Below is the full text of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s maiden May Day Address at the Independence Square in Accra as obtained by the Ghana News Agency. May Day address by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Independence Square, on Monday, 1st May, 2017 It is an honour for … Read more
The Greater Accra Region recorded 197 maternal deaths, while 100 women died through bleeding. Dr Linda A. Vanotoo, the Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), who made this known in Accra on Monday said the women died through lack of blood hence the need to stock the blood banks. She made this known … Read more
About 50 billion dollars is said to be leaving Africa each year, according to the Thabo Mbeki led High Level Panel report on illicit financial outflows from the continent in 2015. Majority of these losses, about 50 per cent or more of the total, was as a result of trade mis-invoicing and corruption. Dr Steve … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has developed two fire detection devices in a bid to enhance the nation’s pursuit to bringing down the incidence of fire outbreaks. They include ‘PySpy’, open-space intelligent fire detection and alert system, the world’s first of such technology to be invented, and ‘Laser Smoke Detector’, an … Read more
Members of the Agona East District Assembly have pledged to endorse Mr Denis Armah-Frempong, President Nana Akufo- Addo’s nominee for the position of District Chief Executive (DCE). According to them, it would be major setback for members of the Assembly to reject the President’s nominee as it could affect policies and programmes of the area. … Read more
A total of 961 food vendors in the Techiman North District of the Brong Ahafo Region, have undergone a thorough free health screening at Tuobodom to ascertain their health condition. The beneficiaries were examined for typhoid and high blood pressure, and taken through hand washing and hygienic sale of food, in an exercise organised by … Read more
Emmanuel Ashalley Tetteh has been suspended for contravening the code of conduct The Klottey Korle Constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), had expressed happiness following the suspension of their Communication Officer. Mr Emmanuel Ashalley Tetteh has been suspended with immediate effect for contravening the code of conduct and disciplinary conduct of the party … Read more
Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, the Behavioural Change Communication Specialist of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has observed that there is a remarkable reduction in malaria cases in terms of prevalence rate. He said Ghana, which was now in a hyper transmission area had a major decline in malaria cases and deaths with a significant reduction … Read more
Professor Emmanuel Debrah, the former Head of Political Science Department at the University of Ghana, has said the Nkrumaist tradition, which formed the basis of the Ghanaian independence was dwindling by the years. Professor Debrah said the tradition was diminishing because it had developed many branches reflecting in the formation of various political parties in … Read more
More than seventy-eight high tension and forty-nine low tension electricity poles were destroyed by bush fires in the Central Region in 2016. Mr William Coleman, Regional Maintenance Engineer, who disclosed this an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), put the cost of replacing the poles at GH¢94,671.24. The figure, he said, did not include … Read more
Former Big Brother Africa star, Mimi Abu Andani, has expressed dissatisfaction with the way legal systems in Africa tackle the issues of piracy, saying the systems do not pay much attention to the menace. Mrs Andani, who is also the Director of the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA), bemoaned that piracy was affecting the businesses … Read more
Scores of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on Wednesday called on the National Security to tighten the noose around Petroleum Black Market dealers whose infiltration into the sector posed a great risk to the national economy. Mr Henry Akwaboah, Managing Director of Engen Ghana Limited told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that, the growing … Read more
ASP Olivia Adiku who confirmed the story said the incident happened at Adidaase A 36-year-old man, Abdul Salam, has been arrested by the Asankrangwa Police for murdering his six-year-old son for rituals. The suspect was alleged to have severed the head and left legs of the boy in what could be described as a ritual … Read more
The Winneba Police has arrested the Chief of Effutu Ansaful, Neenyi Ansaful III, for assaulting a-48-year old taxi driver at Winneba. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Reverend John Agbemaiese, Crime Officer of the Winneba Police Command, told the Ghana News Agency that on April 23, 2017 at about 1400 hours, the alleged victim, Victor Apetogbor, came … Read more
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours on the Bunkprugu Township in the Northern Region. The Bunkprugu Township curfew starts from 08:00 hours to 06:00 hours effective Tuesday, April 25, 2017. This was in a statement … Read more
Fire on Tuesday morning gutted two apartments within the Workers’ Estate in Ho, destroying properties worth hundreds of cedis. No casualty was recorded in the fire at the block “D”. Henry Asare, an eyewitness who lives on the block told the Ghana News Agency that he spotted smoke from the rooms around 9:30am and rushed … Read more
The Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority’s standalone system for certification of vehicles and drivers has been compromised by ‘goro boys’. Mr Kwasi Agyeman Busia, DVLA Chief Executive, disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of a training workshop for technicians of the Authority in Tema. Mr Busia said because his outfit was … Read more
Nii Adjei Kraku, Paramount Chief of Tema Traditional Area (Tema Mantse) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to nominate an indigene of Tema as its Metropolitan Chief Executive. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency at his palace in Tema Manhean, he said “my people have come out boldly to tell me … Read more
A team of Senior Government Officials, led by the Vice President, are meeting partners in London, Washington D. C and New York to share the Government’s transformational economic agenda for addressing Ghana’s debt, attracting investments and creating jobs. Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo and Minister Finance Ken Ofori Atta are part of the Non-Deal Roadshow … Read more
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Friday assured the public that adequate preparations are being put in place to manage disasters during the rainy season, which has duly started. Mr Kweku D. De Graft, the Acting Director, Public Relations, NADMO, said throughout the year, the Organisation had been carrying out adequate sensitisation programmes in flood … Read more