What started as a mere internet interruption has turned out to be a full-scale crisis that has implications for financial transactions and even national security, with the full impact of the situation still being analysed.
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The Methodist College of Education (METCOE) at Akyem Asene-Aboabo has held its 12 matriculation at Akyem Oda with the admission of 250 fresh students comprising 100 males and 150 females to pursue a four-year Bachelor of Education in Upper…
The Ghana Commission for UNESCO and the European Union Delegation in Ghana under the auspices of Accra World Book Capital 2023 (AWBC) marked this year’s International Women’s Day with an event that celebrated exceptional Ghanaian women wri…
The Ministerof Health designate, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has called for a conscious effort to invest more in women to build an industrious nation for future generations.
Importantly, he stressed the need to invest in the heal…
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) is exploring the possibility of building a wind energy plant in Anloga in the Volta Region.
This follows a recent study which established that the Anloga District has the highest wind speed c…
BBC Africa Eye investigates how a WhatsApp group helped save more than 50 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions.
Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing.
A 32-year-old woman breaks…
The Muslim Professionals Association has welcomed the passage of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTI Bill) and commended Parliament for the laudable step.
It also commended the N…
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has revealed that operators have set a five-week estimated timeline for fully restoring data services after undersea cable disruptions impacted ACE, MainOne, SAT-3, and WACS.
During a recent…
The Judicial Service is implementing a shift system which will allow some courts to sit in the evening as part of efforts to reduce the backlog of cases.
Dubbed the court shift system (CSS), the new innovation introduced by the Chi…
Fifty media practitioners have undergone a two-day HIV-related human rights, stigma and discrimination training at Aburi in the Eastern Region.
The training was organised by the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) with support from USAID, PEPF…
Some residents of Abelenkpe in the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region are unhappy with the vehicular and human congestion caused by the large crowd of Canadian visa applicants in their community.
A visi…
The Bible Society of Ghana last Sunday launched the revised bilingual Ewe-English Standard Version Bible (diglot) at the Dela Cathedral of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPCG) at Ho-Kpodzi.
The diglot is to facilitate personal r…
The Accra Technical University Library has celebrated its maiden Library Week Celebration with a series of activities and stressed the need to make libraries accessible to all to ensure an effective reading environment in the country.
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has inaugurated a seven- member Interagency Coordinating Committee for Health Promotion (ICC-HP) for the North East Region, to advance the cause of health in Ghana.
The ICC-HP represents a collaborative …
Mr Francis Gumah, Northern Regional Operations Manager for World Vision Ghana, has urged parents to take keen interest in their children's welfare.
"Parents must take an interest in safeguarding their children as well as ensuring thei…
Mr Harrison K. Abutiate, the National President of Glaucoma Patients Association of Ghana (GPAG), has appealed to the Government to remove all taxes on glaucoma medications.
Mr Abutiate, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said …
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has begun a staff training programme on its new Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) that will digitalise the entire judicial process of the Court from filing to delivery of judgment.
The training is runn…
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has participated in the annual Buganu festival in Eswatini, as part of her official visit to the Southern African kingdom.
A statement issued by t…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on African leaders to harness innovation, foster collaboration, and drive policy initiatives that place Africa at the helm of energy technology and sustainability.
In a speech …
African Youth have been advised to build their capacities in trade, entrepreneurship and other sectors of the economy to help enhance the socio-economic development of the continent.
According to speakers at a youth forum held on the s…
A private agribusiness firm, Agri-Impact Group, has received support from the Mastercard Foundation to roll out a project aimed at empowering and creating dignified jobs in the agriculture value chain for 326,000 young people in Ghana.
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The Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF), a five-year $60.5 million investment to accelerate progress on closing the global gender digital divide, announces its first call for applications with recorded remarks from the United States …
The 19th of March is the World Social Work Day under the theme: "Buen Vivir: Shared future for transformative change". Every year, social workers celebrate the resilience of the profession and the generations of professionals who have with…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) awards 18 women and youth-led Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) a total of 70,000 US dollars grant to grow their businesses.
