Work starts on $1m ultra-modern eye centre

Construction works has begun on one million dollar ultra modern Eye Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The two-storey building with Out-Patients’ Department (OPD) facilities, three theatres, 50-bed capacity ward, and an…

Kwahu-South Assembly realizes over 58% revenue

The Kwahu-South District Assembly realized GH¢ 138,926.63 from its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) as at the end of June this year, out of the annual expected revenue of GH¢ 238,977.95 representing 58 percent. The District Chief Executive,…

PNC General Secretary says socialism still relevant

Mr Bernard Mornah, General  Secretary of People’s National Convention (PNC), debunked the assertion by some people that socialism, which the Nkrumaist tradition espoused, had outlived its usefulness. He called on the youth of Ghana to…

Ellembelle to curb cocoa smuggling

The smuggling of cocoa from the northern sector of the Ellembelle District continue to deprive the area of huge revenue for development, Mr Daniel K. Eshun, District Chief Executive has said. He said stringent measures were therefore being…

Silverbird cinema premieres cats and dogs movie

Silverbird Entertainment Ghana (SEG), an entertainment group, on Saturday premiered “Cats and Dogs”, a children’s movie, in Accra. Cats and Dogs is a comedy that blends live action with state-of-the-art puppetry and computer animation.…

NPP endorses Mills for second term – NDC Caucus

The National Zongo’s Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday said the re-election of Nana Akufo Addo as flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a tacit endorsement of President John Evans Atta Mills for a…

Tumfa wants more cocoa spraying gangs

The chiefs and people of Akyem Tumfa, has called for the an increase in the number of cocoa spraying gangs working in the area, to enable all cocoa farms to be adequately sprayed on time. Ms Comfort Ofosuwa-Nyarku, an assembly member, made…

Russia bans grain exports

Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops. Russia is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, barley and rye, and the ban is likely to see…