The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) in collaboration with the Department of Urban Roads and the Motor Transport and Traffic Unit has conducted a post-commissioning inspection of the newly constructed Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange…
The Upper East Regional branch of the Women’s Situation Room (WSR), a non-partisan organization, over the weekend embarked on a peace walk in Bolgatanga to raise awareness on the need for a violence-free election.
Addressing the crowd …
Islamic clergy and chiefs have been urged to work towards demystifying the notion that some Moslem communities harbor extremists who are capable of easily fomenting violence.
Reverend Eric Adjei Nmai, a Board Member of the National P…
The Omanhene of Mabang, Nana Darko Mensah, has appealed to the government to move quickly to expand the infrastructure at the Mabang Senior High Secondary/Technical School to create space for effective academic work.
He said severe cong…
There is a popular belief that women are better than men at multitasking. Although some studies have supported this claim, other scientists have pointed to the insufficient evidence for this generalization. New research supports the former…
In some good news for families of children recovering from complex pneumonia, doctors recommend in a study published by Pediatrics it's better to send kids home from the hospital with oral instead of intravenous antibiotics.
Children wi…
Type 2 diabetes is a common, serious disease that can harm many organs of the body.
Currently, 40 percent of people in the United States are expected to develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime.
There are ways to reduce the risk of …
More than 18 million people now have access to life-saving AIDS treatment, 1.2 million more than at the end of last year, the United Nations said on Monday.
In a report on the AIDS pandemic, which has infected 78 million people and kill…
Dr. George Afeti, Chairman of the African Union Technical and Vocational Education Training {TVET) Expert Group, has urged Technical Universities to focus on producing graduates with the requisite skills and expertise for industry.
Thei…
This year's Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) indicates Japan remains one of the world’s worst-performing nations in tackling climate change.
The index, prepared by think tank Germanwatch, collaborating with environmental group Cl…
Out of the 14,000 persons who fall victim to road crashes in Ghana annually, 2000 of them lose their lives, the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has revealed.
According to Mr David Osafo Adonteng, Director of Planning and Programm…
Only one per cent of the student population below the age of 25 in Ghana are enrolled in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), according to the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report.
Released by the United Nations …
The world's first malaria vaccine immunisation campaign is to commence in 2018 and funds for the phase one of the pilot deployment of the vaccine in Sub Saharan Africa had been secured.
A release by the World Health Organisation (WHO) t…
Zoomlion Ghana Limited has expressed its commitment to providing solutions to waste and sanitation challenges confronting the country.
It, therefore, said it would not relent in its efforts in keeping Ghana “clean, green and healthy”
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The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has denied that it will withhold allowances of personnel for December 2016 and January 2017.
The NSS in reaction to rumours on social media that it will withhold allowances said it will meet all it…
The Ga-Dangme Shifimo Kpee, a youth advocacy group in Greater Accra, has called for the restoration of the lagoons along the coast of Accra to Ada to create job opportunities.
It said to stem the tide of armed robbery and other social v…
At the end of the 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) on Climate Change in Marrakech, governments set a rapid deadline of 2018 to complete the Rule Book for operationalising the Paris Agreement.
The book is to help outline…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) will commence the 45th cycle payment of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme from November 21 to 25, 2016.
A statement issued in Accra and copied the…
The University of Ghana (UG) is the highest ranked university in West Africa and the seventh in Africa. Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, the Vice Chancellor of the University, said the 2016 Times Higher Education World Rankings once again p…
The government has been urged to increase the budgetary allocation to the Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry for child rights advocacy programmes.
Mrs. Aba Oppong, Ashanti Regional President of the Ghana Coalition of Non-Go…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has launched the 2016/2017 National Bushfire Prevention Campaign and the Regional Home Fire Safety Certification Project to create public awareness on fire safety standards.
The GNFS, under the pro…
The community day senior high schools (SHSs) are being provided with the best of teachers to ensure quality teaching and academic performance, President John Dramani Mahama has said.
Inaugurating the first community day SHS in the U…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Ghana News Agency (GNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure a successful implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), as…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II, has urged the government to focus on promoting research into plant medicine to facilitate healthcare delivery in the country.
He said Ghana was blessed with many traditional plants which required s…
The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining our body's overall health. New research shows what happens if we do not feed our gut microbes with the fiber they need to survive.
Our gut microbiota contains at least 1,000 differe…
Emergency department workers face high job stress, but there is little effort to relieve their suffering, researchers say.
