Ghana: AGRA Calls for Boost in Rice and Cassava Cultivation in the Country

A close-out and learning event for the phase one of the KfW-AGRA project ended in Accra on Thursday with a call for more support to boost the cultivation of rice and cassava in the… Read more »

Ghana: Ho - Houses Submerged, Properties Destroyed After 3-Hour Downpour

The Volta Regional capital Ho, experienced heavy downpour last Saturday, resulting in flooding of the municipality , thereby creating fear and panic among residents who feared for… Read more »

Ghana: Power Outages Due to Gas Supply Shortage - ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed recent power outages in various parts of the country to limited gas supply to power producers. Read more »

Ghana: GTF Pres Appointed to WT Dev't Committee

A Senior Customs Officer of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and President of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF), Mr Frederick Lartey Otu, has been… Read more »

Ghana: Claims By Healthcare Providers - NHIA Pays Over Gh¢471 Million in 42 Days... Back to 90-Day Arrears Window

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has within 42 days paid its credentialled healthcare providers over GH¢471 million to cover claims submitted for periods up to… Read more »

Ghana: Zambian Pres Woos Jospong to Invest in Country's Waste Management Sector

The Zambia President, Hakainde Hichilema has promised to facilitate the entry of Ghana's Jospong conglomerate into Zambia by the Ghanaian Jospong's to replicate its waste and… Read more »

Ghana: Two Persons Convicted for Selling Fake Agro-Chemicals

Two persons have been sentenced to six months each in prison for faking and selling agro-chemicals belonging to Apostle Kwadwo Sarfo, by the Juaso Circuit Court. Read more »

Ghana: 2 Institutions to Face Prosecution Over Procurement Breaches

The Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority in Accra and the Kwadaso College of Agriculture, in Kumasi are to face prosecution over procurement breaches, amounting to approximately… Read more »

Ghana: Ending Child Labour - Gyamfi's Body Aches and Ghana's 'New Balm' for Relief

In the impoverished and dangerous world of child labour, Gyamfi's story stands out as both heart-wrenching and hopeful. Forced to abandon his education at age 12, after death… Read more »

Ghana: Black Queens, Avenor Stars Draw in Friendly

Ghana's Black Queens came from behind to draw level with Avenor Stars FC in a friendly match at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. Read more »

Ghana: Odikro, 2 Others Arrested for Destroying GRELs 33,000 Rubber Trees

The police in the Western Region are investigating the destruction of parts of the rubber plantation of the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) in the Ahanta West Municipality. Read more »

Ghana: Sports Minister to Address GFA Congress Today

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif, will be the special guest of honour at today's 29th Session of Congress of the Ghana Football Association at the Great Hall of… Read more »

Ghana: 9 Missing Fishermen Found, Rescued Off Ngyiresia Coast

Nine fishermen, who went missing during a fishing expedition on the high seas off the coast of Ngyiresia, near Takoradi, in the Western Region have been found, the Ghanaian Times… Read more »

Ghana: Otumfuo Commends Prudential Bank for Support to Businesses

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the new Managing Director of Prudential Bank Ghana Limited, Mr Bernard Appiah Gyebi, to build upon the solid foundation laid by his… Read more »

Ghana: Prosecution of NDC MPs - Minority Boycotts Parliament to Support Members in Court

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Minority caucus in Parliament yesterday boycotted parliamentary proceedings to lend support to their colleagues for Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam and… Read more »

Ghana: Quarterly Tariff Adjustments Not Influenced By IMF Deal

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, says the Quarterly Tariff Adjustment (QTA) review by the commission is not as a… Read more »

Ghana: CHRAJ Launches 30th Anniversary Celebrations

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), yesterday launched it's 30th anniversary with a call on government to move beyond mere platitudes and… Read more »

Ghana: EASE Ghana Instals First CT Scanner At Focos Hospital

Computerised Tomography (CT) scanner has been installed at the FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital, Accra to boost healthcare delivery at the hospital and the Patang community. Read more »

Ghana: Prisons Congested ...Holds 4,972 More Prisoners Nationwide

Ghana's prisons are overcrowded with 4,972 more than the actual capacity of 10,265, representing about 48 per cent congestion rate. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Launches GSACR , Grma to Raise Resources to Finance Climate Change Activities

Ghana yesterday launched the Global Shield against Climate Risks (GSACR) and the Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA) to raise financial resources to finance climate change… Read more »

Ghana: ARCC to Sanction Assemblies, Others for Missing General Counterfoil Receipts

The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC) is set to penalise Chief Executives, Financial Officers and Coordinators of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies for… Read more »

Ghana: Vodafone Ghana Rewards Customer Loyalty in Ashanti Region

Vodafone Ghana as part of its Ashanti Month initiative aimed at rewarding Asanteman's faithfulness to the brand has rewarded its loyal customers. Read more »

Ghana: Education Ministry Fails to Appear Before PAC

The Ministry of Education, yesterday, failed to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament without notice, compelling the committee to end sitting earlier than… Read more »

Ghana: New Executives of E.P Students Union, Russia-Shukura, Take Office

A total of 10 new executives of the Evangelical Presbyterian Students Union, Russia-Shukura, was at the weekend inducted into office. Read more »

Ghana: Oti Region - Man Beheaded in Bush At Ntewusae

The body of an unidentified beheaded man has been found in a bush at Ntewusae, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region. Read more »