GENERAL NEWS

Intercity STC Coaches Limited (STC) has lost over GH¢50 million in revenue since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March last year and needs immediate financial bailout to survive. The company lost about GH¢3 million during the partial lockdown of Accra and GH¢7.5

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has announced that Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will present the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government for the 2022 financial year on November 17. The Majority Leader announced this on Tuesday when Parliament resumed sitting. The Finance Ministry had earlier set November 15 …

The government disbursed GHS 2,029,000.00 to the victims to mitigate the adverse effects of the fire incident on their businesses. The money is to be disbursed through the Consolidated Banks Ghana (CBG) to the 98 victims whose shops were affected in the inferno. He explained that trade and commerce played …

Residents of Agbaflome, a suburb of Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region have been thrown into a state of shock after news broke that a one-month-old baby has been abandoned on a farm in the community. The incident which occurred last Wednesday, October 27, 2021 attracted …

Ghana’s largest fertilizer blending company, Glofert, is ramping up the production of fertilizer for the planting season, following predictions that Ghana is on the verge of food shortage due to challenges in accessing fertilizer. Glofert, as a result, is producing 15,000 metric tons of various blends of fertilizer to ensure …

Ghanaians who prefer local poultry products for the festive season will either have to pay higher for the product or settle for imports, as poultry farmers struggle to secure day-old-chicks in time for Christmas in addition to other challenges threatening to collapse the sector. In an interview with Michael Nyarko-Ampem, …

The Regional Commander implored parents and guardians to encourage their wards to put up good behaviour saying that “permanent designs on the body are recipe for lost future opportunities”. ACFO Emmanuel Ofori Adjei, the Deputy Regional Fire Commander, said a total of 2,908 persons in the Bono East Region applied …

The nine-member board is chaired by I. K Mensah with members, including Dr Abass Awolu, representing the sector ministry; Christian Nti, Acting Chief Executive of GHA; Mangowa Ghanney, Ministry of Finance, and Isaac Addai , Ghana Association of Consultants. Others are Cynthia Bediako, Ministry of Environment , Science Technology and …

Four persons, including a retired midwife, allegedly involved in the stealing and sale of babies at Atuabo and Half Assin in the Western Region, have been nabbed by the National Investigative Bureau (NIB). An Accra Circuit Court, on Tuesday, remanded the four into the custody of the NIB. The accused …

The Communication Director for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoah has waded into the controversy over calls for President Akufo-Addo to render an apology to the Paramount Chief for Aflao Traditional Area, Torgbui Amenya Fiti V in the Volta Region. The Paramount Chief had given the government …