GENERAL NEWS

Some residents in the North Tongu and Central Tongu Districts in the Volta Region are on the verge of being cut off from commercial and economic activities following the collapse of a steel bridge linking Adidome and Juapong. The incident happened on Thursday night after a truck loaded with salt …

Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior has recommended compensation for residents of Ashaiman brutalized by the military in March 2023. The brutal incident took place on March 7, 2023, following the death of a soldier in the area. The attack on civilians in Ashaiman sparked widespread outrage and condemnation. In …

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, has urged the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to reconsider its blacklisting decision against her. The GJA, on Thursday, January 25, directed journalists to blacklist any activities involving the Minister due to an …

President Akufo-Addo on Friday, January 26, commissioned the Sentuo Oil Refinery in an initiative to reduce Ghana’s reliance on oil importation. The operationalisation of the Chinese-owned Oil Refinery is also expected to complement the country’s refinery efforts while awaiting the absolute revamping of the Tema Oil Refinery. President Akufo-Addo stated …

Isaac Sesi holding the GrainMate moisture metre in Accra, Ghana. Photo by: Richard Akakpo A wholly Ghanaian-owned tech firm, Sesi Technologies, has developed a moisture-testing device to aid stakeholders in the agribusiness sector of the economy in overcoming the perennial post-harvest losses of their farm produce. With the GrainMate Moisture …

Former President and flagbearer of the NDC, John Mahama, has once again taken on the Ghana Bar Association over its selective defence of people’s rights that are abused under the current NPP administration. Speaking at a town hall meeting with labour unions at the Great Hall of the KNUST in …

A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Abdulai Bistav Fuseini, has indicated that the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been an act in futility considering the purpose for which it was birthed and its modus operandi. The statement buttresses that of the Speaker …

Parliament The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, last year tasked its Defence and Interior Committee to investigate circumstances leading the invasion of Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra, by military personnel. The soldiers’ action was occasioned by the killing of one of their colleagues, Trooper Imoro Sherif, in the town on …

Former President Mahama has reiterated his resolve to review the free Senior High School (SHS) programme. According to him, the implementation challenges being experienced, need to be addressed as soon as possible. Citing the stress imposed on teachers as a result of the policy Mr Mahama said, “when we had …

Constituents in the Atwima Kwanwoma constituency of the Ashanti Region have called on delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to vote massively for Mr. Kwaku Kyei Ofori, an aspiring parliamentary candidate, who has outlined plans to focus on development, business generation and employment opportunities for the people. Atwima …