The Upper West Regional Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee on Sanitation (RICCS) says it is poised to declare the Dafiama-Bissie-Issah (DBI) District a district-wide Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by the end of 2020.
It said out of …
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), championing appropriate utilisation of public funds through social accountability strategies, have underscored the need for citizens to be involved in all development process in their communities.
The…
Two hundred and eighty six cartons of electrical cables seized by the Ghana Standards Authority for being " sub standard" are on the market, three years after confiscation at the Tema harbour.
The Tema Police command after obtaining a s…
The Omanhene of Nsein Tradition Area, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, has called on the government to help address controversies over a land demarcated for the construction of Axim fishing harbour project.
According to him, a report issued by t…
A preliminary investigation team has been constituted to investigate the cause of the overrun of a Ghana Air force aircraft CASA C295 on the apron at the Air Force Base, in Accra, on Wednesday morning.
They are to come out with their re…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the North East Region significantly reduced the incidence of fire outbreaks in the Region last year through intensified fire safety education, engineering and enforcement of by-laws.
The Region …
General Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU) has organised a community durbar on child labour at Tontro, Kurantumi-Akim district of the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region.
The durbar formed part of the implementation of GAWU…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) have called on Food and Drugs Authority and Ministry of Health to expedite action on the development of alcoholic beverage regulations.
The other CSOs a…
GIZ Ghana has announced the appointment of Regina Bauerochse Barbosa as its new Country Director.
She takes over from Mr. Alan Walsch, who now heads GIZ Malawi operations.
Having served in various senior leadership positions within G…
Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development on Tuesday charged Coordinating Directors of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to explain the revised Standing Orders to guide Presiding Members.
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An appeal has been made to the Minister for the Interior to promote Fire Personnel at the Buipe Station, who helped put out the recent fire involving some fuel tankers at the yard of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) at Buipe.…
The chiefs and people of KpareKpare in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region have appealed to government to rehabilitate the KpareKpare Dam to save the community from water crisis.
The dam, which serves as a source of drinking …
The Ningo-Prampram Education Directorate in the Greater Accra Region has received 1,000 mono and dual desks to be distributed to local schools.
The desks, which were presented by the Ningo-Prampram District Assembly (NiPDA) formed part …
Professor George Gyan-Baffour, Minister for Planning has said despite the commendable progress made in reducing malnutrition over the last three decades, Ghana still suffers from the triple burden of malnutrition, under-nutrition, over nut…
Statistics from the Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR) has rated the Garu and Tempane Districts the poorest among the 15 Districts and Municipalities in the Upper East Region with Bolgatanga being the least extreme poor.
The GNHR …
The Ministry of Health has issued an alert message and guidance information to health facilities in the 16 regions following the confirmation of the outbreak of Coronavirus in China.
It said enhanced surveillance at the points of entry,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of a Christian leader in northern Nigeria.
Reverend Lawan Andimi was abducted by gunmen believed to be Islamist militants in early January.
In a statement, the Nigerian president d…
Partnership will infuse an additional US$450 million into global polio eradication effort
Rotary (Rotary.org) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitmen…
Guided Self-Help Intervention reduces Refugees’ Psychological Distress and improves Wellbeing in Humanitarian Crises
First randomised trial of its kind finds multimedia guided self-help intervention can be delivered rapidly to large num…
ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) and Interview Mocha have signed a partnership agreement to significantly transform the way African organizations recruit talent. ROAM operates the leading career portals across East and West Africa –…
Detective Police Sergeant (D/Sgt), Amos Kofi Larbi of the Winneba Police Command has underscored the need for Parents to be security conscious and avoid indulging in activities that will expose their children to kidnappers.
He said th…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revised its promotion processes, with the aim to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
The management of the GES said all staff of the service due for promotion would now undergo an aptitude test …
A heavily pregnant Ghanaian migrant has been held in isolation for four months in an Israeli prison because she refused to be tested for tuberculosis.
Jossephine Kwabiwaa, 32, says she is afraid of taking the tests [a requirement for …
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have commenced investigations to establish how a Ghana Air Force aircraft yesterday morning overrun the apron at the Air Force Base in Accra.
