Dr Kpessa Whyte, immediate past Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) says pay vouchers prepared by Regional Accountants were sent to the Audit Service for vetting and verification.
Dr Whyte told the Financial and Econ…
Ghana Health Service (GHS) in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has begun a workshop to develop new radio, television and print materials for its refreshed “GoodLife, Live it Well” campaign.
The…
Family Health Medical School(FHMS), the premier private Medical School has been granted the University status to run four-year graduate medical programmes and six- year undergraduate medical programmes.
The four-year graduate medical …
Participatory Action for Rural Development Alternatives (PARDA) at the weekend donated assorted medical and logistical supplies to the Upper East Regional Health Directorate to enhance effective maternal and child healthcare delivery in th…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday launched Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy to provide the framework within which health provision and other related interventions for adolescents and young people would be coordinated a…
A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Dennis Adjei has been appointed as the Chairman for the United Nations Environmental Programme for Environmental Law Training in the Judiciaries of Africa.
The appointment, which was handed h…
Mr Benjamin Panlogo-Logodam, a youth activist, has appealed to the Government to withdraw the 25 per cent corporate tax imposed on accredited private institutions in the country.
The former President of the Private Universities Student…
This week, at the 28th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, we watched with pride as Heads of State endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunisation in support of ensuring that all African children – no matter who they are or where the…
Religious leaders have been advised against attributing pregnancy related health complications to spiritual causes as that could lead to the death of expectant mothers. Dr Sylvia Deganus, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist at the Tema G…
The British High Commission has expressed the UK’s commitment to widen the scope of scholarship to Ghana to benefit more Ghanaians in future.
Officially welcoming the 2016/2017 beneficiaries of the Chevening Scholarship back to Ghan…
The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has apologized for erring traditional leaders, who engaged in active partisan politics in the run up to the 2016 general election. Togbe Afede XIV, its President, rendered the apology at the first meeting…
The Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA), Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has supported 65 female adolescent kayayei (head porters) in the Techiman Municipality with economic empowerment training to enhance their livi…
The government has signaled its commitment to amend sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 to make corruption a felony instead of a misdemeanour.
The move is part of measures being undertaken by the government to make corruptio…
The Surgical Unit of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) has taken delivery of medical equipment valued at US$ 70,000 for the establishment of a laparoscopic surgical project meant to reduce pain and haemorrhaging in patients during…
The Ghana Police Service, as part of its strategic plans, has initiated processes to construct an ultra-modern facility for archival collections and records keeping.
Mr David Asante-Apeatu, the Acting Inspector General of Police, …
A Ghanaian crop scientist based in South Africa, Professor Felix Dapare Dakora, has won the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award which was conferred on him by the AU at the opening session of its 28th Ordinary Assembly in Addis Aba…
A new form of the Social Accountability Project, using the social media platform as a tool for monitoring, is being implemented in the Bolgatanga Municipality and the Bongo District of the Upper East Region.
The Project dubbed: “Testing…
The Chief of Buru-Kazigu in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region, Kazigo Pe Parekuri Thomas Aluah, has observed that Government’s policy of one village, one dam was the surest way to decongesting the cities, particul…
The Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is leading the production of simple and cost-effective agro-based equipment to take the drudgery out of food crop production in the c…
A new study reveals that the microbe communities of the cervix and vagina are significantly linked to the risk of premature birth. It suggests that, with further research, the finding could lead to therapies that promote the beneficial bac…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the new headmaster of Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Mr. Manfred Barton Odro, to consult stakeholders before taking key decisions affecting the educational institution.
The Central Regio…
A book on parenting, “Arrows in the Hands of Parents,” was launched in Accra last Saturday with a call on parents to stop chasing money at the expense of the godly upbringing of their children.
“Parents must not chase Mammon to allow de…
The Reverend Dr Isaac Quaye, Founder and General Overseer of Word of Life Christian Centre, has called on Ghanaians to support the Government to speed up national development. He said now that the elections were over there was the need for…
HIV affects more than 1 million people in the United States, and diabetes strikes tens of millions of people in the country. New research connects these two conditions, as individuals who are HIV-positive may be more prone to developing di…
Fourteen rooms in a 17-room compound house were completely burnt down by fire at Zogbeli, a suburb in Tamale, last Sunday afternoon.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is yet to establish the cause of the fire. There were no cas…
A key malaria treatment has failed for the first time in patients being treated in the UK, doctors say.
