Preparations are rife for migration from Analogue Terrestrial Television (ATT) transmission in the country onto a Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system. According to the Minister of Communications and Digitisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the government was in the process of identifying people to manage the platform, adding that the migration “will be done soon”. “The only […]
In the spirit of Ramadan, a construction company, Ussuya Ghana Limited has presented 100 bags of maize to the Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa. The package which is valued at a little over 10 thousand Ghana Cedis is to help the Hospital to feed patients on admission there. In this report, GBC’s Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo […]
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, says the national housing deficit is in excess of two million housing units. He said it was currently estimated that 60 per cent of the country’s population would need some form of government assistance to help them to get access to housing, while 35 per cent […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reminded Muslims of the need to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 safety protocols as they observe the holy month of Ramadan (Fasting). In a message posted on his Facebook wall, Dr Bawumia urged Muslims to be “mindful of the presence of the COVID-19 disease and continue to observe the […]
Stakeholders at a consultative meeting on the passage of a broadcasting law to regulate broadcasting activities in the country have unanimously agreed that the time for such a law is more rife than ever. According to them, the lack of a law to regulate the activities of the media was causing a lot of threats […]
The chairmanship of the International Presbytery of Fountain Gate Chapel has been handed over to Rev Daniel Asiedu to steer the affairs of the church, in a colourful ceremony which took place recently at the Desert Pastures in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. He takes over from Rev Clement Anchebah who set up the […]
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has cautioned the public to be vigilant at all times and for parents to be watchful of the movement of their children and activities to ensure their safety. The caution followed the recent ritual murder of the 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdulai, at Kasoa. “Ishmael’s murder is only […]
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) says the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) misinformed the Minister of Energy and Ghanaians, when it said the Bui Power Plant had been shut down due to low level of water and hence the intermittent power supply in the central part of Ghana and especially in Kumasi. Following the intermittent […]
The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has refuted allegations that mackerel has replaced eggs in the national approved menu for students under the free Senior High School(SHS) policy. “Mackerel and eggs have been part of the menu for students since September 2017 when the free SHS programme started and it remains same till date,” […]
Three personalities in the built environment and local governance have strongly given their support to the call for the country to have a new administrative capital. They have, therefore, called on duty bearers to take a bold decision to initiative plans for the relocation of the capital city from Accra to another part of the […]
The Election Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has opened nominations for its national elections. The nominations will close on April 27, 2021, at 5 pm. The GJA in a press release informed its members that nomination forms “may be obtained from the GJA website: www.gjaghana.org”. It added that filing fees “should be paid into […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will embark on its normal “Revenue Mobilisation exercise” today, April 12, 2021. In a statement, ECG said the exercise will focus on all customers who owe the company. It added that its revenue mobilisation teams will be identified by their staff identity cards, urging customers […]
