The National Film Authority has announced that no television station will be allowed to show an unclassified movie by Ma1, 2021. The move, according to the authority, is in consonance with the Film Act 935, A statement signed by the chairman of the Film Classification Committee, Socrate Safo said ”From 1st May 2021, no television station, cinema theatre or movie ...

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said government may be compelled to impose sanctions on persons who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Ghana commenced a vaccination exercise last week with over 200,000 persons vaccinated so far. Speaking at a press conference on Monday at the Peduase Lodge, Hon. Oppong Nkrumah stated that the government believes it will have ...

Former Ghana Under-20 player Emmanuel Agyemang Badu claims his U-20 team that won the AFCON in Rwanda in 2009 were a better side than the current crop of U-20 team in terms of quality. Agyeman-Badu, who was part of Ghana’s U-20 AFCON and World Cup-winning squad in 2009 in an interview with Thierry Nyann on The Touchline on 3FM praised ...

The Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture (NCC) Janet Edna Nyame has called on the legislature to pass a law to ensure Ghanaian fabrics are worn at all state and international functions. This according to her will help promote national identity and encourage patronage of local fabrics. Speaking at the launch of the 2021 Wear Ghana Festival, Madam ...

Zoom founder Eric Yuan has transferred about 18 million of his shares worth more than $6bn (£4.4bn), according to a regulatory filing. Mr Yuan, who is also chief executive of the video-conferencing platform, moved roughly 40% of his stake in the company last week. The shares were shown as gifts to unspecified beneficiaries last week. Mr Yuan has seen his ...

A research analyst at the Institute for Energy Security (IES) Fritz Moses has called on managers of the power sector in the country to be transparent about the recent power outages. Ghana experienced a nationwide power cut on Sunday, March 7 topping weeks of infrequent power supply in parts of the country. The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) however says the ...

The first impact of the race for the leadership of the New Patriotic Party in the 2024 elections appears to have been felt with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo having to settle on the more neutral Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as the presenter of the 2021 budget. As already known, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is currently indisposed as he undergoes treatment for ...

Former Upper East regional Minister Prof. Avea Nsoh is calling for the resignation of the Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka. According to him, his failure to whip Members of Parliament for the NDC in line with the position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “Hon Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, MP for Asawase must resign immediately. He has failed Ghana and the ...

A recent rainstorm recorded in parts of the Eastern Region has ripped off over a hundred houses, schools, and markets. Dozens of residents have been also displaced. The violent rainstorms were recorded on March 4th, 5th, and 6th. In Fanteakwa South District for instance Some teachers at Nsutem Senior High School have been displaced after the teacher’s bungalow was ripped. ...

The death toll from a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday has risen to 98, officials say. Another 615 people were injured, with 299 still in the hospital. The blasts hit a military base in the country’s main city, Bata. Officials blame badly stored dynamite along with stubble burning by nearby farmers. The death toll, updated after volunteers ...