GENERAL NEWS

The Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson has described a suit filed against him by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh as a ‘clear attempt by public officials to gag and intimidate civil society organizations’. Mensah Thompson is the …

Parliament has adjourned sittings after a series of emergency meetings held in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The adjournment is expected to give members of the house the opportunity to rest. Mr. Oquaye who announced the adjournment said the house will tentatively resume sittings on May 19. The House …

President Akufo-Addo has reportedly appointed Mr Francis Boateng as the new Managing Director for the Tema Oil Refinery(TOR). The new MD until his appointment served as the General Manager for Commercial Operations at the Ghana National Gas Company. The appointment of Francis Boateng follows the resignation Kweku Asante Berko who …

As Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate Workers Day today May 1, the National Labour Commission is entreating private organisations not to lay off workers, amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The commission says although it acknowledges we are not in normal times, certain trained workers cannot be laid …

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has claimed vindication over the collapsed floating bridge she constructed over the Chemu Lagoon. This comes after critics blamed her for a poor work done after gushing waters from a heavy rainfall which occurred on April 26, 2020, washed away the bridge. …

Kingmakers of Akuapem have started traditional processes to install Odehye Kwadwo Kesse as the next Okuapehene. The 34-year-old becomes the youngest Paramount Chief in the whole of the Eastern Region. The installation processes began on Friday morning where after introducing him to the appropriate Kingmakers, a ram was slaughtered and …

A personal trainer claims she is fighting off coronavirus by drinking smoothies containing her boyfriend’s sperm. Tracy Kiss, 32, reckons that the refreshing drinks that contain a shot of semen have boosted her immune system.  In a bold move, she is urging others to do the same saying that the …

Body withdrawals at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) mortuary have increased from five to sixty a week as bereaved families have resorted to private burials. The move was as a result of President Akufo Addo’s appeal to decongest the various morgues across the country as a result of the …

Call it sarcasm or a conspiracy theory but the idea of the coronavirus wreaking havoc in the country is fast gaining prominence on Ghanaian social media as the number of infected cases crossed the 2000 mark. Since the confirmation of the first case, the catchy phrase “By June de33 na …

President Akufo-Addo has extended the closure of Ghana’s borders by another month following the increase in the number of confirmed cases of the global pandemic, the Coronavirus. Speaking at a closed-door celebration of the Labour Day, organized by the state broadcaster GBC in conjunction with the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the …