A study by the University of Cape Coast’s Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences has revealed Ghana’s fish stock will continue to see a further decline in the coming months. The disturbing study says not much can be done to save the situation. According to the research, the decline is due to climate change. Climate change, which has led to […]

The Akufo-Addo government is in the process of awarding contracts for the repair of some 253 roads which are believed to be in deplorable condition. Government had earlier complained that it inherited an GHc11.6 billion debt in the road sector from the Mahama administration, hence there was no money to fix faulty roads or construct new ones. “The debt overhang […]

Immediate past Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has implored government to ensure the delimitation of the country’s border boundary with neighbouring Togo to avert future dispute. She said a definite resolution of the border boundary with Togo will save Ghana the experience it went through with the four-year-old maritime dispute with Ivory Coast. Mrs Appiah-Oppong told Mamavi Owusu Aboagye on the AM […]

The controversial $72 million software procured by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is functioning despite an earlier claim to the contrary. Investigations by Joy News have revealed key modules of the Operating Business Suite (OBS) are working to expectation. Out of the total 14 modules of the OBS, only one module – the compliance module – is […]

the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seed-shop Agribusiness Center,Mrs Felicia Nyantekyi has called for improved packaging and branding of agricultural produce to make them more secure and safe for consumers. She said one handicap of agricultural produce in Ghana was in the area of packaging and branding. She noted that considering the amazing foodstuffs produced in the country, the […]

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Tsatsu Tsikata has confirmed that the weekend’s decision by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) gives Ghana more maritime territory. “Essentially in net terms, Ghana actually gains more maritime territory especially as you go further into the deep waters.” But he admitted that most of […]

Lower court judges and magistrates in the country are threatening to withdraw their service beginning October 2017 over unpaid allowances and the non-implementation of the upward review of their salaries since 2012. According to Citi News sources, the judges have not received the allowances due them since January 2017, forcing them to use their own resources, including fuel for official […]

Ex president John Dramani says the main reason why Ghana headed to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) was mainly due to the various threats issued by Ivory Coast. Mahama says the “warning letters” received from Ivorian authorities offered left him with no option than to seek a “definitive solution” to the dispute especially when Ghana’s […]

A 30-year-old man has been arrested at Akyem-Maase in the Eastern Region for masterminding a gang-rape of six months pregnant woman. The suspect Kwaku Kumasah reportedly drugged the pregnant woman with local gin ‘akpeteshie’ mixed with weed and hydrochloride last Saturday before raping her. The incident happened after the woman’s husband had gone out. Mr Kumasah administered the mixture to […]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday said a Ministry of Finance Report reveals that 18 State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) made a net loss of GH¢791 million, in addition to over GH¢13 million financial support and loans contracted. He, therefore, tasked managers of SOEs to pay attention to commercial viability, fiscal impact and corporate governance issues in order to find solutions […]