Go Away! Ridge Staff To Anaba
Workers at the Ridge Hospital, now Greater Accra Regional Hospital, have welcomed the transfer of Dr Thomas Anaba, the Medical Director. He was served with his transfer letter on Monday, 15 May and...
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Holy Trinity Boss Heads Korle Bu
Dr Felix Anyah, the CEO of the Holy Trinity Medical Centre has been appointed new Chief Executive of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The appointment takes effect on June 1,2017, a letter...
Minister Orders Probe Into Military Cemetery’s $6m Cost
The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul has ordered an immediate investigation into the cost of a new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp valued at $ 6 million. According to the Minister, the cost is...
Ethiopia Reports Huge Revenue In Power Supply Over Last 10 Months
Ethiopia says it has earned over $165m in revenue for sale of electric power over the last 10 months. Out of the amount, $49m was from supply to neighbouring Sudan and Djibouti. The state-affiliated...
Shake-Up Hits Immigration Serivce
45 senior officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have been transferred. They include two Deputy Commissioners of Immigration (DCOI), two Assistant Commissioners of Immigration (ACi), 18...
Government Seeks $1bn Private Capital Injection…for Power Distribution Substation
To end the country’s erratic power distribution and billing system, government says it needs over US$1billion capital, which it seeks to realise from the private sector. The Minister of Energy and...
FIPAG Members Do Not Need Loans, We’re Not Cocoa Farmers – Film Producer
Outstanding Ghanaian film producer and an astute member of the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG), Mr Owodze Donkor Francis known in the industry as Osoro Kyeame has risen against the...
I Was Shocked R.Kelly Did A Remix of My ‘IF’ Song
American R&B legend R. Kelly released a remix of Nigerian Afro-hip-hop star Davido’s latest rave-making hit “If.” The singer, who calls himself “the granddaddy of R&B,” blew up the Internet...
China Describes Ghana As An Important Development Partner
Ghana has been described as an important development partner of China on the African continent. “Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ghana and China 57 years ago, the two...
Macron In Mali’s Restive North For Morale-Boosting Visit
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visits conflict-torn Mali, where French troops have been fighting jihadists for four years, in his first official visit outside Europe after taking power. He will...
GPHA To Give Stiffer Punishment To Shippers With False Documents
Mr Paul Ansah, the Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, said the port would work towards data integrity and warned that shippers caught filing fictitious documents would suffer...
Akufo-Addo To Grace 42nd MTN-SWAG Awards
Ghana’s President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo will be the Special Guest of Honour at the 42nd Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards Night to be held in Accra. The...
No Excess Intake In Public Schools – GES
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said heads of senior high schools will not be allowed to exceed the intake of students after requesting a specific quota under the free...
UN Worried By New Heavy Weapons In C. Africa
A recent attack targeting UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic was carried out with heavy weapons that have not been used in other outbreaks of fighting, a UN official said Thursday....
Boko Haram Traps Starving People In Nigeria, UN Warns
Two million people are teetering on the brink of famine in northeastern Nigeria but efforts to reach some are being thwarted by Boko Haram jihadists, the UN's food agency said Thursday. More than 20...
New Chief Justice Must Develop Our Skills – JUSSAG
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) is calling on the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Sophia Akufo to prioritise skills development of judicial staff across the country. According...
New Chief Justice Must Develop Our Skills
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) is calling on the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Sophia Akufo to prioritise skills development of judicial staff across the country. According...
Gov’t Releases GHc23m For Army Flats
The government has released GHc 23 million for the completion of some Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) residential facilities for personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces. According to...
Greater Accra Regional Hospital Receives Support From GE Healthcare
General Electric (GE), a digital Industrial Company has partnered with the Ghana Ministry of Health and Bouygues Batimat International with the support of the United States government to overhaul the...
Government’s Statement On Delta Force Release Disingenuous – Amaliba
A private legal practitioner, Abraham Amaliba has described as disingenuous the explanation by the Ministry of Information on the discharge of some members of pro-NPP vigilante group, Delta Force on...