Professor Ahmed N. Zakariah, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service, (NAS) on Wednesday, has called for the passage of the NAS Bill because the absence of the legislation is limiting their work in so many ways.
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A praise singer once uttered some emotional words of wisdom at my late ground mother’s funeral years back in Gumo and got all women around mourning their hearts out.
“Women of Dorzieh, emulate N-Edeke, if your husband die and you fail t…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commissioned an earth observation data receiving satellite in Accra as part of measures to ensure sustainable use of fisheries resources in the sub-region.
It will also be used …
A project to increase access to improved healthcare, curb maternal deaths and infant disabilities, especially in the northern part of the country, has been launched in Tamale.
The project, dubbed: “Preparing Graduates for E-health and t…
On the 24th of March, on the premises of the Residence of France in Accra, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, along with the Ambassador of France to Ghana, HE François Pujolas, will officially lay the found…
This year’s annual Career Fair has been held in Kumasi with a call on engineering students to seek out on-field training internships to be well-prepared for their career.
It was organised by the College of Engineering of the Kwame Nkrum…
The 2017 World Social Work Day (WSWD) has been marked in Ghana with a call on stakeholders to accord the profession the needed recognition it deserves. Mr Tweneboah-Kodua, the Deputy Director of Community Care, who made the call in Accra …
The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, on Tuesday inaugurated a 15-member Forest Plantation Investment Forum, to lead efforts in creating a more enabling environment for investments in forest plantations.
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The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) to work together as strategic partners.
The MoU will help create an enabling enviro…
As Ghana joined the international community to mark World Water Day yesterday, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and its stakeholders have warned of a possible scarcity of potable water nationwide in the near future if the pollution o…
Professor Daniels Obeng Ofori, Vice -Chancellor of the Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre has advised students of the university to be creative and innovative to help in the development of the society and the nation in general…
The UMB has presented to Mr Pius Kyere a full scholarship for emerging as the overall best student at the 2016 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
A statement issued by UMB and copied to the Ghana News Agency …
Some residents in the Ashaiman Municipality have been without electricity for the past week because electricity prepaid vendors cannot sell power to them.The unavailability of the network had made it impossible for customers to purchase po…
The Centre for Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Communications (CLEC Ghana) has organised a mentorship programme for some senior high school final year students in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to guide them in career choices.
The CLE…
The Danish government has provided the government of Ghana with $15 million to enhance technical and vocational education.
The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Tove Degnbol, disclosed this to the media in Accra yesterday, when she paid a cou…
The Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation (ILAPI-Ghana) will soon institute legal action against Adamus Resource Limited, a mining company, for gross violation of the rights of the people of Anwie in the Western Region.
It would …
Since its emergence into the Ghanaian market, Onga keeps blazing the trail by providing individual patrons with novel brand experiences in all of its marketing activities.
Spanning more than a decade in the market, Onga keeps welcoming …
Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, the new Chairperson of the MiDA Board, has asked the management to ensure that the goal and objectives of the Ghana Power Compact were met to the benefit of Ghanaians.
Prof Ntiamoa-Baidu said this when she …
A recent study investigating injury mortality in people with autism spectrum disorders delivers some surprising and disturbing results. According to the authors, swimming lessons for children with an autism diagnosis should be a priority.
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on March 15, 2017, the conversion of the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) – established in 2014 with €4.725 million from the Government of Germany – to a multi-donor t…
Even though women make up a little over half of Africa's growing population, they have had little, albeit increasing, involvement in power and strategic decision-making.
As part of the African Women in Business initiative launched at…
Professor Stephane Gentil, a Plastic Surgeon from France, on Tuesday donated two incubators and a radiant warmer valued at 55,000 dollars to the 37 Military Hospital Maternity Ward to help take care of premature babies.
Prof Gentil sai…
Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, the Western Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, has described maternal deaths as social injustice.
He has therefore called for a multi- sectorial approach and commitment from stakeholders to ensure that…
Vodafone Ghana has organised a mentoring programme for 500 basic school girls as part of their celebration of the International women’s week.
The celebration which was held under the theme, “Be bold for change” included guiding the stud…
The Central Region office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has declared a four unit kindergarten (KG) block of the Jacob Wilson Sey Basic School in Cape Coast a “death trap.”
This was after it had carried out a …
A platform to make tuberculosis (TB) services available to inhabitants in the Greater Accra Region (GAR) was, Tuesday, launched in Accra.
