About GH¢2.85 million has been invested in the development of coastal protection and sea defence projects along the country’s coastal areas since 2017.
Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, explained that the projects we…
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has expressed the urgent need for a fundamental change in the country’s approach in addressing hydrological challenges in the country.
The establishment of the Ghana Hydrologica…
A 10-member Entity Tender Committee for the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) was inaugurated yesterday in Accra, with a call on members to prioritise the protection of the public purse.
Per the Public Procurement Act, the comm…
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Upper West Region has expressed concern about the activities of illegal small-scale miners, known as “galamsey”, in some parts of the region.
It said those activities were a threat to qual…
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevalence rate in the country has reduced from an overall 11.7 per cent to 3.8 per cent.
The Upper West Region has the highest prevalence of 50.5 per cent.
Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Caretaker Minister…
The first batch of over 400 potential pilgrims for this year’s Hajj is set emplane to Saudi Arabia on June 20, 2022, from the Tamale Airport, Chairman of the Hajj Board, Sheikh Ibrahim C. Quaye, has said.
He said in all, four flights wo…
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its 16 affiliated colleges of education to give them access to the university’s e-library resources.
The agreement is to help improve teaching and le…
The use of mercury in gold refining has environmental and health implications today and the future, Dr Jackson Adiyiah Nyantakyi, the Ahafo Regional Director, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has reechoed.
Dr Nyantakyi in a pres…
The Ga West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Clemence Wilkinson, has toured communities in the municipality to assess the development challenges facing them.
The visit was also to assess illegal structures constructed on waterways …
The government owes Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) GH?5 million for the treatment of persons with COVID-19, ranking member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akando, has disclosed.
“After Government …
The Caretaker Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah has urged Ghanaians to rally behind efforts to protect children from harmful practices across the country.
This, she said people coul…
Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Caretaker Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has reiterated Government’s commitment to eliminating harmful practices against children.
She said Government through the Ministry had implemented …
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has opened the Lakplakpa River Bridge on the Accra-Tema Motorway to traffic, and assured of its safety.
“We will not risk the life of any Ghanaian. See the heavy truck there, i…
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have been recording astronomical rises within the last few weeks, crossing the 1000 mark this week.
The active Coronavirus cases was less than 400 at the beginning of June 2022.
…
A book outlining strategies for dealing with difficult moments and uncertainties in human life has been launched in Accra.
Titled "Propel", the book authored by Pastor Selase Prince Dogbe gives every reader a reason to live life to its …
The umbrella rock, presumed to be centuries old, can be found in the Yilo Krobo District, about 22 kilometres from Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region.
The mysterious rock is located just about seven kilometres close to the Bot…
The second phase of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has been inaugurated.
Inaugurated by President Nana Addo Dankwa AkufoAddo yesterday, it is symbolic of the government’s determination to provide Ghanaians with a befittin…
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ms Claudia Turbay Quintero, has commended the Forestry Commission for taking good care and nurturing the tree seedlings planted by the diplomats last year.
According to her, such commitment from the c…
A signing ceremony to finance the establishment of a tractor and a backhoe loader in Ghana was yesterday signed between the Ministry of Finance and the Export and Import Bank of India.
The project which also involved the construction …
The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) will next month launch a scope of practice to guide Physician Assistants (PAs) in the country following years of tango with the professional body.
The guidelines were expected to ensure that PAs pr…
Five months after trainees of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) took to the streets to lay bare their grievances, the government has not yet met their demands.
According to the National Secretary of NABCO, Mr Frank Quansah, the traine…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned a state-of-the-art Edward Akufo-Addo Public Library at Adenta Frafraha in the Greater Accra region.
The ultra-modern library is the 110th public library under the management of the …
The Head of Quality Assurance at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Saeed Ubeidalah, has advised consumers of petroleum products to report suspected contamination of the commodity to the authority for investigation.
He asked cons…
An explosion has occurred at the Kumasi Shoe Factory located at Atonsu-Agogo in the Ashanti region.
A gas tanker discharging fuel at the company reportedly caught fire resulting in the explosion.
