Children with visual impairment are lagging behind in both school enrollment and learning outcomes, according to new research from the World Bank and the EYElliance released on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. School eye…
The Suame Municipal Assembly is partnering a private investor to put up a GH¢2.7 million abattoir in Kumasi expected to be ready in six months.
It will be the second commercial abattoir in Kumasi after the regional outlet at Mayanka, a …
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) will start auditing the qualifications of lecturers in all private chartered universities in the country from next year, the Executive Secretary of the board, Dr Kingsley Nyarko, has said.
The mo…
Mrs Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, one of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s three nominees for the Supreme Court, has stated that it will be disastrous to cap the number of judges at the Supreme Court.
She said the Constitution had…
The state is losing more than GH¢3 million a month to an illegal scheme that diverts international calls into local ones, according to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications.
Known as sim box fraud, the illegality is perpetrated by G…
The Electoral Commission has canceled its arrangement to get media personnel vote early on December 10, ahead of the district assemblies and local level elections.
Media personnel are usually added to the lists of groups of people who…
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed striking teachers belonging to the three teacher unions in the country to call off their industrial action and return to work.
It said in the exercise of the authority conferred in it …
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First WHO World Health Report on Vision and Essilor Report on Eliminating Poor Vision underscore need to include vision health inglobal public health agenda.
The Vision Impact Institute welcomes the release of two new complementary and …
Law enforcement agencies amongst other stakeholders have been called upon to help reform children, who come into conflict with the law to help make them responsible citizens.
Mr Enock Jengre, a Project Officer at the Legal Resources Cen…
The Ho Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has marked the 2019 end-of-year Grotto pilgrimage at the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Kpando-Agbenoxoe of the Volta Region with a call on Christians to identify their missions from God.
The p…
The Write Ghana Literary Initiatives (WGLI), a literary non-profit organisation dedicated to explore and document language and literature in Ghana, has held its maiden edition of Ghanaian Languages Literature Festival in Accra.
It was a…
The Ga West Municipal Assembly is working around the clock to complete the assessment of damages of a recent windstorm that hit the area.
Mr Randolph Ashietey, the Director of the Ga West National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO…
Deiga Kwadwo Dei XII, Paramount Chief of Peki Traditional Area, in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region has appealed to Government to rehabilitate and retool the Peki Government Hospital.
He said due to the strategic location of …
Dr Jessica Samira Bogobiri, Director of Cornerstone Medical Outreach (CMO), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in the Northern region, has proposed that adequately equipping health facilities in rural communities would facilitate …
Some teachers under the Ghana Education Service (GES) Monday said they are uncertain whether to continue their normal classroom work as directed by their employer or heed the call by their unions to abandon the classrooms.
They expresse…
Mrs Vivian Biney-Aidoo, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Accra Technical University(ATU) has urged government to furnish Senior High Schools with smart boards and projectors to enhance teaching and learning.
She said the mode of tea…
A former Young Leader of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), has launched a project to educate persons living with diabetes.
The project, 'Bloom with Diabetes' is also to create awareness of the existence of Diabetes and bring …
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has recorded an increase in new HIV/AIDS infection among young adults in the Upper West region.
Mr Dramani Yakubu, the Regional Technical Coordinator of the commission who announced this at Boli a farming…
Hungary is committed to provide humanitarian assistance to Ghana especially to the less privileged in society, Dr Tristan Azbej, the State Secretary in charge of Hungary Helps Humanitarian Aid Programme, has said.
Dr Azbej said Hungary …
Mr Richard Quayson, the Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has said progress reports received since 2015 have shown that the fight against corruption in the country was achievable.
