Cocoa farmers at Akyem Asafo and its adjoining villages and hamlets have vowed not to cede any part of their 860 cocoa farms on which they cultivate cocoa for the establishment of a military camp. The area forms part of the cocoa belt in the Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern Region. This came to […]
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park now generates GH¢1.1 million a month following its rehabilitation. Prior to the rehabilitation, the park was generating GH¢3,000 on the average a month. Aside from the increase in revenue, the workforce at the park has since increased by 50 workers. The Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts, Dr Ibrahim Awal, said […]
Some traders in Kumasi have openly declared their support for the candidature of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The traders have therefore appealed to the party’s delegates to votes massively for the Vice President during the party’s presidential primary on November […]
First-year senior high school (SHS) students who are awaiting their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results will report to school on December 4, 2023. The date, which is for both single and double track students, was contained in the 2023/2024 academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions in the country released by the Ghana Education Service (GES). […]
The old students of Prempeh College have called on Primetime Limited to put on hold the final of this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) until the school’s protest over their answer to a riddle question during the semi-final stage of the contest is looked into and addressed. Consequently, the old students and school […]
The Ministry of National Security and the Ghana Armed Forces last Saturday restored calm to Garu in the Upper East Region following a special joint operation which led to the retrieval of weapons used in a recent attack by an irate youth in the town. The operation also led to the apprehension of those responsible […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken delivery of and commissioned 105 militarised vehicles for the security agencies to enhance the country’s efforts to secure its northern borders against terrorists. The vehicles and equipment for intelligence and surveillance, military engineering, explosive ordnance disposal, as well as electronic warfare systems, are valued at €20 million. They […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for the commencement of infrastructural works on a $150 million investment project for 48 districts in six regions. The project is made up of the provision of water, construction of school buildings, health facilities, markets, earth dams and other critical physical infrastructure. It is under the […]
A request by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for the Chief Justice to remove Justice Edward Twum from the Cecilia Dapaah case has been rejected. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) had filed a petition, arguing that the High Court judge, Justice Edward Twum had shown bias against the OSP and wanted […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken steps to identify unqualified Junior High School (JHS) students in Forms One and Two who skipped classes to sit for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The GES has consequently instructed all regional, metro and district directors of education to provide the service with the names of […]
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) has launched a disaster relief fund with a seed amount of GH¢50,000 to support victims of the floods caused by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams. “This is in line with our role as leaders to map out strategies to help the afflicted,” the President of […]
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Dr. Kwame Asah Asante has called on the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah to come out with details of alleged coup mongers and those he claims are promoting coup d’état in Ghana. The National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah at a disinformation conference in Accra […]
