Former President John Mahama has reiterated his resolve to address the challenges confronting the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at a rally at Binduri as part of the first phase of his 2024 election campaign tours of the Upper East Region, he stressed his stance that the policy would not be…
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has urged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to acknowledge the current economic hardships in the country during its campaign ahead of the 2024 General Elections. Speaking at the launch of the NPP Ablekuma South Constituency election campaign, Kennedy Agyapong emphasised the need for unity to ensure…
Source: Africa Publicity In the vibrant city of Accra, Ghana, a young photographer named Kofi Mensah found himself at the crossroads of his passion and profession. Kofi had always been fascinated by the way a single image could tell a thousand stories, and he dreamt of capturing the essence of life through his lens. With…
Source: Africa Publicity In the heart of Accra, Ghana, a young man named Kofi Agyemang stood in awe as he examined his grandfather’s old camera. The Leica III, with its elegant brass body and manual controls, had been a symbol of a bygone era. Kofi’s grandfather, Kwame Agyemang, was a renowned photographer who had captured…
Ghanaian music promoter Sadiq Assah, widely known as Sleeky, the CEO of Sleeky Promotions, recently sparked a heated debate on social media by claiming that Ghana’s Stonebwoy, the 2024 Telecel Ghana Music Awards winner, is a bigger artist compared to Jamaican musician Vybz Kartel. This assertion came in response to a Facebook post by Shatta…
The Ranking Member on the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has raised concerns over the government’s alleged intention to lease the Komenda Sugar Factory to an Indian-based firm, West Africa Agro Limited, for 15 to 20 years. The factory is currently undergoing a test run…
The Assembly Member for the Kwadaso Electoral Area has assured that the municipal assembly will implement measures to assist traders who lost their shops and goods in a fire that ravaged the market. In the early hours of Thursday, August 1, a devastating fire swept through the Kwadaso market in the Ashanti region, destroying over…
The President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, Pharm Dr. Samuel Kow Donkoh, has revealed that the last time the government employed pharmacists in the Ghana Health Service was in 2020. According to him, with the government being the biggest employer in the country, many pharmacists have been rendered jobless which is worrying. “Since the…
The West Africa Monetary Agency (WAMA) recently convened its 45th Joint Ordinary Meeting of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee as well as the Operations and Administration Committee in Dakar to strengthen regional monetary integration efforts. The meeting, which took place in Dakar, Senegal, from 26-29 July 2024, was promptly followed by a distinguished meeting…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has praised Kumasi High School (KUHIS) for its contributions to education and national development, emphasizing that the school’s achievements merit support. “Kumasi High School deserves the best of everything given its excellent academic performance. As a government, we will ensure secondary education aligns with modern global standards,”…
Service Auto Group Ghana Limited has responded to allegations made by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa regarding the $34.9 million (GH₵538 million) ambulance spare parts procurement deal. This follows Mr Ablakwa’s concerns about possible corruption in the deal, prompting him to petition the Office of the Special Prosecutor. According to Ablakwa, the deal was…
The government is set to lease Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited to an Indian-based firm, West Africa Agro Limited for a renewable term of 15 to 20 years. Minister of Trade and Industry K.T. Hammond states that this initiative aims to revive the company’s operations to meet domestic demand. The Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited,…
A fire outbreak on Thursday dawn at the Kwadaso Market in Kumasi, destroyed over 40 shops and the goods in them. “All our plantain has been burnt. We are at a great loss, GH¢4,000 to GH¢5,000 worth of plantain all destroyed. We bought the plantain on credit and now have to pay it back, but…
Then Government Assurances Committee of Parliament has strongly criticised the Lands Commission for failing to provide data on public lands and their corresponding utilisation over the years. The Committee argues that the data is required to tackle fraudulent activities, which it says include the registration of government lands as private lands. At its sitting on…
The Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, says he disagrees with the unilateral decision of Speaker Alban Bagbin to adjourn the House sine die. Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin speaking to the Parliamentary Press Corps moments after the adjournment of the House by the Speaker on Tuesday, July 30, expressed the Majority Caucus’ disappointment…
Sponsors of the Anti-LGBTQ bill have announced plans to demonstrate against the Chief Justice on August 21, 2024, over what they perceive as delays in the process of transmitting the bill to the President. The Supreme Court has deferred its ruling on the injunction application by Dr. Amanda Odoi and journalist Richard Sky regarding the…
