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The Center for Social Impact Studies (CeSIS) says it is saddened by the loss of precious lives and property as a result of the explosion that tragically occurred at Appiatse, near Bogoso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region last Thursday. So far a number of people are reportedly dead with many more injured and receiving treatment at ...

As at 5pm. yesterday, Thursday, January 20, a total of 17 people had been confirmed dead in the Appiatse explosion, in the Bogoso District of the Western Region, according to the Ministry of Information. The incident which occurred as a result of an accident involving a truck conveying explosives for a mining company, a motorcycle and a third vehicle close ...

A regional health minister has come under fire in South Africa for telling schoolgirls to “open your books and close your legs”. Phophi Ramathuba made the comment during a visit to a secondary school in a bid to encourage abstinence and reduce teenage pregnancy rates. Social media users criticised the remark and questioned why it was only directed at girls. ...

Commercial and Private vehicle drivers plying the Adeiso-Bawjiase trunk road have expressed satisfaction over the swift completion of the highway. According to them, the current seamless state of the road has enhanced their economic fortunes as they extol the government and the construction company for the exceptional work done.    Funded by the Government of Ghana and executed by General ...

The planned meeting between the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the National Labour Commission (NLC) has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2022. The meeting, which was earlier scheduled for Wednesday, will consider the legality or otherwise of the three-day-old strike by UTAG. It is also expected to discuss the conditions of service demanded by UTAG, the failure ...

OccupyGhana says it is deeply dismayed and disappointed at what is becoming the regular, violent misbehavior of Members of Parliament. The nation witnessed the latest mass, violent misbehavior on December 20, 2021 on the floor of Parliament. According to the group, MPs were aware, yet unconcerned, that the entire nation was watching on live National Television, when they engaged in despicable ...

Veteran politician, Mr. Kwame Pianim has called on journalists to desist from accepting appointments from politicians. According to him, when journalists accept offers to serve in government positions, it has the possibility of influencing their judgment and compromising their role as the watchdogs of society. Speaking on Accra-based Asaase Radio, the former government official indicated that per the rules of ...

The Special Budget Committee of Parliament will not consider budget estimates for the Electoral Commission until the Chairperson of the commission appears before it. This is according to a member of the committee and Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim. The consideration of the budget estimates for the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has also hit a snag. At the ...

Ms. Barbara Clemens has assumed her position as Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Ghana. She brings over thirty years of progressive experience in multi-functional roles in humanitarian and development programmes around the world.    Barbara joins us directly from WFP Nigeria where she was the Head of Programme for one of WFP’s large emergency ...

Police in Sawla in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District have confirmed nine persons on board a VIP Bus with registration number GT 5693-16 have died in an accident. Nine others onboard the bus sustained various degrees of injuries. The VIP bus on which they were traveling is said to be heading towards Wa from Accra and was involved in a fatal accident ...