The football world, especially Africa and particularly Uganda, has been thrown into a state of agony as Kyambogo FC shot stopper Ronald Kiggundu met his untimely death oo Saturday morning. The 27-year old was reported to be going to training ahead of the clash with Maroon FC on Sunday. Prior to the club’s final training … Read more
On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports during that period indicated that the young man in his productive years committed the act at Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern Region. Days later, a 14 year-old teenager and a 32-year-old … Read more
Students of the Alpha Beta Education Centres, in Accra have organised its maiden entrepreneurship Programme, dubbed: “Student Market” under the school’s Adinkrahene Leadership Programme (ALP), for pupils and students from the ages of nine to 18 years. The students and pupils used the platform to create and run their own business in a real market … Read more
The newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), Richard Diedong Dombo, has indicated that steps are being taken to attract huge investments to transform the railways subsector. He stated that key stakeholders in the industry such as GRDA, the Ministry of Railways Development, among others, had resolved to team up … Read more
The new Board Chairman of COCOBOD Hackman Owusu Agyemang has revealed that he has come under a barrage of attacks from what he described as ‘small boys’ within the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). He indicates that the youngsters are bent on ruining his hard won reputation and have consistently vowed to drag his name … Read more
Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has constructed a 13.5 million litre marine gas oil storage facility at the Takoradi Port to support the oil and gas industry. The $15 million facility would supply marine gas oil to upstream vessels and FPSOs that will dock at the Takoradi Port in a process called bunkering. The project was … Read more
By Gideon Sackitey Right at the center of many a discussion today is the decision of the Ghana Police Service to accept a GHc50,000.00 donation from the Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies, Mr Tang Hong towards the construction of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) Headquarters at the Nima Police Station … Read more
According to an updated fact of the World Health Organisation (WHO, March 2017), one of the key facts of depression is: “at worst depression leads to suicide”. In the month of February and March, 2017, suicide made headlines in Ghana. Coincidentally this year, the World Health Day theme is “Depression: Let’s talk”. April 7 is … Read more
Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) show that reported cases of abortion among adolescents in the Brong Ahafo Region increased from 1,161 in 2015 to 1,224 last year. This represents 12.7 per cent of the national figure, making the region the third highest region with reported adolescent abortion cases. However, at the national level, … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has said that he does not harbor any form of hatred against the younger brother of former President, John Mahama. The two successful businessmen are known not to be in the best of terms with Ken often accusing Ibrahim Mahama of one form of wrong … Read more
He warned of dire consequences if government chooses to take the law into itself to destroy property Government has been urged to be meticulous and use modern approach to clamp down the activities of illegal miners in the country to avoid landing the state into huge judgment debt. While lauding government plans to clamp down … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has assured it will continue to fight illegal mining (galamsey) in the country whether it involved foreigners or Ghanaians. The Police say it is true some Chinese nationals are involved in illegal mining in the country but nothing will influence the administration in fighting them. The Public Affairs Director of the … Read more
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) says it has adopted pragmatic measures that will correct the negative perceptions of the organisation. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PPA, Mr Agyenim Boateng Adjei, who made this known at a press conference in Accra yesterday, said the authority was embarking on a targeted campaign to sensitise stakeholders to … Read more
Constructed on the occasion of Ghana’s 50th Anniversary to salute the man who is officially recognized as the one who brought cocoa into the country, the chocolate factory which was earmarked to employ 2000 workers is rotting away. The building which was started under the erstwhile John Agyekum Kufour administration is at the roofing stage … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahene-Aidoo, has urged major players in the cocoa chain to do more to promote cocoa as a beverage throughout the world. “Let us together promote the raw less processed cocoa as a beverage to prevent the many avoidable health bills that we pay … Read more
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gold Coast Financial Holding, Mr. Kwame Ofori Asomaning, has emphatically stated that ‘Ghana’s debt is no debt at all.’ According to him, so far as government of Ghana does not run short of laws, there is no way it can run out of Ghana cedis. Mr. Ofori Asomaning made the … Read more
An environment sustainability Policy think tank, Green Growth Solutions, has called on chiefs and traditional leaders to help in the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country. According to the think tank, the fight could get a notch higher if the traditional authorities play their respective roles. “We have to look … Read more
As part of measures to improve healthcare delivery in the country, Phoenix Resource Centre Global Aid Ghana (PRCGA), a Ghanaian-based non-governmental organization, has extended its charity arm to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital with medical equipment worth GH¢15,000. It has also presented a cheque for GH¢1,000 to support the hospital to meet its daily needs. The … Read more
The Western Regional office of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) in Takoradi has held a forum in the metropolis on the United Nations Convention on Contract for International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partially by Sea, otherwise known as “The Rotterdam Rules.” The forum was aimed at sensitising the shipping community, the legislature and related … Read more
Executives of MTN Ghana, led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ebenezer Twum Asante, recently paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Flagstaff House. The visit forms part of MTN’s engagement strategy to share with stakeholders the company’s business performance, contributions to national development, challenges and prospects for the future. Mr. … Read more