GENERAL NEWS

Wassa Amenfi East Municipal Marks 39th Edition of Farmers Day Awards Celebration 2023 Wassa Amenfi East Municipal Assembly has held its farmers Day Celebration at Akoreso Nkwanta on Friday 24th November, 2023 to honour deserving hardworking farmers in the Municipality under the theme, “Delivering Smart Solutions For Sustainable Food Security …

    One of Ghana’s most versatile and experienced photojournalists, Gifty Ama Lawson, has graduated from the Accra-based higher learning institution, the SALT Institute with a Master’s Degree.    Ms. Lawson – who has worked with Western Publications Limited, publishers of Ghana’s number one privately-owned newspaper, Daily Guide – graduated …

Economist Prof. John Gatsi, has suggested that electricity is essential if the 24-hour economy proposal by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is to be implemented. He believes part of the manufacturing sector will be disincentivized if constant electricity is not provided to ensure effective …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced roadblocks within the Ministries enclave ahead of the 2023 Farmers’ Day celebrations. The roadblocks which stretches from the Starlet 91 Road to the National Theatre traffic light, begins Monday November 27, 2023 and will end on Friday, December 1. The blocks …

Education Minister fingered in US$1.2 million training corruption scandal In 2022, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, was implicated in an alleged World Bank training scheme for teachers, purportedly costing $1.2 million. The World Bank initiated investigations into the claimed teacher training and formally contacted Prof. Kwasi Opoku …

  The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has sent notice to six government institutions indicating their intention to embark on a nationwide strike on November 29, 2023, Among the organizations involved are the National Labour Commission, the Ministries of Employment and Labor Relations, National Security, Finance, and the Fair …

    Digitization of Ghana’s Economy Former President John Dramani Mahama’s understanding of a digital economy is outstanding and puts him far ahead of his closest competitor in the 2024 Presidential elections. His understanding found expression in his Government’s implementation of ICT programmes and projects most of which have lived …

The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsatarri, has levelled accusations against the Israeli army. He alleged theft and aggression against the Palestinian people by the Israeli army especially at the borders. In an interview with Ghana Web’s Daniel Oduro in a yet-to-be-aired episode of The Lowdown, the Ambassador …

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to lower the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to 0.5% and impose a 0.5% levy on cash-outs to align the policy with Ghana’s digital-first strategy. “Our recommendation to the Ministry of Finance is to consider reducing the levy …

The government says it is taking steps to make available adequate resources for supporting communities grappling with the aftermath of the recent spillage in the Volta Region and floods in the Northern parts of Ghana. This is in line with the allocation of an amount of GHC220 million to support …