MAJOR NEWS ON MARHABA FM 5TH MAY 2021

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RAZAK EL ALAWA PASSES ON

Veteran journalist Alhaji Razak El Alawa has passed on in an Accra hospital where he has been on admission for a while now. He was 76 and left behind a trail of achievements one being three-time Journalist of the Year award.  The late Alhaji Razak El Alawa was one-time Northern Regional correspondent for the Daily Graphic...

Police lock up Fantasy Dome after Christ Embassy event allegedly flouts COVID-19 protocols

Police have locked up the Fantasy Dome at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra. This follows reports that the youth of the Christ Embassy Church held a mammoth event at the venue on Friday, April 30, 2021, where COVID-19 protocols were flagrantly breached. The Ghana Police Service, in a statement, said...

Media General CEO urges workers to be innovative

Beatrice Agyemang — Group CEO, Media General

The Chief Executive Officer of the Media General Group, Ms Beatrice Agyemang, has urged workers around the world to get creative and innovative in what has now become a fast-changing business world.  One of the most respected business and corporate leaders in Ghana, Ms Agyemang made the call on the occasion of this year’s...

Tokyo Olympics: Ghana govt supports Ghanaian contingents with $10,000 and travel tickets

The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Authority have released $10,000 and secured travel tickets for the four-member national men and four women 100m relay teams who left Ghana for Poland on Wednesday for the World Athletics relay. The World Athletics Relay, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, 2021,...

I have taken the decision to freeze salary increment for myself, Bawumia, all government appointees – Akufo-Addo reveals

President Akufo-Addo says his outfit together with that of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and all members of the Executive would not see any increase in salary this year. Addressing the nation during an event to celebrate Workers’ Day, the President noted that the decision taken is to assist the country to recuperate from...

Regional Ministers Lead galamsey Fight As Govt Decentralizes Action

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is decentralizing plans to deal comprehensively with the menace of illegal mining. In line with that, it has urged all regional ministers to lead the crusade and play visible key roles in the fight against the canker. “Although the fight is coordinated nationally, regional...

Whether ‘Dumsor Or Dum-dum’, Who Cares! Just Fix It – Pratt To Gov’t

Kwesi Pratt has slammed government over the current irregular electricity supply in the nation.Some communities in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions have been listed by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to experience power cuts for months.The company says it is undertaking maintenance works on some lines.The current power outages have become a matter of concern with...

PHOTOS: When Kweku Baako And Charlotte Osei Visited President Akufo-Addo

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako and his bereaved family paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia at the seat of Government, Jubilee House to express the family's appreciation for the support during the trying moments when his mother Gloria Aba Addison passed on. Both the President and...

Respect Consensus On La Lands – Youth Group to Lands Minister

The Coalition of La Associations (COLA) has asked the government to have confidence in their ability to manage resources and release their lands to them. Addressing a press conference at La, the spokesperson of COLA, Mr Jeffrey Tetteh, reaffirmed that the consensus reached during their previous meeting with the Ministry of Lands and Natural...