Quick Summary: Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, inaugurates the Ghana Hydrological Fund during the Built Environment National Conference on Housing and Hydrology (BENCHH) 2024. With an initial allocation of GHS 1.5 million, the fund aims to address Ghana’s perennial flooding challenges by financing critical projects like drainage construction and dredging. The Minister underscores the fund's role in improving water management and calls for collaborative efforts from stakeholders and development partners to ensure its success. Full Article: Ghana has taken a decisive step towards tackling its longstanding housing and flooding challenges with the launch of the Ghana Hydrological Fund during the Built Environment National Conference on Housing and Hydrology (BENCHH) 2024. The three-day conference, held at Labadi Beach Hotel, commenced with an opening address by Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who emphasized the urgent need for sustainable solut...

  Quick Summary: Accra has experienced severe flooding in numerous areas following a heavy downpour early Wednesday morning. Major roads such as those from the Airport through Shangri-La to Shiashie are impassable, causing extensive traffic congestion and stranding commuters. Businesses have closed, and residents are calling for urgent assistance from NADMO to manage the aftermath. Full Article: Accra, Ghana's capital city, has been severely affected by extensive flooding following a heavy downpour that began early Wednesday morning. The rainfall, which started around 3 am in some areas, has caused significant disruption across the city, particularly impacting road users and local businesses. Major roads, including the route from the Airport through Shangri-La to Shiashie, have been submerged under floodwaters, rendering them impassable and causing massive traffic gridlock. Other areas severely affected include Tantra Hill, Adabraka Sahara, the Ofankor Pokuase stretch, the Accra-Te...

Quick Summary The government recorded a 12.79% oversubscription in its recent treasury bill auction, securing GH¢2.99 billion against a target of GH¢2.65 billion. The majority of the bids were for the 91-day bill, with interest rates remaining stable across all maturities. Full Article In a notable financial move, the government achieved a 12.79% oversubscription in its latest treasury bill auction, as reported by the Bank of Ghana. The auction results revealed that the government secured GH¢2.99 billion, surpassing the target of GH¢2.65 billion. Breaking down the figures, bids for the 91-day bill amounted to GH¢2.358 billion, representing 88.7% of the total, all of which were accepted. The 182-day bill attracted GH¢573.45 million from investors, with the government accepting all bids as well. For the 364-day bill, GH¢64.31 million was tendered, and again, all bids were accepted. Interest rates remained stable across the yield curve during this period. The yield on the 91-day bill stoo...

  One of the defeated contestants for the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairmanship position has disclosed that he paid ¢1,000 to each delegate on the election day in his quest to win. Robert Asare Bediako said despite paying the delegates, they still did not vote for him. The defeated aspirant insists he would have won the election if not for the monetisation of the exercise. However, he said his close contenders paid higher monies to win. “Whiles I was paying each delegate ¢1,000, I thought I would win but some paid more than me so the delegates also gave in to the highest bidder and it’s very worrying the trend of monetization in our body politics,” Mr Asare Bediako, made this known in an interview on Akoma FM on Monday, May 30. Again, he is worried about the increasing trend of monetization in the political spheres during elections. Asare Bediako thus appealed to the National Executives to have a second look at the electoral college system, which he insists allows for...

The General Legal Council, GLC, has decided to admit the 499 law students who were denied entry into the Ghana School of Law, according to their lawyer. This was revealed after a crunch meeting between leaders of the aggrieved 499 law students, the Attorney General, and representatives from the General Legal Council on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The 499 law students were failed in the law entrance exams after a new quota system was initiated by the General Legal Council. After protests from the students including a lawsuit, the Attorney General recommended that the GLC admits the students. Speaking to the media, lawyer for the aggrieved students, Martin Kpebu, said the students are however yet to be informed when their admission will take effect. Mr. Kpebu said the admission will be “subject to some modalities as to when these students will commence the course.” “The subcommittee of the GLC that we met this evening will go back and report on the contents of these deliberations we ha...

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has directed the immediate discontinuation of the collection of tolls on all public roads and bridges across the country. This order according to a statement signed by the sector Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah is to take effect from Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 12:00am. It follows the announcement by the Finance Ministry of the scrapping of tolls on all public roads. “The Ministry of Roads and Highways hereby directs the cessation of the collection of road and bridge tolls at all locations nationwide.” Police personnel from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) are to be stationed at various toll booths to provide security. In the meantime, the statement has urged motorists to obey the instructions of the security agents. “The motoring public will be advised of further measures in due course”, the release further said. The government has announced the abolishment of tolls on all public roads in the country. This was announced in the 2022 ...

