2020

Madam Gifty Nyarko, the Director of Physical Planning Department Sunyani West Municipality, has reminded prospective land buyers and developers that they could be punished for building without a development permit and a certificate. She…

A local governance expert, Mr Amon Quartey has said an increase in the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) budgetary allocations from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent would not be enough to accelerate development in the Districts Assemblies.…

Fidelity Bank Ghana, a leading indigenous bank, has partnered with SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging services to adopt Global Payments Innovation (gpi) service, making cross-border payments faster and easier for…

The Abeka District Court has been informed that Ofankor landlord who is being held for murder was being in the custody of the Accra Central Police Station (CID) cells contrary to the orders of the court. According to the case…

Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) has encouraged Journalists to be critical, and analyse information before them to assert their authority in the reports they present. He further urged…

Some Sanitation Guards under the Zoomlion Ghana in the Hohoe Municipality have appealed to their employers for the payment of their salaries. They said the current economic situation had brought financial challenges on them and they…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has called for public and stakeholders' support to safeguard the integrity of examinations in the country. "We cannot effectively carry out this mandate without the support of stakeholders.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has performed a ground breaking ceremony for work to begin on the upgrading of the Atebubu-Kwame-Danso-Kwadwokrom road in the Bono East Region. The 35-kilometer road remained in a bad shape,…

California's wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres (809,000 hectares) so far this year. Some 14,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) said in an update on…

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday that the postponed Tokyo Olympics should be held despite the coronavirus pandemic. "I believe we have to hold the Games at any cost," Hashimoto told a news conference. "All the…