GENERAL NEWS

Farmers in the Bono Region yesterday received garagantuan praises from the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto for strategically switching to organic fertilizer locally produced instead of striving to purchase the highly scarced and expensive  international commodity of inorganic fertilizer which cannot be found. The minister was …

The Ministry for Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has charged commercial banks in the country to contribute meaningfully to agriculture by making available credit facilities to farmers. According to the sector Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, it was worrying that commercial banks were reluctant in supporting farmers. “Ideally the banks are …

In the United Kingdom in 1957, not long after Ghana’s independence from its colonial masters, Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first president, spoke about how Ghana can be an inspiration for other Commonwealth countries to become independent. Speaking in an interview in the UK, and sourced to Getty Images, Kwame Nkrumah explained the need …

Following a publication that the Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), is no longer a member of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees, the official website of the 5,000-seater project has updated its records. Pastor Mensa Otabil’s photograph has been taken off the 13-member Board of Trustees. This implies …

The acting Chief Executive Director at the Ghana Museums and Monuments, Kingsley Ntiamoah Ofosu, has disclosed that some vehicles used by Ghana’s first president as well as other former state officials will soon be available for rental as part of measures to generate revenue for the institution. Mr Ntiamoah Ofosu …

The National Muslim Conference of Ghana has joined Muslims across the world to call on the Indian government to render an unconditional apology for insulting comments made by the two political figures. Condemning the remarks, it said the remarks were not isolated effusions of two political figures but rather a …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the Ghana Card is only an alternative travel document to the country’s current biometric passport and not a replacement. According to the minister, the Ghana passport and travel certificate are the only internationally recognised documents for Ghanaian …

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, has expressed his bafflement at the method of feeding adopted by young men in the country in other to stay afloat in the wake of the high cost of living. Speaking on Metro TV’s ‘Good Morning Ghana’ programme on June 14, the lawmaker claimed …

The Obuasi Fire tender accident recorded on June 6, 2022, has resulted in the death of a young firefighter, the Ghana National Fire Service has announced. Some officers who were responding to a distress call got involved in an accident. Five of them sustained serious injuries and were rushed to …

Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Augustine Collins Ntim has described comment by the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Bosome-freho as unfair. According to him, the action of the DCE does not promote unity and development. The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosomefreho in the Ashanti Region, Hon. …