Ghana Card mass registration starts April 29 in Accra
The National Identification Authority (NIA) will begin the mass registration and Ghana card issuance exercise in the Greater Accra Region, from Monday, April 29, 2019. The exercise is expected to…
Time to reconsider rigid church stance on divorce
With soaring divorce rates globally, churches have been asked to reconsider its rigid stance on annulments. “I think we have gotten it a bit wrongly” Presiding Bishop and General Overseer…
Close, relocate Kpone landfill site; it’s killing us – Residents
Residents of Kpone in the Greater Accra Region have demanded the closure of the Kpone landfill site due to the health risk it poses to them.The site has exceeded its…
‘Stop treating drug addiction as spiritual disease’
The Head of the Addictive Disease Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Mr Logosu Amegashie, has advised Ghanaians to desist from treating drug addiction as a spiritual disease and…
‘Domestic violence affects qualitative lives of victims’
Domestic violence adversely affects the qualitative lives of victims daily in terms of the victims' ability to work, school or engage in domestic work, concentrate on daily activities and diminishes…
Roads Ministry pushes for increase in road tolls
The Roads Ministry has turned to Cabinet in search of an increment in road tolls to boost revenue for the road fund. The Sector Minister, Kweku Amoako Attah, said this was…
Ghana – To give up or not
For the past few days, I have been wondering whether mother Ghana would ever come good; whether in my lifetime or in the next generation. I have listened to colleague…
Regulate “black-market” transactions – Prof Quartey
Professor Peter Quartey, the Head of Economic Division at the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research on Tuesday called on the Bank of Ghana to regulate the Foreign Currency…
CDD-Ghana adopts Senior Correctional Centers in Accra
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has adopted the Senior Correctional Centers in Accra. The Boys Senior Correctional Center (formerly known as the Ghana Borstal Institute) at Roman Ridge…
Poor sanitation costs Ghana $290 million annually
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecillia Abena Dapaah has revealed that, poor sanitation cost the country $290 million annually. According to her, the amount, which is equivalent…
