The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Sammi Awuku has given the strongest indication yet, that he is fully and unapologetically committed to the development of Okuapeman and its youth. Mr. Awuku who is a son of the area says he is resolute in his conviction that all the communities in Okuapeman must […]
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Spate of collapsed buildings: MMDAs must enforce land use laws — Spatial Planning Authority
Special investigations conducted by the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA) into the recent collapse of buildings have revealed that lack of enforcement of the LUSPA laws by the assemblies is the major cause of the disasters. Consequently, the authority has taken note of the lapses on the side of the assemblies and has […]
86 illegal miners who entered Obuasi mine underground in police custody
Eighty-six illegal miners who entered the underground of Obuasi Mine of Anglogold Ashanti in Ghana have been arrested by the police. They were all picked up when they exited the underground through one of the main shafts of the mining company into the waiting arms of the police and security personnel of the biggest gold […]
Prof. Ama Atta Aidoo passes on aged 81
Former Education Minister and renowned author of ‘The Dilemma of a Ghost’ has passed on. According to her family, the poet, playwright and academic born on March 23, 1942, died peacefully at home. In a press statement, the family announced, “with deep sorrow but in the hope of the resurrection, informs the general public that […]
Ghana targets 2m tourists, $4bn in 2 years — President Akufo-Addo
As part of measures to make tourism play its leading role in the economic progress of the country, Ghana is working towards attracting two million international arrivals that will culminate in a $4 billion spending impact by 2025, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated. He said as part of the measures put in place, […]
Asantehene destools Antoa chief
The chief of Antoa in Asanteman, Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman has been destooled. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in a ruling destooled the Antoa chief following a number of offences including multiple sale of lands. The ruling was delivered by Otumfuo, who is the President of the Kumasi Traditional Council on his first sitting […]
The St Monica’s SHS student’s death and reported negligence by management on campus
The recent sudden death of a 17-year-old student of the St Monica’s Senior High School (SHS) at Mampong in the Ashanti Region, and the circumstances surrounding the incident, has been attributed partly to negligence on the part of the management of the school. The student, Patience Amanyi, reported sick, the housemistress, senior housemistress and other […]
Ghana ranked 7th in UN peacekeeping operations
The United Nations (UN) has ranked Ghana seventh out of the 122 contributing countries in peacekeeping as of March this year. The total number of peacekeepers deployed globally by the UN as of March this year was 76,712, comprising 70,257 males and 6,455 females. Out of the total number of 6,455 women deployed, Ghana had […]
Freddy Blay dismisses 7% JOHL shares diversion claims
The Chairman of the Board of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Freddy Worsemao Armah Blay, has said the allegations surrounding the supposed “surreptitious,” “clandestine,” and “scandalous” sale of the so called GNPC shares are unequivocally false. According to him, there was “no intention by GNPC or me as its Chairman, to divest seven per […]
World Bank releases $150m for Odaw Basin flood control
The World Bank has released $150 million to the government as additional funding to improve on flood resilience in the Odaw River Basin in the Greater Accra Region. The loan is to fund the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project aimed, among other objectives, at improving flood risk and solid waste management for […]
GNPC Board Chairman Freddie Blay dismisses calls for resignation amid stake sale controversy
Mr. Freddie Blay, the Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and former New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman has responded to the demands from some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) urging him to step down. The calls for his resignation came after the GNPC announced plans to sell a 50% stake in Jubilee Holdings Limited […]
GRA closes 2 Chinese businesses, arrests 6 managers
Six business operators, including two Chinese, have been arrested in Accra for failing to issue Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices to customers. Although the identities of the arrested persons were not disclosed, their businesses were given as Computer Land Ghana Limited, dealers in computers and accessories, and Hiang Vegetables and Fruits Chinese Supermarket, both at […]