NEWS

Accra floods: Soldiers deployed to rescue vulnerable persons

June 16, 2022

The Ghana Army on Wednesday deployed personnel to embark on a search and rescue operation dubbed “Operation BOAFO” to help people trapped by floodwaters. The soldiers worked with civil authorities including the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to rescue particularly the aged, women and children who had been caught up by the floods. In line […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

W/Region school feeding caterers besiege National Secretariat over arrears

June 15, 2022

Some school feeding caterers in the Western Region have picketed at the offices of the School Feeding Programme Secretariat in Accra, agitating over the non-payment of monies owed them for preparing meals for pupils. They say their monies have been in arrears for more than three school terms. The caterers, numbering about 50, are part […]Continue Reading

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We hope to complete Tema motorway repair works by Friday – Roads Ministry

June 15, 2022

The Ministry of Roads and Highways says it is hoping to complete ongoing emergency repair works on a bridge on the Accra-Tema motorway by 6am on Friday, 17th June 2022 to allow for free flow of traffic on the highway. It said the contractors on the project are working day and night to ensure that […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Privileges Committee summons Adwoa Safo after failed attempts to reach her

June 15, 2022

The Privileges Committee has summoned the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sara Adwoa Safo, to appear before it on July 6, 2022, over her absenteeism in the House. Chairman of the committee, Joseph Osei Owusu directed that the summons be published publicly as the Member of Parliament has been unreachable. “The Chairman of the Privileges […]Continue Reading

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Bear with us; Tema motorway repair works meant to save lives – Roads Ministry

June 15, 2022

The Ministry of Roads and Highways says its ongoing repair work on a bridge on the Tema motorway is meant to save lives, as the bridge was in a dilapidated state. The Head of Public Relations of the Ministry, Nasir Ahmed Yartey, in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show said the inconvenience faced by […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Rainstorm destroys Walewale SHS building

June 15, 2022

Academic activities at the Walewale Technical Senior High School in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region have been suspended following a heavy rainstorm. The storm destroyed some school properties Tuesday morning. Classroom blocks, dinning hall and a dormitory block have been totally ripped off, causing the school to suspend academic work. Headmaster Continue Reading

Business

Recapitalization positioned banks to weather the pandemic storms – Addison

June 15, 2022

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has said the decision to clean-up the financial sector prior to the pandemic, together with the COVID-19 relief measures introduced by the central bank in the wake of the pandemic, positioned banks to weather the storms associated with the pandemic and sustain lending to support […]Continue Reading

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Home News Desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse to revitalize the ocean – Mayor… Desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse to revitalize the ocean – Mayor of Accra to Ghanaians

June 15, 2022

The Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey has urged Ghanaians to work collectively towards revitalising the ocean by ending plastic pollution which is a major threat to the marine environment. According to her, “the oceans were crying and require our help stressing that human activities such as dumping refuse into drains, indiscriminate dumping of […]Continue Reading

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Court document shows CoS breached procurement Act in ordering for the auction sale of public vehicles

June 15, 2022

A court document has revealed that the Chief of Staff breached the procurement Act when she ordered for the auction sale of public vehicles. The court said “Counsel for the defendant submits that in so far as the plaintiffs claim is grounded on Section 83 of Act 663, and the Ministerial responsibility with respect to […]Continue Reading

Business

WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism readied to provide support for ending harmful subsidies

June 15, 2022

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 14 June introduced the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism, which is envisioned to support developing and least-developed countries in implementing a prospective agreement to curb harmful fisheries subsidies. Interested donors and beneficiaries welcomed plans for the Fund, which the chair of the Continue Reading