The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has noted with concern how cocoa production in the Western North region has whittled down from 400,000–150,000 metric tonnes due to climate change. Dr Afriyie who was speaking at a news conference in Accra yesterday bemoaned the toll …
Read More »Pastor Charges $750 Fee To ‘Take People To Heaven’
An evangelist is in trouble after telling people he knows of a gate leading to heaven from south-western Nigeria that he can show them, for a fee. Pastor Ade Abraham was reported to Police by one of his followers, who said the pastor had charged him 310,000 naira ($750; £600) …
Read More »Corrupt People Hate Transparency – Dr Bawumia Says
The Akufo-Addo government’s infusion of digitalization in the provision of government services as part of the fight against corruption is beginning to yield major results, with even more interventions planned to fight it even harder, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated. The Vice President, who was speaking at the …
Read More »Government Reacts To RSF Report On Press Freedom Ranking
Government has attributed Ghana’s poor ranking in the Reporters Without Borders 2022 World Press Freedom Index to a change in the methodology. Ghana has been ranked 60th in the world from an initial 30th position, the country’s lowest in nearly two decades. Ghana has also recorded its worst ranking …
Read More »Kumasi: Traders Demand Compensation As Faulty Valves Cause Flooding At New Kejetia Market
Scores of traders at the New Kejetia market are counting their losses as several items have been destroyed as a result of faulty valves within the market forcing water tanks in the facility to overflow, thereby causing flooding in some areas within the market. Although it has not …
Read More »GSPBI / CACDEP Launches Peace And Development Tour 2022
Earlier this year, Confidence Adjei Community Development Projects (CACDeP) in partnership with Global Sovereign Peace Building Initiative (GSPBI) launched “The Peace and Development Tour 2022” as part of their effort to create awareness about the importance of Peace and development in every community. The first of this effort was captioned …
Read More »Real Madrid To Play Liverpool In The Champions League Final As Comeback Stuns Man City
Manchester City suffered one of the most remarkable Champions League collapses as Real Madrid came back from the abyss to set up a final showdown with Liverpool. City were two goals ahead on aggregate going into the 90th minute after Riyad Mahrez’s strike had added to their 4-3 first-leg win last …
Read More »Western Region: Farmer Jailed 10yrs For Attempting To Sacrifice Son For Money Ritual
A 38-year-old farmer and resident of Ayisakro, a community near Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempting to sacrifice his son for money ritual. Kwabena Ebo was charged for trading of person contrary to sections 2(1) & …
Read More »Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) Confers Africa Peace Award On President Akufo-Addo
The Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) has conferred the Africa Peace Award on the President of 4th Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his enormous contributions to the growth and sustenance of peace and freedoms not just in Ghana but the West African sub-region and Africa …
Read More »Supreme Court To GRA: ‘Keep Accurate Records Of All E-levy Deductions’
The Supreme Court has ordered the Ghana Revenue Authority to keep accurate records of all e-levy deductions to enable a refund to payees if it is later determined that the law was passed unconstitutionally. This was after the 7-member panel unanimously dismissed an injunction application by the Minority in Parliament …
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