Eight regions are set to be affected by the first official load shedding as Power Distribution Services (PDS) has released a timetable for its power rationing. The decision to begin the release of the schedule was taken at a meeting between PDS, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Public Utilities and …
Read More »PDS to publish power cuts timetable from today – PURC
Ghanaians may now heave a sigh of relief as steps have been taken to provide them with a schedule on the recent blackouts. The decision was taken at a meeting between Power Distribution Services (PDS), Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Thursday. Confirming …
Read More »‘Dont’ rundown Ghana to realise narrow, partisan interests’ – Akufo-Addo
“When we make the wrong choices, we must act to set things right. When those put in charge of running the affairs of state get it wrong, we must have the courage, the humanity and the selflessness to say so. That is our patriotic duty. We should also not be …
Read More »Murdered Tema Assemblies of God pastor laid to rest
The murdered pastor of the Tema Community 4 Assemblies of God Church, Rev. Dr. David Nyimanyi Nabegmado has been laid to rest. The late pastor was buried amidst wailing and sorrow by hundreds of friends and family members who gathered to bid him farewell at the funeral ceremony held in Tema. …
Read More »EC Resumes Voter ID Replacement Exercise
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced it has resumed the issuance of replacement of voter ID cards with immediate effect. According to a statement dated March 4, 2019, which was issued and signed by its Chairperson Jean Mensah, anyone who wishes to replace a lost, defaced, or a damaged voter’s …
Read More »Manasseh’s documentary empty – Sammy Awuku
The National Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammy Awuku, has described the documentary filmed by the Multimedia Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni as empty. According to him, the over-hyped documentary did not contain any substance and message as advertised. Mr. Awuku was surprised that a group described as …
Read More »De-Eye Group operations show limited powers of state security – Aning fears
A Security expert has decried the weakness of Ghana’s state institutions after a Joy News investigation detailed how a pro-NPP militia defied the National Security with impunity. According to Dr Kwesi Aning, the perpetual operations of De-Eye Group at the former seat of government, the Christiansborg Castle undermines the authority …
Read More »NRSC receives Cabinet approval to upgrade into an Authority
Cabinet has approved the elevation of the National Road Safety Commission to an Authority. This is to enable the outfit ensure compliance of road safety regulations and to punish offenders. This comes as at a time when the first quarter statistics show close to a hundred persons have died to …
Read More »Police arrest 2 ‘fake’ security men at ADISCO speech day with Akufo-Addo in attendance
The police in Cape Coast in the Central Region have arrested two men for posing as members of the presidential security detail at the Jubilee House. The two men were arrested in Cape Coast Saturday morning at Adisadel College where a Speech and Prize Giving ceremony is being held. President …
Read More »WAEC to verify 2019 WASSCE candidates biometrically
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will, for the first time, capture the fingerprints of candidates who would be writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2019 as part of measures to curb impersonation. “In order to nip in the bud the growing trend of impersonation, the …
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