The University of Cape Coast has been ranked Number One university in Ghana, by the 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings.

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been commended for what has been described as a “benevolent support” to the Ghana Prisons Service.

The Chief Executive of Private Enterprises Federation, Nana Osei-Bonsu, has called for more investments in renewable energy since its residue will aid firms in the agriculture sector to compete in the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). According to him, leftover from non-conventional use of renewable energy could be used as compost to boost agricultural …

With exactly four months to the end of the year 2021, the Ghana Cedi is expected to experience some further marginal depreciation against the U.S Dollar, following a recent period of weakening an, economist with Databank, Courage Martey has predicted. “Looking at the amount of pressure on the currency already and looking at the size …

The Chief Director of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), Mr Prosper Afenyo, has sent a stern warning to public servants against lateness to work and official functions, saying the trend is “unethical and would not be countenanced any longer.”  He was speaking at the opening of the maiden Volta Regional Conference on performance contract.   …

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has tasked the state media to help the Regional Coordination Council (RCC) tell the government’s stories about projects and programmes being executed for development. He argued that such collaboration was critical for information dissemination and also a good feedback from the communities. Mr Darko-Mensah made the call when …

Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has handed over 13 impounded containers of Rosewood to the National Intelligence Bureau(NIB) in Tema. Estimated at $234,000 or over GH¢1.4 million, the 13 containers of rosewood imported into Ghana from Nigeria, suspected for onward export to an overseas destination, were impounded at the Tema Port. … The post Confiscated

The Divisional Chief for Apreamdo, Egya Kwamena XI has said the stool will not permit the burial of the late Mr. Emmanuel Kwofie, who shot and killed his would-be in-law and subsequently killed himself at Apremdo in August this year. Both deaths occurred on August 15, 2021 when the late Kwofie pounced on his would-be … The post Apremdo stool rejects burial of

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Monday commenced its 9th Summer School, 2021 for staff of the university. About a thousand participants from various colleges, units and some partners of the university are attending the four-day Summer School  on the theme ‘SDGs and Universities: Actions towards KNUST’s mandate at 70 and …

A Dabala District Court has remanded into custody three suspects linked to the murder of a 13-year-old boy of Mafi Dove in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region. Read More... The post Mafi Aflokope Murder: Court Remands 3 Into Custody appeared first

The Ethiopian Ambassador to Ghana, Hadera Abera, has endorsed newly produced Ghanaian herbal medicine Thorntina-74 (T-74) and pledged to promote it in Ethiopia. He testified about the efficacy of the Read More... The post Ethiopian

The General Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta Region, Mr Emmanuel Lumor, has expressed misgivings over the growing trend in the importation of electricity metres from Togo by some recalcitrant people  for installation in households in Ghana at exorbitant fees.   According to him, some assembly members were involved in …

Domestic violence in the Volta Region almost doubled from over 600 cases in 2019 to more than 1000 cases in 2020, Mrs Thywill Eyra Kpe, Volta Regional Director, Department of Gender, has disclosed. More than 6,000 girls in addition got pregnant in 2020 alone, a worrying situation which she said needed concerted efforts by all …

Statistics from Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicate that a total of 691 teenage girls returned to school either pregnant or after given birth as at Read More... The post Report: 691 Pregnant Girls Return

Residents of Elubo on Thursday, September 2, 2021, submitted a petition to President Akufo-Addo through the Chief Executive Officer of the Jomoro Municipality, Ernest Kwofie, after a demonstration to demand the immediate reopening of the land border in the area. The residents have complained that the continuous closure of the land borders is negatively affecting […] The post Elubo

A Media and Communication Educator, Professor Kwame Karikari, has asked Journalism training institutions to consider the introduction of courses in local languages to promote professionalism in non-English radio stations. He Read More... The post Journalism

Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has acknowledged the generous cash donation by the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nunu Sharubutu towards the construction of the National Cathedral. A statement Read More... The post Chieftaincy

Kezia Ansah-Mensah, Merck Foundation More Than a Mother Fashion awards 2019 winner from Ghana The philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, Merck Foundation, has held its 2020 virtual fashion awards Read More... The post Merck Foundation Holds 2020 Virtual Fashion