The Coalition of the Right to Information (RTI) is to step up its request for information to monitor institutions that are complying with the Right to Information Act, Act 989.
It said the exercise would identify and commend institution…
The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) Limited, producers of GoldenTree Cocoa Chocolate and confectionery products, has opened a sales outlet at Kasoa to facilitate access to its products in the locality.
The opening of the outlet coincided…
Interferences by politicians, public office holders, and traditional rulers continue to impede the prosecution of suspected human traffickers in the country.
Participants at the second national symposium on human trafficking, jointly or…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the Akufo-Addo-led government has spent GH¢27 billion on the implementation of key social interventions since assuming office in 2017.
These programmes included the roll-out of the Free Senior…
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), is of the view that the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) will seriously disrupt response to HIV/AIDS and other viral diseases in Ghana and other African coun…
A Civil Society Organisation, Africa Education Watch, has sued the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over the publication of a list of contact details of examiners for the 2020 WASSCE on social media.
Africa Education Watch, in a…
• Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired an equity stake in New Ruipeng Group (NRP Group) which operates digital and clinical pet services across China
• The partnership with NRP Group aims to expand health solutions, quality advice and prof…
There is no doubt that 2020 will be a year to remember. A pandemic, national lockdown, social isolation, health risks, economic and academic disruption, and uncertainty, loss of control, fear, and panic due to information flooding are all…
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE VOLTA REGION HOUSE OF CHIEFS
FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY MEETING HELD 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2020
The Standing Committee of the Volta Region House of Chiefs held an emergency meeting on Sunday the 27th day of September, 202…
MultiChoice Talent Factory launches the In Focus Masterclass Series hosted by award-winning industry expert Ken Kaplan
The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is excited to launch the In Focus Masterclass Series hosted by South Africa-base…
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in collaboration with the Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a waste management expert has disinfected the Takoradi Market Circle as part of activities to improve upon sanitation in the Metropol…
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in partnership with the Government of Germany, has organised a training course on Electoral Violence Security (EVS) for selected security personnel across the country.
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The Government has released various packages to partners in the Tourism industry and workers in other businesses as part of measures to cushion them against the hazardous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The package, which is expected …
Mr Godwin Edudzi Yao Effah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Keta, said discussions are ongoing for the development of two railway lines linking coastal Volta to other parts of Ghana.
One of them would be from Aflao through to Pag…
The Executive Director of the Doyen Institute of Intelligence and Investigations, Mr George Dosoo Doyen has cautioned prospective car buyers to be wary of the activities of a car fraud syndicate.
He said the fraudulent operations of the…
Mr Kwesi Kwaning-Bosompem, the Acting Controller and Accountant-General, on Monday, said Public Universities stand to benefit from their migration onto the Government of Ghana (GoG) Mechanised Payroll.
With their migration, the need to…
The process to connect all Senior High schools (SHSs) in the country to free Wifi is on course, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said.
He said all things being equal, the process would be fully implemented next year.
Dr …
The number of people worldwide who have died with Covid-19 has passed one million, researchers say, with many regions still reporting surging numbers of new infections.
The tally by Johns Hopkins University shows that deaths in the US, …
Dr Da costa Aboagye, the Director of Health Promotion Division of the Ghana Health Service, has urged the public not to relent on observing the COVID-19 safety protocols because the disease is still active.
He said the current statistic…
The University of the Free State (UFS) has been designated a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre (WHO CC), and the university’s Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Unit, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO), will…
The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded their vulnerability, precariousness and suffering
News Comment by Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Faith-based actors and faith leader…
A Commonwealth report has revealed violence against women and girls costs Lesotho more than $113 million (about 1.9 billion Lesotho loti) a year.
The report estimates the total cost, including loss of income and expenses associated with…
On 28th September, 2020 Lancaster University Ghana (LUG) announced the extension of the application deadline for October 2020 admission for prospective students of the University’s Undergraduate Pathway Foundation Programme.
