7.5m houses, properties to be embossed with address plates
About 7.5 million houses and properties across the country are to be embossed with special address plates as part of the effort by the government to leverage the digital property…
Herd immunity plan on course despite vaccine supply challenges – GHS
The nation’s plan toward achieving herd immunity by immunising at least 20 million people against COVID-19 by the end of this year is doable despite existing hiccups that have seen…
Ghanaians willing to pay higher taxes to support development – Afrobarometer report
An Afrobarometer report released by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) suggests that Ghanaians endorse taxation and are willing to pay higher taxes to support the country’s development. The report…
Assess integrity of public buildings – Prez charges Housing Ministry
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Engineering Council of the Ministry of Works and Housing to undertake a comprehensive integrity audit of all public buildings and structures and…
Roads Minister launches speed ramp audit
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has tasked a seven-member committee to audit all speed ramps on the country’s roads. He argued that many of the ramps are…
38 Dolphins released back into sea
A team of experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fisheries Commission has released 38 of the dolphins that were washed ashore at Axim-Bewire last Sunday back into…
Meet the Ghanaian Sculptor changing perceptions about disability
A change in the narrative of people living with disabilities is being championed by a Ghanaian sculptor based in the United States. Yajim Amadu has received international attention for using…
ECG to undertake planned maintenance works in Accra today
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice of planned maintenance works in the Greater Accra Region. The exercise is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6, 2021, from 9 am…
Ghana to strengthen social safety programme for 1.6m people
The World Bank has approved the US$100 million Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP 2). The project will support government to expand and strengthen its social safety net program…
Let’s work together to accelerate devt of Gonjaland – Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the chiefs and people of Gonjaland in the Savannah Region to put aside any differences they may have and collaborate to accelerate the socio…
Strictly observe COVID-19 safety protocols during Easter – GHS urges Ghanaians
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is urging Ghanaians to continue to strictly adhere to all the COVID-19 safety protocols during the Easter festivities. According to GHS, that is the only…
NIA to operate in 14 GRA offices for TIN replacement beginning today
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that it will from today, Thursday, April 1, 2021, operate 14 registration offices at the premises of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) nationwide….
Parliament approves GHS129 billion for financing government’s operation
Parliament has approved the sum of GHS129 billion for the services of the government for the 2021 financial year. The sum was captured in the Appropriation Bill. Before the approval…
Data must lead nation’s healthcare revolution – NMI CEO
If the nation is to attain its goal of revolutionizing its healthcare delivery system, particularly in light of the abruptness of the ongoing pandemic, the most critical factor which will…
Ghana Year Book valuable asset – Speaker urges MPs to obtain copies
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has described the Ghana Year Book, an annual publication of key events and records of the previous year, as a national…
Ghana on course to procure 42 million more COVID-19 vaccines – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that the government is on course to purchase some 42 million additional COVID-19 doses by close of the year. He says talks…
IGP cautions churches ahead of Easter: Hold 2-hour service
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has called on religious bodies, especially churches, to hold services within two hours during the Easter festivities. He noted that during…
Free SHS products shine in 2020 WASSCE – 411 Score 8 A1s
Four hundred and eleven pioneer students of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy who wrote the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scored Grade A1 in all…
No freeze on salary adjustment – President Akufo-Addo assures
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has allayed the fears of public sector workers that the government will freeze their salary increase. Addressing the 11th quadrennial delegates congress of the Trades…
Kwahu Easter put on hold
For two consecutive years, the much-celebrated Kwahu Easter Festival will not come off due to the raging coronavirus (COVID – 19) pandemic which has affected mass gatherings and interaction. But…