Engineers working on Ghana’s first gas plant have almost completed their work and a first class gas plant will be constructed, the CEO of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. Sipa Yankey has said. Dr. George Sipa Yankey Dr. Yankey, speaking to ghanabusinessnews.com indicated that a lot of work has been done by the engineers to prepare the stage for the commencement of the project, adding that “engineers... 

The New Juaben Municipal Assembly would soon evict all traders who have taken over walkways and public space in the Municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Alex Asamoah, disclosed this to the GNA in Koforidua on Thursday. He said the traders had been warned on countless occasions not to sell on the streets but had ignored the advice. Mr. Asamoah indicated that the Assembly was not against... 

The women’s wing of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) last Wednesday embarked on an outreach to the Odawna Market in the Korley Clottey Constituency of the Greater Accra Region during which the market women pledged their support for the party. The market outreach was aimed at creating awareness on the PPP and also to encourage the women to vote massively for the party in December this year. The... 

President of the Ghana Muslim Students’ Association (GMSA) has appealed to the youth to stay away from acts that could mar the coming December general elections. Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of Electoral Commission Mr. Rabiu Mohammed noted that the support of young and energetic people were more likely to be sought by politicians, who would be out there to cause trouble in pursuit of self-serving... 

A Criminologist, Professor Ken Attafuah, has advised the Ghana Police Service and the Inspector General of Police for that matter to conduct an introspection exercise to help cleanse the service and its image.    Paul Tawiah Quaye, Inspector General of Police Prof. Attafuah also dismissed calls for the Police Service to conduct its own investigations into the cocaine-turned-baking soda saga. The... 

On NHIS Capitation The President of Ghana Medial Association, Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Adusei, has called for more education on the National Health Insurance Scheme Capitation, which has become a controversial issue in Ashanti Region. He was of the view that lack of education had resulted in the controversy and misunderstanding between the Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners (SPMDP) in the... 

Participants at the on-going 63rd annual New Year School and Conference in Accra have identified that the absence of practical training in Ghana’s educational system poses as a major challenge to higher skills development. They argued that this has resulted in the creeping phenomena of graduate unemployment in the country with a large chunk of the youth resorting to all manner of menial jobs including... 

Vice-President, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has announced that government will strengthen its bilateral cooperation with the Netherland government in the areas of water and sanitation as well as food security. According to him, Ghana will also seek to deepen relations in reproductive health, migration issues and private-public sector cooperation in both countries. The vice-president made this remark when... 

Martin Amidu, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice The Attorney-General and the Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has issued a strongly-worded statement in response to what he terms as “malicious libels by a section of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) rented media against his competence and integrity.”  Below is an unedited copy of his statement. This press release has been necessitated... 

As police dismiss CJ, BNI reports The police administration has described as flawed findings of two reports which implicated officials of the administration in the infamous cocaine turned baking powder saga and has subsequently announced a ¢50,000 reward for information which will lead to the arrest of perpetrators. olice heads preparing for the press conference, DCOP Prosper Agblor is on the right According...