Hundreds of Ghanaians led by the Second Gentleman of the land His Excellency Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia marched through some principal streets in Accra to commemorate the much talked about Ghana At 60 health walk. The health walk started around 7 am, minutes after the arrival of the Vice President, the Minister of Youth and Sports, … Read more
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described as “a betrayal of trust” the embarrassment that Ghana suffered as a result of the confusion that rocked the country’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja some few weeks ago. In January 2017, the Parliament of Ghana constituted an eight-member delegation to the Community Parliament. Included among the … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bunkprugu Constituency in the Northern Region has been nominated as Deputy Northern Regional Minister. The two-term legislator, Solomon Boar’s name, was captured on the list of Deputy Ministerial nominees announced in Parliament on Friday March 3, 2017. He is to partner Salifu Saeed, when he’s approved by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. … Read more
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDCs) Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Eguafo (KEEA) constiuency Hon. Samuel Atta Mills in an interview today [Thursday] 2nd March, 2017 termed the maiden edition of the NPP government’s budget which was read in parliament by the Minister of Finance Hon. Ken Ofori Atta as Kasapa Budget. He explained further … Read more
The government of Ghana has revealed plans to revamp the redundant Winneba Sports college and transform it into a Centre of Excellence This move by the government was made public by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori Atta whiles reading the 2017 budget The National Sports College was established by the erstwhile PNDC government … Read more
The sad story of the KNUST student suicide calls on the society to be more attentive to the issue of depression, which is mostly of a relegated concern in this part of the world. The bizarre story of a Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) student who committed suicide has continued to raise … Read more
Ghanaian actress and movie producer, Bibi Bright after campaigning for the New Patriotic Party, NPP ahead of the 2016 general election has been named among three persons to form the Creative Arts Council. The actress has been appointed Secretary for the council, led by Mark Okreku Mantey, boss of Slip Music. Hon. Catherine Afeku, Minister … Read more
PRESIDENT and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has described activities of illegal mining as ‘wicked’ and has therefore kicked against its legalisation. Dr. Nduom’s statement comes on the heels of a call by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency in the Western Region, Hon. George Mireku Duker, for illegal mining, … Read more
Government has initiated re-conciliatory procedures in an attempt to resolve the chieftaincy stalemate in Dagbon and Nanung traditional areas. The National Security Minister, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Ministers, on Wednesday March 1, 2017, jointly paid a working visit to the Yendi Municipality. They met with leaders of the two chieftaincy divides in the Dagbon State. … Read more
Government has initiated re-conciliatory procedures in an attempt to resolve the chieftaincy stalemate in Dagbon and Nanung traditional areas. The National Security Minister, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Ministers, on Wednesday March 1, 2017, jointly paid a working visit to the Yendi Municipality. They met with leaders of the two chieftaincy divides in the Dagbon State. … Read more
About $16 million will be needed to revive the factory Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has expressed disappointment in the previous government’s failure to raise the much-needed capital to resuscitate the Komenda Sugar Factory. According to him, contrary to reports that the Komenda Sugar Factory was in production; “there’s no start-up capital as well as … Read more
Torrential rains last Saturday night ripped apart 6 schools in Jamasi, in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region. These schools were left roofless, some with broken walls and others with drenched books. The Jamasi SDA primary, one of the worst affected in the community, had two (2) separate blocks of the school, which houses … Read more
SEVEN-member Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC), an umbrella body of journalists reporting from Ghana’s Parliament, has been sworn into office. The committee has a two-year mandate to steer the affairs of the corps. The seven were sworn in by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, at his conference … Read more
MANAGING Director of Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited, a wholly Ghanaian owned ICT and telecom solutions provider, Mr. Birendra Sasmal, has disclosed that his outfit saves the telecos US$10 million every month be helping to detect Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) fraud operations. According to him, over the last four years, his company has managed to save the … Read more
MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency in the Western Region and a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy, Hon. George Mireku Duker, has hinted that he will soon launch an apprenticeship fund to support the youth in his constituency who would want to go into apprenticeship. According to him, all … Read more
The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Kwakye Darffuor has lamented over inadequate vehicles at the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council to perform official duties. According to Hon. Kwakye Darfour, the situation is dire hence the Presidency has been informed and a team has been sent by the President to make assessment of the situation for earnest intervention. … Read more
ONE issue that continues to confront us as a country is the practice of illegal mining, which is popularly referred to as galamsey. It is basically a practice where, especially the youth of gold mining communities, use very crude and dangerous methods, albeit illegal, to prospect for gold. THE practice is endemic in many of … Read more
NDC Deputy Communications Director, Fred Agbenyo has asked the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko to stop making commentaries on the country’s energy crises and fix the situation. Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Fred Agbenyo noted that the assurances and timelines given by the Sector Minister may ensnare him. According to him, the nation has confidence in … Read more
Member of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC] communication team, Alhaji Haruna Halidu, has confirmed his believe that the current energy crisis would be solved by this government under the supervision of the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. “I believe Hon. Boakye Agyarko will solve Ghana’s energy crisis due to his level of intellect in energy … Read more
MINORITY Chief Whip and Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has called on the West Africa bloc to start boycotting products and services of South Africa origin. According to him, recent checks have shown that South Africa benefits more from its business in other African countries than it … Read more