The Pediatric Oncology Unit of the Korlebu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has received USD 10,000 worth of items from the World Child Cancer to improve early detection and management of child cancer in the country.
The items, which were prese…
Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. Annual investmens exceeding seven billion would see the region's …
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Although global warming matters and is clearly reaching a critical turning point from which there will be no going back, the most pressing environmental issue for companies is not climate change, but pollution. This not only affects employ…
The project expanded evidence-based, high-impact interventions to prevent child and maternal deaths, increased family planning use, reduced malaria-related morbidity and mortality
On November 12, 2019, the United States of America, thro…
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, covering a big estimated urban population.
It is organized into 12 local government districts – 11 municipal districts and the Accra Metropolitan District, which is the only district with…
Novartis announces new strategy to provide innovative medicines to more patients in sub-Saharan Africa
A newly formed sub-Saharan Africa unit will deploy innovative approaches to increase patient reach across the full income pyramid
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The United Bank for Africa (Ghana) has launched the sixth edition of its National Essay Competition aimed at funding Senior High School (SHS) students in any University of choice in Africa.
The launch which, took place at the company’s …
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has described the year 2019 as “a very good year for Ghana.”
According to him, this was evident in the growth recorded in the various sectors of the economy.
“This is the year that one can conf…
The Police Administration has activated the following hotlines to enable members of the public, especially motorists and passengers, to reach police authorities on their experiences with officers on the road.
The numbers are 055032332…
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG ) has declared an indefinite strike over what it describes as failure of the government to review salaries of its members.
“No staff/member of JUSAG shall report to work tomorrw (…
The management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it is fully committed to paying all Past Credit based on an agreement reached by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the Ministry of Finance, th…
As part of measures to encourage police officers to accept posting to deprived communities in the country, the Minister of the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has announced that policemen who accept posting to such areas will earn promotion a…
The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia has donated library books to Police Basic Schools to encourage the children to cultivate the habit of reading.
The donation forms part of her “Library-in-the-Box project”, an initiative which endeavou…
The much-anticipated 2020 Budget which will be laid before Parliament today is expected to be heavy on tax reforms meant to create the platform to further enhance private sector growth.
As a result, the budget will review the whole ta…
An Accra-bound Nigerian Urban bus driven by Pabonu Olaolu, has been arrested at Aflao border with concealed contraband drugs estimated at GHC 50,000.00
Olaolu, in-charge of the vehicle, GUO Transport Company with a Nigerian registration…
A two-day workshop on formalization of activities in the e-waste sector- a European Union funded project on Electronic Waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN), has ended.
The E-MAGIN project sought to regularize and reduce the disastrous en…
The government's Youth in Afforestation Programme (YAP) has recruited 189 young persons in the Dormaa Central Municipality to help address deforestation in the area.
Mr Drissa Ouattara, Dormaa Central Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), ma…
The Western and Northern Regions showcased impressive traditional dances when they had their day at the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) in Koforidua.
The NAFAC under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture…
The Municipal Chief Executive for Wassa Amenfi West, Mr George Agyiri, has said the One Million Dollars One Constituency initiative through the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPERD) was working steadily in the Municipali…
Thirty girls from the Tempane Senior High School, Tempane District, Upper East Region, have been trained in Shea butter made products to empower them economically.
The two day training was aimed at equipping the students with skills to …
Lack of evidence-based development policies have been identified as one of the major challenges confronting Ghana's efforts at achieving inclusive and equitable development across country.
"One of the biggest problems we have in the cou…
The Office of the Administrator-General (OAG) has since August this year, been conducting series of regional orientation workshops for the six newly created regions on the preparation and maintenance of Asset Registers for government/state…
The Ghana Institution of Geoscientists (GhIG) has recommended, as a matter of urgency, the creation of safety buffer zones for roads in mountainous and hilly regions from the roads to the toes of the hills.
Furthermore, steep slope alon…
West Africa is increasingly becoming a transit point for illegal wildlife products from Central and East Africa, Mr Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, has cautioned.
The region is also serving as a so…
Mrs Cecilia Dapaah, the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, has condemn practices that was gradually putting the "lives" of many of the country's water resources in jeopardy.
