US-backed Syrian fighters Friday seized part of a district on the western edge of the Islamic State group’s Raqa bastion and battled to advance inside the city’s east, a monitor said. The Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) broke into Raqa city for the first time earlier this week, months after they … Read more
US-led coalition forces launched heavy raids into Friday morning in support of Syrian fighters battling to oust the Islamic State group from its bastion of Raqa, a monitor said. The Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces broke into Raqa city’s east earlier this week, months after they launched an operation to capture the … Read more
The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (ERCC) and the Regional AIDS Committee have ordered the Centre for Awareness (COA), a food supplement marketing firm to stop all adverts on a cure for HIV/AIDS in the media. The management of COA have also been asked to use the same platform in deceiving the public that it had … Read more
Farmers in the Upper East Region have been charged to regularly monitor fields for early detection and effective control of pests on crops. The farmers were further charged to start planting early this season and seek expert advice to know the kind of chemicals to use for their crops. The Upper East Regional Director of … Read more
Activists detained while investigating working conditions at a Chinese factory making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes could face up to two years in jail, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The United States has urged Chinese authorities to release the three men, who were investigating two plants owned by footwear producer Huajian Group when they were detained last month. … Read more
The virtue of consistency was manifested at the GUBA Awards 2017 which took place on Saturday the 3rd of June 2017, at the Intercontinental Hotel, o2, London. The biennial award in its sixth year, paid tribute to an array of trailblazers from various industries The night commenced with an ode to Ghana by the Shekinah … Read more
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is unaware that at least 200 candidates sitting for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) failed to sit for the exams on Monday, the PRO of the Service has stated. The candidates from four communities at Bindi South in the Bunpkurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern region failed to sit … Read more
The virtue of consistency was manifested at the GUBA Awards 2017 which took place on Saturday the 3rd of June 2017, at the Intercontinental Hotel, o2, London. The biennial award in its sixth year, paid tribute to an array of trailblazers from various industries. The night commenced with an ode to Ghana by the Shekinah … Read more
A Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr George Oduro, has stated that the government has engaged about 6,150 farmers under its ‘Planting for food and jobs programme’ in the Central Region. According to him, the programme, whose implementation had begun across the country, would see the nation become self-sufficient in food production to feed … Read more
The Central Regional Police Service has gathered intelligence which suggested that some people in the Cape Coast Metropolis were planning to burn the new Kotokuraba market if the stores were not fairly allocated. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) David Nenyi Ampiah-Bennin, Regional Commander disclosed this when he briefed a Regional Co-coordinating Council meeting with Metropolitan, … Read more
Confusion has erupted over the distribution of 20,000 bags of government subsidized NPK fertilizers meant for farmers in the Upper West Region. Agents of Yara Company, suppliers of the fertilisers alleged that the fertilisers had already been supplied to farmers, and that the commodity was finished. However, several farmers are complained that they had not … Read more
The Western Regional Meteorological Department is warning residents in the region to expect torrential rains as the rainy season sets in with the region likely to record 90 percent magnitude. Coastal areas in the Western region on Tuesday dawn experienced six hours continuous downpour, which started about 3:35am to 9:20am with a magnitude of 110.7mm, … Read more
The Western Regional Meteorological Department is warning residents in the region to expect torrential rains as the rainy season sets in with the region likely to record 90 percent magnitude. Coastal areas in the Western region on Tuesday dawn experienced six hours continuous downpour, which started about 3: 35am to 9:20am with a magnitude of … Read more
The Ghana Health Service has begun investigations into a scandal that has rocked the Juaso Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region, involving the alleged bloating of the cost of construction of a mortuary, The Chronicle has gathered. The cost of the uncompleted mortuary, which this paper understands is being funded from Internally Generated Funds (IGF), … Read more
More than one million African children have benefitted from social enterprise development in Africa in the last five years, according to a new report released by Reach for Change Africa. The non-profit organization, which, this year, is marking its 5th anniversary themed “Accelerating Impact. Driving Change”, also reported that over 300 early-stage social entrepreneurs were … Read more
Confusion has erupted over the distribution of 20,000 bags of government subsidized NPK fertilizers meant for farmers in the Upper West Region. Agents of Yara Company, suppliers of the fertilizers are alleging that the fertilizers have been supplied to farmers, and that the commodity was finished. However, several farmers are complaining that they had not … Read more
Confusion has erupted over the distribution of 20,000 bags of government subsidized NPK fertilizers meant for farmers in the Upper West Region. Agents of Yara Company, suppliers of the fertilizers are alleging that the fertilizers have been supplied to farmers, and that the commodity was finished. However, several farmers are complaining that they had not … Read more
NDC Member of Parliament for Bongo constituency, Edward Bawa, says the rate at which the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is firing people from the public service without recourse to the law suggests that the Ghanaian leader is governing with a coup mentality. According to him, the tactics or strategy adopted by the government under … Read more
The director of the rebuilt Ridge Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba, who was reportedly sacked last Monday, has said he would not respect the directive, unless he was given the exact reason, why he is being asked to vacate his post. Dr. Anaba, who was appointed in February 1, 2016 argues, he is unable to follow … Read more
Sacked Medical Director of the Ridge Regional Hospital Dr Thomas Anaba is demanding explanation for being relieved of his post. Dr. Anaba’s appointment was supposed to last till 2020 and had the option to re-apply but that appointment has been revoked. He was appointed on February 1, 2016 during the tenure of former President John … Read more