President John Mahama has admitted that the erratic power supply that has bedeviled the country over the last couple of years has affected growth and development in several aspects of the economy. Ghana has been grappling with severe power crisis for some time now. Recently the Electricity Company of Ghana was shedding between 650 megawatts […]
As part of revenue protecting activities initiated by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) some eight weeks ago the state power distributer has managed to retrieve GHc 5, 106, 837 from homes and corporate institutions that tap power illegally. The exercise of unearthing illegal connection in the ECG’s operational areas is on a national scale
Traders at the Tafo Market in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have called on city authorities to improve conditions at the temporary market they have been relocated to ahead of the redevelopment of the facility. The traders are among other things asking the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to provide adequate lightening systems and the construction
President Mahama is asking for a fair trial for the judges caught in the latest exposé by investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. In a post Wednesday, Mahama said the judges should be given what they denied others of for years, insisting “Such persons should be subjected to what they, perhaps, denied others: a fair investigation and
The NDC yesterday began the vetting of its Parliamentary aspirants from 47 constituencies in the Ashanti region ahead of the November 7 nation-wide Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Aspirants from 27 out of the 47 Constituencies went through the process. The aspirants took turns to answer probing questions from members of the Vetting Committee which included
Tension is mounting at the Suhum Government Hospital in the Eastern region of Ghana as some angry residents of the town of Akooko have besieged the premises to launch further attacks on victims of last Tuesday’s clashes who are being treated there.The youth are demanding that they be allowed access to the casualty ward
Ghana will be at the Center stage once again as President John Mahama addresses the 70th United Nations General Assembly today.He is joining over one hundred Heads of State and Governments to make a case for the adoption of new developmental goals.The world leaders have set 2030 as the deadline for the achievement of the
Ghana’s second Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) is to be named after the Late President John Mills today.Government officials are currently in Singapore to partake in the ceremony. The Vessel which is being constructed by MODEC has the capacity to produce 80,000 barrels a day from crude oil deposits of almost 1 billion
Personnel of the Ghana Police Service have been told not to allow anyone irrespective of background or political affiliation to intimidate them while discharging their duties.“No policeman should be intimidated,” the Ashanti regional police commander DCOP Kofi Boakye told his men while commissioning a police station within his jurisdiction.He advised the peace officers that “political
Workers of the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited have withdrawn services to Sewfi Wiawso in the Western region.They are protesting incessant attacks on them by members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).The Metro Mass workers are accusing the Sefwi Chief and the Police of doing very little to protect them.Speaking to Starr News
