By: Ruth Tang Ghana’s Cocoa Board, Cocobod, is set to revitalize cocoa plantations hit hard by the cocoa swollen shoot virus with the help of a $200 million loan from the World Bank. This virus has caused significant drops in cocoa yields and the loss of trees across about 500,000 …
Read More »Vice President Bawumia launches the “Tap Go” System
By Angelina Tukpe Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the “Tap and Go” system, a revolutionary digital initiative, at the Metro Mass Head Office in Accra. “Tap and Go” is a digital card preloaded with cash, and can be used for paying transportation fares by simply tapping the card, …
Read More »Anglican Communion Office run Companion Links meeting for Bishops
Around the Anglican Communion, many Anglican churches and dioceses are partnering in mission and prayer through Companion Links. During the Lambeth Conference in 2022, many bishops also expressed an interest in developing new links. Companion Link relationships between dioceses are mutually organised by the participating Diocesan teams. Many of these …
Read More »New Juaben South Schools Lead the Way in Waste Segregation Efforts
By: Ruth Tang In a collaboration focused on raising awareness about environmental issues and improving educational resources, the Eastern Regional Education Directorate has partnered with Zoomlion Ghana Ltd to launch a trial program on Waste Segregation in nine selected Basic Schools in the New Juabeng South Municipality. The main aim …
Read More »Another victim dies after Walewale shooting incident
A 22-year-old Alhassan Sumani, who was also a victim of the Walewale shooting incident on Monday, February 12, 2024, has succumbed to his wounds at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. This brings the number of people who lost their lives from the robbery incident to two after the demise of the Momo …
Read More »GJA revokes media blackout on Hawa Koomson
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), in collaboration with its media partners, has lifted the media blackout it imposed on the Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu-Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson. The decision was reached after a meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2024, to review the blackout imposed on the MP, …
Read More »Professor Eric Opoku Mensah becomes acting vice-chancellor of UNIMAC
By Julia Elinam Nani. The University of Media Arts and Communication has announced the appointment of Professor Eric Opoku Mensah as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the institute. This was disclosed in a press release from the institute dated February 15, 2024. According to the statement, he was meant to take …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ+ bill’s third reading blocked
By Wilhelmina Oddoye Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has blocked the progressing of the third reading of the Anti-LGBTQ bill. With exception to his argument, the legislature would have been passed into a law yesterday in parliament. According to him, he is in opposition of the provision that would lead …
Read More »Four Dead In An Accident at Nkawkaw
By: Ruth Tang Tragedy struck the Nkawkaw community as a fatal motor accident claimed the lives of four individuals, including three male pupils and a female teacher identified as Dorcas Dede from Ampeah Memorial School. The incident occurred on the Nkawkaw section of the Kumasi-Accra road late Thursday afternoon around …
Read More »School building collapses on over 50 students, teachers at Adeiso
A school building has reportedly collapsed on some students and teachers of a public basic school at Adeiso, a community in the Upper West Akim District Assembly of the Eastern Region. According to a news report by Accra-based UTV, the school building collapsed on over 50 basic students and some teachers, …
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