Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Wednesday said Ghana has exported 150,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to neighboring countries due to strategic interventions in the agricultural sector in 2017/2018.
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A 401 kWp solar system for Central University in Ghana was inaugurated on Tuesday, marking an important milestone in Ghana’s transition to clean energy. The system was implemented by solar financier ecoligo in collaboration with local inst…
Meet the Ghanaian social enterprise driving digital literacy in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies
Getting Africa’s large and growing youth population ready for active roles in the global digital economy is no small task. But as …
The 12th Pan-African Parliament Women’s Conference has noted with concern the increasing number of conflicts in Africa resulting in women and children being internally displaced while some seek refugee status in neighbouring countries.
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“Food safety is an area of public health action to protect consumers. Unsafe food can lead to a range of health problems: diarrhoeal diseases, viral diseases, reproductive and developmental problems, lifestyle diseases and even cancers.”
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The UAE based Pioneer Cement Industries (“Pioneer Cement”), part of Oman based Raysut Cement Company SAOG (RCC) is in the process of setting up a 1.2 m tonnes per annum capacity integrated cement plant in Georgia, Eastern Europe.
Pion…
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, has called on investors to take advantage of the tourism potentials in the region.
At this year’s Aviation and Tourism Conference held in Takoradi in the Western Region …
The businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has failed in yet another legal attempt to delay the full payment of the GH¢46 million he owes the state, as his latest move to pay the money in instalments was rejected by the Supreme Court on Wedn…
More than 20 people have been confirmed dead following eight days of torrential rains in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Nineteen others have been reported injured while hundreds of houses have collapsed across the 15 districts of the…
The Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr Martin Alamisi Amidu, will now play a critical role in the retrieval of the €47.3 million judgment debt that was illegally paid by the state to Waterville Holdings (BVI) Limited, as the Supreme Court has…
Abandoned iron rail sleepers, panels and clips at Asankare, near Bompata in the Ashanti Region, have been looted, a situation that is likely to hinder the government's railways redevelopment plans between the Eastern and Ashanti regions.…
Heavy rains for eight continuous days have caused havoc in the Upper East Region, as a number of people have lost their lives, while many others have either been displaced or injured.
Already, 20 people have been confirmed dead, with …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI), has announced an initiative, in partnership with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), to create an award category to honour journalists for their work on foreign polic…
The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has launched a GH¢100 million endowment fund and a strategic plan to transform the institute into a centre of excellence in communication education in the country.
The Rector of the institute, P…
Ghana has been ranked the seventh most charitable country in Africa and 38th in the world according to the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)’s World Giving Index.
The most charitable country on the continent was Kenya, which was ranked 11t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education holds the key to the accelerated development of the country.
He said nations that had progressed and developed had done s…
After two months of well-deserved vacation, judges, lawyers and auxiliary staff involved in the justice delivery system are back to play their individual roles in ensuring that justice is served to the public.
The 62nd legal year commen…
This year’s Global Handwashing Day was commemorated in Goaso in the Ahafo Region, with a call on Ghanaians to take issues of sanitation and hygiene seriously for good health.
The day, established in 2008 is marked every October 15, to…
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has turned down about 2,324 applications for the 2019/2020 academic year due to limited academic facilities, financial challenges and human resources.
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Univers…
The Consortium network of academic and research institutions, known as Migration for Inclusive African Growth (MIAG), has held a workshop in Accra to find ways of managing migration to achieve an all-encompassing growth.
The Consortium …
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has congratulated all Ghanaian artistes who participated and won awards in the 2019 BET Hip Hop held in Atlanta and the Ghana Music Awards (GMA's) UK held in London.
In a release issued to the …
Mr Nii Adjei Sowah, the Mayor of Accra, has advised personnel of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) to be the new breed of the work force to lead the nation in a new direction.
He said the advent of NABCO would revive the culture of Nati…
The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) at Tema Newtown has held an induction service for its Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Commodore Samuel Walker.
Performing the induction, Rev. Captain (GN) Paul Adjei-Djan, charged Commodore Walker to be fa…
The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has urged students to report any form of sexual abuse perpetrated by lecturers on them as the institution's rules prohibit it.
Professor A…
Mr David Nyahe, a philanthropist and his family have gifted to the Amedzofe Technical Institute a dormitory facility to help ease congestion.
