LOAD-Ghana calls for stringent measures to regulate drinking bars cited close to schools
The Executive Director of Life of Alcohol and Drugs Ghana, (LOAD-Ghana), an NGO, Roger Atambire Abaa has called for stringent measures to regulate the brewing of alcoholic beverages and the establishment of drinking bars in the country. Mr. Abaa said the rate at which alcoholic beverage brewers and drinking bars are springing up in the […]
Ghana ranks 78 out of 180 countries in 2018 CPI-Report
Ghana has been ranked Seventy-Eight (78) out of One Hundred and Eighty (180) countries and among the world’s most corrupt countries in the world. That’s according to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, (CPI) report by Transparency International. Corruption rank in Ghana averaged 64.71 from 1998 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 81 in […]
Ghana gov't extends validity of passport booklets from 5 to 10 years
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended the validity of ordinary Ghanaian passport booklets from five (5) to Ten (10) years. The extension takes effect from the March 31, 2019. This was contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohammed Habibu Tijani and addressed to all Ghanaian Missions abroad. It stated, […]
Assembly members confirm Abuakwa South MCE nominee
A Lecturer and Entrepreneur, Kojo Ofori-Safo has been elected as the MCE for Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region at Kyebi. The President’s nominee who was a Special Assistant to Kwamena Bartels, a Minister in the erstwhile Kufuor Administration received a hundred percent endorsement by the 32 Assembly members present. The Abuakwa South Municipal […]