Residents of Awoshie- Anyaa market, a suburb of Accra, have expressed concerns over the recent development in the community regarding the youth’s brazen involvement in smoking of Indian hemp popularly known as ‘weed.’ According to the worried residents, the development is fast influencing other children to drop out of school in order to join this rather unfortunate lifestyle which has ...

The Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Zoomlion among others have kick-started a campaign to get  rid the  country’s Zongo Communities of filth. The move is in fulfilment of one of the four key mandates of the Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development (MICZD) which seeks to prioritise ...

Parliament has been advised not to ratify the Development and Tax Concession Agreements between Government of Ghana and AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited as the deals violate the constitution and laws of the country. The two Agreements, currently before the joint Committee on Mines Energy and finance are undergoing scrutiny before a possible ratification or otherwise by the House. According to ...

Yesterday, Sunday, May 13, 2018, Ghanaians and many other Nationals celebrated those among us whom we call Mom or Mommy or Mama. Whatever we call her, she is one of the most important people in the history of all our lives that deserves to be celebrated. She brings us into the world and nurtures us at our most vulnerable times. ...

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), a research and advocacy think tank is advocating the amendment of Article55 (3) of 1992 constitution to remove the prohibition against political parties in local governance. “IDEG supports the President’s decision to amend Article 55(3) because it is visionary and very good for the advancement of Ghana’s inclusive democratic governance and transformational development.” Article ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has served notice that he will resign over any amendments aimed at decriminalising gayism or lesbianism. In an interview with the host of Metro Television’s “Good Evening Ghana,” Mr Paul Adom Okyere, he stated categorically that because he had some principles he meant to live by, he would leave the chamber of ...

The Ghana Health Service has issued an alert over a potential outbreak of cholera in the country. The service in a statement signed by the Director-General, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, said with the onset of the rainy season and other prevailing conditions in the country, the possibility of a cholera outbreak is high. “Cholera is one of the diseases of national ...

Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has challenged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and officers at the Social Welfare Department to take legal action against parents who compel their children to engage in all forms of child labour. The Minister, who expressed her displeasure about how some parents send out children below the ages ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on prospective investors, particularly those from India, to take advantage of the increasingly business-friendly environment being created by the Nana Akufo-Addo government to set up businesses in Ghana. Vice President Bawumia has also assured the investor community of adequate protection and market for their investments, and expressed Government’s willingness to engage with ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, George Smith-Graham has stated that workers are being paid minimum wages way above the national productivity level for the past 10 years. According to the former Fair Wages CEO who was speaking on 3FM’s morning show, the Commission was approving higher minimum wage as a result of the lack ...