It was all joy for the people of Central Region as the sod was cut for the construction of the Central regional solid waste treatment plant. Addressing the gathering at the sod-cutting ceremony on Friday (November 20, 2020,) at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, the Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan, […]
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2020 WASSCE performance best since 2015 — WAEC Report
Analysis of this year’s performance of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates reveals that the average performance of the candidates is the best, when compared with WASSCE results within the past six years, with all four core subjects (English, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies) recording above 50 per cent pass marks. […]
Rename UDS after Rawlings-President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the Governing Council of the University for Development Studies (UDS) to consider his earlier proposal to rename the university after the late former president Jerry John Rawlings. According to the president, when he earlier proposed to name the university after him, Former President Rawlings declined the proposal. […]
Gov’t will continue to expand, modernise Armed Forces-President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says it is his responsibility as Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces to see to the continued expansion and modernisation of the Ghana Armed Forces, in order to enhance its capacity to combat contemporary and future threats effectively. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of military officer […]
Maintain focus to boost confidence in local entrepreneurs – Transport Minister charges contractors
The Minister for Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has sent a note of caution to the consortium of contractors working on the Boankra Inland Port Project, especially, the Ghanaian partner, to maintain focus and deliver quality work to justify the confidence reposed in indigenous contractors by the President of the Republic. According to him, the […]
Vibrant Agric sector created; Ghana now a net-exporter of foodstuff-President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his tenure of office, over the last three years and ten months, has seen to the creation of a vibrant agricultural sector in Ghana, with the country, during the period, transformed into a net-exporter of foodstuffs, Ghana’s agriculture has been transformed into a Speaking at […]
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong named Entrepreneur of the decade at Ghana Business Awards 2020
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies has been awarded ‘Entrepreneur of the Decade’, at the third edition of the Ghana Business Awards at the Kempinski Hotel-Accra. The award was in recognition of his contribution to Business and Development in Ghana and Africa through his companies and various […]
Zoomlion Ghana Limited wins sanitation company of the year award
Waste Management Giants, Zoomlion Ghana limited has been awarded Sanitation Company of the year at the Ghana Business Award, 2020 for its outstanding role in providing solutions and managing waste in the country. Zoomlion was also cited as a great contributor to capacity building and job creation. The company was also applauded for its golden […]
VP Bawumia commissions Training Institute for GES Staff
The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has commissioned a Training Institute for staff of the Ghana Education Service, at Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipal of the Central region. Conceived by the Kufuor administration, construction works began in 2011 but were abandoned in 2012 by the Previous administration due to lack of funds. The project was […]
Bawumia supports Akyem Batabi church disaster victims with GH¢200,000
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has presented GH¢200,000 in cash to the victims of the collapsed Church of Prosperity building at Akyem Batabi, near Oda, in the Eastern Region. The beneficiaries of the gesture are the eight survivors and the representatives of the 22 who died in the disaster on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Dr […]
President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for phase one of Tema-Aflao Highway
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 25th October 2020, cut the sod for the construction of phase one of the Tema-Aflao road, in fulfilment of a pledge he made when he commissioned the Tema Interchange project. Once completed, this project will alleviate the plight of motorists traversing the Tema-Aflao stretch, […]
Razak Kojo Opoku Writes: Poverty of Creativity and Jealousy Killing NDC Members
Bravo and congratulations to the Daughters of Akufo-Addo. They have shown that Entrepreneurship and Self-reliance is the way to go. I am proud of Akufo-Addo’s daughters for not behaving as the Slay Queens of John Mahama. The Daughters of Akufo-Addo have rather set up a Foundation aimed at supporting Children with Autism and other health […]