Новости за 17.06.2019

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta has justified claims that the 6 newly constructed footbridges on the Madina-Adenta stretch are user friendly including persons with disability. According to him, although the footbridges appear long, it is worth spending minutes using it than getting knocked down by a vehicle while trying to use the road. Inspecting the completion and commissioning of the bridge, Hon Amoako-Atta said he was impressed and content that the ...

Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has sent a strong warning to church leaders to exhibit a Christ-like behaviour adding that anyone found flouting the country rsquo;s laws should be dealt with. He made the call on Joy FM rsquo;s special Father rsquo;s Day edition of the Christian talk show, lsquo;A Walk with Jesus rsquo; where he disclosed that government will not succeed in their quest to regulate churches. Bishop Agyinasre questioned ...

An Accra High Court has on Monday, June 17, struck out charges of fraudulent evasion of tax, fraudulent evasion of customs duties and dealing in foreign currency without license filed by a special prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu against the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga. According to the Presiding Judge, Justice Afia Serwa Asare-Botwe those offences are not within the mandate or remit of the Special Prosecutor since tax evasion is not in any way make reference t ...

A resident of Larabanga, a farming community 5kms from Mole National Park in the Savanna Region, Seidu Yakubu popularly known as Chigoo is battling for his live to after he was attacked by an elephant inside the Mole National Park near Zaina Lodge. Seidu Yakubu was rushed to the hospital by the Damongo police. Reports gathered by thepressradio.com indicate that Seidu Yakubu shot the elephant at close range but the wild animal subsequently trampled on him and broke hi ...

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly called Abronye D.C, has settled medical bills of some 30 inmates of the Sunyani Central Prisons and further donated a laptop to facilitate records keeping at the facility. He made the donation on the Fathers rsquo; Day celebrations last Sunday when an NPP group in Sunyani, Stunch Queens, presented some assorted items valued at several thousands of Ghana cedis to the inmates. Members of Stunch Queens ...

Fishermen in Winneba have harvested bountifully following the lifting of the month-long ban on fishing. A Member of Parliament (MP) for Efutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin who disclosed this on Sunday said the bumper harvest by fishermen in Effutu has proven that the decision to close the sea was only meant to help fishermen nationwide. Initially this policy by the Nana Addo led government made no sense to doubters. But today, the bumper harvest by fishermen in Effutu has ...

Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, governance expert expressed dismayed that after 25 years of democratic governance many Ghanaians still do not understand the function of a Member of Parliament (MP). According to him, findings of the research conducted by the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana has exposed how many of the citizenry lacked knowledge and understanding on governance. The research revealed that if elections were held today, about 49.5 per cent of Ghanaians ...

His enormous achievements within two years in Office as the District Chief Executive for Amenfi Central has really brought smiles as a result of numerous developmental projects/social amenities provided across the District. Hon.Patrick Hockson Amponten visited Bonuama community to inspect an ongoing ultra-modern polyclinic which is a joint project(Self help) and hugely financed by Hon.Patrick Hockson Amponteng the District Chief Executive for Amenfi Central. He on his visit,do ...

The Ga East Municipal Assembly (GEMA), in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has held a Tax Education Forum for taxpayers in the municipality at the Church of Pentecost, Haatso Central, Haatso on Tuesday. The programme formed part of a collaboration project between the GRA and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) nationwide towards revenue mobilization. BACKGROUND OF THE GRA-MMDAs PROJECT The Ghana Revenue Authority Act, 2009 (Act 791), ...

As part of its efforts to help improve the quality of journalism and sustainability of media organisations in West Africa, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is seeking to offer support to five (5) media organisations(one in each target country) to help strengthen their viability and sustainability prospects. The target countries are Ghana, Benin, Cote d rsquo;Ivoire, Liberia and Senegal. Under the support, the MFWA will cover the costs of a mutually identified experienced expert ...

The Atebubu-Amantin Municipality is set to increase rice cultivation under a government initiative to shore up rice production in the country. This was disclosed by the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Edward Owusu at the first ordinary meeting of the assembly for the year in Atebubu. He said 4000 acres has been allocated to the municipality whiles 594 bags of seed rice have already been provided under the initiative. The MCE told the meeting that under the agriculture modernizatio ...