A preliminary investigation team has, therefore, been constitut…
A group calling itself the Teachers and Trainees Advocacy (TTA) has described the campaign promise made by the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, to cancel the mandatory national service and li…
Ghana’s efforts to improve border security and tackle maritime crimes have been given a major boost with the inauguration of a Border Fusion Centre (BFC) in Accra.
The centre will be a one-stop shop where the security agencies will en…
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and the Millennium Promise Alliance (MPA), an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a curriculum that will help the countr…
Since the inception of democracy in Ghana, many activities have taken place. As the guiding light of democracy in Africa, Ghana continues to enjoy stable political atmosphere for the past two decades.
The country’s economy has also been…
The government under a nationwide surveillance program, dubbed the Alpha Project, is expected to purchase 10,000 security cameras for National security operatives.
Revealing details of the initiative, the Minister of Defense, Dominic Ni…
Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender and Social Protection, has urged Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in Upper East Region to use the Ghana National Household Register (GNHR) for their research and planning.
She…
Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) at Nalerigu, the North East Regional capital, have not received their share of the Disability Fund from the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly for the past two years.
The development has compelled many PWD…
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions by the Sekyere East District Cluster Office of the World Vision International, Ghana (WVI-G), is achieving its objective of impacting positive change in personal and environmental hyg…
Mr. Johnson Avuletey, the Deputy Volta Regional Minister has asked Directors of Education to be vigilant and stop teachers from sabotaging government.
He alleged that some teachers were making parents pay fees and buy school items that …
Students of Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have called on Government to expedite processes towards meeting leadership of Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) to resolve their impasse.
The call follows fear e…
BONABOTO, a civil society organisation made up of natives from Bolgatanga, Nabdam, Bongo and Tongo, has re-engaged the two families in the Bolgatanga Chieftaincy dispute in an attempt to find a lasting solution to it.
Speaking to the Gh…
The Paramount Chief of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Nayiri Naa Bohugu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, has appealed to Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior to post more Police Personnel to the Region to fight the increasing rate of armed…
Intra-regional mobility has the potential to promote economic development in both migrant receiving and sending countries.
Professor Mariama Awumbila, Project Coordinator of Migration and Development Partnerships for Rights-Based Migrat…
Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Special Advisor on health issues at the Presidency, has urged stakeholders to see quality healthcare delivery as a shared responsibility in which they must play an active role.
Dr Nsiah-Asare, who is a Former…
Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has assured government's unflinching support towards this year's maiden edition of the Ghana Gold Expo to be held in Takoradi in the Western Region.
The Deputy Mini…
Food poisoning
Food poisoning typically occurs when pathogens contaminate food or drinking water. Though uncomfortable, food poisoning is relatively common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 6 AmericansTr…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given an assurance that the Secretariat of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be up and running by March this year for trading activities to begin in the free trade area by July…
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it has begun rationing water in some parts of the country due to a number of factors affecting the treatment and distribution of water.
The factors include low pressure from its treatment pl…
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced measures to prevent and control the Coronavirus which has killed nine persons in China.
As part of the measures, the Ministry says passengers who come into Ghana from China would undergo enhanc…
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), in partnership with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), has launched this year’s National Chocolate Day.
The day, which falls on February 14, was instituted by the Minis…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is urging African nations to shed the colonial relic that has seen the continent produce and export raw materials to its disadvantage and instead, seek more productive solutions to her challenges.
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Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have commended operators of Ghana’s nuclear programme, Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), for developing a high-quality integrated management system and ensuring it meets the requi…
New Investments and Research Indicate Multi-Trillion Dollar Market for Climate Restoration Through Carbon-Capture
THUNDERBIRD CONVENES GLOBAL LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE ATION
The Thunderbird School of Global Management…
The United Nations Launches 75th Anniversary Dialogues: The Biggest Global Conversation On The World’s Future Starts Now.
January 1, 2020 saw the launch of the UN75 initiative – the largest, most inclusive conversation on the role of gl…
Mathematicians, physicists and materials experts might not spring to mind as the first people to consult about whether you are brewing your coffee right.
But a team of such researchers including Dr Jamie Foster, a mathematician at the U…
Majority of People Want Governments to Do More to Reduce Smoking Rates, According to a New Global Survey From PMI
Company releases “Unsmoke Your Mind” white paper answering challenging questions about its vision of a smoke-free future
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