Three students of the Agona Senior High Technical School who said they could not flout their strict observance of Saturday as the Sabbath day of the Lord as members of the Seventh Day Adventists (SDA) Church, last Saturday boycotted the As…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, cut the sod for the construction and equipping of a 12 storey 400 bed Maternity and Gynaecological Centre, and a 2-storey 101 bed Urology and Nephrology Centre at the Korl…
The Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) has welcomed its new Registrar, Nii Adotei Abrahams who takes over from Dr Mrs Juliana Owusu-Ansah, who has proceeded on compulsory retirement.
The Interim Council of the University, upon the …
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Tuesday, donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to be distributed to the frontline health workers dealing with different kinds of patients in respective …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday broke the ground for the redevelopment of the La General Hospital in Accra.
The 160-bed ultra-modern facility is being funded with a 68 million Euro credit facility sourced from the Standard…
Parliament has approved a €523-million credit facility agreement between the government and the German Development Bank, Deutsche Bank, to finance the construction of sections of the western railway line from Takoradi Port to Huni Valley i…
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Ga chiefs within the Greater Accra Region to show them solidarity as they prepare for their upcoming Homowo festival.
She also distributed assorted food items to th…
The Central Region Police has launched investigations into an alleged assault case reported by one Francis Mensah, a resident of Savoy in Cape Coast against some men in military uniform on Saturday, August 8.
According to the Police the…
The Greater Accra Police Command has confirmed a bomb explosion that occurred at the La Beach on Wednesday, August 5, leaving four children injured in the process.
A statement issued in Accra by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Madam Ef…
Fisherfolks at the Osu Beach behind the Castle would for the first time, benefit from the construction of a fish market and a storage facility to enhance their trading activities and improve the living conditions of the people.
The Muni…
Applicants for the Ghana card within the Ho Municipality in the Volta region have commended the National Identification Authority (NIA) for undertaking the mop-up exercise.
They said the exercise had accorded them the opportunity to reg…
Parliament on Monday passed the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development Bill that would give legal backing to the proposed conversion of the Kumasi Campus of the University of Education, Winneba, after late industrial…
The Central Programme Unit of Plan International-Ghana (Plan Int-Gh)has donated a number of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Agona East Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) for distribution to schools in 12 communities.
…
The Ningo Prampram District Assembly (NiPDA) has organized a town-hall meeting on the use of public funds.
Organized in conjunction with the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), it provided the platform for questions and answers on…
Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications has advised children, young adults, and the public to beware of persons they contact online because not all persons online have good intentions.
She advised parents and guardians to t…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is working tirelessly to control outmoded and harmful traditional and cultural practices inimical to the wellbeing of women and girls in the country, Mrs Freda Prempeh, the Deputy Mini…
The world is marking a grim milestone today with the number of people who have been infected with Covid-19 passing 20 million.
There have been more than 736,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Worst affected is the US, w…
Tedros underlined two elements for addressing the pandemic effectively, namely that “leaders must step up to take action and citizens need to embrace new measures”
Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this we…
Covid-19 pandemic has occasioned unprecedented deprivation among women and girls whose pre-existing vulnerabilities as a result of discrimination and marginalization have deepened
Over 10,000 women, girls and boys affected by Covid-19 a…
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) and the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), have launched an orientation and training programme for members of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday noted that the Coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous opportunities that can be nurtured to build a stronger, self-reliant and resilient Ghanaian economy.
He pointed out that the pandemi…
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has reiterated its earlier explanation that the Kotoka International Airport is "not for sale or being privatised" as alleged by former President John Dramani Mahama.
Rather, the Ghana Airports …
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recalled students dismissed for misconducting themselves after their first paper in Integrated Science in the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to continue their ex…
Coronavirus - Africa: As COVID cases hit 20M, David Miliband, President and CEO of the IRC, raises alarm on growing numbers in fragile contexts
The African continent surpassed one million cases
David Miliband, President and CEO of th…
The Most Dr Reverend Paul Kwabena Boafo, Chairman, Christian Council of Ghana, has welcomed the apology of the rioting students to the Government and commended the intervention of the President for leniency.
