The number of people forced from their homes has tripled now reaching 170,000
PRESSING NEEDS OF UNPARALLELED SCALE AND SCOPE
The scale of the emergency has outstripped resources
Armed violence and insecurity have s…
“We believe that achieving racial justice requires that we all understand racism and that this is best done through visceral experiences rather than intellectual exercises.” – Dr. Courtney Cogburn
Since the 1990s, Virtual Reality projec…
Grades, this word matters more than anything in today’s world.
With job crisis looming around the world as automation threaten to takes away most of the jobs that we see now, the level of competition among students has touched the roof.…
The World Health Organization has decided not to declare a global emergency over the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The WHO said Ebola was "very much an emergency" in the region, but it did not pose a global threat.
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It was once a shoreline buried by enough trash to render it invisible, warranting the unfortunate nickname “toilet bowl”. Now the Philippines' Manila Bay beach is unrecognisably clean compared with a few months ago, a transformation so sud…
A nationwide training programme to equip more than 10,000 personnel in the health sector to combat malaria has began.
The training, which is under the National Malaria Control Programme (NAMCOP), will train the workers on how to effecti…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the Minerals Commission to enforce the local content law in the mining industry.
He said the commission also needed to build the capacity of local people to actively participate in the mini…
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has provided four designated places for residents of Lower Weija and its catchment areas in the Weija/Gbawe municipality in the Greater Accra Region who may be displaced in the wake of …
The European Union (EU) is to invest €4.5 billion of its budget in Africa to generate about 10 million jobs on the continent in about three years.
The Vice-President of the EU Commission for Jobs, Growth and Investment, Mr Jyrki Kataine…
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has begun an engagement with the Ghana Chamber of Mines and some mining companies to locally process 30 per cent of the gold mined in the country.
This is to tap into the synergies along the v…
The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), a policy research and advocacy organisation, is advocating a strict legal regime to regulate civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the wake of the us…
An 11-member governing board for the allied health council was on Friday inaugurated in Accra to oversee the regulation of education, training and practice of the allied health profession.
The board, which comprised experienced health w…
Government in partnership with the National Council for Tertiary Education has released the new Tertiary Education Policy Reform to improve on the academic performance and governance of tertiary educational institutions.
The aim is to p…
Ministry of Health has revealed that it has reviewed and submitted the National Blood Service Bill to cabinet for consideration and final approval by Parliament.
Mrs Tina Mensah, the Deputy Minister of Health, who made this known, said …
By 2025, Nestle, a Nutrition Health and Wellness Company, through its Research and Development Centre hopes to come up with packages that are 100 per cent recyclable as part of solution plastic menace.
This move is a long-term goal of t…
Mr Kweku Agyemang Manu, Minister for Health has asked staff of Health Service to help make the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) more effective, and save it from collapsing.
He noted with concern that the Scheme was not working as…
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While beans provide many health benefits, they may cause issues for some people.
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Oil and gas infrastructure is quickly becoming a principal target for terrorists, rogue organizations, hostile state and non-state actors, and criminal enterprises
The African Energy Chamber has called on African governments and oil com…
Being able to verify people’s identities is critical for a nation’s growth and prosperity and yet nearly half of all African citizens can’t prove who they are to vote, travel freely and receive government benefits and services. HID Global®…
Pan African University, educating a new generation of Pan-African En-trepreneurial Solutioners: 2019 Student Call now open
The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) hosting stud…
Partnership will drive innovation and learning in creative and media strategies across all audio platforms
iHeartMedia, America’s leading audio company, and WPP, the creative transformation company, today announced the launch of Project…
African Media Agency (AMA), a leading pan-African media relations and communications firm today announced its partnership with Women In Africa (WIA) Initiative’s 3rd Annual WIA Initiative Summit taking place from 27 to 28 June 2019, in Mar…
All is set for the 3rd Edition of Women in PR Ghana Summit on July 6
Adiki Ayitevie, Sophia Lissah, Others for 3rd Women in PR Ghana Summit
The need for women in public relations to collaborate in the quest to attain leadership posit…
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has said it has cleaned the pensioners’ payroll of 6,339 ‘ghost’ pensioners which saved the nation GH¢43 million as of April, 2019.
