Elizabeth Sackey has received a unanimous endorsement as the Mayor of Accra, making her the first female to occupy the enviable position of Metropolitan Chief Executive in Accra. All 33 assembly members who were present at the confirmation on Thursday (October 7, 2021) voted YES in her favour. Elizabeth Sackey who is a former Member […]
The government has signed an agreement with Spain to facilitate the training of more than 120,000 people in the tourism sector. As part of the agreement, the Spanish government, through Incyde Foundation, the umbrella body of Chambers of Commerce in Spain, will build a hi-tech smart tourist incubator hub to support the development of tourism […]
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the ministry is working with the Ministry of Finance to suspend some levies that contribute to fuel prices in order to cushion patrons against the ever-increasing price hikes. He said that decision was necessary because the most important task of the ministry was to keep […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is to review its regulations to make examination malpractice unattractive in the country. The Chairman of the council, Prof. Ato Essuman, said the current regulations on examination malpractice were “too lenient” and, therefore, needed to be reviewed to safeguard the integrity of the council’s examinations at all levels. “Some […]
If you are fully vaccinated in Ghana you are now ok to enter the United Kingdom (UK) without the hassle Ghanaians have gotten used to under Covid-19. It means Ghanaians travelling to the UK will no longer have to do day 8 test or be quarantined for 10 days. This follows the removal of 47 countries and […]
KGL Foundation, a subsidiary of the KGL Group, has come to the aid of juvenile football development, spearheaded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Speaking at the agreement signing event, Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Mr. Alex Dadey, disclosed that the KGL Foundation has been set up as a single-purpose vehicle to drive all corporate […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) recorded a growth of 34 per cent above its budget in the first half of the year. That was in spite of its inability to come to the finality of the 20 per cent container business between it and the Meridian Port Services (MPS). According to the Director-General […]
Whistleblower Frances Haugen, 37, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic integrity team, testified at an internet safety hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and said “they [Facebook] have put their immense profits before people.” She told senators at a Washington hearing that Facebook’s leaders know how to make their products safer but won’t, she […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta is still at post, the Ministry has clarified in a press statement. The statement dated Tuesday, October 5, 2021 issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Finance follows reports on social media that Mr Ofori-Atta has resigned from his position. It said Mr Ofori-Atta is […]
Ebenezer Kojo Otoo, a 44-year old Visual Arts and Ceramics teacher at the Winneba Senior High School in the Central Region who also doubles as a farmer was Tuesday adjudged the Most Outstanding Teacher for 2021 at a ceremony which was organised to commemorate the World Teachers Day in Sunyani. For his prize, the 2021 Most […]
The Chief director of the Jubilee House, H M Wood, has debunked claims that the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, is involved in the unlawful auctioning of state properties, especially some nine vehicles belonging to the Kumasi Technical University. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has sued the state […]
Investor confidence in Facebook weakened a bit on Monday amid continued political pressure and a rare lengthy outage of the company’s apps, sendings shares down 4.8% and zapping away billions from CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune. Zuckerberg’s fortune declined by $5.9 billion to a mere $117 billion in total. (He’s now the world’s sixth richest person.) Top […]