Mr Nyahe, a hotelier, said the gesture was a corporate social responsibility from his family t…
Dr. Momodou Cham, Public Health Physician in charge of Richard Novati Catholic Hospital, formerly Comboni Hospital, has warned against the over-exposure to organophospate compounds, fertilizers and pesticides to avoid Parkinson disease.
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For years, you've been told that high-cholesterol foods increase the risk of heart disease.
However, many recent studies have shown that this isn't necessarily true (1Trusted Source).
Most of the cholesterol in your blood is produced…
Stakeholders fighting against the spread of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country are proposing an increment in taxes on tobacco, cigarette, alcohol and other sugar-sweetened products to increase their prices so as to make them u…
Dr Daniel Osei Ofosu, a Research Scientist at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), has reiterated the safety of Genetically Modified (GMO)foods for humans and the environment, which when introduced onto the Ghanaian market, could add…
Conference of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana
Conference of CoM SSA (CoMSSA.org), Accra, under the theme, “Towards the institutionalization of Local Climate Action and …
The Government of South Sudan to produce a multisectoral strategic plan for nutrition
An alarmingly high number of children under five years of age are suffering from the physical consequences of poor diets and a food system that is fai…
Ghana’s oil and gas industry continues to attract key global industry players on the back of sustained investor interest
When you think of the top oil and gas nations in Africa, Ghana is not one that traditionally comes to mind, but it …
US officially revokes intent to withdraw from postal union during Washington D.C. visit of UPU’s Director General
In a drop by with the President of the United States Donald J. Trump, held in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on 15 …
An estimated 361 schoolgirls in Wa West District aged 10 to 19 years got pregnant within the first nine months of 2019, Mr Edward K. Beyereh, the District Health Promotion Officer, has said.
Five, out of the girls who got pregnant betwe…
A two-day nutrition training programme has been organised for caterers at Agona Bobikuma and Agona Kwaman in the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region.
The event was aimed at engaging the caterers in the preparation of gari foto…
Some health experts have called on Ghana and other African countries to prioritise the domestic mobilisation of resources to help tackle issues of HIV/AIDS, instead of relying on donor support.
They said the increasing decline in dono…
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has said it will work with the Ministry of Communications to prevent the recurrence of the problems that necessitated the government’s directive to phone users to re-register all SIM cards.
The Ch…
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Ghana to provide a 2.5 megawatts (MW) solar farm for the university.
The agreement will grant the BPA access to the project site, cove…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has urged Nigeria to urgently review its decision to close its borders with Benin to ensure the return of normal regional trade.
She said the continu…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stressed the need for the aviation sector, including airports in Africa, to invest in automation to respond to growing passenger needs and the rising competition in the industry.
He said the a…
The Management of Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) in partnership with the Book Aid International has launched the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Study Hub project at the Accra Central Library.
The pilot project …
School for Life, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has called on government and interest groups to institute policies and programmes to address structural barriers affecting girls' education.
It said a well-structured system of edu…
Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), has led some officials of the Ministry to inspect the site for the construction of 1.2 billion dollar marine drive tourism investment project.
The iconic projec…
The French Embassy in Ghana will celebrate the Higher Education Week from 15th to 17th of October.
A release from the French Embassy, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency said a series of flagship events would be organise …
Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has lauded the information technology solution initiative; 'Sanitation Hackathon,' to tackle the many environmental and climate change related challenges and provid…
Two projects, involving restoration of potable water to Vakpo cluster communities and mechanisation of a borehole for Tsrukpe-Dukuma, are underway in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region.
Both projects are being undertaken by the…
The Tema General Hospital (TGH) has appealed to organizations and stakeholders to help provide environmental logistics at the hospital to enhance general health care provision to the public.
The hospital, which is a referral institution…
Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, has called for public education on the operations of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to help them understand the operations better.
He said the public must be enlightened to be patient …
Madam Anne Sophie Ave, the French Ambassador to Ghana, has visited the Maamobi General Hospital, where she was received jointly by Dr Dorcas Ankfu Okine, Director of the Facility as well as the Madam Cecilia Senoo, Chair, Country Coordinat…
Dr Ziblim Iddi Barri, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has expressed satisfaction at the work of the committee instituted to review the Ghana Cultural Policy.
He said he was also encouraged by the fact that the committee, c…
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