2021

Women have been urged not to allow unnecessary pressures from society to prevent them from quitting abusive and bad marriages. Describing domestic violence in marriage as barbaric, unfortunate and unacceptable in the Ghanaian society,…

A seven-member Governing Council for the Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary and Cultural Village, has been inaugurated with a charge to ensure proper governance of the site. The members are Mr Francis Anku, Representative of Traditional…

Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, Head of the Public Relation Unit of the National Lottery Authority has stated that sports betting is regulated by the Gaming Commission of Ghana under Act 721 whereas lottery is regulated by National Lottery…

Conflicts are a cause of high poverty levels among the people of Northern Ghana, a survey has shown. These conflicts are due to disputes over land, political and traditional leadership and competition for natural resources. Madam…

One person died and two policemen were injured when the youth of Akango clashed with workers of Adamus Mine over a black-out in Akango, following damage to an electric pole at one of their mining pits at Salman in the Ellembelle District.…

Total Revenue and grants for 2021 is projected to rise to GH¢72,452 million, equivalent to 16.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up from an outturn of GH¢55,132 million, equivalent to 14.3 per cent of GDP recorded in 2020.…

South African Patrice Motsepe was on Friday elected president of the African football confederation (CAF) by acclamation in Rabat, Morocco. The mining business billionaire was the sole candidate, after three others withdrew this week…

Pirates have attacked a Dutch tanker in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, the shipping company said on Friday. Fifteen crew members were kidnapped, a spokesperson for De Poli Ship management said in Barendrecht near Rotterdam. Six other…

The coronavirus vaccine manufactured by US company Johnson & Johnson, has received a thumbs up from the World Health Organization (WHO). The approval means its vaccine can be distributed by the international COVAX program, which is…

Government in partnership with the private sector will provide seed money of GH¢100 million to commence the establishment of a National Rental Assistance Scheme, Mr Osei Kyei Mensah- Bonsu, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has said.…