The Aduamoamankuo in Accra, a benevolent organization, with support from the Ghana Water Company has provided a portable water facility to the Kwahu Aduamoa community.
The effort is to help end the perennial water challenges in the area…
The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly has disbursed GHC 36, 200 to 30 Persons with Disability (PWDs) urging them to use the fund for economic activities that would improve upon their livelihoods.
The beneficiaries included five heari…
Mr Tahiru Imoro, the Zabzugu District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Northern Region has indicated that fighting corruption in the country requires a collective responsibility of the citizenry.
He…
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called for the introduction of Information Technology Law course for law students so they become abreast with E-Justice project rolled out by the Judicial Service.
Mr Anthony Forson, the President of …
Chief Justice, Sophia A. B. Akuffo is advocating the establishment of an international tribunal to expedite trials of cross-border crimes which do not fall within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) but have devastat…
Mrs Gladys Ghartey, Chief Economic Officer and Head of UN System Unit at the Ministry of Finance, has called for a collective and coherent effort by all stakeholders to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
All the 17 goa…
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister for the Interior, on Wednesday described the outbreak of violence at Chereponi in the North East Region as regrettable.
He said in order to address the situation in Chereponi, there was the need to deal wit…
A fatal accident which occurred at Amoma Nkwanta in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region has claimed about 60 lives Graphic Online has learned.
Reports say two buses from opposite directions crashed head-on in the early…
The Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE), Ghana, a non governmental organisation (NGO), went round Accra last Friday to sensitise the public to climate change.
Climate change has in recent times had severe effect on the world, part…
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has donated a first consignment of 5,000 bags of maize to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) to support in the feeding of senior high school (SHS) students in the country.
The Executive Dire…
The Cabinet has approved the rebranding of non-formal education to cater for dropouts at all levels of the educational sector.
Known as the Complementary Education Agency, the entity will now focus on the provision of education for stre…
The new Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie has commended former President Jerry John Rawlings for standing up for the poor and underprivileged in society.
Archbishop Kwofi…
The Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Ms Hawa Koomson, says 50 warehouses are under construction at various locations across the country as part of the government’s One district, One warehouse initiative.
“Our target is to c…
Private industry players have expressed commitment to partnering the Government to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to mitigate climate change impacts.
Actors in the private sector said they are ready to explore …
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has held a one-day sensitization workshop on examination malpractices and its consequences for final year junior and senior high students in Amansie West District.
About 600 Junior High candi…
With the rainy season close at hand, a number of safety measures have been recommended to the public.
People living in flood prone areas are advised to relocate to safer places and take every other precaution possible, whilst both drive…
The Ministry for the Interior is poised to ensuring internal security, a stable and peaceful environment for sustainable national development.
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Interior Minister said the Ministry would continue to monitor and evalua…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday said the world must step up efforts in fighting the threat of climate change, the biggest threat to the survival of humans.
He said global negotiators and parties must streamline access…
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, has been adjudged the Best Performing Minister, 2018.
He was described as an "Epitome of effective and positive leader" and the "Most disciplined Minister" who spearheaded development…
The Government has employed nearly 20,000 people to plant 10 million trees across the country to increase climate resilience towards achieving the sustainable development agenda.
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Envir…
First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for a deliberate national policy on nutrition education that includes; school curricula, public education, promotion of healthy diets, and proper labelling of food products, geared towards imp…
Ambassador Shani Cooper-Zubida, State of Israel Ambassador to Ghana on Tuesday educated some members of Ghanaian business community on innovative agricultural revolution that propelled Israel as a highly developed industrial state.
She …
Mr Siaka Stevens, the Deputy Minister Designate for the Bono East Region, has assured people with physical challenges that state building projects in the area would be disability friendly.
"Any building project should take into account …
Cervical cancer could be cured if detected early during screening at an appropriate health facility, Mrs. Monica Danso, Assistant Staff Midwife at the Family Planning Unit of the Sunyani Municipal Health Directorate has assured.
Speakin…
The leadership of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Ya-Na Abukari Mahama II, the overlord of Dagbon in Yendi .
The purpose of the visit was to congratulate him on his enskinment as the new Ove…
The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) over the weekend ended the third edition of its annual Science Festival for about 50 Junior and Senior High Schools (J/SHS) in the Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regions.
