Report By: Ibrahim Abubakar, Kumasi Ginger producers at Gyankobaa in the Ashanti region have appealed to the government to revamp the defunct ginger factory to boost production and local livelihoods. The ginger factory has been closed for over two decades, impacting negatively on production in the area. Gyankobaa, a farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya District […]
Report By: Alima Bawa, Tamale A Mercedes Benz bus with registration number AS 7597-13 carrying passengers this afternoon caught fire at the Sakasaka Shell filling station in Tamale. No casualties have so far been recorded. According to an eye witness, a generator was started close to the underground tank where fuel is offloaded. He
The founder of the Ghana UK Based Achievement Awards, (GUBA) Dentaa Amoateng, has been awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II during her 2016 Birthday Honours. A statement said “The British High Commission Accra is delighted to confirm that Dentaa Amoateng, founder of the Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA),
About One Hundred and Fifty years ago, there was a great king who lived and settled his own kingdom, the king was called The Great Opatasono I ( Nana Opatasono I ) was very brave, the kingdom was well respected and the people within that particular kingdom always jeered up with the king to go
Liberia has recently said it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in West Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013. Liberia was the country worst hit with more than 4,800 Liberians killed by the virus, and was awaiting
Africa’s food importation bill has over the years continued to soar, sapping the continent’s foreign earnings and resources which should have been channeled towards the development of infrastructures in the continent. The continent’s consistent rise of the middle class, the fast growing population, and the slow growth in local production and processing of agricultural products
A wooden structure serving as the home of a couple at Gegem near the Cape Coast Castle in the Central Region has been razed by fire, leaving them homeless. The incident occurred on Friday during a downpour at a time the couple had left home for work. Personal belongings, including items being stored for an
Two persons are feared dead and one critically injured in a violent car accident on the Tamale- Kintampo Highway Friday night The crash reportedly happened at Damango junction near Yapei in the Central Gonja district of the Northern Region. The accident involved a heavy loaded truck believed to be traveling to Burkina Faso with a
Former President Jerry Rawlings advised the leadership of the National Democratic Congress not to allow the desire to stay in power to corrupt their values. According to him, a successful polls in November will be a major boost to the reputation of the party he founded, hence the need to ensure it. Addressing party supporters
Once again, as it happens every year, the rains have exposed our engineers and town planners. Virtually every road in the capital city was flooded, because of the small drains or lack of it on most of our roads. The sad and disturbing part was the George Walker Bush N1 Highway, which was part of
