The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has appealed to the Akufo-Addo government to speedily fix the challenges bedevilling the implementation of Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA)’s new Integrated Customs Management Systems, also known as UNIPASS. According to the traders, the existing difficulties with the system which is causing delays, are …

Junior High School students will not spend more than four hours in school per day, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. The comment comes after President Akufo-Addo announced the reopening of schools for final year students in the country. As part of measures to return lives to normalcy while …

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is working with the Government to allow entry for international students returning to the campus to complete their academic work for the Second Semester. They include those in the fifth and sixth years in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School …

The AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, is financing the construction and asphalting of a 1.3-kilometre road in the Obausi Municipality. The project estimated at GH¢5.7 million is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative in the community. Mr Eric Asubonteng, the Managing Director of the Company, who made this known …

Nearly 30 health workers in the Eastern Region have tested positive for Covid-19. The affected health workers are a mixture of those conducting contact tracing and those working in hospitals and other health facilities. About eight (8) out of the total number have, however, recovered. The inadequate Personal Protective Equipment …

Policy think tank IMANI Africa says UNIPAS, which is the new Customs Management system introduced at Ghana’s ports and frontiers is causing the country millions in loses. In a release copied to GhanaWeb, the group says the new system which was introduced to improve efficiency at the ports has in …

Conferences and programmes that have been earmarked to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) when the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement finally takes off may be unfeasible as a result of the poor state of the facility. The AICC, the country’s flagship event venue that …

The tight security apparatus that President Akufo-Addo has set up at the country’s ports continue to prove very robust, as the hawkish eyes of the Tema Port security nip a vessel carrying people infected with coronavirus before it would dock. The Formula 1 vessel was intercepted after intelligence confirmed that …

Conferences and programmes that have been earmarked to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) when the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement finally takes off may be unfeasible as a result of the poor state of the facility. The AICC, the country’s flagship event venue that …

Some drivers’ unions in the country have been calling on the government to reduce fuel prices or face the possible increment in transport fares. These actions were stemmed from the report that consumers of petroleum products should be prepared to pay more for fuel at the pumps following an increment …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given the green light to some disqualified aspirants to contest its parliamentary primaries slated for June 20, 2020. Most of the candidates in Greater Accra, Western North and Ashanti regions seeking to contest their incumbent Members of Parliament …

The death of 46-year-old George Floyd in the United States has sent shockwaves around the world, as well as in South Africa, igniting protests and public campaigns against police brutality in the name of #BlackLivesMatter. The reaction to Floyd’s death has sparked conversations in South Africa about the struggle of black …

Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has warned fertilizer suppliers of the Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizer to stop smuggling the fertilizer or risk losing license and contracts with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. He said though the PFJ programme had come to ameliorate the …

Three persons out of the seven who tested positive to COVID-19 in Sissala East have recovered and reunited with their families. This was after 26 days in isolation where the three made up of two females and a male underwent two separate tests, conducted at different times and came out negative, Mr …

Two landfills—one in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, and the other in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ashanti Region, will soon be turned into multi-purpose recreational centres.   This came to light when the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, undertook an inspection tour of …

Ghana has recorded 337 more cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the country’s total case count stands at 8, 885. Recoveries have also increased marginally to 3,189 while the death toll still stands at 38. The current active cases stand at 5,658. Accra still has the highest …

The Management of the University of Ghana has fixed June 8 to July 3 for the commencement of examinations for all students, including final year students. A statement from the University, copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday, said arrangements were being made to receive registered final year …

Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa has avoided a six-month prison term – but will have to pay a fine of €543,208 (£485,324) for tax fraud. Costa, 31, pleaded guilty to defrauding the state of more than €1m by not declaring payments of over €5.15m from his 2014 move to Chelsea …

Some former government officials under the Mahama administration will soon be put before court for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for the Saglemi housing project. According to Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, despite the state paying more than 90% of the contract sum, it was shocking to note …

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Dr Ahmed Jinapor, has noted that until a vaccine is developed against coronavirus, there can never been a 100 percent safety against the virus. He indicated while speaking on a stakeholder dialogue programme themed: ‘Framework for Reopening Schools’ on TV3 …

Poultry farmers are pushing government to take a bold decision to regulate the importation of frozen and other finished poultry products into the country, as 500,000 crates of eggs are waiting to go bad even though players in the sector have slashed their price by some 20 percent. This is …

Commercial drivers have warned of a 20% fare increment if the government fails to reduce fuel prices latest by 8 June 2020. According to the True Drivers Union and the National Concerned Drivers Association, their members in adhering to the social distancing directives to aid the fight against COVID-19 agreed …

Bernard Brown, Greater Accra Regional Director of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that there has been 80 percent increase in mobile renewal cases in the NHIS as at March 31, 2020. “Mobile renewal has decreased crowded offices, long queue due to this innovation, making it easier to observe …

A Deputy Director for the Medium and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), Madam Afia Akoto has opined that the management and distribution of loans under the current administration has been less partisan. Speaking to Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, she said unlike, the previous administration where MASLOC loans, was largely based on partisanship, …

Ace female radio broadcaster and Tv show host who’s quite impressive in the use of the Akan lingo has disclosed that her pizza bussiness is burgeoning after she parted ways with her former employers ( Multimedia Group). Nana Yaa Brefo Nana Yaa Brefo headlined several articles on major news portals …

About 75 men in Ghana die every week from tobacco related diseases according to data from the Tobacco Atlas, Ghana. The data also revealed that, more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day in Ghana, making the trend a dire public health threat. However, the …

The Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen says the Komenda Sugar Factory will be revived once the country’s borders reopen. The country’s borders have been closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Although a phased reopening of the country has started, President Akufo-Addo says the …

The Ghana Health Service says 146 more people have recovered from Covid-19 but 251 new cases have been recorded, taking the national tally to 8,548. No new deaths have been recorded, leaving that count at 38. Greater Accra remains Ghana’s epicentre with 5,894 cases while the Ashanti has 1,342 cases. …

The controversial Kelvin Taylor is here with more of his attacks, and this time around it’s targetted at Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie for getting involved in a meme NDC’s communications officer Samuel Gyamfi shared on Twitter. We reported yesterday on how Sammy Gyamfi got into trouble when a meme he shared …

Agriculture is the region’s largest employer by sector and a key driver of participation in global value chains – but will the sector ever be capable of delivering food security?  Innovation in agricultural technology is instrumental in achieving broad-based social and economic growth in developing countries. In Ghana and the …