London, Oct. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Ghana, Jones Borteye Applerh has expressed deep worry over the increasing number of Ghanaians applying to own firearms His comments comes less than two months to the presidential election on December 7, and one week after the Customers ...

London, Sep. 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Details emerging from last Friday’s invasion of parts of the Volta Region indicate that Ghana is now dealing with three secessionist groups. Per reports, the initial group has now been split into three though they all have the same objective of seceding from Ghana. READ ALSO: NIGERIA DEPORTS 10 EGYPTIANS, 7 ...

London, Sep. 24, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana’s Bui Power Authority (BPA), the Managers of the Bui Hydropower Dam project, is constructing a $480 million solar energy facility to augment Ghana’s power power supply system. On completion, the solar farm would add 250 Megawatts of solar energy to Ghana’s national grid READ ALSO: WORLD BANK, EUROPEAN BANK LAUNCH ...

London, Sep. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has revealed that about 46,000 people infected with HIV have refused to accept treatment for the deadly disease. According to the Director-General of the Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, this worrying trend has presented a new challenge to the national HIV epidemic control and viral suppression programme. He ...

London, Sep. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana is to begin the rollout of the free Wifi for Senior High Schools (SHSs) in October, this year according to the Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful Unfortunately, the much publicised free wifi programme is commencing amidst announcement by the statistics office on Wednesday that Ghana’s economy contracted for ...

London, Sep. 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghanaian men who refuse to eat at home have been warned to sit-up or risk two years jail term The Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), Superintendent George Appiah-Sakyi says it is an offence for a husband to reject or refuse to eat his wife’s ...

 London, Sep. 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A Chinese man, Sun Qiang, has been installed was as Kwahu-Abetifi’s development chief or Nkosuohene, a town in Ghana’s eastern region. The tittle, Nkosuohene is given to non-royals, who assist in the area under the chief’s development. Following his installation, Sun Qian was given a new name Barima Kofi Ayeboafo, by ...

London, August 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Henceforth, all passengers arriving Ghana on international flights will have to pay between GH¢250-GH¢500 ($43-85) being cost of compulsory covid-19 test before being allowed into the country from August 26 when international flights resume Only passengers with negative PCR tests will then be allowed to descend to the arrival hall to ...

London, August 18, 2020 (AltAfrica) India has promised to make available to Ghana three vaccines for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that are currently under trial in India India is ready to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines, as soon as scientists give the green light, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday, August 15. The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, ...

London, August 10, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ghana will for the first time build a sea craft (Fibre Reinforce Plastic Boat) for the Navy as part of efforts to limit the importation of boats into the country. The move would not only empower local industry but save the country the huge cost incurred in importation of boats for ...