President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in Dortmund, Germany, to participate in the 5th German-African Economic Forum which takes place today, February 27. Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver the keynote address at the forum. His address is expected to talk about strong economic partnership between Ghana and Germany, the ‘Ghana and Africa beyond … Read more
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda, has seemingly justified death threats on Media General’s journalist Kwakye Afreh-Nuamah by accusing the journalist of unprofessionalism. Even though the minister emphasized that he does not support the threatening of journalists, he believes that the threat on Kwakye Afreh-Nuamah is not worthy of discussion as … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo will begin meeting his ministers one-on-one from Monday, to assess their performances. The exercise will also review the overall performance of the government after one year in office. Minister of State in charge Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto Osei, who prepared the evaluation of the ministers for the President, says he will not … Read more
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Joseph Kofi Adda has said Ghanaians should not expect overnight solutions on the fight against filth in the country. He said the effort of his ministry towards cleaning the country will begin to show in the later part of the year. “The overnight solution people are expecting to … Read more
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Joseph Kofi Adda is on a collision course with officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), denying reports of water rationing in parts of Ghana. GWCL began rationing water late January in most parts of the country as a result of the dry season, environmental degradation and … Read more
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda, has urged residents of Navrongo to strive to make the area the cleanest town in Ghana. According to him, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked him as the Sanitation Minister to make Ghana clean, as such Navrongo must endeavour to be the cleanest … Read more
The indebtedness of water consumers to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has reached GHC846 million. Minister of Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda, who revealed this said 58 per cent of the debt is owed by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies while the rest is by domestic customers of the company. “The GWCL is owed … Read more
Just like the one constituency-one million dollars policy is receiving some green light, so is its counterpart policy, the one village-one dam beginning to see some daylight… President Nana Akufo-Addo is gradually proving to Ghanaians and of course all observers from around the world, that he is committed to putting all his campaign promises into … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday inaugurated a 15-member Inter-Ministerial Committee for the implementation of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the ceremony, which was also held to commemorate the President’s appointment as co-Chair of the Advocacy Group of Eminent Persons by UN Secretary General, António Guterres, President Akufo-Addo charged the Committee … Read more
Discovery Communications announced Monday it was buying television rival Scripps Networks Interactive for $14.6 billion, a deal that will give it Food Network, Travel Channel and other channels in global markets. The deal will unite the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Eurosport and others operated by Maryland-based Discovery Communications with the operations of Scripps, which … Read more
Morgan Stanley has picked Frankfurt as a new temporary hub to operate in the European Union when Brexit takes effect, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The New York investment bank will double staff in the German city from 200 to 400 in order to be ready to continue to operate in Europe … Read more
For the first time since his swearing in, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo will meet journalists and answer questions from them. It has taken the president six months to restart this age-old practice where presidents sit and answer wide-ranging questions about their performance from members of the media. Nana Akuffo-Addo came to the presidency … Read more
Elders of Tetegu and leaders of communities affected by the spillage of the Weija Dam in Accra have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impress upon the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to dredge the Densu River to its original depth of 25 feet. The Weija Dam which is on the Densu River … Read more
ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is said to have confirmed that the 45-year-old was killed in an air strike in the Iraqi province of Nineveh. Reports claim ISIS fanatics are scrambling to find a successor to the terror chief, who announced the formation of … Read more
It’s a community closely knit together on a refuse site in a prime area close enough to the main entrance of the University of Ghana, and just behind the Ghana Revenue Authority at Okponglo in Accra. From the Okponglo bus stop, one can see the illegal refuse site grow bigger than it used to be. … Read more
The Acting President of Ga Traditional Council in the Greater Accra Region, Nii Dodoo Nsaki II, has called on Ghanaians to ensure environmental cleanliness to avoid any outbreak of disease. According to the chief, many diseases that people spend money and time to cure could have been avoided if they had ensured environmental cleanliness. Nii … Read more
The CRU Events (Commodities Research Unit) has partnered the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) to host the West Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness conference on 10-12 July at the Movenpick Hotel Accra. It will bring together regional government heads and international industry leaders to discuss opportunities for West African fertilizer and agribusiness trade. It comes at a time … Read more
The Head of Public Relations for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in the Western Region, Philip Osei Bonsu, is amongst forty (40) fellows who are heading to the United States of America (USA) for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI). Announcing the 2017 cohort of the Mandela Washington … Read more
Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited in collaboration with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on Friday cleaned the site where the June 3 twin disaster occurred at the Goil filling station near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra. They also cleared filth at the Nkrumah Interchange and surrounding environs ahead of the 2nd anniversary commemoration of … Read more
Andre Agassi revealed on Friday he is happy to work unpaid as Novak Djokovic’s coach and said he would be open to extending his relationship with the Serb at Wimbledon next month. Eight-time Grand Slam champion Agassi teamed up with Djokovic ahead of the French Open, where the Serb is attempting to defend his title. … Read more