Ministry Warns ‘lazy’ Cocoa Road Contractors

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Inusah Fuseini, has warned supposed contractors working on cocoa roads in the Central Region to speed up work or risk termination of their contracts. According to him, some contractors working on some of the roads despite being given mobilization funds have deliberately refused to go on site on time. … Read more

Transport Ministry Suspends New Shipping Charges

The Transport Ministry has ordered the immediate suspension of the introduction of the Terminal Handling Charges by the Ship owners and Agents’ Association of Ghana until further notice. The ministry, in the interim, has tasked the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to constitute a committee to investigate the issue. The decision was taken after the ministry … Read more

Government Suspends Terminal Handling Charges

The transport ministry has suspended the implementation of the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) being proposed by the various shipping lines in Ghana. The decision to suspend the charges was arrived at on Wednesday after hours of meeting between stakeholders in the shipping industry and the ministry. The ministry referred the matter to the Ghana Maritime … Read more

Letter of Commendation To the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection and Proposal To Work In Line With You In the Muslim and Zongo Communities

We write to congratulate the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for launching a 16 day program on activism against gender violence program. We accept this move because Girl children have been suffering humiliations as domestic servants, ‘kaya yei’ with some of the girls sent out of Ghana to Arab and European nations to … Read more

Open Letter To Ministry of Education, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries, Ghana Education Service, and All Stakeholders

SCRAPPING OF GENERAL AGRICULTURE SCIENCE AS A SUBJECT FROM THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS HAVING BAD CONSEQUENCES TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN GHANA. Dear Sir, I am sad to write you this letter. I am sad because Agriculture which used to be the backbone of development is now being relegated to the dustbin as … Read more

Complete Biography & Profile of Rev Henry Godson Afful,

Henry Godson-Afful is an anointed servant of God who operates in the prophetic and power ministry. He is a highly sought after conference speaker. He has ministered the word in Africa, USA & Europe. Pastor Henry is a vibrant preacher with notable signs and wonders following his ministry. He holds a Bachelor of Education degree … Read more

VRA Management Side With Power Ministry; Insists Staff Strike Over

The management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) appears to be at odds with its staff as it has come out to say its workers are not striking in protest of the planned ceding of the Aboadze T3 plant to AMERI. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the Head of Corporate Communications at the VRA, Getrude Koomsoon, … Read more

VRA Management Side With Power Ministry; Insist Staff Strike Over

The management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) appears to be at odds with its staff as it has come out to say its workers are not striking in protest of the planned ceding of the Aboadze T3 plant to AMERI. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the Head of Corporate Communications at the VRA, Getrude Koomsoon, … Read more

National Football Teams Not Factored in Sports Ministry Budget

The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Mr. Joe Kpenge has revealed that national football teams are not factored in the sports budget released to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, yet the funds are not enough to support the other federations. He made the revelation on Class FM in Accra when he … Read more

Finance Ministry Approves Proposal to Hire 1,018 New Lecturers

The Finance Ministry has approved a proposal by the public universities in the country to hire 1,018 new lecturers. This was announced by President Mahama at the first congregation of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (Uhas) in Ho. The move, he said is to support academic staff and augment teaching and learning at … Read more

Seth Terkper Is the New Acting Power Minister – Jinapor Reveals

Deputy Energy minister John Jinapor has revealed that Finance minister Seth Terkper has been given the oversight responsibility of the Power ministry by President John Mahama. He said Mr. Tekper is the acting minister in-charge of Power in the country. The clarification comes on the heels of the confusion over who is in charge of … Read more

Ministry of Health (MoH) Recruits over 4000 Nurses

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the recruitment of 4,799 verified nurses by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the country. The new recruits include 1,268 registered midwives, 56 registered community nurses, 507 registered general nurses (psychiatry), 321 health assistants (clinical), 2,389 registered general nurses and 258 community health nurses. This was contained in … Read more

Chicken Safe for Christmas – Agric Ministry

Ministry of Agriculture has sought to calm Ghanaians following growing concerns over the safety of chicken ahead of the yuletide. The recent outbreak of bird flu in Accra and Tema triggered fears among consumers who are unsure about buying chicken for the Christmas. Chicken is a mainstay of Ghanaian meals especially around the Christmas period … Read more

Ghana Gov’t Flies $200K Cash to Kigali to Pay Black Stars Bonuses

The Ministry of Sports is reported to have carried a sum of $200,000 in cash on a plane to Rwanda to pay the Black Stars for beating the Amavubi in the Afcon 2017 qualifier at the weekend. The problem with this action is that it flies in the face of well-publicised recommendations from the Justice … Read more

Ministry of Roads and Highways Generated 49M Cedis Last Year from Tolls

The Ministry of Roads and Highways last year generated an amount of Gh¢49.06 million from 35 toll stations and a ferry station at Ada. The Ministry, as at the end of June 2014, had collectecd Gh¢ 27.8 million at 38 stations, including the Ada and Senchi Ferry stations. Alhaji Inusah Fuseni, Minister of Roads and … Read more

BREAKING – Ghana’s Foreign Ministry Asks Brazilian Authorities To Turn Down Asylum Requests of Football Fans. – See Official Letter Attached

Ghana’s Foreign Ministry has asked the Brazilian government to deport the hundreds of Ghanaian soccer fans seeking asylum in that country as soon as their Visas expire. Government has begun working the diplomatic channels to get the football fans who have embarrassed the nation by seeking asylum in Brazil, sent home, according to the Foreign … Read more