Dubbed: the “Greater Accra Regional TB Call Desk”, the centre, currently located on the premises …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government will put the right structures in place to enable businesses to grow and create jobs, despite the events in the global economy.
The President said although the government would ta…
Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL) Tarkwa Mine, has allocated $ 384.842 to support the education sector in its host communities this year. The amount would be used for the provision of a three- bedroom accommodation for the Tarkwa Nsueam Munic…
Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources has re-affirmed government’s commitment to provide access to clean and adequate water, especially for the rural dwellers to prevent water-borne diseases.
He said access to …
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has banned some major activities to mark hall week celebrations following a violent clash between students last Friday night.
The university has banned beauty pageants, town floats and health walks bec…
Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has paid a working visit to three project sites under the Ghana Urban Management Pilot Programme (GUMPP).
The projects are the Ho Central Market, the Sokode Abatt…
Public and private schools in the Ho Municipal area are reportedly refusing to enrol pupils with mental and developmental disabilities. The schools allegedly claim they do not have facilities and the capacity to handle children with speci…
This year’s World Oral Health Day has been commemorated in Accra with the launch of a campaign to educate children on the proper way to brush their teeth. The “Little Brush Big Brush” campaign is a behavioural change programme that seeks t…
Following several years of steady growth in Africa, the continent's wealthiest are facing a number of headwinds, and the plunge in the price of oil and commodities has continued to impact the fortunes of Africa's richest people.
Forbes'…
The Kintampo Waterfalls, the tourist facility at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, has been closed down indefinitely following the incident there last Sunday which claimed the lives of 19 revellers.
The acting Brong Ahafo Regional Po…
Forty-one police trainees have been dismissed from police training schools for allegedly using fake certificates to get recruited into the Ghana Police Service.
Out of the number, 22 trainees were dismissed from the Puwalugu Police Tr…
Kuoru Richard Babini Kanton, Paramount Chief of the Tumu Traditional Council has said that Ghana’s development must be culturally oriented.
“Ghana needs to plan its development to dovetail with its culture and that can be achieved if th…
Africa can be proud of many remarkable achievements in recent decades. Giving 427 million more people access to improved drinking water since 1990 – an average of 47,000 people every day across sub-Saharan Africa – ranks among the most imp…
A Scottish couple made an unusual bit of British military history when the wife handed over command of an Army unit to her husband.
Lt Col Gill Wilkinson was commanding officer of 154 (Scottish) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, based in D…
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Rockson Ayine Bukari has pledged to work closely with traditional and religious leaders and non-governmental organisations, to abolish negative cultural practices that hamper the progress of women.
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Some traditional rulers in the Wala Traditional Council in the Upper West Region, have advocated the involvement of chiefs and other community leaders in the monitoring and supervising of government development projects in the communities…
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has noted that the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is to help build the required human capital needed for the growth of the economy.
He said the building of quality human…
Mixing energy drinks with alcohol could be a risky combination, leading to a greater risk of accidents and injuries, research from Canada suggests.
The caffeine contained in energy drinks can make people feel wide awake and encourage th…
Meeting Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Pope Francis asked God's forgiveness for the failures of the Catholic Church during the 1994 Rwanda genocide and for the hatred and violence perpetrated by some priests and religious.
"He implored …
Kintampo (Ghana) (AFP) - Frank Adansi-Bonnah sat on his bed Monday in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in central Ghana, his lips covered in bruises and cuts, and his arm in a sling.
He was swimming with his friends on Sunday afternoon a…
The Volta Region has recorded the lowest performance in the 2016 national health league table for the Ghana Health Service. In a performance feedback report made available to the Ghana News Agency, the Region was placed on the least range…
Once again, the University of Ghana will see another distinguished son of Africa mount the distinguished platform of the famous Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lecture Series.
Dr Kandeh Yumkella, an agricultural economist, politician…
Unionised staff of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) have denied reports that the newly appointed Managing Director of BOST, Mr Alfred Obeng Boateng, spent GHc1 million on Ghana’s 60th independence celebrations.
A statement…
The country’s universities and other tertiary Institutions, have been urged to collaborate with businesses with the aim of gaining first-hand knowledge of the kinds of skills and expertise needed in the present day job market.
This woul…
The US and UK are banning laptops from cabin baggage on flights from certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Turkey.
The US ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone is being imposed as an anti-terrori…
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