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Cheddar’s idea to grow the tigers here in Ghana apt – A Plus

Kwame Asare Obeng, a musician cum political activist, has indicated the idea by businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Freedom Jacob Caesar or Cheddar to grow tigers in Ghana is in the right direction and it will help boost Ghana’s tourism. Speaking on UTV’s United Showbiz on Saturday, May …

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Newmont publishes 2021 climate report

Newmont Corporation has published its 2021 Climate Report, the Company’s annual report prepared in alignment with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The report outlines how Newmont understands and is addressing climate change — from reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to managing risks, to enhancing …

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How people cheat on their partners without knowing

One of the killers of romance and intimacy in a relationship is cheating. Unfortunately, people define cheating as kissing, touching or having sex with someone who is not your partner or spouse. These are not entirely true. Flirting is on the same scale as sleeping with someone, kissing or touching …

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Don’t force wives to take your surnames – Bishop to husbands

Men have been admonished not to force their wives to drop their surnames and take theirs after marriage despite it being a norm. According to Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah, the Accra Regional Overseer of the Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries, the popular tradition is not biblical, the reason Christians who …

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Politicians can lie too much – Muntaka Mohammed

Member of Parliament(MP) for Asawase in the Ashanti Region Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has observed that politicians especially in Africa lie because of the pressure they have to go through. “Most people do not trust politicians again. Fortunately, I’m a member of the Pan African Parliament and from my perspective, it will …

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FDA to make Marwako food poisoning lab reports public

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured the public that it will make the reports of the investigations on Marwako fast food and restaurant available as soon as it is ready. According to the FDA, it is still awaiting the laboratory report on the sample analyses taken from the …

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Enforce bye-laws to prevent floods in Accra -Minister charges MDAs

The Ministry of Works and Housing has charged the local authorities such as the municipal district assemblies (MDAs) to enforce the bye-laws to prevent flooding in Accra. According to the sector Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, the district assemblies are empowered by the Local Government Act to ensure that, for instance, building …

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UN: 18 million people facing severe hunger in Sahel region

The United Nations is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks, and rising costs. The hunger crisis may press increased numbers of people to migrate out of …

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Accra floods: How people were running for their lives

About five hours of heavy rainfall yesterday in Accra caused severe flooding and disrupted activities in many parts of the capital city and beyond. Some of the affected areas include the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, Spintex, Madina road, the Sahara Park in Adabraka, Ablekuma, parts of Teshie, the Obetsebi Lamptey roundabout, …

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Gov’t to launch emergency line over terror threats

The government will on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, launch an anti-terrorism campaign with the announcement of a toll-free number to enable the public to report suspicious activities within their communities as the country seeks to ward off threats of extremists within the sub-region. The number, 999 will connect to the …

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Disgruntled NPP supporters set party office ablaze at Aowin

Some disgruntled supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Aowin Constituency of the Western North Region, have torched the party’s constituency office over a decision by the National Council to re-run the constituency’s election. The National Council said the elections were fraught with irregularities and must be …

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