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Cocoa production hits record high – yields 1,033 tonnes

Cocoa production hits record high – yields 1,033 tonnes

Africa News, Ghana News
Ghana has set a new cocoa production record with 1.033 million tonnes of beans for the 2020/2021 season. This comes six weeks before the 2020/2021 cocoa season gets to a close, which means that the figure can still go up before the harvest period ends. The previous record was 1.024 million tonnes which were recorded in the 2010/2011 season. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, announced this at a press conference in Accra yesterday.
Aggrieved Public Sector Workers to stage demo in Accra today

Aggrieved Public Sector Workers to stage demo in Accra today

Africa News, Ghana News
A group calling itself the ‘Aggrieved Public Sector Workers’ will stage a demonstration in Accra today, Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The group is embarking on the protest against the 4% salary increment the government has proposed for public sector workers, as well as what it calls poor working conditions and general high cost of living. The group wants public sector salaries to be increased by 25% instead. The Ghana Police Service has given assurances that it will provide security during the protest. According to the Service, adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure an incident-free demonstration. The protest is expected to begin from the Obra Spot through Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Cedi House, and end at the Independence Square. In a press statement signed by th...
University of Ghana’s GHS456,000 locked up in defunct financial firm – Audit report

University of Ghana’s GHS456,000 locked up in defunct financial firm – Audit report

Africa News, Ghana News
An amount of GHS456,199.08 invested by the University of Ghana has been locked in a defunct Fund Management Company; Liberty Asset. This was contained in the 2020 Auditor-General’s report, which revealed that the University’s College of Health Sciences and School of Medicine and Dentistry invested the money in contravention of the school’s own financial Regulations and Governance. While the College of Health invested GHS377,003.00, the School of Medicine and Dentistry invested GHS79,196.08. Both investments were made in 2016. “There was no evidence of due diligence report available to continue investment with Liberty Asset in terms of its risk profile”, the report mentioned.
Special anti-armed robbery squad for Eastern, Bono East regions

Special anti-armed robbery squad for Eastern, Bono East regions

Africa News, Ghana News
The AARS special force is to boost the capabilities of the two regional commands to ruthlessly fight robbery and other violent crimes on highways. The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, deployed 227 policemen and senior officers, including 126 personnel, for the Eastern Region, with 101 personnel headed for the Bono East Region. The team for the Eastern Region is led by the Director-General, Administration, Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Christian Tetteh Yohonu, and assisted by the Director-General of Operations, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr. Mohammed Fuseini Suraji. The team for the Bono East Region is led by the Director-General in charge of Information Communications Technology (ICT), Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Edward Tabiri....
Over $9million GNPC projects stalled – Audit report

Over $9million GNPC projects stalled – Audit report

Africa News, Ghana News
The Auditor-General has warned the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to take steps to secure funding to complete all of its abandoned projects so that costs do not shoot up over time. The Auditor-General in its 2020 report estimated that projects costing over $9 million had not seen any progress over a period of time, which it said could spike up the cost. “These stalled projects could also potentially expose the corporation to negative publicity in the media”, the report stated. Some of the stalled projects include the renovation of the Petroleum House costing over $ 2 million which remains outstanding since 2015. There is also the head office project with a current-carrying balance of GH¢976,673 including GH¢350,000 spent for drafting Contract Document for Tender P...
Covid-19: GHS records 15 deaths in two days

Covid-19: GHS records 15 deaths in two days

Africa News, Ghana News
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded 15 deaths within 48 hours in the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.In its latest update, Ghana’s death toll as of August 14, is 945. This is as against 930 deaths recorded on August 12.Also, the GHS revealed that the active cases are still on the rise. About 6,265 active cases have been recorded nationwide, with the Greater Accra Region reporting 3,415 of the total cases.One hundred and twenty-eight active cases are severe while 51 others are said to be in a critical condition.
Ghana Ranked No. 1 African Country With Fastest Internet

Ghana Ranked No. 1 African Country With Fastest Internet

Africa News, Ghana News, International, Science & Technology
Ghana has been ranked the Number One country in Africa with the fastest internet speed. In a global index for fastest internet speed, Ghana’s internet was ranked the fastest on the African country, ahead of South Africa and Egypt. Ghana was ranked 79th in the world, with a speed of 53.28 mbps, which is the fastest in Africa. South Africa placed 85th in the world and 2nd in Africa, while Egypt was ranked 91st in the world and and 3rd in Africa with speeds of 47.32 mbps and 42.42 mbps. The global internet speed is measured by Speedtest Global Index, and it looks at the internet speed of about 180 countries. With Ghana undertaking a massive digitization drive, its internet connectivity having been ranked among the fastest in Africa should be a major boost to the government’s d...
Peace Council Initiates Measures To Deepen National Unity

Peace Council Initiates Measures To Deepen National Unity

Ghana News, Headlines Today
The National Peace Council (NPC) has initiated measures to deepen national unity by tackling the polarisation of the country in the aftermath of last year’s general election. According to the council, political polarisation was a major issue that had the potential to bring about a crisis situation, hence the need to nip it in the bud. The NPC said this at a dialogue for political parties and other stakeholders in Ada in the Greater Accra Region. The dialogue, dubbed: “Countering post-2020 election violence and building consensus for greater political tolerance in Ghana”, was supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The objective was to build concensus among stakeholders to strengthen mechanisms for greater national cohesion...
Efutu Central Assembly Church Building Dedicated

Efutu Central Assembly Church Building Dedicated

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Cape Coast Area Head and Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, has dedicated the church building of the Efutu Central Assembly in the Efutu District of the church. Speaking on the topic: “A Church on Fire” with references from Ephesians 5:25-27 and Leviticus 6:8-13, Pastor Gideon Osei-Appau of PIWC-Cape Coast stated that the church of the Lord must be a ‘church on fire’ (spiritually potent) and not dormant. According to him, the Holy Spirit is the key factor in building a ‘church on fire,’ and since the Holy Spirit dwells in believers, they must always be on fire for Christ in order to possess the nations. He called on Christians to take their devotions seriously so as to keep the fire burning. He also charged them to deal with or forg...
Uk-Based Methodist Church Votes To Approve Gay Marriage, Recognize Cohabitating Couples

Uk-Based Methodist Church Votes To Approve Gay Marriage, Recognize Cohabitating Couples

International, World News
The Methodist Church of the United Kingdom passed resolutions to approve the blessing of same-sex unions and recognize cohabitating couples. The London-based Methodist Conference announced Wednesday that it has voted to confirm the resolutions at its gathering held in Birmingham. “A report on marriage and relationships, ‘God in Love Unites Us’, was received by the Conference in 2019 and the local District Synods were asked to consider the provisional resolutions and report back to this year’s Conference,” a statement detailed. “The Conference received a report on the results of the local conferring which showed that 29 out of the 30 Synods confirmed support for the provisional resolutions.” The conference voted 256-45 to allow its ministers to perform same-sex wedding ceremoni...
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