World football superpowers could bring in penalty goals to stop a repeat of Luis Suarez’s infamous on-the-line handball against Ghana. England’s warm-up matches ahead of the Euros will be the first big-time games to take place under new laws. Other alterations brought in by the International FA Board include red cards before kick-off, no automatic […]
A local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Patriots for Development has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to scrap the payment of the MPs’ share of the National Health Insurance Fund The group accuses legislators of not using the fund for the intended purpose for which reason; it must be scrapped and channeled into other beneficial developmental projects.
Women leaders, advocates and representatives of various groups that focus on women empowerment, converged last Saturday in Kumasi to support the launch of Access Bank’s industry first Maternal Health Support Scheme (MHSS). The newly introduced MHSS offers women a financial lifeline in accessing various fertility treatments at specialist hospitals in Ghana and around the world.
The United Kingdom (UK) Government has criticised the John Mahama government for overseeing the importation of rice, tomato, poultry and vegetable among others, instead of building a vibrant and dynamic agriculture for the production of the products locally. The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Jon Benjamin, who tasked the government to reduce its wage
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has joined the numerous voices that keep calling on government to initiate deliberate policies to grow SMEs, saying they are the future of the country. “While being the potential engine for growth and creation of jobs in Ghana, the SME sector faces numerous problems,” Mr. Benjamin said
About four percent of the Ghanaian population have now taken to small-scale mining as it offers greater job prospects than mainstream mining, policymakers have said. The regulator of the mining sector, the Minerals Commission, says that more than one million people are now engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining, placing the sub-sector as an important
Mr John Alexander Ackon, the Ashanti Regional Minister has passionately suggested to the Electricity Company of Ghana,(ECG) that they supply Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, (MMDAS) with prepaid meters so as to ensure they pay for the power they consume. This, he stressed would help the ECG to recover monies they put in the distribution
Ghanaians may soon wake up to a new bill that could potentially be the full endorsement for the introduction of GM foods into the country. Even though government who is funding the bill claims it is to help farmers and the general public, most Ghanaians don’t seem convinced. In this episode of GhMixMixx, KwesiEswuon Baako
Another tragedy has hit the opposition New Patriotic Party after its Constituency Chairman for the Ahafo Ano South West Constituency Chairman was reported dead yesterday. Mr. Anthony Osei Yaw Akoto was reported dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) where he was receiving treatment after sustaining multiple injuries from a fatal accident which occurred last
President John Dramani Mahama says everything is set for Ghana to become the hub of petroleum in the West Africa sub-region. According to him, considering the current operation and storage capacity of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as well as the revamped Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the country
