The Tema Oil Refinery is on the verge of total collapse due to an array of debts owed to some utility service providers in the country. Key among them is the Ghana Water Company Limited GWCL; which has cut water supply to the refinery for close to one month now …

  An investigation by the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has revealed that the headmistress of the Mt. Sinai Methodist JHS located at Kumasi in the Dompoase Circuit of Asokwa Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Madam Akyaa Kusi, has taken her students to a Deity known as Obosom in the …

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is advocating for the creation of a sub-regional power sector supply chain hub in Ghana, to serve as a reservoir for critical machinery and equipment needed for power production and distribution. “When the borders were closed, we had to struggle to get some people in …

On the commodities market today May 20, 2021, the price of Crude Oil is sixty-two dollars, seventy-eight cents ($62.78) as compared to yesterday’s trading of sixty-four dollars, thirty-nine cents ($64.39). Gold is trading at one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven dollars, thirty-six cents ($1,877.36) as compared to yesterday’s trading of …

• Dr Abdullah says hospitals in Ghana now depend on cylinders for oxygen • He indicated that this situation will make Kwame Nkrumah turn in his grave Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, a renowned Neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has said hospitals in the country now depend on cylinders …

  A Prison Officer based at Kete-Krachie in the Oti region had a close shave with death Wednesday night after he was hit with hypertensive emergency but could not find a bed in some major public hospitals in Accra. The Second Class officer Stephen Nyarko, who was carried by an …

  •Minister Nitiwul says the NPP National Women’s Organizer is not the owner of embattled Xtra Gold Mining Company •Madam Kate Gyamfua is rather an employee of the company. •His revelation comes in response to allegations of government and ruling party officials being neck-deep in illegal mining activities. Over the …

• Dr Abdullah says for four years ICU at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was under “lock and key” • He indicated that the young 13-year-old Michael Asiamah looked into his eyes before the surgery and said, “I have confidence in you” but they had to lose him to post-surgery …

A snake has bitten a 14-year old girl to death at Assin Mmaa-Nye-Na. A girl by the name, Shakur Yusif has met her untimely death following a snake bite in an attempt to search for a network to check her school placement in the bush.     The student of …

The Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement for the provision of a one hundred- and seventy-million-euro (€170 million) facility for the establishment of a new national bank, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG). DBG is an integral feature of the GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares ‘Obaatampa’ …

Members of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Chapter of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS-KATH), have declared a one-week sit-down strike starting Thursday 20th May. The strike, according to the leadership of the association, is to protest the decision of the hospital’s management to keep two medical specialists …

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, has outlined that an exceedingly disturbing challenge in the 2020 Election was the violence in 4 centres, which led to the death of 7 citizens. She made this known in her speech during the assessment of the 2020 election with the IPAC on …

On the interbank board today May 18, 2021, the Ghana Cedi trading against the dollar at a buying price of 5.7276 and a selling price of 5.7334 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 5.7276 and a selling price of 5.7334. It is trading against the Pound …

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the nation’s quest to re-register all SIM cards will last for seven months. The exercise is set to begin next month and scheduled to end in December. During the period, all SIM cards owners need to re-register or lose their cards for …

• Traders have expressed their grievances on how erratic power cuts have affected their business • They noted how they encountered some losses due to the power outages • Meanwhile ECG has said the 8-days power interruption has ended Scores of traders at Abavana junction a suburb of Accra, have …

The European Union (EU) has been involved in Ghana’s energy sector to the tune of 30 million Euros, and that they have been working through the European Investment Bank and development agencies of various member states. This was disclosed by the EU Ambassador to Ghana, Ms. Diana Acconia when she …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated that the country is executing a plan to meticulously digitize and integrate all persons on the National Identification Database, popularly known as Ghana Card into the economy, as it holds a great potential to leapfrog the fortunes of the country to heights never imagined. …

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), has served notice it will embark on strike beginning June 4, 2021. The industrial action according to the group, will be in force if the Finance Ministry halts the payment of allowances to some of its members who have been described as “unqualified …

  •Ga Kenkey, popularly known as ‘Ga Komi’ has many benefits to the human body •Some of these values include detoxification from what is known as ‘kenkey water’ •Some producers of this staple have also touted it for its medicinal values It’s a whole package from just one meal. The …

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised government to prioritise controlling spending and generating more revenue in order to reduce the country’s debt burden which has been exacerbated by the onslaught of the pandemic. Currently, according to the IMF, the public debt stands at 78 percent of GDP in …

On the interbank board today May 17, 2021, the Ghana Cedi started the 21st trade week of the 2021 fiscal year on a stable note as it is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 5.7278 and a selling price of 5.7336. This means the exchange rate hasn’t …

Experienced sex and relationship coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has revealed on eTV Ghana’s In Bed with Adwen four major reasons why some women fake orgasms during sexual intercourse. Speaking with the host, Adwen the Love Doctor, on the popular adult show, Dzifa disclosed that there are instances where the women do …

  The ongoing scandal about Wesley Girls High School and their Muslim students continues to open the wounds of some past students who suffered such discrimination by the Methodist Church, founders of the government-funded school. Fathia Ayodele Kareem, who claims to have attended Wesley Girls Senior High School in Cape …

  Fuel prices are likely to be increased again from Monday, May 17, 2021. The increment is due to some new price changes made on the international market for the commodity, which was $520 per metric tonne but now pegged at about $545 per metric tonne. This translates to about …

The last time President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo address the nation on the fight against COVID-19 was on February 28, 2021, it was the 24th time the president performed the exercise. Almost ten weeks after the 24th address, the President is tonight delivering the 25th Presidential Address on the fight against COVID-19. At the time …

  The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has backed claims by staff in the Sewum Health Centre in the Western North region that chemicals used for illegal mining are causing the birth of defective babies in the area since expectant mothers drink from polluted water. According to the Health Centre, pregnant …

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with McDavid Green Solutions (MDGS/MDPower LLC) of the United States of America (USA), for the construction of waste to energy plants across the country.   The first waste to energy plant – which will be sited in …

A businessman, believed to be Ghanaian, has been captured on camera rocking a suit and tie to sell buffloaf, popularly known as ‘bofrot.’ The man, who was neatly attired, was spotted by a woman in her vicinity, who called to buy from him. Impressed with how the man had branded …

The Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the COCOBOD have hosted the second multi-stakeholder roundtable on sustainable Cocoa in Accra The environmental sustainability of cocoa production is at the heart of the second online roundtable discussion organised in the framework of the …

A Neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Dr Hadi Abdallah has recounted the experience when he failed to secure a bed in his own ward when he fell and sick and needed urgent treatment at the neurosurgery unit of the hospital. Dr Abdallah said he had to be taken …