Tag: Staff Pick
Ghana set to receive newly procured Airbus helicopters
Ghana is set to receive the first of four newly procured Airbus helicopters for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) next week, an acquisition that forms a ce [...]
Careless petrol storage sparks house fire at Ekumfi Esikumah [Photos]
A fire, reportedly caused by improper storage of petrol, has gutted a five-bedroom residence at Ekumfi Esikumah in Ghana’s Central Region.
The incide [...]
Liberian Embassy calls for calm after fatal incident involving citizen in Accra
The Embassy of Liberia in Accra has stepped in following the tragic death of 26-year-old Liberian national, Austin Tengbeh, in the Lashibi–Sakumono ar [...]
Pressure mounts on COCOBOD Deputy CEO, Ato Boateng to step aside
Fresh governance tensions have erupted within Ghana’s cocoa sector following a formal petition submitted to the Governing Board of the Ghana Cocoa Boa [...]
Minority takes on gov’t over District Assemblies Common Fund
The Minority Caucus in the Parliament has launched a robust critique of the government over what it describes as the mismanagement and unconstitutiona [...]
Baffour Akoto Osei faces contempt for defying ERHC orders
The simmering Kwahu chieftaincy dispute in the Eastern Region has escalated into a full-blown legal battle, following the formal service of a contempt [...]
Ghana’s electricity consumption surpasses PURC projections amid rising tariffs
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, has revealed that electricity consumption in Ghana h [...]
Controversy erupts over DVLA’s five-country licensing scheme
The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has faced widespread criticism on social medi [...]
PURC calls emergency meeting with ECG over fast-draining prepaid units
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has called an emergency meeting with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) following widespread med [...]
EPA launches pilot project to restore Ghana’s polluted Birim River
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has launched a pilot project to rehabilitate a heavily polluted section of the Birim River at Adiukro [...]