GENERAL NEWS

The Communication Ministry has announced it will not extend the deadline for the nationwide SIM card registration exercise after July 31, 2022. According to the Sector Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Ministry and all relevant parties, including the National Communication Authority (NCA) and the telecommunication companies have made a lot of …

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko has said in principle, he is not against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. He explained that he is not for an IMF programme that gives the country peanuts but imposes conditions that will end up hurting …

An Aviation Expert based in the United States, Mr Sean Mendis, has said that Ghana’s presidential jet, the Falcon, is not the ideal jet for long journeys. He said it may embark on such journeys however, that will require a higher technical support and also with less luggage and passengers …

The Western Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for the Takoradi constituency,   Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has stressed the need for women farmers and value chain actors to be given the requisite support since they contribute immensely to Ghana’s agricultural sector.   He bemoaned the fact that women in agriculture …

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko has said that the e-levy, after its implementation on May 1 2022, is delivering only 10 per cent of estimated income. The former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute lamented the low revenues in Ghana as compared to …

International Drivers and Road Transport Union (IDRTU) of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) says its earlier-announced 15 percent increase in their fares takes effect from Monday, June 27. The Chairman of the union, Mr Kofi Sarpong confirmed to MyGhanaMedia.com. The Union, therefore, urged all passengers to comply “and help …

JoyNews’ investigations have revealed how a company linked to the Deputy Sanitation Minister, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, and registered in the names of his brother, cousin, and personal driver won government contracts at the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council during his tenure as Deputy Regional Minister. The Batuowiisi Company Limited was set …

A fourteen-year-old girl has been crushed to death by a water tanker at Gomoa Asarekrom in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region on Friday. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the deceased, Atta Kakra together with her twin Sister Ata Panyin was said to have …

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The government insists that all former attendants at the defunct road toll collection points were paid in full for the duration of their contract. Months after the government abolished the collection of road tolls in the country with a promise to re-assign the affected workers; many of them are still …