Tag Archives: GHANA

Trade and Industry Minister-designate, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, on Friday, announced, that the Free Zones Enclave in Kumasi would be turned into Ghana’ second industrial city, after Tema. Mr Kyerematen said a public-private partnership was advancing towards developing the land acquired by the Government at Ejisu for activities in the industrial …

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to form a joint committee to find a lasting solution to security challenges faced by cocoa farmers along with the southern parts of the shared border of the two countries. Ghanaian cocoa farmers who farm across the Tano river are often accosted by irregular …

Some police personnel have stormed the LGBTQI+ office inside Ashongman in the Kwabenya District to shut down the office. This comes after the Kwabenya Traditional Council of Ga East in the Greater-Accra Region had threatened to burn down a house allegedly used to host meetings of the LGBTQI+ group in …

Ghana Police has allegedly raided the LGBT office in Accra according to photos posted by Wanlov. Musician and LGBT activist Wanlov claims their office was attacked by the police this morning, and they had to run for their lives. One of the LGBT members at the office had to hide …

I have a simple approach to and position on the vexed issue of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) and the ever-expanding list of sex and gender identity. I like to personalise it. If my son came to tell me that he is converting his anus into …

A car snatching syndicate that can pass for the biggest in the history of the country has been arrested in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. Police indicated following numerous complaints from residents about their vehicles being snatched at gunpoint by miscreants mostly robbers, they devised a strategy …

Ghana’s first-ever woman to be recruited to the police force has passed away at 91 years old. Rosamond Asiamah fought for the rights of her fellow policewomen. Her son, Andrew Nkansah told the BBC that her greatest achievement in terms of the police force was encouraging other women to join …

The Member of Parliament for the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah, has applauded the Bank of Ghana for instituting measures to formalize crowdfunding in Ghana.    According to the Member of Parliament, the policy direction by the Bank of Ghana on how individuals and organizations …

Ghana health service (GHS) was established in 1996. It is Ghanaian government body as part of the health sector reform. The Ghana health service is responsible for the comprehensive health service at all levels in Ghana. The GHS also establish effective mechanism for disease surveillance, prevention and control in Ghana. …

The Minister-designate for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has suggested that Ghana must “severely” regulate excavators to address the problem of illegal mining in the country. According to him, excavators should be accounted for and banned as a measure to tackle illegal mining. “We should have a census …