Govt hikes DACF net transfers to MMDAs
Government says it has significantly increased the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) net transfers to Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies from 2016-2018.
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Alima Mahama disclosed that, in 2017...
Fisherman drowns in Volta Lake
A 37-year-old fisherman John Asabutey has drowned in the Volta Lake at Kudikope, a fishing community in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region.
The incident happened on May 27, 2019, however, the body is...
MPs call for law to deal with ‘fake’ pastors
Members of Ghana’s Parliament have called for action against pastors and churches preying on the gullibility of the public.
According to them, the state must step in with legislation to clamp down on what they...
Only cowards display firearms – Security Expert
A security analyst Adam Bonaa has lashed out at owners of firearms who are easily tempted to display them during the least provocation.
Speaking during the maiden edition of Alert – a weekly show on...
C/R: Girls sell oranges, coconuts to raise monies for sanitary pads
Some girls in Kwesitwikrom, a farming community in the Agona East District of the Central region, are being forced to sell oranges and coconuts to raise monies for sanitary pads in order to manage...
Local Govt. Min to announce roadmap on election of MMDCEs on May 29
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, will on Wednesday, May 29 announce the road map on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) when she takes...
Zoomlion dazzles participants at National Policy Summit
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, an integrated waste management solutions provider featured greatly at the National Policy Summit at the University of Cape Coast where several subsidiaries of the company are exhibiting their services and products...
Gov’t to amend Special Prosecutor Act
The Government through the Attorney General has tabled an amendment to the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act barely two years after its passage.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Amendment) bill, 2019, is seeking...
Complement free education with free sanitary towels – Coalition
Ghana will on Tuesday May 28, join the rest of the world in celebrating World Menstrual Hygiene Day. Menstrual Hygiene Day since its inception in 2014 has become an annual awareness day aimed at highlighting...
Bawumia enstooled ‘Nkabomhene’ by Tain Chiefs
The Chiefs and people of Menji in the Tain District of the Bono Region have enstooled the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as Nkabomhene (Unity Chief) in recognition of his enduring crusade for unity...