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Energy Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has told the newly-constituted board of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) that there is a thought that in the future assets of the authority and those of the Volta River Authority (VRA) should be combined since the two institutions are of the same water body. He said this during the inauguration of the board ...

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Pan African Heritage World, Kojo Acquah Yankah has been awarded the 2021 Ghana International Book Fair Personality of the Year. The Ghana international book fair Personality of the Year award is a prestigious honour bestowed on distinguished individuals for their long years of service and contribution to the creative industry. The award is ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has revealed that the government will soon take a decision on whether or not to dispose off the Akwatia diamond mines in three weeks. The Akwatia diamond field lies in Birimian rocks and has produced more than a 100,000,000 carats (20,000 kg) of diamonds, mostly ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufactures and sellers of unregistered body enhancement products on the Ghanaian markets to desist from such act. The FDA said this act is illegal and can have adverse health implications on consumers. The FDA said in a statement that as part of its routine market surveillance, they have noted with utmost concern ...

President Akufo-Addo has charged the newly constituted twenty-five (25) member Lands Commission Board to do everything possible to change the current negative course of land administration in Ghana. Addressing members of the Board after swearing them into office at the Banquet Hall of the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo noted that the country’s land administration challenges have persisted far too long ...

The written papers of this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for the second batch of final-year free senior high school students began smoothly throughout the country yesterday. The examination began with Oral English with the observance of the COVID-19 safety protocols. A total of 446,321 final-year SHS students are writing the 2021 WASSCE for school candidates across ...

The case of the Chief Executive Officer of Gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah has been adjourned to October 11, 2021. This was because the prosecution was yet to file any processes on how the case should proceed. At the last court sitting on July 6, the court was informed that the accused person was coughing and ...

Ghana’s University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked the number one university in the country and best university globally for research influence. UCC has also been ranked as the number one university in West Africa and part of the top five universities in Africa. This was contained in the 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings. The 2022 World University ...

The 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joe Osei Wusu says Ghanaians must first fix their character if they want to see things changed in the country. According to him, the average Ghanaian will lie about everything and has no interest of the nation at heart. “I’ll rather say we should fix our character. We cheat freely with the everyday thing ...

Legendary Ghanaian commentator, Kwabena Yeboah, has hit out at Ghanaian and African politicians who only think of their personal gains instead of working to improve the lives of the masses. In an interview on Starr Chat on Wednesday, Kwabena Yeboah bemoaned the toxic nature of African politics and slammed politicians who come to power only to amass wealth for themselves ...