Gambian delegation in Ghana to study implementation of Ghana’s Energy Efficiency Regulation
By Dominic Hlordzi A nine-member delegation of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and other State institutions from the Gambia is in Ghana on a study tour. The members are seeking to tap into Ghana’s experience with innovative financial mechanisms to promote energy efficiency and adoption of climate-friendly refrigerating appliances and air conditioners. The study tour […]
EC begins mop-up registration
The Electoral Commission’s (EC) mop-up voter registration exercise begins on Thursday, August 1 to Saturday, August 3, 2024. The three-day exercise is to give opportunity to persons who turned 18 years old after the recent limited voter registration and those who could not register previously to have their names captured in the voters register. The […]
Vybz Kartel freed after murder conviction overturned
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has been freed from prison after judges decided he should not face a retrial for murder. The 48-year-old, real name Adidja Palmer, was jailed in 2014 but his conviction was overturned by UK judges in March. He had been accused of killing of Clive “Lizard” Williams in Jamaica but has […]
NMC appoints new boards for GBC and three State Media Institutions
The National Media Commission(NMC) in consultation with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed new boards to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and three other state media outlets. The appointments were made in accordance with article 168 of the Constitution and section 2(1)(e) of the National Media Commission Act, 1993 (Act 449). The other three […]
Mercy Catherine Adjabeng is now Convenor for Alliance for Women in Media
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWMA) has appointed Ms Mercy Catherine Adjabeng as its new Convenor. This follows the resignation of Ms Shamima Muslim, who has been AWMA’s Convenor since its inception in 2017. The appointment of Ms Adjabeng is contained in a press statement signed by Prof. Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin, Co-Chair, Steering Committee, AWMA, […]
Plastic waste menace: Afenyo-Markin proposes action plan for solution
Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Third Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, said the state must significantly invest in innovative waste management strategies and turn the associated challenges into opportunities. The state, he said, must also enhance enforcement against illegal fishing practices by foreign trawlers, and push for the establishment of an Economic Community of West […]
Bawumia reiterates position on LGBTQ+; says Ghana will not countenance such acts
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his stance on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer plus (LGBTQ+) saying Ghana, under his watch, will never compromise on such acts, no matter the circumstances. “I want to assure you, that under the Bawumia government, the practice of LGBTQ will […]
District Road Improvement Programme To Improve Rural Road Network Launched
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), a flagship initiative aimed at strengthening decentralization and empowering local authorities. The programme seeks to address the deplorable state of many rural roads across the country, which hinder community connection and trade. The President emphasized that the programme is not just about […]
Greater Accra Minister highlights impact of DRIP on road maintenance and community connectivity
By: Gloria Amoh The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover says the DRIP initiative is not just about distributing essential road maintenance equipment. In his address at the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) launch in Accra, Mr Titus Glover explained that the DRIP initiative marks a significant breakthrough in the collective effort to […]
Kenya rolls out poison in bid to cull a million crows
“Invasive alien birds” sounds like the strapline to a scary Hollywood blockbuster but for the people of coastal Kenya it is not a matter of fiction. The authorities there are so worried about the nuisance created by Indian house crows that they have begun the process of culling a million of them. They have not […]
