At the University of Ghana Stadium on Tuesday, the 2024 WAFU Zone B Under-17 Championship got underway with the Black Starlet of Ghana defeating Ivory Coast 5-1 with a brilliant attacking display. Former Ghanaian star Laryea Kingston coached the victorious youngsters, demonstrating promise in his first substantial assignment. Kingston’s tactical …
Read More »A/R: Annual African Vaccination Week And Child Health Promotion Week Celebration Begins.
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, along with its partners WHO, USAID, UNICEF, PATH Ghana, amongst others, has launched the 2024 African Vaccination Week Celebration and Child Health Promotion Week. Under this year’s theme, “Healthy Childhood: Invest in Your Child for a Better Future,” the goal …
Read More »E/R: Teacher Unions Demonstrate Over Unpaid Allowances; Issues 2-Week Ultimatum
The pre-tertiary teacher unions of the Eastern Region on Monday, May 15 embarked on a demonstration to demand payments of four allowances that are in arrears. The four allowances include deprived area allowance, extra assessment, book/data/online and teaching support, and upward adjustment on CPD allowances. The unions, the Ghana National …
Read More »I Will Use ‘AI’ To Fight Galamsey – Mahama
The former President and the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has revealed plans to employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) in combating illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. He said this at the ‘3rd Annual Transformational Dialogue on Small-scale mining’ organised by the University of Energy and …
Read More »Photos: Dr. Bawumia Receives A Rousing Welcome In Mahama’s Home Region.
Home regions of presidential candidates are typically considered “no go zones” for opponents; and however, vice president and flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawuma, braved the odds and invaded Savannah, the home region of former president and opposition National Democratic Congress flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. …
Read More »Tensions Escalated As Locked-Up Investment Holders Clash With Deputy Finance Minister During Picketing
Tensions escalated as members of the Locked-Up Investment Holders Forum clashed with a Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Stephen Amoah when they resumed their picketing at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, May 15. The protest, which is not the first of its kind by the group, sought to pile pressure on …
Read More »GPHA Confirms Incident Involving Fight Between Its Security Personnel And Immigration Officers At Tema Port
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) says normalcy has been restored after the clash between the authority’s security personnel and officers from the Ghana Immigration Service. The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) frowned on the scuffle that took place at the Tema port. The altercation occurred between the …
Read More »NACOC Task Force Storms Nsawam Prison In Search Of Drugs
A nine-member team from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with 20 operations officers of the Ghana Prisons Service, have embarked on a security search at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison at Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The exercise, which took place on Sunday, April 14, 2024, was to …
Read More »Video: Vice President ‘Lies Down Flat On The Ground’ To Pay Homage To Yagbonwura
The Vice President and the Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid a courtesy call on Yagbonwura Bi-kunuto Jewu Soale, the Overlord of the Gonja Traditional Area, at Damongo. This visit comes ahead of his engagement with Imams, Clergy, the Savannah Region House of …
Read More »Prempeh I International Airport Eases Travel Woes, Silences Critics – Obiri Boahen
Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, has lauded the inauguration of the Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi, citing significant relief for travelers. Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen asserted that the airport’s establishment has not only alleviated the burden on travelers but has …
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