Election 2024: Bawumia picks 1, Mahama number 8 on ballot paper, Alan stays bottom
The New Patriotic Party has picked the number one slot for Presidential Race in the upcoming elections on December 7, 2024. After the Electoral Commission published the list of confirmed Candidates for the Presidential race, it held a balloting session for the nine Political Parties who qualified and the four independent Candidates. After what seemed […]
Ghana Geospatial Society proposes measures to combat galamsey
The Ghana Geospatial Society (GGS) has proposed measures to prevent illegal mining, also known as galamsey, which has been devastating water bodies and forest reserves in Ghana. The recommendations come amid calls from stakeholders to ban small-scale mining activities due to their harmful impact. According to the GGS in a statement, enhancing the use of […]
6 environmental and civic organizations initiate legal action against mining in forest reserves
A coalition of six environmental and civic organizations in Ghana has filed a suit at the High Court in Accra seeking to stop mining operations in areas they say were forest reserves. The move forms part of a broader effort aimed at addressing environmental damage caused by illegal mining, commonly known as “galamsey,” and the […]
O’ Reilly SHS murder: Controversy over Student’s age resolved
By Beatrice Oppon & Priscilla Owusu Ansah Medical reports from the Police Hospital indicate that the student of O’Reilly SHS in Accra accused of stabbing another student of the school to death is 19 years. The age of the accused had been a subject of controversy as a family of the deceased Edward Borketey Sackey […]
Alan Kyerematen’s Running Mate slams economic mismanagement and touts Alan as Ghana’s Hope
Mr Kwame Owusu Danso, the Vice-Presidential nominee for the Afrafanto Alliance, has launched a scathing critique of Ghana’s current economic situation, placing the blame squarely on the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking at his acceptance ceremony in Accra, Mr Danso said the economy was mismanaged under both […]
EC: 13 presidential candidates qualify for Election 2024
The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared 13 candidates for the 2024 presidential election There are nine candidates contesting on the ticket of political parties and four independent candidates in the race. Notable among the 11 aspirants who have been disqualified are the People’s National Convention’s (PNC), Bernard Mornah, Janet Nabla, an independent aspirant and Kofi […]
US Government-funded Activity supports farmers with climate information services
Three thousand farmers, under the United States Government-funded Activity; Feed the Future Ghana Policy LINK, have been provided access to climate information services to enhance their resilience in the agriculture sector. The Feed the Future Ghana Policy LINK Activity, since 2021 through its various initiatives including Leading for Change (L4C), Women Awardees Training, Climate Finance […]
Minority calls for payment of tuition fees and stipends of Ghanaian students abroad
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has called for the payment of tuition and stipends owed Ghanaian students on Government Scholarships abroad. They said the failure of the government to honour its obligations to the students had put the future of the students in jeopardy and placed the nation in a bad light. […]
Businessman who threatened to harm Gospel Musician Ohema Mercy remanded in Police custody
By Beatrice Oppon & Priscilla Owusu Ansah An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a Businessman Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu into custody for allegedly threatening to harm Gospel Musician Ohemaa Mercy who he claims owes him 8,500 cedis. The accused had been working as a marketer for Ohemaa Mercy since 2021 until he sent video footage […]
Chieftaincy Affairs Ministry, G/A Regional House of Chiefs suspend La Traditional Council indefinitely
The Ministry of Religious and Chieftaincy Affairs and the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs have suspended the operation of the La Traditional Council indefinitely. According to a statement signed by the Registrar of the Regional House of Chiefs, Mr. Enoch Addo, the suspension aims to allow the Regional House and Ministry to implement measures […]
