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Former President, Jerry John Rawlings has partnered Zoomlion Ghana Limited and the Forestry Commission for one week  tree planting exercise in parts of Accra to commemorate this year’s June 4 Anniversary. Over three hundred trees were on Saturday planted along the Shiashie – Legon stretch of the Madina road and more are expected to be planted across the city of Accra during the week. Planting the first tree, Mr. Rawlings urged the Ghanaian media to use their platforms to educate the Ghanaian populace on the need for them to protect the environment and plant more trees in order to live…

The big centre-right and centre-left blocs in the European Parliament have lost their combined majority amid an increase in support for liberals, the Greens and nationalists. Pro-EU parties are still expected to be in a majority but the traditional blocs will need to seek new alliances. The liberals and Greens had a good night, while nationalists were set for victory in Italy, France and the UK. Turnout was the highest for 20 years, bucking decades of decline. Although populist and far-right parties gained ground in some countries, they fell short of the very significant gains some had predicted. In the…

The United Nations has appointed Mrs. Charlotte Osei as an International Elections Commissioner to Afghanistan, as the South Asian country prepares to hold crucial presidential polls in September 2019. Mrs. Osei’s appointment was confirmed by a presidential decree issued by the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani. Mrs. Osei is expected to join a team of other UN-appointed election experts from around the world to provide much needed technical support, capacity building and electoral best practice advice to the Election Complaints Commission and the Independent Electoral Commission charged with delivering a peaceful democratic process and credible elections. Mrs. Osei has extensive…

Power Distribution Services (PDS) has dismissed earlier media reports that it waived over GH¢100 million of the debt owed the company by residents of Krobo Odumase in the Eastern Region. The company, in a statement, explained the downward review of the debt from GH¢195,725,500.29 to GH¢84,625,624.87 was as a result of a “data cleansing and reconciliation” process it embarked upon. There was unrest in the area last week as the residents clashed with PDS, claiming they were being overbilled by the power company. A meeting between assembly members of the municipality, PDS and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) culminated…

Power Distribution Services (PDS) has dismissed earlier media reports that it waived over GH¢100 million of the debt owed the company by residents of Krobo Odumase in the Eastern Region. The company, in a statement, explained the downward review of the debt from GH¢195,725,500.29 to GH¢84,625,624.87 was as a result of a “data cleansing and reconciliation” process it embarked upon. There was unrest in the area last week as the residents clashed with PDS, claiming they were being overbilled by the power company. A meeting between assembly members of the municipality, PDS and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) culminated…

Take a close look at the picture above and watch closely; 3 State Transport Company coaches parked right next to the rail line at the Kwame Nkrumah circle. They have some good people in those buses, seeking to travel safely out of Accra, to other parts of the country. Such irony and sharp contrast, especially when STC is touted as arguably the safest coach company in Ghana. This one be safety? Now, pay attention to the brick and mortar structures springing up and the table top business competing for space in such a dangerous and haphazard manner. They would soon…

Hiplife Ninja Barima Sidney has revealed how a police officer frustrated him and his team of dancers moments to his performance at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs). The veteran hiplife musician said he basically had to beg before he was allowed entry into the dome of the Accra International Conference Center – where the music awards were held on Saturday, May 18 2019. His comments come as news of the 2019 VGMA inundate the media landscape following the fracas that broke out between dance hall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy. Speaking in a video shared…

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is urging government to install closed-circuit television (CCTV), if possible, in basic schools across the country to tighten their security situation. This has become necessary in the wake of rise in terrorist attacks and kidnapping in the sub-region which put Ghana’s security under threat, the Coalition said in a statement on Monday. “Sadly, there seem to be no practical strategy by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enhance security in schools, beyond the usual verbal assurances when unfortunate events happen,” the statement signed by the Chairman of GNECC Kofi Asare said. Pointing to…

i-VickyMends Foundation Club has donated food items to the KITH Care Mental Home Center at Apemdo in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region. The donation forms part of the Foundation’s mandate to build and foster friendship through giving and fortifying positive activism. The items included bags of rice, toiletries, bags of sachet water, clothes and bottles of oil. Receiving the items, owner of Kith Care Home Center Madam Habiba Fuseini expressed her immense gratitude for the kind gesture. “We are very grateful for remembering us this day to give us these items. Words cannot express how happy we…