GENERAL NEWS

The road linking Dakodwom to the offices of the Ashanti Region Department of Urban Roads, Regional Coordinating Council and the Electoral Commission (EC) has been blocked at the moment.       Motorists now have to use longer routes to access their destinations. The road, according to the private developer …

The Winneba High Court presided over by his lordship, Aboagye Tandoh, has ordered that Prof. Mawutor Avoke be reinstated as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba.       The court ruled that all others who lost their positions in the school or were affected by the long …

The Kumasi Traders and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have collaborated to embark on a massive cleanup exercise ahead of the Asantehemaa’s 5th Anniversary.   The exercise which will be held on Saturday 5th February 2022, will be seen through that all shops within the metropolis will be closed between the hours …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Ghana is urging the government to withdraw the Price Stabilization and Energy Recovery levy again. It has threatened to picket and demonstrate at the premises of the Ministry of Finance to insist on the withdrawal if the government does not take action within a …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said his government is determined to find the means to address what he describes as revenue gaps in the budget. When passed, the bill will charge a levy of 1.75 percent on electronic transactions. Government projects to raise GH₵6.9 from the levy. It is, however, struggling …

A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the situation was under control, calling it a “failed attack against democracy”. Gunfire erupted near a government building on Tuesday in the capital Bissau …

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Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, have begun going to their respective homes following the protracted strike by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana, (UTAG).   The students lament that they are stranded since they are uncertain as to when academic work will resume. …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 has embarked on an Immunization Day Campaign with the aim of assembling the majority of the people in the region for Covid-19 Vaccination.     In this Sub-National Campaign, the Health Directorate partnered with the Information Services Department in the …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the church to continue to use the pulpit and religious platforms to partner with the State to fight corruption and facilitate the development of the nation. The Vice President made the call when he appeared as a Special Guest at the ordination …