The Police in the Eastern Region have arrested two septuagenarians believed to be involved in the manufacture and sale of locally made pistols to criminals. The two, Richard Kwame Asare, 76 and Kojo Tetteh, 74, are both professional blacksmiths and residents of Pakro near Adawso in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The […]
Five high-yielding yam varieties have been developed by the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) to help boost yam production in the country. The improved varieties, which are high-yielding, disease-resistant and more nutritious, are SDr1403004, SDr1403003, SDr1403005, SDr1403031 and SDr1403074. They have since been approved by the National […]
The government has described the demands and the posture of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) as unfair to students and parents. It emphasised that on June 16, last year, the government and UTAG signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) satisfactorily resolving issues relating to the conditions of service (CoS) of university teachers, and […]
Foreigners living in Ghana or who intend to be in the country for more than 90 days are required to register their SIM cards for their mobile phones to be able to keep their numbers. As mandated by the National Communications Authority (NCA), such foreigners also have up to March 31, 2022 to have their […]
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has indicated its decision to restore the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levies (PSRL) on petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) products effective February 1, 2022. President Akufo-Addo had directed the National Petroleum Authority to extend the removal of the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levies on petrol, diesel, and LPG to […]
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has said it is ready to negotiate, but the posturing of the employer is not welcoming. The President of UTAG, Professor Solomon Nunoo said even though the university teachers had heard the calls to return to the lecture theatres, there were no concrete milestones on the table towards […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a five-day national vaccination campaign as part of efforts to increase the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. The National Vaccination Days campaign will run from Wednesday, February 2 to Sunday, February 6, 2022. Codenamed: ‘Operation 2.5 million doses in five days’, the campaign intends to target at least […]
Highly acclaimed crisis management company, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has taken the Market Centres Fumigation project to Cape Coast, the Central Regional Capital. The fumigation train stopped in Cape Coast on Saturday January 29, 2022. As was the case with the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Market in […]
The government will put into use five day senior high school (SHS) blocks, popularly known as E-Blocks, starting this year. The E-Blocks are among those started under the previous government but not completed. It brings to 21, the number of E-Blocks operationalised by the government, out of the 23 earmarked for completion under the current […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has made a major breakthrough, as its Council of Ministers has now agreed on a criteria to determine the origin of 88 per cent of all products on the tariff books across the continent. Technically known as the Rules of Origin, it is the level of value […]
Parliament has constituted a four-member ad hoc committee for the recommendation of an auditor to audit and report on the accounts of the Office of the Auditor General. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. The committee The committee is chaired by Mr James Klutse Avedzi, Member […]
The annual New Year School and Conference opens at the Great Hall and the Cedi Conference Centre at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon, today Monday, January 24, 2021. Organised by the School of Continuing and Distance Education of the College of Education of the university, this year’s school and conference, the 73rd edition, is […]