She said practices such as dumping of refuse in stre…
While food addiction is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), it typically involves binge eating behaviors, cravings, and a lack of control around food (1Trusted Source).
While someone who gets…
BECE, WASSCE, SAT, IGSCE, TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT, ACCA – Which of these test or exams are ou preparing for?
Test preparation or exam preparation is a learning program designed to increase students’ performance on standardized tests.
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On November 12, Power Africa and Africa50 signed a memorandum of understanding for a new partnership focused on attracting power sector financing and developing innovative public private partnership models in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa50 w…
Many graduate students today are thinking of having a dream job after school.
For those who are still searching, majority of them even wonder if there is still something call a dream job.
T.B. Joshua said, “Unemployment has made educ…
For any event to be successful depends largely on how well the MC creates and sustains the right atmosphere throughout the event. That person must without a doubt radiate confidence and charisma to keep the ceremony engaged and entertainin…
UPU to Expand Access to Financial Services
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) will launch new digital financial services projects with postal operators in eight countries through its Financial Inclusion Technical Assistance Facility (FITA…
What is it like to be a child in 2019? A new OECD report, “Educating 21st-Century Children: Emotional Well-Being in the Digital Age,” says that while better support for physical and mental health has improved modern children’s lives, acces…
According to GoldenCasinoNews.com, the number of frequent eSports viewers worldwide is expected to reach almost 300 million by 2022. An additional 347 million people are forecast to become occasional eSports Tournaments viewers in the foll…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has launched SheInvest, a new initiative to boost gender equality and female economic empowerment
The European Investment Bank is unlocking transformative investment supporting gender equality and fema…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated three lady judges - Justices Mariama Owusu, Gertrude Torkornoo and Avril Lovelace Johnson, all of the Court of Appeal - for the supreme Court, subject to parliamentary approval.
Speake…
Ghana is set to celebrate the first ever Architecture and Design festival on 22nd and 24th of November 2019 at the Octagon, Accra.
The Festival in conjunction with the Interior Designers and Decorators Ghana will bring together over 100…
The 2019 Grand Pixels photography awards - a celebration of photography and photographers who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment and outstanding contribution to the photography industry - have opened for entries.
The awards es…
The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr David Eklu, says none of the journalists, allegedly attacked in the line of duty since 2006, reported their incidents to the police.
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Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday joined both serving military and ex-service men, members of the Diplomatic Corps, chiefs and a cross-section of Ghanaians to mark the 74th Remembrance Day at the Christianborg War Cemetery at Osu…
A new report published by the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank has ranked Ghana the fifth most visa-open country on the African continent.
According to the 2019 Africa Visa Openness Index, African travellers f…
The Forum for Public Sector Registered Pension Scheme has accused the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) of foot-dragging with the implementation of the modalities for the Past Credit.
The Past Credit is the contribu…
I remember the 7th of August 1998 very well because that was the day I resolved to stop travelling by plane. The attacks on two US embassies in East Africa brought to the fore an organisation called al Qaeda and I knew instinctively that t…
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Staff at the University of Rwanda, Rukara campus, prepare and deliver online courses in physics and philosophy.
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Free-to-air Broadcast live television feeds from the 2018 Africa Investment Forum, South Africa 11-13 Nov, 2019
CBNC Africa, the official broadcast partner of the event, will provide real-time clean feeds
Who: The African Development…
Practitioners in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector conference have advocated for changing rooms in schools to enable the girl-child have some convenience during their monthly expectations.
They also called for tax exemptions and …
Government has been tasked to step up its commitment in addressing the deepening of inequality in education, health care and the labour market.
Dr. Emmanuel Ayifah, Deputy Country Director, SEND Ghana who said this, explained that that …
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in partnership with the European Union (EU) has provided training for 20 Paralegals in Accra to build their capacity to protect the rights of children.
The training was to advocate legal and policy refor…
The Ministry of Information and the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council will, on Tuesday, November 12, jointly organise the Ashanti Regional Town Hall meeting to inform the citizenry about government programmes and policies.
The event…
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