Following the recent National Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has directed all persons and companies engaged in reconnaissance and/or prospecting in Forest Reserves, with or without legal authorization, to suspend such activities until further notice. In addition to that the Minerals Commission, with immediate effect, is not […]
The state has dragged former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson, and four others back to the Accra High Court concerning the charges of causing financial loss of $14.8 million to the state. The state has improved on the charges levelled against the accused persons and filed it at […]
The work of internal auditors in public institutions across Ghana has saved GH¢522.9 million of public funds, the Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Dr Eric Oduro Osae, has stated. He said the amount was realised from audit observation infractions in 9,068 audit reports, out of which 6,699 recommendations, with a monetary value of […]
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,” […]
