August 2013

President John Dramani Mahama has given the green light for the construction of the first batch of 50 community Senior High Schools (SHSs) in selected districts across the country. The President has also approved the designs on the…

A ground breaking ceremony has been held at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region to commence work on the Dawhenya Integrated Rural Development Project. The 3.6 million- dollar project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency,…

Ms Helen Adjoa Ntoso, Eastern Regional Minister, has sworn into office nine Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs), who were recently confirmed by their respective assemblies. They are Mr Simon Peter Asirifi, East Akyem…

The Akuapem North Municipal Assembly has endorsed Mr George Opare Addo, the President’s nominee, as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the next four-year term. Mr Addo, the incumbent MCE, polled 62 votes representing 86.1 per cent out…

Mr Godwin Kofi Woasey, Chairman of the Plastic Waste Collectors Association of Ghana (PLAWAG), has called on the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to focus and invest more in the recycling of plastic waste. He also urged…

Five District Chief Executives (DCEs) in the Ashanti Region have been sworn-in with a call to them to be humble and modest in their lifestyles. Mr Samuel Yaw Adusei, Deputy Regional Minister, said they need to develop cordial working…

A 35-year- old motor rider has been killed in a freak  road crash in broad day light at Nobewam on the Kumasi-Accra Highway. The deceased, Thomas Ansah an employee of the White Rock Mining Company at Odumasi, was run over by an articulated…

An Accra Circuit Court on Friday remanded Godwin Tetteh, a student, into prison custody for robbery. The accused, who pleaded not guilty, is to re-appear on September 5. The Counsel for the accused told the Court presided over by Mr…

Mr Clement K. Humado, Minister of Food and Agriculture has noted that 80 per cent of diseases are caused by meat bacteria due to mishandling of the product by butchers. He called on the Ministry of Health to collaborate with the Ministry…

Prices of commodities in the major marketing centres across the country are either on the decline or stable in the week to Friday as the harvest season sets in, the Esoko-GNA weekly survey has shown The average price of most commodities…