GENERAL NEWS

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has charged the newly constituted Governing Board of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to do all within its mandate to protect the interests of the Ghanaian utility consumer.   The PURC, according to the President, appears to be efficient when it …

The CEO for Tree Crop Development Authority, Mr Williams Quaitoo has stated that, minimum fix price for cashew production in 2021-2022 cashew season will be announced by the agriculture ministry in December this Year.   He said, all important factors to be considered in arriving of cashew Price have been …

Bodies of two children found in a concrete water tank at a construction site at Ejisu-Dominase in the Ashanti Region have triggered police investigations.   The victims, Lukeman and Blessing – both four and two years old respectively – got missing in the early hours of Thursday, while they were …

Timely intelligence gathered by the Police has led to the interception of two cartons of AAA and BBB Cartridges on a Yutong Bus traveling to Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti region.   The ammunitions were intercepted in Hohoe on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, after a thorough …

Assembly members of the Sehwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region engaged in a fight during assembly sitting to approve their budget. This came after the Presiding Member of the district assembly, Adu Blankson, at the meeting challenged the position of the District Chief Executive (DCE). According to him, …

Media General Company Limited, the mother company of TV3 and connect FM in Takoradi says processes are underway to appeal a decision by the Circuit Court in Takoradi to detain its presenter, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson.     Mr. Simpson, who is the host of the morning show on Connect …

Spokesperson of the Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that in the quest to transform the economy into a digital one, the incumbent government has ensured that all hospitals are placed on an automated system. Dr. Gideon Boako said all regional hospitals across the country have gone digital. He said …

South Africa, Sudan and other African countries that are also battling with illegal mining have been visiting Ghana to learn from how its fight against illegal mining is being fought. Already, officials of these two countries have visited Ghana and met with officials of the Ministry of Lands and Natural …

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has inaugurated a new board of trustees. The eight-member board will take over from the previous whose mandate was smaller than the present which is under a new name.     It is a consolidation of the Otumfuo Education Fund, the Serwaa Ampem Foundation …

Two persons arrested in a recent kidnapping case at Mpohor described by the police as a hoax, have been denied bail by a court in Takoradi. They are to spend two weeks in police custody and will reappear in court on November 16, 2021. The two are Stephen Kumi, boyfriend …