Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has proposed to Ghanaian farmers to adopt Zoomlion’s Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOP) locally produced organic compost for their farms, to help boost crop yields in the regions. He lamented the acute shortage of fertilizer in the sub-region due to the Russia and Ukraine fight. […]Continue Reading
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) under former President John Dramani Mahama administration, Alex Mould and one Gavivina Tamakloe, are set to appear before the Accra High Court next month. The two who stood surety are expected to appear in court on July 5, 2022 to assist the […]Continue Reading
The Ghana Meteorological Agency has admitted that it is handicapped in its operations to provide accurate weather information following the onset of the rains due to financial challenges. This is because some state agencies have failed to pay for services rendered to them by the Agency. The Ghana Airport Company Limited and Ghana Civil Aviation […]Continue Reading
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is expected to appear and testify in court today, June 16, 2022, in the matter of the Republic against a former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson. The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and Minority spokesperson on Finance, Mr. Ato Forson, has been accused of wilfully causing financial loss […]Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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