The former Central Regional Chairman of the main oppositionNational Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Allotey Jacobs, has said, “Initially, we took the one district one factory for a joke but we’ve realised that it can employ a whole lot of communities”. Mr Jacobs, who joined President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to officially open the Ekumfi Fruit and Juices factory as well ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said it will soon be impossible for anybody to steal power from the national grid through illegal connection since the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has acquired a new technology that will make power theft impossible. Speaking at the launch of the governing New Patriotic Party’s 2020 manifesto on Saturday, 23 August 2020, Dr ...

The humiliating defeat of President John Mahama and his NDC seems to have had more than telling effects on the former Ghanaian leader than what can be considered to be normalcy. Much as everyone has the inalienable right to express his or her sentiments on matters of national importance, going to the extent of labeling fellow human beings as animals ...

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana is currently testing the efficacy of a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection Kit, to be used for testing in-bound international passengers when the airport is re-opened next month. An efficient and reliable COVID-19 PCR Detection Kit is key to any plans of re-opening the country’s airport for international travel, following the ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has promised on behalf of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to build sixteen model Senior High Schools in the Zongo communities in all sixteen regions in Ghana. This was among many promises that were made at the launch of the NPP Manifesto held on August 22, 2020, at the University of Cape Coast. Dr. Bawumia said, “We ...

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to set up a loan scheme for young Ghanaians that will help them rent decent homes. The Vice President made this revelation at the NPP’s 2020 manifesto launch. He indicated that the government will implement the policy through a National Rental Assistance scheme with an initial sum of GH¢100 million “There are ...

Ghana is preparing to deploy a special Coronavirus testing kit to test international passengers arriving at the Kotoka International Airport and other ports of entry. Currently, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research is testing the potency of the kit, dubbed Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection Kit, ahead of reopening of Ghana’s international air traffic later this month. According to ...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released guidelines for coronavirus safety protocols ahead of the possible resumption of international air travels soon. The guidelines include the following: – Ensure there is no congestion at all sections of the airport (arrival, departure and environs) to fail adherence to social distancing protocols; – Compulsory mask wearing for all passengers (both arriving and ...

Economist and Political Analyst, Dr. Worlanyo Mensah, has opined that Ghanaian politicians take the electorates for granted, often making promises they do not intend to keep, only doing so because they feel the electorates will be pleased to hear these promises. He made this assertion in relation to the recent campaign trails by the two presidential candidates of the major ...

The Asogli State Council in the Volta Region has said there are several instances of misreporting of the contents of the speech made by Togbe Afede XIV during a visit by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) John Mahama to his palace. “First, there was a report that Togbe Afede XIV said ‘the country for almost four years ...