The Ghana Employer Association (GEA) in collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy on Tuesday organized the first Female Future Programme (FFP), in Accra.
The FFP is a flagship programme that seeks to bridge the gender gap among women i…
As part of preparation towards Ghana's election 2020, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), a regional civil society organisation, has launched the "Strengthening Early Warning and Conflicts Response During Ghana Elections" Pr…
The Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) has released this year's nominees for the third edition of the Awards slated for November 29, 2019 at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra.
Over a hundred companies and individuals are contesting in the 21 categor…
Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour, Tuesday, launched the operations of the Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration to provide employment, migration and reintegration services to returnee…
Siemens Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education with a pledge to work with government to champion the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education agenda.
Leading a delegation of staff from the c…
The Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), and the Environmental Service Providers Association of Ghana (ESPA) have jointly appealed to Government to speed up the process of establishing the National Sanitation Authority (NSA…
Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, Vice-Chancellor, University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) says Ghana needs some strategic policies to solve its numerous public sector challenges.
He said a recent research conducted by UPS…
Lack of medications, equipment, and unhygienic conditions at health facilities in the Northern Region have been identified as barriers to quality healthcare for pregnant women and new mothers, a study has found.
The study, has also iden…
Fifteen technical institutes and polytechnic educational institutions in the country would receive a total of GH¢750 million for technical upgrading and enhance skill training.
Each of the 15 technical education institutions would recei…
The Dormaa Central Municipal Assembly has presented an amount of GHC149,870.00 to 106 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the Municipality to support them in economic ventures and livelihood empowerment.
Mr Drissa Ouattara, the Municipa…
The Navio Pio, Pe Adams Kwarase Asongojem Parijei Adrogola II, has called on government to fix two bridges in his community to facilitate free movement of goods and services.
The bridges, which are on the same road, have several defects…
Nana Agyei Ayeh, the President of the Ghana Rice Inter-Professional Body (GRIB), has called on government to make the consumption of 'Ghana Rice' mandatory for the School Feeding Programme to reduce rice importation.
He said if School F…
SEND Ghana has urged the Government to increase the grant paid to beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) to a little above the daily poverty threshold of GHC 2.09, and also ensure its timely payment.
It also …
The Ministry of Health has said that it would be meeting with the executives of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) by Friday to reach a compromise over the renewal of their conditions of service.
Mr Elorm Ametepey, the Public Relations…
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 …
It is somewhere out there. Out of sight, out of smell, and so far out of mind that we can measure it in light years. Regardless, it demands its pound of flesh and what it spares us in head space, it exacts from just about everything else w…
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…
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