Trade and Industry Minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has outlined government’s responsibility in the One District One Factory (1D1F) policy.
Emphasising that the policy is largely a private led initiative, Mr Kyeremanten said …
Mr Frank Fuseini Adongo, Deputy Upper East Regional Minister has called on Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of reading to broaden their outlook. He said the country’s slow progress was as a result of poor reading habits, which had held bac…
Carbonated water is a refreshing beverage and a good alternative to sugary soft drinks.
However, concerns have been raised that it may be bad for your health.
This article takes a detailed look at the health effects of carbonated wat…
The dentist's office – it's a bland and depressing place that we all hate, yet for some reason, we're still forced to go there from time to time. I fully understand that oral hygiene is of high importance, but I'm tired of consistently bei…
Roundtable aims to drive more and better services in Francophone Africa
Representatives from government, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and civil society converge in Abidjan this week for the Second Regional Roundta…
Ghana’s second cycle education focuses too much on passing examinations rather developing the students’ ability to solve problems and use knowledge for creativity and innovations, the Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building (…
The Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo to file her written response to the suit challenging Ghana's defence cooperation agreement with the United States of America in seven days.
Ghana's defence agreement with …
Tomatoes are not only a delicious food that are part of so many of our favourite meals. They are also one of the most undervalued superfoods around. They are considered a ‘functional food’, which means a food that goes beyond providing…
The Ghana Police Service has announced that the recruitment process for candidates who went through its recent selection exercise for enlistment will resume from Monday, June 25 to July 5, 2018.
According to a statement signed by the Di…
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda has cautioned operators of refuse collecting tricycles popularly called “Bola Taxis” against dumping of refuse along the Accra-Tema motorway and other highways in the coun…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has named fourteen safe havens in Accra where residents can seek shelter in the event of flooding.
The Assembly has also matched those safe havens to flood-prone areas within the Assembly.
The Gh…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced today that he will lead a delegation from the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) on a fact-finding mission to Ghana later this month.
Members of the PAC-D…
Ghana has secured $45 million from the World Bank to help deliver basic sanitation services to poor and vulnerable people across the country.
The amount will, among other things, be used to support the household latrine ownership and us…
The United States (US) government has threatened to impose visa restrictions on Ghanaian citizens.
This is because the US government says Ghana government was not complying with international obligations regarding the issuance of trav…
The Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, Dr Wilfred Anim-Odame, has been relieved of his post.
A statement from the Presidency said the “President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is not in a position to re…
Money received from loved ones working abroad can transform a family’s living standards. From Albania to Australia and from Bahrain to Bangladesh, the essential bridges built between countries due to remittances support migrant families an…
Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number of people displaced by war and persecution.
“International responsibility-sharing for displ…
A research on “Corruption Risk at the Basic education Level and the likely Impact on Achieving the SDGs 4 and 16”, cited misappropriation of resources and abuse of the system as the main corruption behaviour in the country’s basic educatio…
The Yam Development Council has reached advanced stage in developing a formal policy framework to sanitise the Ghanaian seed yam industry. The major highlights of the framework deal with regulatory plans on the acquisition and sale of qual…
Ghana has made tremendous progress towards the development of a National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), following the completion of a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) process.
The JEE, which is a critical component of the Inter…
