Day: October 30, 2021

Bator-Akanyakope, (B/R),- The Board of Directors of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), managers of the Bui Dam has handed over 54 mechanized fish ponds worth GH¢850,939.   95 to some Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in the Bui Dam enclave.   The 117 beneficiaries were among the more than 300 fishing population in Bator-Akanyakope, a resettlement […]

Accra, Oct 30, GNA – Officials of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana National Fire Service have commenced series of sensitization and enforcement of the law to check the validity of fire insurance on commercial properties in parts of the Greater Accra Region.   The team move, is part […]

Tamale,- Ghana Shippers Authority has organised a forum for importers, exporters, and key stakeholders to address challenges in the sector for the benefit of their businesses.   It was also to educate shippers on developments in the international trading scene, and to equip them to be more competitive on the international market.   The day’s […]

Ho,- Mr. Alexander Nketia, Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has noted a change in perception about the Volta Region following the inception of the “Visit Volta” Campaign.   The Tourism Authority and the Regional Coordinating Council had crafted the Campaign to divert tourist traffic into a Region being noted for its microcosmic […]

Accra,- An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced 22-year-old tricycle rider to 10 years imprisonment over defilement.   Benjamin Akrofi Otumfuor, is said to have defiled the Victim aged 14 in a classroom at a school in Otinibi, near Danfa in Accra.   Charged with defilement, Otumfuor, pleaded guilty and he was convicted on his plea. […]

Accra,- An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a 24-year-old unemployed woman for stabbing her mother whom she claimed was spiritually married to her.   The accused name withheld stabbed her 46-year-old single mother in the hand, neck, and back severally on basis that her mother was having sex with her.   Not […]

Accra, Oct 30, GNA – Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP for Adaklu Constituency, has said Mr Herny Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has no legal backing to restrict the movement of vehicles on highways in the Accra metropolis.   Fuming with anger, Mr Agbodza, who is also the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Committee on […]

Cape Coast, Oct 30, GNA – Dr Kwamina Mintah-Nyarku, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast North, has urged the government to legalise and regulate the tricycle (Pragyia) riding business to help reduce the rate of unemployment in the country.   He said the reduced rate in crimes and violence were as a result of […]