An acute water shortage has hit more than five commu­nities in the Tamale me­tropolis of the Northern Region as residents queue to buy water from the water tankers at a high price. Some of the affected commu­nities are Vittim, Kobilmahgu, Gbewaa Residential Area, Sanzi­rigu, Wamale, Kalarigu and some part of Kukuo. The situation compelled them to wake up as early as 4:00 a.m. to wait for the water tanker to get water. Residents of these communities in the metropolis are seen each day with yellow gallons on motorbikes, tricycles and bicycles searching for water from streams and dams as Ghana Wa ..read more

 The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, says the government is working assidu­ously with crucial stakeholders to revamp the Prestea and Bogoso mines, to promote the job security of the workers, a statement from the Ministry has said. The minister gave the assurance when some members of the Mine Workers Union picketed at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources yesterday, to express their displeasure about the closure of operations of the mine which served as a source of employment for many in the two communities. The statement copied to the Ghanaian Times in A ..read more

As part of Ghana’s renewed drive to eliminate malaria by 2028, a mass drug ad­ministration (MDA) of anti-malaria drugs is expected to be rolled out in selected districts in the Greater Accra Region from next month. The intervention, to be piloted in the Krowor District of the region, is expected to help break disease trans­mission and reduce malaria deaths in the country. Eventually, 20 other districts earmarked for malaria elimination would be roped into the interven­tion as part of strategies under the new National Malaria Elimination Plan (2024-2028) which seeks to reduce malaria death and ..read more

 The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ghana Rev­enue Authority (GRA) to renegoti­ate the revenue assurance contract with Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). This directive follows recom­mendations made by Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) In­ternational Limited, a multinational professional services network, in its audit report on SML submitted to the President about six weeks ago. A statement issued and signed by the Director of Communication at the presidency, Mr Eugine Arhin, in Accra yesterday said the direc­tive was in ..read more

 Accra Hearts of Oak will engage high-flying Accra Lions at the Ac­cra Sports Stadium in a tricky Ghana Premier League (GPL) match day 28 regional derby at 6pm. It is one of the new emerging rivalries in the competition as the Lions attempt to rub shoulders with the tradi­tional forces, Hearts and Olympics. They have created a good impres­sion about them­selves since their pro­motion to the elite level. Despite their inconsis­tency, they have managed to stay above water and with a quite impressive second round outing to improve their standing on the league log, the Lions would face a ster ..read more

 Ghana’s lone torchbearer in the CAF in­ter-club compe­titions, Dreams FC, will chase a significant milestone in the club’s history by reaching the finals of the on-going Confederations Cup as they face Egyptian giants, Za­malek, in the second leg semi-final game at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday. The ‘Still Believe’ boys are in the reckoning to become the third Ghanaian side to play in the com­petition’s final, following Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko during the first edition in 2004. Dreams FC held Zamalek to goalless draw game in the first leg and wield the advantage now. Coming out ..read more

 Mr Nkoo Joseph, an officer of the Social Security and National In­surance Trust (SSNIT), has been elected as the Representative of Ghana Premier League (GPL) clubs on the Ex­ecutive Committee (ExCo) of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA). Mr Joseph, the National Coordinator of the SSNIT Footballers Registration processes, replaces Mr Edmund Ackah, the General Manager of Samartex FC, current leaders of the GPL. This followed his victory at a GHALCA by-election held in March following the resignation of some GHALCA officials including Mr Ackah, a former Asante Kotoko bigwig, Linda ..read more

 A devastating fire on Tuesday night swept through a three-bedroom house located at Tetegu in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, in the Greater Accra Region. All occupants, including five children escaped unhurt, and the family, who are currently left with nothing estimate their losses to be in excess of a million cedis. Cause of the fire is not yet known, however, during a visit by the Ghanaian Times to the family yesterday, Mrs Patience Kofigah  owner of the house, lamented that it took the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) close to an hour after the emergency call was made to them, to ..read more

 A witness, Mr Jerome Agbesi Dogbatse, yester­day told the Accra High Court that scientists tested and completed work on lithovit fer­tiliser before he joined the Ghana COCOBOD on November 4, 2013. He was giving testimony in the case, in which Dr Stephen Kwabe­na Opuni, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, is being prosecuted together with Seidu Agongo, the Manag­ing Director of Agricult Ghana Limited, a fertiliser manufacturing company, for alleged procurement breaches and supplying substan­dard fertiliser. The witness was answering questions under cross examination conducted ..read more

 The owner of the 10 houses demol­ished at Adjirig­anor, in Accra, has called on law en­forcement agencies to investigate and bring culprits the “unlawful” exercise to book. According to Mr George Oti Bonsu, the persons who ordered theknocking downof the struc­tures, worth over GH¢60 million, abused political powers and al­legedly used uniformed police and military men to achieve their aim. Addressing a press conference at the site on Monday, his spokes­person, Benjamin Danso, said searches conducted at the Adenta Circuit Court and Lands Commis­sion, showed that the demolition was not san ..read more