Fifteen (15) per cent of residents of the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana’s second largest city, is said to engage in open defecation, the Waste Management Department of the Metropolitan Assembly has revealed. Mr. Prosper Kotoka, Director in-charge of the Department, said only fifty (50) per cent of the more than two million people in the metropolis … Read more
Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Defeamekpor has described as arrogant, Minister for Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s posture towards newly trained teachers who are resisting mandatory national service. The teachers staged a demonstration on Wednesday to demand their postings. The teachers say they will not adhere to a directive from the government to post … Read more
Zimbabwean health minister David Parirenyatwa has reportedly challenged private manufactures in the country to produce condoms so as “to address concerns over the size of condoms imported from China”. According to NewsDay, Parirenyatwa said the move would also save on foreign currency. Parirenyatwa said this while speaking during the launch of the Zimbabwe Private-Sector HIV/Aids … Read more
Government’s attempt to force the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) at KNUST to present entirely new representatives to the school’s new governing council on Friday, forced a postponement of the swearing-in ceremony for the new council. It emerged that the government insists that it will not present … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 2 November 2018 swore in four ministers and two deputy ministers at the Jubilee House in Accra. They are Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister of Gender, Child and Social protection Cynthia Morrison; Minister of the Upper East Region, Ambassador Paulina Tangaba Abayage; and Mr Evans Opoku Bobie, … Read more
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has slammed the current Minister, Mr Isaac Asiamah for failing to engage him on the alleged missing GHc1.6 million meant for the New Edubiase Sports Stadium. The MP for Odododiodoo constituency was worried the minister who is also a legislator failed to ask him about the … Read more
Sites for the construction of dams in eight farming communities in the Kasena-Nankana Municipal and West District of the Upper East Region under government’s ‘One Village, One Dam’ policy have been handed over to contractors for work to begin. The Assemblies are to benefit from a total of 20 dams but eight have so far … Read more
Three Ghanaian pilgrims are confirmed to have died during the 2018 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. All three pilgrims died under natural causes and have since been buried in Mecca, Chairman of the Hajj Board, Sheikh I.C Quaye said Wednesday. “One of the victims died while boarding the aircraft, the second person passed on after observing … Read more
The problems that Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has had in the past must not in any way be used to judge its future, the MD for TOR Isaac Osei has stated. According to him, TOR’s major problems were the production losses it recorded in the past and the frequent break down of the plants, a … Read more
The Minority will agitate for the summon of the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations to explain to members of Parliament the number of jobs created so far, 3news.com has gathered. Richard Quashigah told 3FM’s Kwakye Afreh Nuamah on Thursday that previous attempts to have government officials justify employment figures put out in the public … Read more
Minister for Youth and Sports Isaac Asiamah has stated that Ghana will in the next 10 years have no excuse not to win medals at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. This, he said, is because appropriate facilities would be put in place to nurture and produce world class athletes for the country to win laurels … Read more
The First Deputy Minority Whip has laughed off claims by the Employment and Labour Relations Minister that over one million jobs have been created by government within 15 months. The New Patriotic Party government rode on the back of corruption and unemployment into power in the 2016 general elections. Many, especially the opposition National Democratic … Read more
The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed skepticism about government’s ability to fulfill all its promises within the spate of four years. The Akufo-Addo-led government that came into power on the back of many catchy campaign promises has come under pressure to deliver on those promises which include … Read more
Majority leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated strongly that he lives “a strict life, quite apart from everything” when asked whether or not he has ever taken bribe as a Member of Parliament. He says he does not even recall anybody coming to him in an attempt to bribe him. The Member of Parliament for … Read more
The Majority Leader of Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has bemoaned the quality of Members of Parliament in the house in recent times, including those from his side, the New Patriotic Party(NPP). In an exclusive interview with TV3 , the majority leader stated, “what we have in parliament as MPs I must … Read more
The Majority Leader of Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has bemoaned the quality of Members of Parliament in the house in recent times, including those from his side, the New Patriotic Party(NPP). In an exclusive interview with TV3 , the majority leader stated, “what we have in parliament as MPs I must … Read more
Residents of Axim in the Western Region of Ghana were thrown in ecstatic mood after the Minister of Youth and Sports Hon. Isaac Asiamah and his team landed there to cut a sod for the construction of a multi-purpose sporting facility for the development of sports and recreation in the area. The Sports Minister whose … Read more
Members of the security services have been commended for their dedication and commitment over the years to protecting the territorial integrity of Ghana and assuring the health and safety of her citizens. The Medical Corps of the services have also received special commendation for their continued support to both the military and civilians, which has … Read more
Akufo-Addo must listen to the people – Prof Alabi on US-Ghana Military deal Professor Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), expected the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to listen to the citizenry with respect to the US-Ghana military agreement. The immediate past chairman for the SSNIT board said it was … Read more
Saturday, April 28 will witness the launch of the Clean Zongo Project, an initiative of the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development. The Project will be launched in Nima, one of the popular slums in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The Project will mark the beginning of a monthly exercise that will see residents clean up … Read more