The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stressed the importance of building codes for every country, explaining that they offer value for money by providing a yardstick against which all construction- related procurement can be measured. According to him, the comprehensive Ghana building code (Ghana Standards GS1207: 2018) will be a game changer as far […]
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NR: NPP regional chairman monitors progress of voter’s register exhibition exercise
The Northern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mohammed Samba has toured various exhibition centres in the region to monitor the progress of the electoral commission’s voters register exhibition which is currently on-going across the country. Mr. Samba and his team toured Yagba/Kubori constituency to monitor the progress of the Exhibition exercise. […]
Economy bounces back on track, moves 6 places in latest World Bank report
Ghana has made progress to improve the ease of doing business, according to the World Bank Group 2019 Doing Business Report-Training for Reform, released Wednesday. In the latest report, Ghana has improved its ranking to 114 out of 190 economies up six places from 120 in the 2018 Doing Business Report. Ghana’s ease of doing business […]
PHOTO: White old lady spotted driving a taxi on the streets of Accra
BestNewsGH.com has sighted a picture of a white lady working as a taxi driver on the streets of Accra, sparking a frenzy among some Ghanaian social media users. The unknown expatriate lady driving the taxi which was uploaded by Facebook user, Selasy Marshalls sees the old ‘white’ lady coolly steering a taxi. However, it cannot […]
Geneva: Samira Bawumia pushes for design of local solutions to air pollution and its impact on health
The Second Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has called for concerted efforts in tackling air pollution and its attendant effects on health. She made this call at the Opening Plenary of the first-ever World Health Organisation (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health in Geneva, Switzerland. In her opening remarks, the Second Lady, who […]
Geneva: Samira Bawumia courts UNAIDS support for Ghana and SEHP
The second lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has met with the Ag. Deputy Executive Director of the the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) who is also the Director, Fast Track Implementation of Programmes Tim Martineau and his team at the UNAIDS Headquarters in Geneva. The second lady who paid a visit to […]
KNUST saga: reports of capital punishment including caning of students by lecturers disturbing-Majority Leader
Majority leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has lampooned Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for treating the students as though they were in Senior High School, adding that reports of capital punishment in terms of caning students in the school was preposterous and absolutely out […]
Former Ejura MP is no longer an NDC Member, we’re not surprised he endorsed NPP’s planting for food and jobs-NDC MP
Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Bia East Constituency in the Western Region, Richard Akyeampong has revealed that the former NDC MP for Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Issifu Pangabu is no longer a member of the NDC. According to him, the former MP who recently endorsed the […]
KNUST wahala: decision to mix halls cannot be reversed-Occupy Ghana
Pressure group Occupy Ghana has said the decision by Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to convert singles halls of residence to mixed halls cannot be reversed. According to the group, once the University Council has taken that decision, it cannot be reversed. They argue that if the decision is reversed, […]
Debate on borrowing: NPP are the bigger ‘idiots’, they have an insatiable appetite for borrowing-John Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the ‘bigger idiots’ who have developed an insatiable appetite for borrowing. The former President who has taken his nationwide campaign to solicit the votes of delegates of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be elected as the party’s presidential candidate […]
Ghana Maritime Authority saga: Kwame A-Plus demanded bribe from me to drop the matter-DG
Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Kwame Owusu Acheaw has revealed that Kwame Asare Obeng also known as Kwame A-Plus who came public with some transactions he sanctioned including spending some 10 thousand Cedis on lunch for a meeting, called him and demanded a bribe from him in order to drop the matter. According […]
Ghana Maritime Authority Chop chop: Kennedy Agyapong called to intervene, he said the DG is his man-A-plus
Kwame Asare Obeng also known as Kwame A-Plus has revealed that ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Kennedy Ohene Agypapong called him to intervene in the matter of the Ghana Maritime Authority ‘chop chop’ in which the director General, Kwame Owusu is accused of sanctioning the […]