in a fix
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Water is Life Imagine living without access to potable water and toilet facilities in a crowded community of institution of health trainees whose main products would be assigned to teach members of the public how to manage their health. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for every institution is critical, especially […]
Media practitioners deserve better conditions of service- Speaker
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed worry about the conditions of service for media practitioners in the country. He said the media plays a crucial role in democratic governance, saying that without a strong media, no government can function properly. He called for the media to be appreciated without fear […]
Chief Justice inaugurates new Kotobabi Court
By Beatrice Oppon Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has inaugurated a new District Court at Kotobabi in the Ayawaso Central District of Accra. The facility is one of 100 courthouses to be constructed nationwide to improve Judicial infrastructure and provide access to justice and equal rights for all citizens, as stated in the Sustainable Development Goals. […]
COP28: Nuclear power finance needed for efficient energy transition
Story by: Mabel Adorkor Annang Countries that want to add nuclear power to their energy generation mix are searching for financing to undertake such projects. Financing of nuclear energy projects to reach net-zero targets will vary depending on individual countries’ strategies and capacities. These were submissions made by stakeholders at a sideline meeting at COP28 […]
