ENTERTAINMENT

Intangible cultural heritage for sustainable dev’t project launched

July 6, 2022

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr John Yao Agbeko, has stated that there is a need for Ghana to explore the intangible cultural heritage assets that the country has, since there has not been substantive investigations into them within the context of the country. He made this statement during […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

You’re the worst MP ever – Suame youth to Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

July 6, 2022

The Suame Youth Association in the Ashanti Region has expressed disappointment in their Member of Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and the governing New Patriotic Party, for failing to fulfil campaign promises regarding the development of the constituency. They said the constituency has been denied development even though the MP and his government promised to fix Continue Reading

NEWS

Eid-ul-Adha: Monday, 11 July declared public holiday

July 6, 2022

The government through the Interior Ministry has declared Monday, 11 July 2022, a statutory public holiday. This is because Saturday 9 July marks Eid-ul-Adha which is a holiday on the Islamic calender. Due to the fact that the said day falls on a weekend, the holiday has been moved to Monday as it has traditionally […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Ayikoi Otoo resigns from NPP chairmanship race

July 6, 2022

A former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo, has resigned from the race to become the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The former High Commissioner to Canada had earlier pledged to whip up the attention of ministers and government appointees for the needs of the party, if he won the race. But speaking ahead […]Continue Reading

NEWS

NIA sets record straight on cards left to rot in office

July 6, 2022

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed the assertion circulating on social media that some Ghana Cards have been left to ‘rot’ at the Sowotuom Office. In a statement, the Authority explained that the said cards are 2D-barcode cards which were printed between 2008 and 2014 but were never issued to Ghanaians. According to NIA, […]Continue Reading

NEWS

OPEC chief Muhammad Barkindo dies in Nigeria

July 6, 2022

The secretary-general of OPEC, Muhammad Barkindo died aged 63 on Tuesday night in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, according to officials. His death was announced on Wednesday morning in a tweet by the head of Nigeria’s state oil company (NNPC). The circumstances of the death remain unclear. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) termed his death “a Continue Reading

NEWS

Death Penalty bills initiated by Madina MP gazetted

July 6, 2022

The Criminal and Other Offences (Amendment) Act 1960 Act 29 and Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1962 Act 105, commonly referred to as the Death Penalty Bills introduced by Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, have been gazetted. The Bills which seek to amend sections 46, 49, 49a, 180, 194 and 317a of the Criminal […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Teachers’ strike: Keep your wards away from school for this week – Ashanti Regional GNAT Chairman tells guardians

July 6, 2022

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked parents to keep their children at home for this whole week due to the strike action by its members. The association’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Prosper Tachie, explained that teachers will not return to classrooms for at least the whole of this week. Hence, it is unnecessary […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for €500m Manso to Huni Valley railway line

July 6, 2022

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 5th July 2022, cut the sod for the commencement of work on the construction of the €500 million Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway. Describing it as the highest single investment for rail development since Ghana gained independence, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the project is expected to be completed […]Continue Reading

Business

Ghana bags $3.3bn from non-traditional exports in 2021

July 6, 2022

Ghana’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) earnings increased from $2.847 billion in 2020 to $3.33 billion in 2021, representing an increase of 17% during the period under review. This was reported at the 2021 NTE statistics launch by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority in Accra. Over the past five years (2017 to 2021), the country’s NTEs grew […]Continue Reading