Items tagged with: Ghana Decides
Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom
Estimated $2bn lost in missed taxes from environmentally destructive practice some blame on political corruptionEromo Egbejule in Wassa Akropong and Dunkwa-on-OffinMon 25 Nov 2024 05.00...Thursday, 28 November 2024 | Ghana
PRESEC 1999 Year Group to Launch AI Lab as Part of 86th Anniversary Celebration
The 1999 Year Group of the Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC-Legon) is set to commemorate the school’s 86th anniversary with the launch of a state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
Prince Yormie Johnson: Controversial Liberian Warlord-Turned-Politician Dies at 72
Prince Yormie Johnson, a Liberian warlord-turned-politician, infamous for his role in the nation’s brutal civil wars and the chilling 1990 footage of him sipping beer while then-President Samuel...Friday, 29 November 2024 | Africa
Rising Cyber Threats in Africa: A Call for Action on Government and Financial Sectors
Positive Technologies, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, has revealed a significant rise in cyber threats targeting African governments and financial institutions in its latest analysis for...Friday, 29 November 2024 | Ghana
Speaker’s Decision to Decline Recall of Parliament Linked to Supreme Court Influence – ACEPA Boss
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has suggested that the Supreme Court's involvement in parliamentary affairs may have significantly...Thursday, 28 November 2024 | Ghana
St. Augustine’s College Denies Food Shortage Claims
The management of St. Augustine’s College in Cape Coast has strongly rejected claims of a food shortage at the school, clarifying that it has sufficient food supplies to meet the needs of its...Friday, 29 November 2024 | Ghana
Study Reveals Majority of Ghanaians Ignore Fake News in the Media
A recent study by the African Center for Quality Journalism and Research has revealed that approximately 64.4% of Ghanaians take no action to protest or caution others when they encounter fake news...Thursday, 28 November 2024 | Ghana
Sunon Asogli Resumes Operations Amid Financial Resolution Efforts
Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited has resumed operations of its 560MW power plant after a shutdown in October 2024 due to financial constraints. This development follows the intervention of...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more
John Dramani Mahama has been Ghana's president once before - and now he is back for another punt at the top job.The 65-year-old led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 and is one of the West African country's...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
Theft of Railway Bars Disrupts Operations on Achimota-Nsawam Stretch
Sections of the railway bars along the Achimota-Nsawam railway line in the Greater Accra Region have been stolen by unknown individuals, causing a significant disruption to railway operations....Wednesday, 04 December 2024 | Ghana
Tragic Speedboat Accident in Delta State, Nigeria Leaves Five Dead and 20 Missing
At least five people have been confirmed dead and 20 others are still missing following a tragic speedboat accident in Nigeria's southern state of Delta. The incident, which took place on Friday,...Thursday, 28 November 2024 | Africa
Two Drivers Remanded for Alleged $108,000 Excavator Theft
The Amasaman Circuit Court has remanded two drivers, Ali Zakary and Dabare Toffic, for their alleged involvement in the theft of an excavator valued at $108,000 belonging to a businessman. Zakary...Thursday, 28 November 2024 | Ghana
Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region.The monument is intended to...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
Voter Apathy Looms Over Ghana’s December Elections
As Ghana approaches the December 7 elections, voter apathy remains a pressing issue. Despite the country’s high voter turnout of 79% during the 2020 parliamentary and presidential elections,...Sunday, 24 November 2024 | Ghana