50 Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) engaged in shea-based cosmetic processing in the northern cluster have undergone capacity-building training on labelling and standard compliance in the Tamale Metropolis. The training was organized by the Global Shea Alliance (GSA with funding support from the West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) – Ghana …
Read More »Bring Rawlings body home – Awadada petitioned
The people of Anlo have petitioned Torgbui Agbesi Awusu II, the Awadada of Anlo to demand that the body of former President Jerry John Rawlings be brought home for burial. They said the longest serving President and properly installed Chief of Anlo consciously remained and died an Anlo and must be buried …
Read More »Angry Bosome Freho residents chase out foreign illegal miners from their lands
Some illegal miners at Danso, in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region, have been chased away from their mining site by residents of the community, in fulfillment of their last warning to them a week ago. Late December 2020, the residents of the community hit the streets to …
Read More »VIDEO: Ga Traditional Women storm Despite Media over Mzbel’s fraud allegation
A number of women from the Ga traditional area stormed the offices of Despite Media Group on Saturday afternoon to register their displeasure at some allegations made by Musician Mzbel against them. Mzbel on the 16th of January, 2021 on UTV, accused the Ga Traditional court of fraud. According to the Ghanaian songstress, …
Read More »Chinese National who was enstooled as chief steps down
The Chinese investor and philanthropist enstooled Nkosuohene (development chief) of Kwahu Abetifi traditional area has renounced his stool following attacks on social media. The foreigner Sun Qiang, was enstooled Development Chief on September 5, 2020, with stool name Barima Kofi Ayeboafo. But Ghanaians stook to social media to lambast him …
Read More »All set for Late Rawlings to go home
All is set for the final funeral rites of former President Jerry John Rawlings, who passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The funeral will commence 24th January 2020 with the main funeral event taking place on Wednesday, January 27, at the Independence Square, Accra, from 9am to 11am. The former …
Read More »Second wave: Ghana records 1,293 cases in two days, active cases hit 2,799
Ghana has recorded 635 new cases of Covid-19 today Saturday, January 23. This includes yesterday’s cases of 658 pushing the figure to 1,293 in two days. The total active cases has also ballooned to 2,799. The Ghana Health Service has reported on its covid-19 website. The number of cumulative case …
Read More »Fire gut shops in Wa ‘Kejetia’ Market
Fire razes seven shops at the Wa ‘Kejetia’ market in the early hours of Saturday, officials say. The owners of the shops and their relatives were in tears at the time the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the scene at about 0800hrs. Mr Nayaru Mahamud, the Chief Security Officer of …
Read More »VIDEO: Methodist Church at Adabraka collapses on congregants leaving many with severe injury
Reports indicate that part of the Reverend Ernest Bruce Methodist Church at Adabraka,a suburb in Accra has collapsed. The Church building reportedly caved in on Friday,22nd January 2021 while some people were inside the building. Two people feared dead from the collapse of the church building. Videos making rounds on …
Read More »A1 Bread begins operations in America
Popular indigenous bread production company A1 has begun operations in the United States of America. The initiative is part of Select USA, an American government program, designed to help foreign products penetrate the U.S. market. Ghana’s embassy in the USA announced the development in a Facebook post. “We are happy …
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