Day: August 5, 2025

Tarkwa: The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited to five years imprisonment with hard labour, for damaging and stealing electrical cables worth GHS137,046 belonging to his employer. Samuel Agyiri, 28, a pump mechanic, pleaded guilty to causing unlawful damage and stealing. According to Ghana News Agency, the prosecution, led by Police Detective Chief Inspector Adams Mumuni, informed the court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu that the complainant, Aziz Yakubu, is a security officer at Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited. The complainant resides in Samreboi No. 2 quarters, while Agyiri

Tema: The Tema General Hospital is set to begin the commemoration of the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week, aimed at emphasising the critical need for sustainable support systems for breastfeeding mothers. The week-long event, themed ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems,’ will highlight the hospital’s dedication to breastfeeding practices. According to Ghana News Agency, the week’s activities would span several critical areas, which include meticulous growth monitoring and promotion sessions and providing essential health education. Mrs Joyce Asare Kissi, a Registered Nutritionist and Dietitian and the Head of the Nutrition Department at the Tema General Hospital, stated that there had been

Accra: Presiding Members across the Volta Region convened in Ho for their 2025 Annual Conference on the theme: ‘Resetting Local Leadership for National Rebuilding: Advancing Decentralization, Participation, and Sustainable Development.’ According to Ghana News Agency, the three-day conference aims to deepen collaboration between Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) and Presiding Members (PMs) to enhance effective local governance. Delivering the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the conference, Mr. Gabriel Tanko Kwamigah-Atokple, Volta Regional Representative to the Council of State and Special Guest of Honour, emphasized the urgent need to reorient local leadership. He noted that Ghana’s progress depends

Keta: Over 300 flood-affected victims in the Lawoshieme Electoral Area in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have received relief items from the Municipal National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to alleviate their plights and challenges. According to Ghana News Agency, the relief items donated to victims at Lawoshieme, Agorvinu, Hagodzi, Mamime, Songbe, among others, included bags of rice, a box of cooking oil, mosquito nets, and other essential supplies. Mr. Wonder Setsoafia Deynu, the NADMO Director at Keta, highlighted the devastating impact of the floods that occurred between May and June 2025 on these communities. He stated, “Many residents

Accra: Mr Daniel McKorley, the Executive Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, has been crowned the Most Influential Entrepreneur of All Time at the 15th Anniversary Edition of the Ghana Entrepreneurship Awards. The Awards ceremony organised by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG) also saw Mr McKorley being ranked number one on the list of the Top 25 Most Influential Entrepreneurs in Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, the honour recognises Mr McKorley’s decades of impact in entrepreneurial leadership, innovation, job creation, and national development. As the Founder and Executive Chairman of the McDan Group, a diversified conglomerate with

Dormaa-ahenkro: Mr Edwin Akai Nettey, the Dormaa-Ahenkro Branch Manager of the Brong-Ahafo Catholic Cooperative Society for Development (BACCSOD), has praised the government’s intention to re-capitalise the National Investment Bank (NIB). According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, announced this decision during the presentation of the Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament. The government also aims to list NIB on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Bono Region, Mr Nettey described this move as appropriate and necessary, citing the negative capital adequacy ratio of

Takoradi: Prices of vegetables and other consumables have experienced a significant rise on the Takoradi central market. According to Ghana News Agency, a market survey revealed that prices of some food items like vegetables and plantain have increased over the past months. Madam Esi Mansa, an onion seller, explained that the producer price of onions had gone up, impacting sales on the market. She noted that a sack of onion now costs between GHC1,300 and GHC1,500, with a plastic bowl-sized portion priced at GHC150 to GHC200, compared to the previous GHC100. ‘Initially, one could get about 10 to 13 pieces