Home » 2020 » September (page 3)

Monthly Archives: September 2020

Upgraded Odweanoma paragliding site to be commissioned during ‘Yenko Kwahu’ festival

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with the Kwahu Traditional Authority and the Kwahu Professionals Network (KPN) is scheduled to commission the upgraded Odweanoma Paragliding Site on Monday, September 21, a statement by the GTA has said. According to the statement, the Paragliding Festival, which is one of ...

Read More »

Bolga-Bawku highway to be partially open to traffic

The Bolga-Bawku highway is expected to be partially opened to traffic from Thursday, September 17 after the Brazilian construction firm Queiroz Galvao said it is partially done with the reconstruction of the road. The 116 kilometer Bolga–Bawku–Pulmakom was cut off, following the flooding and torrential rains in the area. Work began on Tuesday, September 15 with the contractors clearing and ...

Read More »

UG branch of UTAG calls for withdrawal of Public University Bill

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) is calling for the withdrawal of the Public University Bill (PUB). The Association a press statement on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, said the Public University Bill will create more problems than solving them if passed into law. “The PUB is unconstitutional, unnecessary and deeply harmful to the ...

Read More »

Voters Register verification exhibition begins today

The Electoral Commission (EC) will from today, September 18 to 25, exhibit the provisional voters register at all 33,367 centres, Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the EC, said on Thursday. The centres will be open from 0700hours to 1800hours each day to enable the voters to verify their details including the correct spelling of their names, age, sex and voting centres. Mrs ...

Read More »

Uganda gets $130m from World Bank for roadworks

The World Bank on Thursday approved a $130 million grant to Uganda for road infrastructure in the West Nile sub-region. The region hosts the bulk of South Sudanese and Congolese refugees. In a statement on September 10, the World Bank said that its Board of Directors had approved the grant, to be financed through the International Development Association’s 18th window ...

Read More »

Lands Commission to use auto maps to address land acquisition challenges

Ghana is preparing to roll out auto photo maps to serve as a basis for the digitization of the lands in the country. The country’s capital, Accra has already been scanned and is undergoing digitization. According to the Lands Commission, the land digitization forms part of efforts to address the challenges associated with acquiring and owning land in Ghana. Over ...

Read More »

Rawlings receives Malian coup makers

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has urged the new leadership in Mali to use the transition period to exhibit exceptional leadership for the country and usher her into a prosperous era. The former President made the call when a four-man delegation of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) led by its Chairman, Colonel Assimi ...

Read More »

Bagre Dam Spillage: Over 700 displaced in North Gonja

Over 750 residents from nine communities in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been displaced as a result of the spillage of the Bagre Dam. Some of the victims have been moved to the Wasipe Senior High School while others are seeking shelter with family members. Since the spillage of the Bagre Dam in August this year, ...

Read More »

All depositors of failed Microfinance companies to receive full cash payment from today

The government has said in line with its commitment to protect depositors funds and to shore up public confidence in the financial system, it has made available to the Receiver of the failed Micro Finance Companies as well as the Official Liquidator of the Micro Credit Companies in official liquidation a combination of cash and commercial paper totalling approximately GH¢6.49billion ...

Read More »

Mali needs a responsible government now – Akufo-Addo to ECOWAS

Nana Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has called on ECOWAS leaders to work towards the immediate resolution of the political crisis in Mali. Speaking at Peduase in Ghana at a meeting with ECOWAS leaders over the tension in Mali, the President said terrorists are taking advantage of the situation to settle ad dominate the region. “My reason for this meeting is simple: ...

Read More »