The Agbogbloshie bridge
The Agbogbloshie bridge

Odaw Basin: Bridges causing floods to be removed

Several bridges and structures across the Odaw channel have been earmarked for reconstruction or removal to allow for the free flow of rainwater to prevent perennial flooding in the capital.

Sedina Tamakloe Attionu  — A former boss of the MASLOC
Sedina Tamakloe Attionu — A former boss of the MASLOC

Former MASLOC boss jailed 10 years in absentia

The High Court in Accra yesterday sentenced a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, and a former Operations Manager of the organisation, Daniel Axim, to 10 years and five years in prison respectively for causing financial loss of GH¢ 90 million to the state. 

Osabarimba Kwesi Atta (2nd from left) addressing the press. With him are some of his sub chiefs
Osabarimba Kwesi Atta (2nd from left) addressing the press. With him are some of his sub chiefs

Oguaa Traditional Council calls for improvement of basic education

THE Oguaa Traditional Council is to collaborate with some faculty members of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to enhance performance in basic schools in the metropolis.

Fatimatu Abubakar (head of table), Minister of Information designate, addressing the delegation from DW Akademie. Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY
Fatimatu Abubakar (head of table), Minister of Information designate, addressing the delegation from DW Akademie. Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY

Media outlets to receive support for quality output — Information Minister

THE International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) is to offer financial support to media outlets in the country to promote press freedom. 

wife of a former Vice President, Matilda Yaaba Amissah Arthur
Wife of a former Vice President, Matilda Yaaba Amissah Arthur

Man remanded over robbery in former Vice President wife’s residence

A self-styled businessman has been brought before the High Court in Accra for allegedly orchestrating and committing the robbery of high-profile personalities and elites in their respective homes.

The Odaw canal filled to the brim after yesterday’s downpour
The Odaw canal filled to the brim after yesterday’s downpour

Flooding beckons after half-hour downpour

A half-hour downpour yesterday morning did not cause any havoc but again indicated how Accra remains exposed to flooding.

Alhaji Ishmaela Ibrahim with some of the beneficiary children
Alhaji Ishmaela Ibrahim with some of the beneficiary children

Akyem Oda Zango orphans feted

One hundred and forty-three children, including 85 orphans from Akyem Oda Zango, were feted last Saturday as part of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.

 Kwasi Agyei has assumed his new role as the Controller and Accountant-General
Kwasi Agyei has assumed his new role as the Controller and Accountant-General

Kwasi Agyei is new Controller and Accountant-General

A Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, Kwasi Agyei, has been appointed by President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Controller and Accountant-General.

Rev Johnnie Oquaye (with mic), Founder, The African Freelancers College, and some of the students, including the former illegal miners, during the anniversary float
Rev Johnnie Oquaye (with mic), Founder, The African Freelancers College, and some of the students, including the former illegal miners, during the anniversary float

TAF College starts skills training for former illegal miners

The African Freelancers (TAF) College, a tuition-free applied business school of creativity and entrepreneurship in Accra, has introduced a programme intended to train former illegal miners (galamseyers) to equip them with entrepreneurial skills.

One of the intercepted trucks loaded with bags of cocoa
One of the intercepted trucks loaded with bags of cocoa

GIS foils cocoa smuggling operation at Torkor

The Kpando Municipal Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has impounded three trucks carrying cocoa beans at Torkor in the Volta Region.

Robert Alloys Werth, lecturing the participants in the training session
Robert Alloys Werth, lecturing the participants in the training session

World Bank partners GCEA in training programmes

The World Bank has entered into a partnership with the Ghana Consulting Engineers Association (GCEA) to offer continuous training and capacity building in contract management within West and Central Africa regions.

Augustus Awity (left), the Chief Director of the VRRC, launching the PAA
Augustus Awity (left), the Chief Director of the VRRC, launching the PAA

USAID Performance Accountability Activity launched in Ho

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a five-year Performance Accountability Activity (PAA) project in the Volta Region.

Reverend Ernest Adu-Gyamfi (left), President, National Peace Council, speaking at the 61st Ghana Baptist Convention Ministers Conference at Ejura
Reverend Ernest Adu-Gyamfi (left), President, National Peace Council, speaking at the 61st Ghana Baptist Convention Ministers Conference at Ejura

Religious bodies must preach truth, peace — Chairman of National Peace Council

The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Reverend Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, has stated that this year’s election will test the peace, unity, stability, cohesion and resilience of the county, and has consequently charged all religious bodies to use their platforms to preach and demonstrate peace for the citizenry to follow. 

See the 2,456 pharmacies on the National E-Pharmacy Platform
See the 2,456 pharmacies on the National E-Pharmacy Platform

See the 2,456 pharmacies on the National E-Pharmacy Platform

Two thousand four hundred fifty-six (2,456) pharmacies have been onboarded on the National E-Pharmacy Platform, representing a major milestone for the digital platform and for Ghana.

Kosi Yankey-Ayeh (left), Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Enterprise Development Agency, addressing traders of the Koforidua Beads Market
Kosi Yankey-Ayeh (left), Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Enterprise Development Agency, addressing traders of the Koforidua Beads Market

GEDA to provide crusher machine at Koforidua Beads Market

The Ghana Enterprises Development Agency (GEDA) has initiated plans to provide a crusher machine for the beads market at Koforidua in the Eastern Region.

DOIII Abdul Wasiu Hudu, Central Region PRO, Ghana National Fire Service
DOIII Abdul Wasiu Hudu, Central Region PRO, Ghana National Fire Service

Central Region records 23% reduction in fire outbreaks

The Central Region recorded a 23 per cent reduction in fire outbreaks in the first quarter of this year as compared to figures for the same period last year.

PURC fines ECG GH¢5.86m for service delivery breaches

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has fined the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GH¢5.86 million for 163 breaches in its service delivery and obligations to stakeholders.

Robert Kyere (2nd from left), PR Manager of GOIL, presenting the items to the Chief Imam’s Office Manager
Robert Kyere (2nd from left), PR Manager of GOIL, presenting the items to the Chief Imam’s Office Manager

GOIL donates to Chief Imam

GOIL has donated quantities of food items to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usmanu Nuhu Sharabutu, towards activities marking the end of this year’s Ramadan.

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