Under a new waste management deal, Youth Employment Agency (YEA) CEO Malik Basintale has announced plans to increase allowances for those who receive the agency’s sanitation module by more than 300%. This action comes after Zoomlion Ghana Limited, which had been paying recipients GH¢258—a sum that was widely criticized as insufficient—suspended YEA’s contract with the […]
In a fiercely contested rematch on Friday, August 22, Kofi Adu Domfeh won 20 of 31 valid votes, making him the new Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA).Deals on travel Eleven votes went to Georgina Ama Ankomah, his opponent. Every ballot that was cast was legitimate, and none were returned. The GJA
Former President John Dramani Mahama has warned that if countries don’t create jobs more quickly, Africa’s rapidly expanding youth population will explode. Mahama emphasized that conventional industries like manufacturing and agriculture cannot accommodate the millions of young people who enter the workforce every year during a panel discussion at a Public-Private Partnership Dialogue held as
The one-week funeral observation of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, is currently underway at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, drawing dignitaries, traditional rulers, and mourners from across Ghana and beyond. The solemn ceremony marks the first official traditional gathering in honor of the late Queen Mother of the Asante Kingdom, who passed away
The Ashanti Region’s Kwame Ohene Frimpong, the Member of Parliament for Asante-Akyem North, went live on Facebook to correct rumors and provide clarification on his job overseas. “I am abroad representing my constituents and attracting investors to our area,” “Through my efforts, over 89 individuals have received scholarships. The NDC government facilitated 60 of these
According to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), months of inquiry into the case of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, aided by a parallel FBI investigation in the United States, have not turned up concrete proof of wrongdoing. Starting in July 2023, the investigation looked at significant sums of money, frozen bank
Following the Prisons Service Council’s proposal, in collaboration with the Council of State, and in compliance with Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution, President John Dramani Mahama has granted amnesty to 998 convicts nationwide. The ruling is in line with the President’s constitutional authority to show mercy in circumstances that merit it. 998 of the
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman Paul Afoko has spoken out over the party’s amnesty for its suspended and breakaway members. According to MyNewsgh, Afoko stated in an Okay FM interview with Kwame Nkrumah Tikese that other reporters had gotten in touch with him to offer their opinions on the situation, but he purposefully
President John Dramani Mahama has called on the public to draw motivation from the August 6 fatal helicopter crash that killed eight Ghanaians. The President claims that the occurrence has caused the entire nation to enter a state of mourning for the The vulnerability of human life has been made clear over the past week.
The eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash in Sikaman-Brofroyedru, Adansi Akrofrom District, Ashanti Region, are being given a final farewell by Ghana. Traditional elders, government representatives, security personnel, President John Dramani Mahama, and the families of the deceased will all attend the state funeral, which will take place in Accra’s Black Star
