GENERAL NEWS

The Audit Service has uncovered several financial infractions allegedly committed by top officials of the Kumasi Metropolitan (KMA) Assembly in the Ashanti Region. The infractions occurred under the leadership of Osei Assibey Antwi, the current Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, who is seeking to be retained for the position …

By: Ebo Richardson Chief Enablement & Information Officer, Absa Bank Ghana There is no doubt that Covid-19 has accelerated digital and technology adoption across the Continent, driving banks and other businesses to fast-track their digital transformation efforts and expedite creation of solid platforms for innovative solutions.  One obvious manifestation of …

There has been a gory accident involving players and coaches of lower tier side Manso Soccer Babies on Saturday as they were traveling with tricycle popularly called ‘Aboboyaa’ in the local parlance.   According to reports the team numbering more than eleven were rammed in the Aboboyaa and traveling from …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged the public to observe the “five keys to food safety” to ensure the food they consume is safe and wholesome. The safety measures are; keeping clean at all times through proper washing of hands and utensils, separating raw food from cooked food …

About 972 candidates in the Northern region could not write the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the region, the regional Director of Education has revealed. According to Dr Peter Attafuah, Northern out of the 972 candidates, 522 were girls with 113 pregnant.   The Regional Director of Education …

National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) George Opare Addo, has condemned the disregard for COVID-19 protocols at the funeral of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) by mourners including the President and the Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah who attended. Mr Opare Addo said, …

  The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed gratitude to President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government for restoring teacher trainee allowance. Following the cancellation of teacher trainee allowance by the erstwhile NDC government, its restoration was a major campaign promise by then candidate Akufo-Addo, and he duly fulfilled the promise to restore …

The Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi, has said the KMA will be using CCTV cameras to trace and arrest recalcitrant residents who have been destroying trees planted in the metropolis. He said the gadgets will be installed at the various areas within the metropolis where trees have been planted to …

Government initiative to restore the degraded forest lands through the planting of trees under the theme: ” Forest landscape restoration, planting five million trees in a day” has been launched in oti region. Addressing the public, the oti regional minister Mr Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, has thanked government on this initiative …

Wanlov the Kubolor has described the recent clampdown on LGBT activities in the country as an aftermath of Ghana being a homophobic waste dump for American churches. According to the Musician, churches in America cannot propagate their anti-gay doctrines. So they have resorted to financing groups in Ghana and Africa. …