The four-day ev…
Government attaches much importance to education and will continue to build more infrastructure and renovate existing ones, Mr Ernest Kwofie, Municipal Chief Executive(MCE) for Jomoro has reiterated.
Mr Kwofie gave the reminder during t…
Many Africans on social media are pushing back against a United Nations report on happiness that ranked the continent’s countries poorly compared to Europe.
Mauritius was the highest ranked African nation in The World Happiness Report t…
A high-level ceremony in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, attended by the Vice-President, Daniel Kablan Duncan and the Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, officially announced the West African country as the host of next year's 27th Universal Pos…
THE Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is negotiating a financing arrangement with the Exim Bank of China to fund the second phase of the Kpong Water Supply Expansion project.
The Managing Director of GWCL, Dr Clifford A. Braimah, who d…
Scientists and other experts in agriculture are meeting in Accra to find means of using technology (innovation platforms) to find a lasting solution to Fall Army worms and boost agriculture productivity in Africa.
The gathering of the s…
AS part of efforts to enhance police transparency and accountability, the Police Administration will deploy its first body cameras in May this year.
Police body cameras are small-lensed devices, often worn on an officer's chest to captu…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday launched a $97 million e-Justice project, a paperless court system that will comprehensively enhance the nation’s efforts at improving its justice delivery.
Funded by the World Bank, the p…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has affirmed its commitment to support African countries to pursue climate-smart projects that will boost their economies and help them to achieve their climate action goals.
The bank said it was base…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is urging Africans to join forces with the rest of the world to halt climate change in view of the fact that the continent’s environment and economies were the most susceptible to the effects of what h…
Cyclone Idai has caused massive damage, particularly in Mozambique
‘The humanitarian situation in parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe is precarious after the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai. Norway is now providing NOK 6 million…
The UN look forward to commemorating this day with South Africans to remind people of the fight against apartheid
The United Nations in South Africa will join South Africans in commemorating Human Rights Day on Thursday, 21 March 2019 i…
On March 22 at 6:30 in the evening, in recognition of World Water Day, we will light the U.S. Embassy in blue! We are doing this to highlight the partnership between the United States and Egypt to combat the global challenge of water scar…
Residents showed an amazing mobilization as Thousands attend QNETs 2-days Absolute Living Expo in Dar es Salaam; public benefits from products and business opportunities; QNET Expo caravan sets for Kumasi, Ghana on the 23rd and 24th March…
“We focus our lessons on trying to understand the impetus for feelings of xenophobia and nationalism in the world.” – Jamie Steckhart
What if you could go to a school where your education was centered around travel, cultural immersion, …
The only association for visitor experience and attraction professionals, the African Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AAVEA), celebrated its inception with a digital media launch on Wednesday, 6 March 2019.
At the fi…
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March, UNESCO will host a roundtable discussion on the roots of racial prejudice, the impact of racism and the persistence of racial biases in contem…
Gold is Mali’s top export, accounting for at least 60 per cent of the country’s total exports in 2017 and making Mali the third gold exporter in Africa, just after South Africa and Ghana. Small-scale, informal and low-tech mining also know…
A new study has urged member countries of the East African Community (EAC) to adopt labour migration policies based on international best practices, improve data management and boost the operationalization of One Stop Border Posts. The com…
Climatic factors are a major driver of migration, with the World Bank estimating that some 143 million people could be internally displaced in only three regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America) by 2050, as a result of cl…
The premiere in Africa of the documentary "Cuba in Africa" made by the Ethiopian Negash Abdourahman was presented at the Embassy of Cuba in this capital.
The material is based on the contribution of Cuba to the independence struggles of…
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa, has inaugurated a Multipurpose Hall for the 4 Infantry Battalion (4BN) in Kumasi.
The OB Akwa Complex, the first of its kind in the Infantry Battalions of the Gh…
Mr. Kordzo Sedegah, an Economics Specialist of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has advised the media to feature prominently in their reportage issues relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Such an approac…
A project that to seeks to increase latrine coverage and decrease Open Defection, especially among the most vulnerable has been out doored in Accra.
Under the name the United State Agency for International Development’s Water, Sanitatio…
The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has pledged its full support for its Vice Chancellor (VC), the Very Reverend Father Professor Afful-Broni.
It has also stated categorically that the appointment of VC o…
