Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like “I want freedom from getting shot”. US President Joe Biden backed the protests, calling on Congress …
Read More »VIDEO: Bukom Banku drops ‘hit’ song for John Mahama
Even before the country gears up into full swing electioneering mode for the 2024 elections, some celebrities are gradually coming out of their shells to throw their weight behind their preferred candidate. Such is the case of controversial Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku. In a seeming declaration …
Read More »Mahama’s aide tackles GBC over lack of airtime for anti-National Cathedral proponents
Joyce Bawah Mogtari, an aide to Former President John Dramani Mahama, has called out state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), over the lack of airtime for persons against the construction of the national cathedral project. Taking to her social media page, Madam Joyce Bawah Mogtari indicated that the conduct of GBC was tantamount …
Read More »World Bank recommends policy reforms to enhance Ghana’s trade flows
The World Bank says that additional policy reforms in investment and trade facilitation can further enhance trade flows between Ghana and the rest of the sub-region. In its Ghana Trade Competitiveness Diagnostics report, it urged the Government to among other things, take either administrative or regulatory steps to reduce port …
Read More »US to drop COVID-19 test requirement for air travellers
The US will no longer require air travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country from abroad. Officials said they were dropping the requirement due to the “tremendous progress” the country had made in the fight against the virus. The travel industry has been pushing …
Read More »Meet the 13-member Board of Trustees of National Cathedral
One of the top priorities of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government is the building of a 5,000-seater Cathedral in fulfilment of a pledge made by the President to God before winning the 2016 elections. According to the President, the construction of the National Cathedral is pivotal to the development …
Read More »22 Assembly Members In Bosome Freho want DCE Dismissed
About twenty – two (22) Assembly Members in Bosome Freho constituencies of the Ashanti Region are calling for the removal of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho, Hon. Yaw Danso to avert any disaster and confusion in the constituency. According to them, tension is already boiling in the …
Read More »UK Parliament invites MPs in Ghana for a meeting over anti-gay bill
UK Parliament has invited members of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Ghana’s Parliament to a meeting over the anti-gay bill, Chair of the Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has revealed. He told TV3 in an exclusive interview that the lawmakers will be leaving Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Sunday June 12 and then walk into the …
Read More »Its deleterious, so be measured in your expectations — Otumfuo tells UTAG
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage the government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition …
Read More »12 soldiers discharged, four in stable condition after accident
Twelve out of the 16 military personnel who sustained various degrees of injuries after being involved in a road crash along the Suhum – Anum Apapam Road, have been discharged. The remaining four are in a stable condition and responding to treatment. A statement signed by Naval Captain M.A Larbi, …
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