Minister for Energy John Peter Amewu at the event

Government engaging IPPs over GHC1.5b ECG debt

Government has begun engaging Independent Power Producers (IPPs) over the 1.5 billion dollar debt owed the producers by the Electricity Company of Ghana. On Monday the IPPs issued a statement threatening to shut down power...

Homosexuals need spiritual, medical help – Speaker

Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Ocquaye says homosexuals need medical and spiritual help. "Gay people are humans with deviant conduct who should either be treated medically or subjected to spiritual deliverance. The ideas, believes, norms...

Court restrains Markin Hills from Otinibi demolitions

The Accra High Court, Human Rights Division, has asked Markin Hills Limited, a property company, to stop demolishing buildings on a land at Otinibi. This follows an application by one Kwasi Adarkwa and 13 others,...

Ghana to mark National Youth Day Nov. 1

Ghana will mark the National Youth Day on Friday 1st November 2019. The day is set aside by the Africa Union Commission to promote an increased awareness and recognition of young Africans as critical...
Nana Akufo-Addo and his vice Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia graced the passing out

Akufo-Addo tours Volta region Monday

President Akufo-Addo will on Monday 4th November 2019 resume his national tours, this time visiting the Volta Region. The Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who disclosed this at a Press Briefing in Accra on...

Israeli embassy in Ghana shuts down

The Israeli embassy in Ghana has shut down, a statement by the consulate announced Wednesday. As a result, consular services will not be extended to members of the public. No individual will also be allowed...

List ECG on Ghana stock exchange – Wereko-Brobbey

Energy expert Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby has advised government to place ECG on the Ghana stock exchange following the failed concession deal with PDS. In his view, such a move will take the power distribution company...

Teacher found hanging dead on a tree

Kwesikum, a village near Agona Duakwa in the Agona East District in the Central Region was thrown into shock Tuesday when a 55- year- old teacher at the A.E.D.A Basic School was found hanging...

Floods submerge Central region in Wednesday morning downpour

Several Communities have flooded following a heavy down pour that hit the Central region Wednesday morning. The rains which set in around 12 am has wrecked severe damage with many struggling to come out of...

We’ll reduce losses, improve quality in Energy sect. – Gov’t assures

Government says it is hopeful the country’s Energy Sector will witness improved efficiency when ongoing reviews in the sector are completed. A review of take or pay clauses in power purchase agreements is currently underway...