GENERAL NEWS

The Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen says the successful implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would help build a strong foundation for an “Africa beyond Aid”. He said the removal of tariffs under AfCFTA would boost intra-African trade, stimulate investment and innovation, foster structural …

The United Nations in its 2020 Development Index report has ranked Ghana 15th in Africa and 138th globally with an index of 0.611. The ranking was based on three thematic areas-life expectancy, education and per capita income. Norway was ranked first globally while Mauritius was ranked first in Africa with …

At least three more persons have died of COVID-19 taking Ghana’s death toll to 568, health officials announced on Thursday. The country’s active cases now stand at 7,773 after 418 new coronavirus cases were confirmed at the laboratories. As at 15 February 2021, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports that the country’s total confirmed …

Source: MyGhanaMedia.com

Samson Lardy Anyenini has described Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum (NPP- Bosomtwe MP), the education minister-nominee, as a generational thinker, following the latter’s performance before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. According to Lardy Anyenini, Dr Adutwum has a background in education and whilst a deputy minister, there were calls from some sections of the …

    The defunct Special Development Initiatives Ministry was able to construct some 427 dams and 42 warehouses under various projects; its former Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson has said. Madam Koomson who is now the ministerial nominee for Fisheries and Aquaculture made the observation during her vetting in Parliament on …

Ghanaian Lawyer, Maurice Ampaw, has lost his wife named Evelyn Ampaw. Mrs Ampaw is reported to have died after suffering from a short illness. According to information gathered by DGN Online, the controversial lawyer Maurice Ampaw in an engagement with the media was unclear of what might have caused the …

Minister for Information-Designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has called for increased support for the media in the country. According to him, the Ghanaian media plays a critical role in our democratic dispensation and hence must be assisted to go about their activities in a free and independent manner. Taking his turn …

Minister for Information-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is proposing legislation against the advocacy of LGBT activities.   According to him, given the current advocacy around the legalization of homosexuality in the country, the country needs to consider passing a law that tackles it’s promotion because the practice in itself is culturally …

Former Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has said Ghana has no vision and direction as a country. He made this observation while speaking on the constant neglect of projects started by previous governments. According to him, a country with a working agenda will prioritize continuity regarding its …