A review of past research on doctors, nurses and other staff in emergency departments (ED) found plenty of source…
People who rely on food pantries for their meals may not receive enough dairy, fruits or vegetables to get all the nutrients they need for a healthy diet, two recent studies suggest.
Part of the problem is that many volunteer-supported …
Funding for phase one of pilot deployments of the world's first malaria vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa has been secured and immunization campaigns will begin in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
The vaccine, kno…
Bagged salad can fuel the growth of food-poisoning bugs like Salmonella and make them more dangerous, a study says.
University of Leicester scientists said the moist environment combined with nutrients leaching out of chopped leaves cre…
The Executive Chairman of the State Enterprises Commission, Dr. Camynta Baezie, has suggested that all lands in Ghana be vested in the state to make it easy to manage.
He noted that the arrangement would eliminate the cumbersome process…
Mr John Kerry, US Secretary of State has acknowledged that the recent election in his country has left many people feeling uncertain about the future.
He said: “While I can’t stand here and speculate about what policies our president-el…
The Women's Situation Room (WSR), a women's peace building mechanism that mitigates conflict before, during and after elections in Africa has been replicated in Ghana.
It is a non-partisan and neutral process that mobilises women in col…
Nestlé Research and Development (R and D) Centre in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, has expressed commitment to tackle diabetes and other non-communicable disease in Africa.
A statement signed by Joëlle Abega-Oyouomi, in charge of Manufacturing…
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Robert P. Jackson, has given an assurance that the power agreement between the United States and Ghana will not be altered under the new administration to be led by the multi-billionaire, Donald Tr…
The Bawku Presbyterian Hospital in the Upper East Region is to be upgraded to a teaching hospital to serve the growing needs of the society. Dr Robert Baba Kuganab-Lem, the Upper East Deputy Regional Minister, said government would liaise…
The largest study of its kind reveals that the number of people worldwide living with high blood pressure has nearly doubled in the last 4 decades. The huge international effort also reveals a stark contrast between rich and poor countries…
The Global Monitoring Education (GEM) Report 2016 has proposed that countries should change the way they think about education and its role in human well-being to contribute to global development.
The report states: “More than ever, edu…
Civil Society Movement participating in the Conference of Parties in Marrakech bid the United Nations Secretary General, farewell as he prepares to end his term of office at the end of the year.
The event was organised on the sidelines …
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has established organisational linkage with the Zongo Magajia Association in Accra to serve as educational platform for social transformation. The Zongo Magajia Association is an assoc…
African Heads of State and Governments at the first African Action Summit on climate change declared that although Africa contributed the least in greenhouse gas it is the most affected by climate change.
They said the consequences may …
Ghana has been recording about 128,000 premature births every year, and doctors are advocating cost effective care to save them from dying. Dr. Rita Fosu-Yeboah, a Paediatrician, said 75 per cent of deaths among them was preventable.
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Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, has said the Government has shown enough commitment to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of Ghanaians.
He, therefore, urged the electorate to reciprocate the gesture by renewing t…
Mr Buti Manamela, a Deputy Minister at the South African Presidency, has commended the Ghana National Service Scheme (GNSS) for implementing innovative projects that generates income for its operational activities.
“I was impressed wi…
Out-of-school children from five districts in the Northern and Upper West regions can now enroll in the formal school system thanks to the Complementary Basic Education (CBE) programme.
The CBE programme afforded the 9,139 out of school…
The government has created an online platform to connect job seekers to employment vacancies in the public and private sectors in the country.
The Ghana Labour Market Information System (GLMIS), which was launched by the Minister of Emp…
The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) was on Thursday officially informed of the death of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaah Ampem II.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, broke the news at an emergency meeting of the Council, held…
Christmas decorations are already out and had it not been for the “thrill” of an upcoming election, Christmas carols would have taken over our airwaves. Very soon even the die-hard exercise fanatics are so busy doing nothing that time to e…
A sickle cell disease patient, Robert Nyan Jr., who was suffering from a contracted hip condition, has expressed gratitude to Vodafone Ghana for funding his hip replacement surgery. The surgery has now made it possible for him to live a no…
First study to provide molecular mechanisms for how eating high-fat foods in excess during adolescence alters executive functions.
Chances are that children who eat excessive amounts of fatty foods will not only become obese, but will d…
Contrary to research that suggests marijuana may act as a gateway drug, encouraging the use of other harmful substances, a new study indicates it may have the opposite effect..
In the journal Clinical Psychology Review, researchers sugg…
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