The Minerals Commission has opened a new office complex at Bibiani as part of ongoing efforts to decentralise the services of the mining and minerals regulator. The office will provide a more congenial ambience for the officers and staff of the commission in the region, a departure from the rented chamber-and-hall office space they had […]
Ghana lost over 15,000 people to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C- related liver diseases in 2022, indicating 42 deaths per day. Most of the victims, who died prematurely as young men and women, suffered from liver failure and liver cancer. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, who disclosed this at the […]
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has officially terminated the mining leases of FGR Bogoso Prestea Mining Limited. This decision, announced in a press statement on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, was based on recommendations from the Minerals Commission and the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. The Ministry stated that the move […]
The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphasized that building a united Ghana with equal opportunities for all Ghanaians remains his top priority if elected President. During a courtesy call on the Chief of the Ashaiman Ewe Community and his elders, as part of his campaign tour […]
Apple has discontinued several products following the unveiling of the iPhone 16 at its annual keynote event. The new line-up, which includes the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, AirPods 4, AirPods Max with USB-C, and a redesigned Apple Watch Series 10, has prompted the tech giant to phase out older models. iPhone 15 Pro and […]
The government has launched the Ghana Knowledge and Skills Bank (GKSB), a comprehensive digital educational hub that gives students access to educational materials, online tutoring and a platform for students to interact and study. Apart from the enormous resource and learning materials, including past questions, the free-access platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has options […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs faces federal charges in New York, his lawyer said late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, issued a statement saying: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” He […]
Among the various types of fraudulent activities recorded in banks in Ghana in 2023, five stood out and came atop. They were; cash theft, cyber/email fraud, fraudulent withdrawals from accounts, forgery and manipulation of documents, and cheque fraud. Of the five, cash theft emerged as the topmost fraud recording a loss value of GH¢14.8 million […]
Ghana has lost more than a third of its 2023/24 cocoa output to smuggling, a top official from the cocoa marketing board (Cocobod) told Reuters, as low local prices and payment delays push some farmers to sell to increasingly sophisticated trafficking rings. Poor harvests in Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s second-largest and largest producers, […]
A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its planned nationwide protest against the Electoral Commission (EC) today, September 17. He labelled the protest the “most useless exercise” he had ever witnessed, questioning its potential to achieve any meaningful change. In an […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold a nationwide demonstration today, Tuesday, September 17, in protest against the Electoral Commission (EC). The NDC accuses the EC of refusing to allow for a forensic audit of the voters register ahead of the December elections, after it alleged a number of anomalies, including illegal but mass transfer […]
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started reducing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from today, September 16, 2024. Star Oil Ghana is selling a litre of petrol at GH₵12.55, indicating a one cedi drop. This represents a 7.9 percent decline. The company is also selling a litre of diesel at GH₵13.27. This represents […]