The government, as part of strategies to widen the country’s tax net, has announced an Electronic Transaction Levy. It will be a 1.75 percent charge on all electronic transactions. This fee, according to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is to enhance financial inclusion and protect the vulnerable. Transactions covering mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and inward remittances will have the levy imposed on them and will be borne by the sender. “After considerable deliberations, the government has decided to place a levy on all electronic transactions to widen the tax net and rope in the informal sector. This shall be known as the “Electronic Transaction Levy or E-Levy”, Ken Ofori-Atta said on Wednesday, during the presentation of the 2020 Budget in parliament. However, the levy will be waived for transactions that amount to GHS 100 or less in a day or approximately GHS 3,000 per month. The government says portions of revenue collected from the levy will be us...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has assured President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, that going into the December 7, polls his record in office “will speak for him”. He made this known on Monday, when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene at the Manhyia Palace, at the commencement of a three-day working visit of the Ashanti Region. Addressing a durbar held in honour of the President, the Asantehene thanked the President for his continuous visit to Manhyia, both as leader of the opposition before the 2016 elections and as President of the Republic. To this end, he stated that “Your good works in office will speak for you going forward into the election. We, in Asanteman, remember, we do not forget. Asanteman will, therefore, remember your good works on election day. All I can offer you is prayers and blessings.” Even though Chiefs and traditional rulers are not to engage in partisan politics vote, the Asante noted that “we vote. We will vote based on the good works of...

Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries have risen to 10,074 following the new discharge protocols. The review of discharge protocols covers patients who do not display symptoms of the virus and patients whose symptoms die down during treatment. For patients who are asymptomatic, they are being discharged 14 days after their initial positive test. For symptomatic patients, if they respond to treatment 14 days after testing positive, they are discharged after a further three days without symptoms. According to the government, the change in policy is in line with revised guidelines by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Following new discharge protocols, the service is now counting recoveries and discharges together. Initially, each infected person had a minimum of three tests. Ghana also recorded its largest daily jump in COVID-19 fatalities with 15 more deaths. In addition to the death count rising to 85, Ghana has seen its case count rise to 13,717 after 514 new cases. No details were provided o...

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has outlined a number of Covid-19 safety measures as it prepares for resumption of academic work for its final year students. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 31, in his address to the nation on updates to Ghana’s enhanced response to the coronavirus pandemic, eased the ban on public gathering to among others, allow for the partial resumption of academic activities. The university has thus, expressed its preparedness, indicating that the measures put in place were to avoid the spread of the virus among students, staff and the university community. A statement issued and signed by the Registrar, Mr John Kofi Nyan and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said all halls, library and academic areas would be fumigated before re-opening on Monday, June 15. As part of the measure, all final year students would be accommodated in the halls of residence with a maximum of two students in a room. However, students who had special cases justifying their stay ...

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) says it has arrested officials of digital payment marketing and promotions firm, Payboy. A statement from EOCO on Friday said Payboy Company Limited does not have the license from either the Bank of Ghana or the Securities and Exchange Commission to perform the services it purports to offer. “The General Public is advised to be circumspect when dealing with companies or individuals if it involves financial commitments,” EOCO cautioned. “Investigations are ongoing,” it added. The arrest goes to further fuel the infamous Menzgold saga. The gold dealership firm said on May 19 that it had appointed Payboy to facilitate payments with their clients. Menzgold’s over 10,000 customers invested in gold collectibles with a subsidiary of the firm in a scheme that promised up to 10% monthly returns. The SEC ordered a shut-down of their operations after investigations revealed they were taking cash deposits illegally. Since September 2018, clients’ moni...

