Election 2024: EC is all set for Special Voting on December 2
By: Godfred Amoaful The Electoral Commission, EC has declared its readiness to conduct the upcoming special voting scheduled for Monday, 2nd December 2024. In a meeting with the National Election Security Taskforce in Accra, the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensah said the voter register has been prepared and distributed across the country. She said […]
Government commissions new Audit Service office in Asamankese
By Michael Kofi Kenetey An ultra-modern district office complex of the Audit Service, Ghana has been commissioned at Asamankese in the Upper West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region to help decentralize the work of the audit service and help bring the activities of the service closer to the people of the area. The Auditor-General […]
Students’ Health At Risk: Akropong School for the Blind Head turns down ultramodern toilet facility
Special Report by: Kweku Bolton As stipulated in Sustainable Development Goal 6, access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all is paramount, particularly for deprived communities and marginalised groups, including persons with all forms of disability. This provision is equally guaranteed in the 1992 constitution of Ghana and the Disability Act of 2006. […]
Rising trend of raising funds for sick people on Accra’s streets sparks public debate and calls for government action
By Abigail Wiafe The phenomenon of parading sick people on the streets, traffic lights, and major intersections, especially in Accra, is growing rapidly in recent years. These sick people are usually accompanied by fundraising volunteers who use megaphones to solicit for funds to seek medical care for them. In doing so, these persons are left […]
Commission on Small Arms sensitises stakeholders on Silence the Gun Campaign
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), has paid a courtesy call on Ya-Na Abukari (II), Overlord of Dagbon, as part of the Silence the Gun and Save a Life Campaign. The campaign, which is in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, and the […]
Finance Ministry proposes tax incentives for women in lower-income brackets
Mr. George Winful, Director of Revenue Policy, Ministry of Finance, has urged the government to provide tax incentives for vulnerable groups, particularly women in lower-income brackets, to promote economic inclusion. He said there was an urgent need for gender-sensitive fiscal policies, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic had disproportionately impacted women, particularly through job losses and […]
Mortuary workers to lay down tools again over unresolved grievances
The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has officially announced a nationwide strike set to begin on Thursday, November 28, 2024, following the failure of authorities to resolve their longstanding grievances. In a statement titled “Notification of Intention to Resume Strike Action in Abeyance,” MOWAG accused relevant stakeholders of showing a lack of commitment to […]
Ablakwa calls for accountability following CHRAJ report on National Cathedral scandal
By Ashiadey Dotse Honorable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has expressed mixed feelings about the recent report by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on the controversial National Cathedral project. Speaking during a live interview on GTVBreakfast with Kafui Dey on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, Ablakwa stated that […]
Tamale: FDA destroys unwholesome products worth over GH¢500,000
More than 500,000 cedis worth of expired and unwholesome products have been destroyed by the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, at Gbalahi in Tamale, Northern Regional capital. The disposed products included pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, herbal medicines, medical devices, canned tomatoes, and other expired items. The items were confiscated during routine market surveillance and monitoring operations in […]
President Akufo-Addo optimistic of economic recovery
By Thomas Nsowah Adjei President Akufo-Addo says the economic is fast recovering from the difficult times went through during the Covid 19 pandemic which brought the world economy into its knees. He observed that the first quarter economic growth rate of six point nine percent is a clear indication of economic recovering that calls for […]