The area has been cordoned off by Pol…
The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past decade and stands at the highest level since records began, a trend that can be only reversed by a new, concerted push towards peacemaking, UNHCR, the U…
Merck Foundation (https://Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Ninth Episode of their TV program “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” on Saturday, 11th June 2022 on KTN, Kenya, repeated on Wednesday a…
Princy Mthombeni, the founder of the Africa4Nuclear YouTube channel and a lifelong advocate for nuclear technology from South Africa, has participated in an interview, where she detailed the challenges nuclear technology can address in Afr…
African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against girls, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union’s Day of the African Child. The 2022 theme is “El…
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has since 2012 planted trees to cover a total of 423.67 acres of land to promote the conservation of the natural forest within the Bui Power Station and other BPA operational areas.
In addition, the authori…
The West African Regional Director of YARA International, Danquah Addo-Yobo, has lauded the achievements of the seventeen physically changed women farmers who have been nominated for the ‘Gold in the Soil Awards’.
He said while their pr…
Three hundred residents in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region have benefitted from free cataract surgery.
The beneficiaries, who went through the surgery sponsored by Haven of Love Children’s Foundation, a local Christian …
The Police Hospital has planned a mass burial for some 250 unidentified and unclaimed bodies as part of a routine measure to decongest the hospital's mortuary.
Before that exercise, the police has urged the public to contact the Patholo…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo yesterday[June 16, 2022] received the letters of credence of four envoys accredited to the country at the Jubilee House in Accra.
They are the Ambassador of the United States of America (USA), Virg…
Ghana's active case count of COVID-19 has risen beyond 1,000 cases for the first time since a revision to the COVID-19 prevention measures was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in March 2022.
At the time the restriction…
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo has stated that it was not true that there was food crisis in the country.
He said there was a clear distinction between food availability and pricing, stressing that Ghanai…
The Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission, Dr. Justice Yaw Ofori, is calling for continuous effective collaboration with the Ghana Police Service to ensure sanity in the Motor Insurance sector.
Dr. Justice Yaw Ofori noted th…
Vodafone Ghana Foundation, in partnership with the Otumfuo Foundation, has undergone a tree planting exercise in the Ashanti Region.
The exercise was part of activities to launch its Ashanti Month campaign and also to support the govern…
Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, a presidential aspirant of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has advised journalists to broaden their professional skills to surmount emerging challenges in the journalism field.
He observed that tradi…
Repairs of the Laklapa Bridge on the Accra-Tema Motorway is progressing steadily though the repairs are causing inconvenience to motorists.
Policemen from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service are…
The Commander for the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DVVSU) of the Upper West Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Adongo Apiiya, has cautioned men against sexual and gender based violence as thes…
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Emmanuel Horlortu, has advised adults not to treat children as adults based on their knowledge, intelligence, and ability to express themselves.
DSP Horlortu, the Northern Regional Coordinator of…
This follows the conclusion of foundation drawings and project design by the Architectural and Engineering Services Limited (AESL), Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio stated.
Within the coming weeks, he e…
Sagnar-Naa Yakubu Abdulai, Paramount Chief of Sagnarigu Traditional Area in the Northern Region has cautioned members of the public to desist from illegal utility connection.
He said illegal utility connection was one of the reasons uti…
Civil Society Organisations have lauded the government for its yet to be launched YouStart programme expected to address the unemployment situation in Ghana.
Addressing the media after a sensitisation workshop for Civil Society Organisa…
CERATH Development Organisation, implementers of the Power to the Fishers Project (PTF), has trained 3,215 fisherfolks on technology adoption, fish handling, and enterprise development.
The Organization has, also through the project, fa…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is key to building a prosperous future.
Citing countries such as Japan and Germany, which had developed through techn…
Ghana has recorded 186 more cases of the COVID-19, shooting up the country’s case count to 162,646 as at last Thursday.
Meanwhile, the country has also recorded five cases of monkeypox out of 12 suspected cases as of May 24, 2022 whil…
A total of 15.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the country as at last Wednesday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated on it latest updates.
According to the service’s website monitored by the Ghanaia…
A new report by Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading professional association for project management, places the spotlight on talent and technology as main contributors to the success of the project management office (PMO). A P…
To tackle the infant formula crisis, producers can rely on Southern California supplement solutions contract manufacturer ProTab Laboratories to blend custom premixes and produce and package infant formula with a rapid turnaround time.
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