Applicati…
COVID19: The ‘Future of Work’ is adopting the hybrid approach of working remotely – HR Director at Vodafone Ghana
Director of Human Resource at Vodafone Ghana, Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, has advised leaders of organisations to adopt the h…
Gye Nyame Media College situated in the Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra region of Ghana has held her second graduation ceremony. Eight students who had been taken through Broadcast Journalism, News Presenting and Reporting,…
Future Jaguar and Land Rover models will feature floor mats and trims made from ECONYL® yarns produced using plastic waste
Innovative process will help the premium British manufacturer on its journey towards a circular economy as part of…
Coronavirus: Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
The Global Fund commits an initial US$50 million to enable countries to purchase the new tests
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Coronavirus: “A million individual tragedies” – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) statement as official COVID-19 death toll hits 1 million
One more sad milestone in the tragedy that is COVID-19
T…
The Ministry of Aviation will spearhead the revamping of three airstrips in Yendi, Navrongo and Mole in October 2020 after securing funds, as part of the 34 airstrips and airports it has identified to need refurbishment.
The three airst…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is urging media practitioners not to use their medium to promote secessionism in Ghana.
According to the association, “Whilst respecting the rights of all Ghanaians to express their inalienable ri…
Sekondi-Takoradi, adjoining districts and municipalities in the Western Region are experiencing erratic water supply due to growing demand and limited rainfall this year.
The situation has resulted in low inflow of raw water into river …
Some people believed to be members of the Western Togoland secessionist group, Tuesday early morning burnt down an Intercity STC mini bus in Ho in the Volta Region amid firing of gun shots.
They reportedly also attacked some drivers who…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Euroget De-Invest, an Egyptian capital investment company constructing the new 500-bed military hospital at Afari in Kumasi, Dr Said Deraz says works on the project are 85 per cent complete.
A…
The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has notified the government that its members will withdraw their services from Thursday, October 1, 2020 if their poor conditions of service were not enhanced.
According to them, their m…
Dr Emmanuel Kwao Pecku, Tema Metropolitan Veterinary Officer, has called on residents of Tema, and its environs to take advantage of the local anti-rabies campaign to vaccinate their pets from 28 September to 7 October 2020.
Rabies is a…
Basic Foundation for Women Empowerment (BFWE) a non-governmental organization has launched a project in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, to support women aspiring for leadership roles and enhance skills in young girls.
The project dubbed,…
Mr Charles Buabin, Tema Regional Director, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says tourism plays a crucial role in promoting and fostering sustainable rural development.
He said rural tourism could be stimulated and enhanced further to con…
Mr Hilarius Kofi Gockel, Hohoe Municipal Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has said the Organisation was embarking on a tree planting exercise throughout the Municipality to protect life and property.
…
The GrassRoots Hub, and the Ghana Tech Lab after a six- week intensive Web Development Training Pogramme for 30 participants, have held a start - up summit in Sunyani to identify youth groups ready to pitch their technological innovations…
Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Minister for Employment and Labor Relations has said Government would ensure job security for workers of the communication sector.
He said the communication sector workers continued to endure unstable jobs and…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for the construction of a 10-kilometer Berekum town roads.
It formed part of several roads in the country being funded under Phase One of government's Sinohydro Infrastructure for Bauxi…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the Mile 4-Elubo road in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region.
The 71.25-kilometer project, which cost $116, 106, 269.09, is being funded by th…
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, there have been almost one million confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in the world. That is nearly 10 months after news of the new virus began to emerge in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
But…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday, September 30, cut the sod for work to begin on Phase One of the Kumasi-Obuasi new standard gauge railway line at 0900 hours at Kaase, Kumasi.
This was in a statement issued by the…
Hennessy is pleased to unveil a masterpiece decanter designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Hennessy X.O. Using his signature sculptural style to reinterpret Hennessy X.O's iconic bottl…
After the tremendous success of the inaugural Pan-African edition of Student Entrepreneurship Week, Stars From All Nations (SFAN) is taking the youth entrepreneurship initiative global with an online edition set for September 28-29.
SF…
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper refuting earlier claims that feathers were also found on dinosaurs’ relatives, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
Pterosaur expert Dr David Unwin f…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) announced today a US$59.9 million investment to fund a six-year extension of the successful Commodity Value Chain Development Support Project (PADFA). Gilbert…
* Freedom Jacob Caesar has donated a 2-Bedroom fully furnished home to 95-year-old Ghanaian WWII veteran, Private Joseph Hammond.
NEW AFRICA FOUNDATION GIFTS A HOME TO 95-YEAR OLD GHANAIAN WWII VETERAN
As part of a sustainable frame…
Government has refuted claims that there was intelligence failure on its part in containing last Friday’s attack in some parts of the Volta Region by separatist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF).
Rather, government says the …
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