He said the plea of some of …
The government is to spend GH¢200 million to provide free electricity to lifeline consumers across the country over the next three months, the Minister of Energy, Mr Peter Amewu, has stated.
He said the supply of free electricity would …
The Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has called on the public not to use the isolated misbehaviour of some candidates at examination centres to make all private schools scapegoats.
A statement signed by Mr Na…
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, launched a national healthcare waste management policy and technical guidelines document in Accra on Friday.
The two documents contain the policy framework on safe management o…
Mr Yao Semorde, the Volta Regional Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA), has said issues that affect the progress of the youth must be tackled to ensure development.
He said teenage pregnancy and early marriage were hi…
Ghana needs GHc3.5 trillion to provide adequate nutrition to 850,000 pregnant women and more than 4,000 infants in the country.
The nutritional value should include multiple micro nutrient and calcium supplementation, exclusive breastfe…
Research indicates that 72 per cent of children under five in Ghana suffer from vitamin’A’ deficiency and 17,200 people die annually from the disease.
This was disclosed by Dr Manfred B. Ewool, Senior Research Scientist and Maize Breede…
The CDC continues to advise wearing face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Masks work by creating a physical barrier to the spread of virus-containing respiratory droplets.
Growing evidence supports their effectiveness…
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Africa passed the one million mark this week, we've looked into some of the widely shared fake news about the pandemic on the continent.
Claim: Ghana's president has endorsed a conspirac…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) today announced a partnership to train financial institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda to help them build financial strength and…
The Western Regional Directorate of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged the public to use its mobile platform to renew their membership in the wake of COVID-19 to reduce the long queues at the various offices to access…
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, has suspended two of its staff for engaging in administrative malpractices.
They are Mr Thomas Osei, Counter Medicine Assistant and Mr Divine Kumordzi of the Sewing Unit of the Hospital.
A …
President of the Young Professionals Network (YPN), Mr. Stephen Asiedu has urged the youth not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to instigate violence in the country’s general elections in December.
Mr. Asiedu said the youth…
The Ghana Employers Association (GEA), has expressed appreciation of all the policy revisions made to the 2020 Budget Statement to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and support businesses.
A statement signed by Mr Alex Frimpon…
The Volta Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) has recorded a total of 3,346 registrants who have been challenged at the just ended voters’ registration.
Mr Dogbey Adukpo Selormey, Regional Director of EC disclosed to t…
The Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region at the end of the just ended Voter Registration exercise captured a total of 59,123 eligible voters.
Mr. Enoch Danso Agyekum, Hohoe Municipal Electoral Officer speaking to the Ghana News Agency…
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce its ban on political activities in first and second cycle schools in to protect the children from unhealthy political activities…
Coronavirus - Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) + Luxembourg Innovative solutions for Zero Hunger
FAO will rely on its partners’ contributions, including from Luxembourg, to step up efforts to support…
Coronavirus - Africa: 13% increase in the COVID-19 cases for African Region in the last week
There has been a 13% increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the African Region in the past week, compared to a 18% increase recorded dur…
National Women’s Month
Mitigating Covid-19: These are the women who make up SA’s Covid-19 Occupational Health Outbreak Response Team
Today, we salute South Africa’s extraordinary occupational health experts who are leading the country…
The Western North Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated a 27-member campaign team for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
The campaign team according to the Party would be responsible f…
COVID-19 recovery plans offer opportunity to invest in modern but contextualized, Digital Birth Registration. This is a core engagement of the African Digital Transformation Strategy 2020-2030. There is urgency to move towards universal bi…
The Police Administration has instituted a new special promotion mechanism for policemen who serve in the northern Ghana.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh who made this known said police men and women who pa…
A Board member of the National Peace Council (NPC), Nana Professor S.K.B Asante, has called for the cessation of the incessant attacks on the integrity of the NPC from political actors and sections of the media.
Speaking at the launch o…
Dr Da Costa Aboagye, the Leader of Risk Communication for COVID-19 National Response, says Ghana is making significant progress in the fight against the disease due to the pragmatic measures put in place to contain it.
The infection rat…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Ghana Education Service (GES) re-examine its decision to ban some 14 dismissed senior high school students from writing the ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate E…
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