The driver and his mate were fortunate to escape unharmed when their Benz container car, bearing the license plate “GR 5004 A,” veered off the Asene-Oda highway and struck a tree in Akyem Asene. The incident happened today, Monday, July 22, 2024, around 1:00 p.m.. The driver was on his …
Read More »GAWU Explains Factors Causing High Prices Of Food Items In Ghana
General Secretary of the General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) Edward Kareweh has explained the factors causing the rising cost of food items in Ghana. He attributed it to factors including the decline in lands available for food production. He revealed that most of the farmlands have been encroached upon by …
Read More »Nana Addo Appoints COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno As Deputy IGP In Charge of Operations
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations. A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, explained that the appointment is pursuant …
Read More »GHS Issues Health Alert After Recording 9 Cases Of Dengue Fever In The Eastern Region on
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert following the confirmation of nine cases of Dengue Fever in the Eastern Region. This announcement comes after unusual cases of clinical malaria were detected, which did not respond to antimalarial treatment, prompting further investigation. Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the GHS …
Read More »NDC MPs Notifies Police Of #OccupyBoGProtest On July 30
The Minority caucus in Parliament has notified the Ghana Police Service of its intention to protest to demand the resignation of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison and his two deputies from office. A letter written by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama …
Read More »No Decision Yet On Transport Fare Hike – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has clarified that it has not taken any decisions regarding a potential increase in transport fares. This announcement is to quell recent rumours and speculation suggesting that the union would be increasing transport fares. According to the union, despite the recent surge in …
Read More »GIS, Fire Service, Police, Prisons And NACOB To Recruit 11,000 Personnel
Credible information that has been picked up by The Chronicle from multiple sources at the Ministry of Interior and that of Finance indicate that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the government would start clearing the backlog of applicants who had applied to join the various security agencies under the Interior Ministry, …
Read More »Medical Investigating Team Visits Akyemansa Bloc
A team of investigators from the Eastern Regional Health Administration and the Malaria Elimination Program as well as some experts from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for medical research have visited some districts in the Eastern Region that have been invaded by some strange insects, threatening the health and livelihoods of …
Read More »EC Reschedules 2024 Voters Exhibition Exercise
The Electoral Commission has announced a new date for the 2024 Voters Exhibition Exercise. Originally scheduled to begin on August 1, the exercise has been postponed to start on August 20 and end on August 27, 2024. In a press release, the Commission stated that the rescheduling was necessary due …
Read More »NSS Personnel Declare Strike Over Unpaid Allowances
The Concerned National Service Scheme (NSS) Personnel Association of Ghana (CONSPAG) has announced a nationwide strike effective today Wednesday, July 3, 2024, until their allowances are paid. The announcement was made in a statement dated July 2, 2024, addressed to all NSS personnel, all user agencies and other stakeholders. The …
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