Every year, the Statistics, Research, Information, Management and Public Relations (SRIMPR) division of the Ministry of Education rank the various high schools in Ghana based on the WASSCE results. St. James Seminary/Senior High School in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region ranked first in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). popular Schools like Mfantsipim and PRESEC could not make the first 10. Below are the overall 10 best senior high schools according to the 2019 WAEC results in Ghana. 1. ST. JAMES SEMINARY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL  – Average percentage of passes: 98.80% 2. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER JUNIOR SEMINARY  – Average percentage of passes: 94.97% 3. OPOKU WARE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL  – Average percentage of passes: 88.23% 4. WESLEY GIRLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL  – Average percentage of passes: 87.60% 5. HOLY CHILD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL  – Average percentage of passes: 87.53% 6. ADISADEL COLLEGE  – Average percentage of passes: 86.31% 7. ST...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says some of the over 200 Ghanaians who returned from Kuwait over the weekend have tested positive for coronavirus. Director of Public Health at the Service, Dr Badu Sakordie during a press briefing on Thursday said he has been informed that some of the returnees have tested positive but will wait for official confirmation of the exact number. “There are indications that some of them have tested positive. We will follow up and when we have the full report, we will share appropriately,” he said. Prior to this, tests conducted on the returnees by Kuwaiti health officials were negative. The Director of Media and Communications for Operation Covid-19 safety, Osei Bonsu Dickson who revealed this to JoyNews when they arrived in Ghana on Saturday, May 23, however, indicated that another round of tests would be conducted on them. They are the first batch of citizens resident abroad who have applied to be brought back home following the outbreak of the coronavirus...

The 24 year-old security man, Bless Amedegbe aka Don Dada Bless, is facing a charge of assault on a public officer as well as False Communication, contrary to Section 76(1) of the Electronic Communication Act, 2008 (Act 775). He instigated the public on social media to burn the house of President Akufo-Addo and also kill police officers enforcing Covid-19 measures has been granted bail in the sum of GHC100,000, with two sureties. He has, however, denied the offences. Amedegbe, is said to have taken the action because he believed the global pandemic was a hoax. Sergeant Sarpong said in April this year, after the President announced the restriction of movement order in the Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan areas, Amedegbe took video shots of himself and circulated same via YouTube and WhatsApp Platforms, inciting the public to defy the President’s Executive Orders on the lockdown. The Prosecution said the accused described the President’s social distancing directive as a ...

This brings to six, the total number of cases reported in the country. This was announced by the government at a press briefing to update citizens on the outbreak of the Novel 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. The government said three of the cases were recorded in Accra while one other was recorded in the Ashanti Region. The Director of Public Health at Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie who provided updates on the country’s cases said the new cases were also imported into the country. He said two of the cases were confirmed on 13th of March 2020 while the other two were confirmed on 14th March, 2020. Cases confirmed on 13th March 2020 Dr. Badu Sarkodie said; On Friday, 13th March, 2020 two more cases were confirmed as COVID-19. They reported in two regions. One each from Ashanti Region and the other Greater Accra Region. “The first is a 56-year old man, a Ghanaian who returned from a trip in the UK on the 4th of March. He stayed in UK for 10 days and came back...

BREAKING NEWS The Ministry of Health has announced that two cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Ghana. The cases, according to the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, were confirmed on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Kennedy Osei and Tracy Ameyaw’s wedding took place at the Faith Presbyterian Church in Shiashi with a convoy of luxury cars and horses leading the bridal train. Here are some photos of Kwame Osei Despite, family and friends at the church service courtesy Ripple Effects. The wedding reception is ongoing at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.

The #KENCY2020 themed event took place at Trasaaco Phase 2 House No. 25 with the bridal party arriving in vintage and luxury vehicles. It was all glitz, glamour and fancy cars at Trassaco Estate as the General Manager of Despite Media and son of Ghanaian business mogul, Osei Kwame Despite, Kennedy Osei traditionally marries his girlfriend Tracy.

Two foreign nationals on Wednesday reported at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital having developed some symptoms suspected to be  coronavirus . The patients, a Chinese and an Argentine who have been living together in the country for some days, have been isolated at the facility while blood samples taken have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), for further analysis. Greater Accra Divisional Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr Winifred Baah revealed on the PM Express on JoyNews Wednesday. Dr Baah explained that the Chinese left the home country for Ghana sometime in September 2019 while the Argentine, who was in Shanghai, joined the Chinese in Ghana in January. “They’ve all developed some symptoms that fit the case definition [but] it doesn’t mean they have the disease,” he clarified. He said another round of testing is expected to be conducted on the two nationals Thursday. He explained that the patients ...

Guinean Naby Keita scored a 90th-minute penalty as Asante Kotoko claimed a 2-1 victory against fierce rivals Hearts of Oak in Accra on Sunday.