Journalism Standards Have Fallen
There has been growing concerns decrying the journalism standards in the country lately seeing the rate at which “mushroom” journalism institutions are sprouting in the cities. Veteran...
Day: March 16, 2017
A Plus Tells Akufo-Addo
Outspoken Hiplife artiste A Plus has condemned President Akufo-Addo’s “oversized” government. According to him, the Akufo-Addo’s government is too huge for a small country like Ghana. "Ghana...
K.B Asante Backs Akufo-Addo On 110 Ministers
Former diplomat, KB Asante is calling on Ghanaians to give President Akufo-Addo the benefit of the doubt following his appointment of 50 deputy ministers and four Ministers of State. In his view,...
Cocoa Industry Agrees Plan To Tackle Deforestation
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle and Mars, agreed Thursday a landmark initiative to tackle deforestation in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana -- a move hailed by Prince...
GIJ SRC Receives GHs10,000 Donation From Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank Ghana has donated an amount of ten thousand Ghana cedis (¢10,000) to the Students’ Aid Fund (SAFund) of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Institute of...
GPHA Invests GHc13.3m Into Tema Shipyard
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) on Monday announced that it would invest GH¢13.3 million in the operations of PSC Tema Shipyard and Drydock Company to enhance its profitability. The...
Essien’s Wife Akosua Puni Buys Italian Club
The wife of Ghanaian football star Michael Essien, Mrs Akosua Puni has bought Italian third division Lega Pro side Calcio Como. Mrs Puni Essien, a British citizen of Ghanaian origin bought the club...
Weirather Wins Super-G Crown As Shiffrin Kept Waiting
US star Mikaela Shiffrin was kept waiting for the overall women's World Cup crown by the slimmest of margins Thursday after Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather captured the World Cup women's Super-G...
Trump Budget ‘cripples’ Environment, Science, Critics Say
US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget would slash funding for science, health and environmental programs at home and abroad, sparking outcry among experts who say the cuts would endanger...
234 State Vehicles Still Missing – Government
Some 234 state-owned vehicles are still missing after the change of government, the Akufo-Addo government has officially announced. The official in charge of taking inventory of state vehicles during...
Energy Minister Targets Waste To Energy Initiatives By 2019
Mr. Boakye Agyarko, the Minister of Energy, has stated government’s desire to ensure that Ghana develops legally and socially binding commitments to start the treatment of human excreta and other...
Akufo-Addo Inaugurates 13-Member National Cathedral Trustee Board
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a 13-member Board of Trustees who will be in charge of the National Cathedral when it is completed. The Board, largely constituted by heads of...
Over 15 Attempted Suicide Cases Recorded At Wenchi Methodist Hospital
In the wake of reports of suicide cases across the country, the Wenchi Methodist Hospital has revealed that, it has recorded over 15 attempted cases between January and March 2017. A psychologist at...
GFA Prez Reelected Onto FIFA Council
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi will serve another four-year term on the FIFA Council after he was re-elected at a Confederation of African Football (Caf) meeting on...
Moral Crisis Hits Parliament
Parliament which is expected to lead the way in integrity, honour and respect appears to be in moral crisis as both Majority and Minority accuse each other of being disrespectful. Insistence from...
SpaceX Lights Up the Florida Night Sky
SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched a communications satellite into space from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The company's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 2 am (0600 GMT) carrying the...
Two Killed In Attack On South Sudan Aid Convoy
The International Organization for Migration said Thursday that two people were killed when gunmen attacked an aid convoy in South Sudan, where chronic violence has led to famine. The aid...
McDonald’s Probing Hacked Tweet Slamming Trump
McDonald's is investigating an apparent hack into its Twitter feed following a briefly-posted diatribe against President Donald Trump, the fast-food giant said Thursday. The fake tweet offered an...
Trump Envoy Meets Israeli Settlers In Unusual Move
A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move that may raise fresh concerns over prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
‘Assault’ Victim To File Separate Civil Suit Against Marwako
Marwako Fast Foods Limited will soon have a civil lawsuit on its hands following the alleged incidence of assault by a supervisor on a Ghanaian employee at its Abelemkpe branch. Lawyer for the...