…
South African professionals are stressed. Not too stressed, but on average, moderately so. According to Profmed's 2019 Stress Index, work, health and finances are the biggest contributors to stress levels among South African professionals.…
New report reveals improvements to infrastructure and increased access to finance are best ways for Ghana to increase prosperity
A new report on economic openness in Ghana by the Legatum Institute, to be launched at an event with …
Rasha Kelej, the CEO of Merck Foundation makes it to the list of 100 Most Influential Africans 2019, for empowering many women through Merck More Than a Mother Movement
Rasha Kelej has been recognized for her efforts to empower women in…
NJ Ayuk’s book Billions at Play: The Future of African Energy and Doing Deals now available in Spanish
The English version of the book was launched early last month and has since become a huge success on the African continent and abroad…
Seedstars and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs announce Migration Entrepreneurship Prize to reduce Migrants Vulnerability in MENA and Africa
The Human Security Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs …
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“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness” – Edward Stanley, December 1873
I have already attended a couple of Christmas Concerts but I certainly can’t feel Christmas in t…
Les Panafricaines Forum will hold its third edition in Casablanca on March 6 and 7, 2020 under the theme of “climate change and its impact on the African Continent.”
After the second edition that brought together more than 200 African j…
Achieving the country’s industrialization drive through stable and cheaper cost of power generation must not be at the expense of the safety of national assets and other stakeholders such as host communities.
The fact remains though t…
Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Vice Chancellor of University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has been awarded the 2019 Dominique Kyelem Prize in Maryland, USA, for his exceptional contribution to neglected tropical diseases research a…
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has sensitised stakeholder public institutions on the new mandate of the NRSA Act (Act 2019) in Accra as part of its mandate to promote and regulate road safety activities.
The sensitisation w…
Mr Thomas Azaibo, the overall best farmer of the Bawku West District has called on farmers to avoid burning their farm residue and use it together with animal dung to fertilize their farms.
This, he said was the best organic fertilizer …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled-out educational and sensitisation mechanisms aimed at reducing the hazards associated with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) usage.
The EPA would, therefore, train players in the sector i…
Mr William Aduum, the Kassena Nankana Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has called on Ghanaians to develop the taste for locally produced agricultural products to boost the sector and the economy.
He said if Ghanaians were to consume what…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, would address the High Level Session of the United Nation Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, next week.
He will lead t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday reiterated government's readiness to partner the Catholic Church to advance the cause of humanity.
He, therefore, asked the Christian Community to pray for Ghana, the Presidency, and Minis…
Whether you're baking for a birthday or a holiday party, you'll need quite a bit of brown or white sugar on hand. The question then becomes brown sugar vs. white sugar—which do you use? The most notable difference is the color of the sugar…
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Joseph Cudjoe, has said that talks are ongoing between the government of Ghana and its Korean counterpart to deploy Korea’s nuclear technology in Ghana.
He said Ghana’s Embassy in the Republic of South Kor…
The holidays are here again and many students especially kids would be so happy for getting break from school.
Now that school has come to an end for vacation, children will look forward to relaxing days at home, days out with their fri…
Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization (ADDRO) after severe flooding in northern Ghana earlier this fall.
In September and October of 2019, the Upper East Region of Ghana a…
New IRENA report calls on policy makers to enhance NDCs through renewables and turn the tide against global warming.
Countries are being urged to significantly raise renewable energy ambition and adopt targets to transform the global en…
Players Can Race and Collect Exclusive Bugatti-Engineered Hyper Sports Cars in Game
Today, Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, is launching an event series in partnership with the hyper sports car ma…
Farmers all over the country were on the occasion of the National Farmers Day last Friday celebrated for their contributions to the nation’s economy and for feeding the population.
Special awards were given to deserving farmers and fi…
African countries have made significant strides in advancing human development, gaining ground on primary education and health. But a new generation of inequalities is opening up that, left unchecked, threatens to undermine further progre…
President Akufo-Addo says the switching of the Karpowership to natural gas will save electricity users an amount of $170.5 million per year, and a projected amount of $1.2 billion over the remaining term of the contract.
He said in line…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it will not be stampeded into paying illegal money to teachers under the guise of legacy arrears.
According to the service, it had saved the government GH¢11.3 million after detecting some anomal…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) awarded US$150,000 (GHS820,000) grants to five organizations with women focused initiatives, on behalf of the United N…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed the immediate interdiction of two policemen in connection with the shooting and killing of a 22-year-old man at Kasoa last Friday night.
He has also directed …
Pentecost University College (PUC) has donated about 140 books to the Methodist Girls’ Senior High School in Manfe, Akuapem.
The Vice-Rector of PUC, Professor K.B. Omane-Antwi, who led the delegation from PUC to make the donation, sai…
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