This formed part of an exercise to uncover fict…
Contractors working on the new Wa Regional Hospital, Euroget de-Invest, will continue to offer technical support to the hospital for three more years after the facility is eventually handed over for operation by the end of this month.
D…
The chiefs and people of Ga Mashie have lifted the month-long ban on drumming and noise-making in the Ga State.
The lifting of the ban paves way for the celebration of the annual Homowo festival to be held in August, this year.
At?a …
The Scholarships Secretariat of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the St George University School of Medicine in the Carribean island of Grenada.
Under the agreement, selected students who have first degrees in m…
The Board of Governors of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) has conferred honorary doctorate degree on former President John Agyekum Kufuor and two other highly distinguished personalities for their contributions to the university.
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Work on the $57 million Tema Motorway roundabout interchange project is about 51 per cent complete, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has said.
The project, being financed under the Japanese government’s grant sc…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has agreed in principle to send about 375 Ghanaian nurses to Barbados to work in government medical facilities in that country.
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Ms Mia Amor Mottley, put in the …
Stanford Graduate School of Business Launches Stanford Embark, a New Online Toolkit for Entrepreneurs Across the Globe
Intuitive platform provides actionable content to help founders launch and grow their businesses.
In its commitm…
Ghana and Jamaica have both waived entry visa requirements for citizens wanting to travel to and from these two countries, with effect from 1st July, 2019.
This was disclosed at a press conference addressed by the President of the Repub…
Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, the Acting National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), has said that plans are far advanced to provide cocoa drink to all the beneficiary pupils under the GSFP programme.
She said, Preside…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) on Wednesday, launched a document containing guidelines for the provision of quality essential services for women and girls who have experienced violence.
Ms Mialonin Asibi…
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) in collaboration with Community Legacy Initiative Programme (CLIP) has commissioned a water and sanitation facility worth GHC 69,000 to the Savelugu School for the Deaf in the Northern Region.
G…
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)) on Thursday donated technical equipment to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) to enhance its operations in wetlands.
The items which were donated to the …
A former Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr. Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira has projected that Ghana may not attain the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 targets, if national efforts to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) were n…
Nutmeg is a popular spice made from the seeds of Myristica fragrans, a tropical evergreen tree native to Indonesia (1Trusted Source).
It can be found in whole-seed form but is most often sold as a ground spice.
It has a warm, slightl…
The Leadership of the Global March Against Child Labour has called on the international community to take immediate and appropriate integrated actions to end all forms of child labour, especially its worst forms in agriculture.
The worl…
Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources on Wednesday launched the 2019 Forestry Week Green Ghana at Nsoatre in the Bono Region with massive tree planting exercise across the country.
He urged the Forestry C…
Powerful relationship analytics coupled with governance information are taking law firms to the next level
Partnership between CGLytics and Manzama is changing the way law firms develop new business relationships and forward-thinking …
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) together with its stakeholders on Wednesday launched the 2019 edition of the Women in Tourism Summit and the Accra Weizor fair, in Accra.
The summit on the theme: "Empowering women in Ghana's Tourism In…
The AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control Limited (AGAMAL) has successfully completed its active Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) operations for the year 2019 in 16 Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana.
The assemblies include Obuasi Mun…
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has cautioned the public on the potential outbreak of cholera and other infectious diseases in the Region.
The Directorate said with the onset of the rains coupled with poor sanitary conditi…
Mr. Bright Wireko-Brobbey, Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), has commended Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and NGOs for their continued advocacy roles in the elimination of child labour, especially in cocoa gro…
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The use of essential oils may appeal to you because of their natural qualities. They are extracted from plants grown around the world. When you use essential oils to relieve symptoms related to a health condition, it is known a…
Participants at the just-ended in-country training workshop on the implementation of ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol (EFMP) have advocated for mainstreaming of the Protocol into West African countries' development agenda.
That, they said,…
Sites for dam construction have been given to contractors for construction of seven small earth irrigation dams in the Upper West Region, where farmers have appealed for dams to venture into dry season farming.
Minister of State at the …
New Report From Global Think Tank Alliance Identifies Best Practices for National Innovation Policies
Innovation is the foundation of long-term economic growth and improvements in quality of life and standards of living. But to maximize…
Ms Alberta Nana Akya Akosa, Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, a non-governmental agricultural capacity building organization, has called for a "practical" affirmative action to safeguard the interest of women in agriculture.
S…
