Month: August 2024

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Nneka aims to nurture, empower young minds for community development – CEO

Mrs Cecilia Fiaka, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nneka Foundation, a non-profit youth empowerment organisation, says the Foundation aims to nurture and empower young minds to ensure the development of their communities.

‘We aim to nurture and …

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GRA holds tax sensitisation for Tema Community One traders, drivers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has organised a one-day tax sensitisation programme for traders and drivers at the Tema Community one main lorry station to help the public understand the importance of paying their taxes.

The programme forms part of…

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DRIP to create 270 direct jobs – Oti Regional Minister

Deputy Superintendent of prison (DSP), Mr Daniel Machator (Rtd), the Oti Regional Minister, says the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) represents an unprecedented supply of road equipment to Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the reg…

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Agona East NPP Parliamentary Candidate acquires licenses for drivers

Mrs Hannah Asamoah, the Agona East Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has assured drivers and motorcycle riders in the constituency of her support for them to acquire driving licenses to avert police arrests and harassments.

Sh…

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‘Akyere’: Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh recounts life experiences in autobiography

A book chronicling the life of Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), has been launched in Accra.

Titled ‘Akyere: The Stream Which Never Dries Up – My Life Story,’ the 320 page autobiography recounts the circumstance…

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FoN, SDA visit companies to monitor compliance to Environmental issues

Friends of the Nation in collaboration with Shama District Assembly has organised a monitoring visit to selected companies to assess compliance levels on Environmental policies.

The monitoring team comprised: Ghana National Fire Service, Physical Pla…

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Ultra modern office complex for Audit Service commissioned in Ho

A State-of-the-art regional office complex has been commissioned in Ho for the Audit Service in the Volta Region.

The Service in the Region has been operating from a building of the regional health directorate in Ho, and therefore the new edifice, a …

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Air Commodore Atiemo takes over as Takoradi Air Force Base Commander

Air Commodore Kwabena Kissiedu Manukure Atiemo has been inducted into office as the new Takoradi Air Force Base Commander.

He took over from the Flying Group Commander, Group Captain Selase Y. Agbenyefia, who acted following the demise of Air Commodo…

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UK Ghana Gold Programme delegation visits mining site, engages miners

A delegation from the UK-Ghana Gold Programme (UKGGP) and the British High Commission has visited an Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining site (ASGM) at Dakrupe, a community in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.

The delegation also held a rou…

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Togbe Tepre Hodo calls for swift resolution of chieftaincy disputes

The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, has expressed grave concern over the escalating number of chieftaincy disputes in the region.

This, he said, posed a significant threat to peace and stability if left unchecked…