GENERAL NEWS

Members of GWAG pose with the Ambassador at the end of the engagement The Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia (GWAG) welcomed Ghana’s first female Ambassador to the USA, Hajia Alima Mahama, while on a short visit to Atlanta. Hajia Alima Mahama and the team at the Ghana mission had a …

Send Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, which gave the advice Thursday in Accra, in its assessment of the 2022 national budget submitted to Parliament recently by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, said it is estimated that Ghana loses substantial revenue i.e. over GH¢5 billion every year through tax exemptions. Various CSOs and …

Dr. Dampare and his entourage cutting open cocoa pods on the farm The IGP/Dr. George Akuffo Dampare last week joined cocoa farmers in the Ashanti Region farming community of Kwaafokrom, a short distance from Mabang. It is part of his engagement strategy with stakeholders during which he was joined by …

Ambassador Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly Twelve (12) green businesses and entrepreneurs from the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana have received a combined matching grant of GHS 1,170,000 under the 2021 GrEEn Innovation Challenge. The GrEEn Innovation Challenge is part of the Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) …

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) said the power outages in the Greater Kumasi will end by December 20, 2021. The power generating company thus appealed to the residents to endure the ‘dumsor’ situation currently being experienced in the Ashanti region. Residents in the Greater Kumasi have been experiencing power …

The 16 driver unions have suspended their intended strike over fuel prices The Private Transport Operators who have threatened to embark on a strike action if government fails to reduce fuel prices have been urged to suspend their action. According to Eric Asirifi, National executive member of GPRTU, as soon …

Youth of Yilo and Manya Krobo communities are protesting against a move by state power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to introduce prepaid meters in the areas. The residents have had concerns about wrongful billing, poor investigation into a shooting incident that affected a handful of residents in …

Members of Parliament will from today, Tuesday, November 23, 2021, begin the debate on the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as presented by the Finance Minister last week. The debate is expected to end on Friday, November 26, 2021. The Minister for Finance on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, presented …

Dead body, corpse, body bag File photo Police at the Volta Regional Police Command are on a manhunt for a man suspected to have murdered his girlfriend and kept her in his refrigerator. On Monday morning at about 9:00am, the police received information from Ho-Fiave that neighbours of the suspect, …