The drug combination was unable to cure four patients, who had all visited Africa, in early signs the parasite is evolving resistanc…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has conducted a study in the three regions of the north (Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions), to assess the level of women’s participation in economic development and their involvement in de…
Regular eating patterns and planning the timing and frequency of meals are behaviors that may lead to a healthier lifestyle and reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, according to a new scientific statement published in th…
Ghana has received international applause for the substantial reduction in the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) practice among girls aged 15 to 19 years. It is now said to be around two per cent, one quarter of what it was …
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ghana has said it will prosecute 50 data controller companies for refusing to register with the commission.
This follows the decision by the commission to ensure strict compliance of the Data Prot…
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Sun Baohong has inaugurated an Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre at Akoasi Methodist Basic School in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.
It was the second ICT centre est…
The Environmental Services Providers Association (ESPA), the coalition of non-governmental organisations in water and sanitation (CONIWAS) and the International Resource Centre (IRC) have in separate statements hailed the government for th…
Radio France International’s Jean-Baptiste Placca has apologized for comments he made on the station’s weekly programme “La semaine de Jean-Baptiste Placca” on Saturday January 21, 2017, during which he alleged that Ghana’s former Presiden…
A project aimed at enhancing grass-roots participation in civic life and governance using new digital tools such as online and offline platforms has started in the district assemblies.
This is to help connect residents to their …
Australia was the first country in the world to introduce mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products - and the UK will have followed suit by May this year. But will any country copy Australia's plan to keep increasing taxes until a pac…
Master Paul Mensah, a science student of Kumasi High Senior School (SHS), has emerged winner of the national essay competition, organized by the Bible Society of Ghana. He scored 88 per cent to beat his over 400 other competitors from ac…
The chief Korleman near Amasaman in the Ga West unicipality has released a five-acre stretch of land for the construction of a school. Nii Korle, the chief, announced the decision at a community durbar held to discuss education developm…
The Ghana Physician Assistants Association has congratulated the Health Minister, Mr. Kwaku Agyemang Manu, on his appointment. The association said it had no doubt about his capability and that it was confident, he would bring his vast…
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed disappointment in the attempt by the Minister-designate of Agriculture and some Vetting Committee members to misinform Ghanaians about the implication of the Plant Breeders Bil…
When Ali Abdulrahman was coming to the end of his time at university, he wanted to do something to brighten up his community in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
With the support of the dean, Ali got together with nearly 100 fellow students t…
The World Vision Ghana, has partnered Microsoft to salvage the huge unemployment of the youth in Ghana through the implementation of the YouthSpark project.
Speaking at an event Sagane Thiaus, the Operations Director at the World Vision…
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Christian Dogbatse, the Atwima-Mponua District Commander, has warned of swift and firm action to deal with any breaches of the law in the area. He said they were never going to allow criminals to…
A Kenyan couple unable to afford the expense of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing "a budget option $1 ceremony" which they attended wearing casual clothes.
Wilson and Ann Mutura postponed their wedding twice in…
The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has organised its fourth annual spirit-filled thanksgiving service at the head office in Accra. Clad in white attire, the service brought together staff of the company who prayed and dan…
The President of the Ghana Technology University College, Professor Osei K. Darkwa, has urged students to practically apply knowledge in solving scientific and technological problems to leverage growth and development.
According to hi…
Ten electronic gate (E-gate) systems for automated border control will be operationalised at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in February this year.
The e-migration system, which forms part of a bigger e-migration initiative by th…
The Department of Computer Engineering of the School of Engineering Sciences of the University of Ghana, has entered into partnership with LOTS Services Ghana Limited which would see students from the department engaging in practical field…
A delegation from the Japanese Embassy in Ghana, on Saturday, paid a visit to the Sekondi-Takoradi fishing harbor, to inspect the second phase of the project which is expected to be completed in December, this year.
The expansion projec…
Telecommunication giant, Vodafone Ghana has taken its health foundation programme “Healtfest” to Mamprobi and its environs over the weekend, which was aimed treating various ailments for free.
The one day event which was an annual progr…
The Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is developing “designer eggs” specifically targeting the rural child, to assist boost their intelligence quotient and nutrition.
The “omeg…
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