GENERAL NEWS

A national programme to evoke the spirit of volunteerism, civic responsibility and rekindle the spirit of nationalism in Ghana’s youth has been launched by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Under the auspices of the National Youth Authority (NYA), the National Youth Volunteers Programme is designed to ignite the spirit …

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has revealed how he leveraged a GHC3.00 his mum loaned him, to become one of the biggest business moguls in Africa. According to him, after being compelled to manage his mother’s bookshop after his second …

Experts in seismology have warned that parts of the Weija Hill close to the tollbooth face imminent collapse. According to them, human activities such as sand mining and blasting of rocks have affected that part of the ridge; hence a heavy rainfall or earthquake in the area can result in …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dispelled claims that teachers in public schools will henceforth wear uniforms to their workplace. Over the weekend, some social media users reported that teachers will now report to work in dull peach coloured shirts and deep brown skirts and trousers with the Ghana Education …

Three children have drowned in a pond created by sand winners at Akwasa Hills near Tuba in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. According to reports, the children were playing with their bicycles in the area when they fell into the dugout. However, they could not make …

Workers who receive their salaries through mobile money platforms may have to brace themselves. This is because a portion of their money is expected to be affected by the recently passed E-Levy. According to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the manner in which the controversial law was crafted makes it …

The Bureau of Public Safety has revealed that violent crimes in the country went up by 40.8% percent compared to the situation in 2020. This was contained in the 2021 edition of its annual ‘Ghana Public Safety and Crime Report.’   Data in the report indicated that associated deaths also …

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The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has denied media reports that it has scheduled 84 days of power outages to complete some maintenance works on its transmission lines in Accra.     It said while it is indeed carrying out some works on its transmission lines from Achimota to Mallam substations, …

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA), has admonished freshers of the university to focus on their studies and ignore love proposals from their colleagues.   Addressing the first-year students during the matriculation ceremony on Friday, Prof. Abednego Amartey, said the campus boys and girls will break …