London, Dec. 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)– American singer, Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter will be visiting Ghana in December 2019 as part of plans for the country’s Year of Return, Pulse.com.gh sources say. The singer, songwriter and actress is a global superstar having made a mark in the music industry with albums including “Dangerously in Love”, “B’Day” and ...

London, Dec. 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Western Region Commander of the Ghana Immigration Services, DCI Dr. Prosper Price Delali Asima, says over fifty migrants in the Region have been deported back to their home countries for irregular migration. READ ALSO: TWO NIGERIAN ELECTORAL OFFICERS JAILED 42 YEARS FOR RECEIVING BRIBES “The nationalities of those deported vary. ...

London, Dec. 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Judges and lawyers in Ghana may found themselves wearing local African prints in the courtroom rather than the traditional dress code if a senior Ghanaian Judge has her way. Justice Gertrude Torkornoo an Appeals Court judge in Ghana has backed calls for reforms in the dress code of the judiciary to ...

London, Dec. 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Agripower Limited, an agriculture driven company in Ghana with the sole aim of reconciling ecological organic farming with economic efficiency has introduced the use of drone technology in crop spraying for local farmers to enhance productivity of and reduce the dependence on manpower to fertilize crops. READ ALSO: MILITANTS ATTACK EXPATRIATES ...

London, Dec. 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) has awarded $150,000 grants to support five organizations with women focused initiatives in Ghana READ ALSO: WHY I LOST MY FIRST FIGHT AGAINST ANDY RUIZ-ANTHONY JOSHUA The grant is part of efforts to support and expand ...

London, Dec. 3, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The police authorities in Ghana say three people sustained serious injuries while six persons have been arrested following a bloody clash between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders in Accra. The fight at Kwame Nkrumah Circle on Monday follows the closure of shops belonging to some Nigerian traders Over 600 shops belonging to ...

London, Dec. 3, 2019 (AltAfrica)-President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced a special help-to-buy scheme to help teachers in the West African country buy their own homes and guarantee their security on retirement. The President made the disclosure at the 70th anniversary of Prempeh College in the Ashanti Region. READ ALSO: 1.7 MILLION CITIZENS TO BENEFIT FROM ...

London, Nov. 30, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Judicial Service in Ghana has begun a process to merge lower courts in the country by making district and circuit courts operate under the same jurisdiction. The Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo, who made this known in Accra said a draft bill for the proposed merger had already been sent ...

London, Nov 28, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The government in Ghana has teamed up with a private company, Wienco Agriculture, a subsidiary of the RMG Group, to purchase rice from local farmers nationwide. The move comes as the country prepares to ban rice imports by 2022. Importation of rice in Ghana takes 82% of all imports into the ...

London, Nov. 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)–The Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises (GRIPE), in partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Building and Road Research Institute (CSIR-BRRI), have built a sanitation facility constructed out of modified concrete The facility which is a six-seater Aqua Privy Toilet Facility block constructed with post-consumer plastics, forms part ...