GENERAL NEWS

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced its decision to roll out a mandatory vehicle towing system, effective October 2022. According to General Secretary of the GPRTU, Godfred Abulbire, the initiative is to ensure the quick removal of faulty vehicles from roads.   In an interview with Daily …

Economist and CEO of progeny ventures, Dr Kofi Amoah has slammed government’s free Senior High School (SHS) programme saying that what currently pertains is “inferior” education. According to him, although education is important for a poor country like Ghana, the country cannot afford to give free education to every child. …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa  has criticised President Akufo-Addo over his positive assessment of his appointees. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the President is out of touch with reality for not seeing the need for a shake-up within the executive. According to him, this is …

Cement prices are expected to be increased from next week. Joy Business is learning that the wholesale price of a 50 kilogramme bag is expected to hit ¢68.00, from the current price of ¢59.00.       Why the increase? According to some of the leading manufactures in the country, …

The Energy Minister,  Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said that Ghanaians will choose Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over ex-President John Dramani Mahama if the two are the candidates for the NPP and NDC in the 2024 elections.   According to him, Ghanaians will choose Dr. Bawumia because his records …

A Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Akosua Manu appears to have blown the cover of the authorities of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) over the number of alleged rape cases recorded. According to her, the number of rape cases recorded at …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has clarified the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) on proof of citizenship for purposes of electoral registration. According to Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, the CI in which the Ghana Card is listed as the only proof of …

Police have arrested two persons including a minor for allegedly robbing and murdering one Daniel Osei-Mensah, a final year student of Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School. According to a statement from the police, they arrested suspect Eric Anning and the minor with the support of some members of the Fiankoma …

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has debunked claims that sachet water on the market is contaminated with faecal matter. The Authority said the outcome of its regular surveillance of sachet water producers is not in conformity with observations by the Ghana Statistical Service. A study by the Ghana Statistical …

Hundreds of displaced market women in Akyem Oda in Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern region on Monday, August 8, 2022, commenced a week-long protest against their relocation from the central business city to Akyem Oda quarters top, a remote suburb.     As part of the action today, the …