NEWS

Akufo-Addo embarks on working visit to ECOWAS countries

President Nana Akufo-Addo will this month pay official working visits to some countries in the ECOWAS region. The visits will afford the President the opportunity to introduce himself, as the new Ghanaian leader, to the governments and peoples of neighbouring countries, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. A statement from the Flagstaff House said the visit will also afford him ...

Read More »

J.J Rawlings, Martin Amidu & Nana Konadu plot NDC take over

While struggling to parry accusations of aiding Nana Akufo-Addo to unseat President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress in the 2016 elections, former President Jerry John Rawlings; his wife, Nana Konadu and former Attorney General, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, are busily lacing their boots to take over control of the biggest opposition party. The NDC founder and his ...

Read More »

Barman allegedly sets co-tenant on fire

The Kotobabi Police have apprehended a 43-year-old barman for allegedly setting his female co-tenant on fire on Monday, April 24, 2017. The suspect, Godwin Tetteh, who claims to be a barman, allegedly invited the victim Cindy Aidoo, 38, to his room for discussions during which he attempted strangling her and later setting her on fire. Other tenants in the house ...

Read More »

Jubilee Fields to shut down

The Jubilee Oil field would be shut down again during the second half of this year to allow for the completion of repair works on the vessel. The turret bearing of the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah developed a fault last year, resulting in a prolonged shut down which affected oil production. Although the problem has been partially resolved, the vessel is ...

Read More »

Small-scale mining to be conducted in a sustainable manner – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that his government is putting in place measures to ensure that small-scale mining is conducted in a sustainable manner. According to him, “the sustainable small-scale mining regime we envisage will protect our environment and protect the workers as well.” Touching on the issue of “galamsey” in his address to workers at this year’s ...

Read More »

Dead bodies kept in ‘kiosk mortuary’ at Bongo hospital

Health experts have raised concerns about a steel kiosk being used as a mortuary at the Bongo District Hospital in the Upper East region, warning it could trigger a far-reaching epidemic in the area. The dreaded structure, erected in 2004 and meant for only 3 bodies at a time, stands in the middle of the hospital premises without any cooling ...

Read More »

We have settled all SSNIT arrears – Engineers and Planners

Brother of the former President John Mahama whose construction company is facing legal action over the non-payment of his workers social security contributions says, it has settled all arrears. Engineers and Planners, owned by Ibrahim Mahama, said in a statement it has paid GHC2m which includes actual arrears of GHc668,754.75 and penalty of GHc387,709.31 which was imposed by SSNIT. The ...

Read More »

Akufo-Addo: Our productivity and work ethic unsatisfactory

President Akufo-Addo has described as unsatisfactory the work ethic and productivity levels of Ghanaian workers. This, according to him, was the cause of the country’s dwindling economic fortunes. Speaking Monday at the May Day celebration in Accra he said: “When efforts are made to improve pay levels without commensurate improvements in productivity the results inevitably points to macro-economic instability for ...

Read More »