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December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

TV Signals To Be Cut If Broadcasters Fail To Pay For DTT Platform – Ursula Warns

The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has warned that television signals to homes and offices might be shut down from next year if broadcasters decline to pay for the usage of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful speaking on the

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Biden Warns Israel Losing Global Support Over Gaza Bombing

US President Joe Biden has issued his sharpest criticism yet of Israel's leadership, linking the loss of international support with what he called the indiscriminate bombing in Gaza. His comments were made to donors at a fundraising event on Tuesday. "Israel's

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Interdicted Interdicted Summoned Before Investigative Committee

Some of the headteachers who were interdicted in the Ashanti Region for allegedly charging unauthorized fees appeared before an investigative committee today, December 12. The Ghana Education Service (GES) interdicted the headteachers after they were accused of charging students various unapproved

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Intensifies

Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that its troops have destroyed a Hamas rocket launch post and a weapons factory in northern Gaza. This comes as Israel's defense minister claimed troops were encircling Hamas' last two strongholds — Jabalya and Shejaiya —in

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

DTT Pricing: Be Wary How You Treat Media; It Is A Pillar Of Our Democracy – GIBA President

The President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, has urged the Communication and Digitisation Ministry to reconsider the pricing of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. Addressing the issue, Mr Sunkwa-Mills expressed concerns that the $10,000 per month

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

MMDAs Directed By The Local Government Ministry To Resume The Collection Of Property Rates

Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across all sixteen regions of the country have been directed by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development (MLGDRD), to take immediate steps to put in place appropriate structures to resume the collection

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Two-Thirds Of Gaza’s Hospitals Out Of Action – WHO

A World Health Organization official says less than a third of Gaza's hospitals remain functional, and those only partially so, Reuters news agency reports. According to Reuters, the WHO's Richard Peeperkorn told a UN press briefing: "In just 66 days the

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Zoomlion’s IRECOPs Invokes African Interest at ISWA, COP28 in Dubai

Zoomlion's Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOPs) have been hailed as a solution to Africa's waste challenges, according to experts at the International Solid Waste Association side event at COP28 in Dubai. During a panel discussion, Dr. Abena Asomaning Antwi, Managing

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Gov’t Seeks Approval For Reconstruction Of Accra-Tema Motorway

The government of Ghana has announced its intention to seek approval for US$338 million to finance the reconstruction of a crucial section of the Accra-Tema motorway. The project aims to reconstruct 27.7 kilometers of the motorway, extending from the Tema enclave

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Hamas-Run Health Ministry Says 18,205 Killed Since 7 October

We've just received some updated casualty figures from the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. It says 18,205 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since 7 October, with a further 49,645 people injured. The health ministry said in early December that about