The award falls under UNDP’s integrated MSMEs suppor…
Renowned surgeons and medical experts from across West Africa and beyond met in Freetown, Sierra Leone to propose ways of accelerating access to surgical care and education at the 64th Conference and Scientific Meeting of the West Af…
Canon Inc. (www.Canon-CNA.com) announced today that all of the power used in FY2023 was converted to renewable energy at five locations among four manufacturing companies—Canon Suzhou Inc., Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Thang Long Factory a…
Steeped in 7,000 years of history, the UAE’s ‘Nature Emirate’ Ras Al Khaimah is undergoing an unprecedented period of economic growth, with tourism, real estate and sustainability taking center stage. Within this dynamic ecosystem, Ras Al …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reviewed progress in digitalization, safety and sustainability at the opening of the IATA World Cargo Symposium with the aim of accelerating progress on these critical priorities.
"Air…
The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhlE) and Professor Douglas Boateng, a distinguished international chartered director and industrial engineer, have teamed up to co-establish a first-of-its-kind continental-wide annual lecture series …
New mpox virus transmission routes are emerging with children now a high-risk group; Inadequate testing capacity is stymying efforts to contain the outbreak.
The outbreak of mpox virus (MPXV) clade I (akin to a variant) in the Democ…
MultiChoice, in partnership with Africa Magic, has announced that the 10th edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA), will be held from 10th – 11th of May 2024. The organisers also revealed ace filmmaker, direct…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that there will be no need for a load-shedding timetable despite recent power interruptions.
According to the ECG, the current challenges with power supply in the country do not neces…
The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Rev. Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi has described the council as proactive and alive to its mandate in facilitating and developing mechanisms for conflict prevention, management, resolution and bu…
A former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has said investment in women is key to accelerate the development of the country.
This, she says, leads to economic empowerment because it provides…
The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has launched a digital learning project under which staff of 15 public libraries across the country would be trained.
The training will cover topics such as basic computer skills, internet safety, in…
Doctors of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are threatening a strike action over persistent orders to move Consultants and Specialist Doctors living in the Danyame enclave out of their residences.
This comes after the p…
Stakeholders in eye health have called on the government to accelerate the passage of the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Bill, 2023, into law to improve on healthcare.
They said the absence of a law to regulate and facilitate cornea do…
In a significant development for the African Lotteries Association (ALA), Mr. Samuel Awuku, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) of Ghana, has been elected as the Vice President at the ALA's General Meeting held in …
The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patrotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Muslims in the country to seize the opportunity of the Holy month of Ramadan to pray for loved ones and the nation.
Muslims around the …
Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has disclosed that Tamale, the northern regional capital, has exceeded its water supply capacity, prompting the need for a systematic rationing approach to meet the demand.
Managing Director Dr. Clifford A. Bra…
The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana is set to disconnect 91 hospitals from the national grid due to outstanding debts owed to the power distributor.
The health facilities, spread across the country, collectively o…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has raised concerns about the lack of fire tenders in Weija and Kasoa, posing a potential threat to residents in these areas.
The Fire Service emphasizes that in the event of a fire outbreak, the a…
Registration for Farmers and Schools participating in the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) Phase II starts today across the country.
The Phase II builds on the successes of the initial PFJ campaign which is aimed to promote agricultu…
A Ghanaian based in the United States (US), Kwame Orison, has donated assorted items worth over GH?200,000 to some schools and health directorate at Kpeve in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region, to help address some of their pres…
In order to support the care for premature and sick newborns, the Kokrokoo Charities Foundation has donated a third incubator to the Paediatrics and Child Health Department of the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region on Saturday.
I…
Over 26,000 Ghanaians in need of cornea transplant risk losing their vision due to the absence of a law to back the harvesting of tissues locally.
Drafted last year, the Human Organ and Tissue Bill to allow for organ and tissue donation…
The Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) says it is saving the company US$3 million every month and reinvesting same into other sectors of the company since 2018.
This is made possible by the complete indigenisation of the company; the p…
Medical practitioners at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital have raised concerns about a surge in the number of stroke cases recorded annually at the facility.
Neurologists at the hospital report that the hospital records about 1000 cas…
One of the fastest growing economies in the world is rolling out the red carpet for international investors this May. The Sovereign Wealth Fund of Djibouti (Fonds Souverain de Djibouti) has today announced the dates for its upcoming Djibou…
A workshop on the Fundamentals of Media Relations and News Reporting has been organised by The Catholic Standard (https://CatholicStandardGhana.com), the only Catholic Weekly in Ghana for its Reporters, Stringers and Diocesan Communi…