Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that government is almost done with a process that would ensure new born babies are issued the Ghana card. According to him, work has already commenced to make the new arrangement effective this year with the Ghana Statistical Service providing the Ghana Health Service, 13 thousand tablets to support […]
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Illegal Chinese miners jailed 15 years
The Sekondi High Court in the Western Region has sentenced four convicts, including two Chinese, to a 15-year jail term each in hard labour. The four, Chen Hung @Labania, Chen Zhili, Stephen Arthur, and Prince Denis Aidoo, were tried for buying and selling minerals in the country without licence, contrary to sections of the Minerals […]
Pull down LGBTQI billboard – MPs to Police
The Members of Parliament (MPs) sponsoring the bill aimed criminalizing the activities of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to, as a matter of urgency, invite those who put up a billboard at the Accra end of the motorway promoting the activities of LGBTQI+ […]
Cape Coast: ‘Roman father’ suspended for refusing to go on transfer, operating personal prayer camp
The Cape Coast Archdiocese of the Catholic Church has suspended a priest, Rev Father Robert A.K. Oduro for refusing to go on transfer and establishing a personal prayer camp. Rev Father Robert A.K. Oduro had been transferred on January 1, 2022 from St. Paul’s Parish, Assin Jakai to the Archdiocesan Secretariat, Fourth Ridge, Cape Coast, but he […]
Accra-Tema Beach Road Expansion Project: Govt pays GH¢3.6m in compensations
The government has paid GH¢3.6 million in compensation to persons affected by phase one of the Accra-Tema Beach Road Expansion Project. The project contractor, China Ganzu International Corporation for Economic and Technical Cooperation (CGICETC), has revealed that the compensation covered buildings and other structures demolished to make way for the project. The payments were made […]
Dr Bawumia cuts sod for construction of 32 TVET centres
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for the construction of 32 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres across the country. The skills acquisition project is aimed at increasing the employment rate of the youth in the country. The event took place at Abrankese in the Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti […]
Plant medicines can rake in $30bn annually
Ghana stands to realise more than $30 billion annually from medicines produced from natural plants. The windfall is expected to provide treatment for some diseases the world is struggling to treat and also bring economic relief to the country. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of COA Research and Manufacturing Company Limited, Professor Samuel Ato […]
Motorway reconstruction begins August — Minister
Reconstruction of the Accra-Tema Motorway will begin in August this year, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has said. He said the government had reached a financial agreement with a private investor for the project to commence. Mr Amoako-Atta made this known yesterday when he paid a working visit to the motorway. He […]
Ex-gratia not to trap me but inappropriate for part-time work – Togbe Afede
The Paramount Chief and the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV has disclosed the reasons for refunding over ¢365,000 paid to him as ex-gratia for serving on the Council of State between 2017 and 2020. In a statement issued on Monday reacting to public speculation over the refund, Togbe Afede XIV said he […]
Local textbooks printing begins: 5 Printers confirm action
Five local printers have disclosed that they have commenced the printing of government textbooks for basic schools under the new curriculum. The printers are G-PAK Ltd, a subsidiary of the Graphic Communications Group Limited; the Buck Press, Appointed Time Printing Ltd, Jay Kay Industries Ltd and Sec-print Ltd. The printers which have secured the printing […]
Obuasi: Fire tender responding to distress call involved in accident
A fire tender which was responding to a distress call in Obuasi on Sunday was involved in an accident, injuring eight fire men who were on board. They were responding to a fire outbreak at the Obuasi suburb of Kyekyewere. The driver of the fire tender, apparently unaware of the construction of a bridge head of him, […]
Green Ghana: Lands Ministry designates seedling centres
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has designated centres for people to collect seedlings for planting on the Green Ghana Day next Friday. The centres are located on the premises of the ministry, the Forestry Commission (FC) Head Office at Achimota, opposite the main entrance to GIMPA, the National Theatre and the Trade Fair […]