President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo is to be presented with an interim report on the progress of the transition process next week as he prepares to take office, Spokesperson for the NPP transition team has confirmed. Heads of the various working teams together with the co-chair of the team, Yaw Osafo Marfo met today to begin arrangements for an interim report…
The biting harmattan haze has disrupted air travel as a lot of passengers have been left stranded at the Kotoka International Airport, Ghana. Those who could not wait for the weather to clear had to leave for their various homes, with disappointment written on their faces, local Daily Graphic reported on Thursday. Some people who were anxiously waiting for…
President John Dramani Mahama says he is optimistic recent developments surrounding some of his decisions ahead of the inauguration of the new government, will be resolved before he hands over power. John Mahama has been heavily criticized by a section of the public over his recent appointments and approval of salary increments for some group of Ghanaian workers few weeks to…
The provisional year-on-year 2016 third quarter (Q3) Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), including Oil, grew by 4.0 per cent compared to 3.5 per cent recorded for 2015 Q3. Acting government statistician Mr Baah Wadieh attributed the growth to the resumption of oil production from the Jubilee Field and the start of production from the TEN fields. The services sector…
Forty-three jumbo bags of cannabis worth N250m smuggled into the country from Ghana have been seized along Agbara/Badagry road by the Nigeria Customs Service. The Western Marine Command of the NCS disclosed this in a statement. It quoted the Controller of the command, Yusuf Umar, as saying that the seizure was made possible following a report made available…
President John Dramani Mahama has paid glowing tribute to personnel of the Ghana Police Service for risking their lives and sometimes paying for the ultimate price for the safety of all Ghanaians. He said the public, therefore, owes it as a duty to remember them and pay homage to their memories. President John Mahama paid the tribute at the…
The President-elect, Nana Addo-Dankwah Akufo- Addo, has pledged to keep faith with Ghanaians by working hard to meet their expectations. He gave the assurance that the nation under his watch would work for everybody. This was when he paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at his Manhyia Palace Kumasi. Accompanying him were Alhaji…
WATERBERG, Namibia — In this faraway corner of southern Africa, scores of German soldiers lie in a military cemetery, their names, dates and details engraved on separate polished tombstones. Easily missed is a single small plaque on the cemetery wall that gives a nod in German to the African “warriors” who died in the fighting as well. Nameless,…
The hazy harmattan weather that has engulfed Ghana for the past two days has compelled international and domestic airlines to temporarily suspend their flights due to poor visibility. Passengers who were scheduled to travel outside the country were stranded at the departure terminal of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Wednesday. With regards to domestic flights, while…
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, will today , be in the Western Region to thank the chiefs and people for their support and prayers in the just ended polls that resulted in his victory. He will meet the Regional House of Chiefs at Sekondi before meeting some other identifiable groups in the region. The visit to the region comes two days after he…
