An energy efficiency expert said on Saturday that 1.2 billion people in the world are living without access to electricity, in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world.
Mr Bill Bien, Head of Strategy, Philips Light…
The Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) has launched this year’s Global Hand washing Day at the Quaye Nungua Basic School with a call on Ghanaians to wash their hands regularly with soap to prevent pre-mature death.
The event, w…
The second Annual Scientific and Africa Regional Conference opened in Accra yesterday, with a call on nurses to develop the right attitude for quality health care delivery.
The four-day conference is being organised by Critical Care Nur…
President John Mahama yesterday, inaugurated the multi-million Euro Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra, a monumental project that has transformed the capital.
Being the flagship project of the government in Accra, the iconic three-tier …
The United States of America (USA) has condemned all political violence in Ghana, especially any violent acts directed at political candidates, their homes or families.
A statement from the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the U…
I have been meaning not to comment on the US Elections and Donald Trump's Victory but I honestly think that though it didn't go in favour of lots of people for obvious reasons, there are still some very significant lessons to be drawn from…
Every Breath Counts declared November: Pneumonia Month. Nigeria has the second highest pneumonia mortality in the world and primarily affects children under five. Pneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease - almost 1 m…
In the United States, marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. While the effects of marijuana on the cardiovascular system remain largely unknown, a new study suggests that marijuana use may double the risk of stress cardiomyopath…
A new study shows how a bacterium that is often abundant on human skin secretes an enzyme with antioxidant properties that not only helps the microorganism itself survive, but it may also protect us against damage and disease.
The study…
Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests.
A part of the brain linked to emotions and empathy, called the insula, was found to be particularly small in girls who ha…
Jailed South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been moved to another prison at his request.
Pistorius asked to move to the nearby Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, South Africa's department of correctional service said.
The centr…
2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data.
With data from just the first nine months, scientists are 90% certain that 2016 will pass the mark set by 2015.
Temperatures from January to …
Mr Fitzerald Odonkor, the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Bank has urged the youth to be innovative to turn their challenges into profitable ventures. He said they should not wait till the opportunity knocked at their door, but should a…
The Association of African Universities (AAU) has hailed Ghana for generously providing it with a new ultramodern two-storey Secretariat building. Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile, AAU Secretary-General, said Ghana was one of the key countri…
Measles jab saves more than 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day, United Nations health agencies report has revealed. According to the report, despite a 79 per cent worldwide decre…
President John Dramani Mahama says government is focused on reducing the wage bill to 40 per cent by the end of 2017 and will, therefore, use all workable measures to ensure its reduction.
He said wage overruns, unsustainable subsidies …
Ghana is making strong progress in its effort to reduce infant and child mortality, with the rate of death having been reduced to 42.8 per 1000 live births. Dr. Luiz Octaviano Amoussou-Gohoungo, National Chairman of the District Directors …
Mr Alfred Ayah, the Western Regional Coordinator of Petroleum Commission (PC) has urged farmers in the oil producing areas in the region to endeavour to produce quality food crops to meet the demands of the international market.
He…
Ms Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has called for the support, promotion and preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
She urged citizens to guard against the country’s cultural her…
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Livestock, Dr Hannah Louisa Bisiw, has asked dealers in livestock to obtain movement permit from the Veterinary Services Directorate of the ministry before transporting livestock to …
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has recruited a total of 62, 825 youth into various modules across the country as part of measures by the government to reduce the high incidence of youth unemployment.
The recruit comprises 30,967 male…
A wreath-laying ceremony to remember the fallen heroes of the First and Second World Wars was performed in Accra on Friday as the world marked the 71st anniversary of the end to hostilities of those warfares.
The two wars were experienc…
The Kwame Nkrumah Interchange will be fully opened to traffic today. To officially open the interchange, the Brazilian construction firm, Quieiroz Galvao, will hand over the project to the government this morning.
The project, funded wi…
The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC) in the Western Region will from tomorrow (Tuesday) commence its annual stakeholder engagement with the Jubilee and TEN Partners as part of this year’s annual regatta.
The move, which …
Reported cases of cholera in the Central Region had hit 268 as of last Wednesday evening. No death had been recorded.
This was made known by the Central Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Samuel Kwashie.
He said the cases were …
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has approved a new code of ethics for the association. The new code, which contains 24 guidelines and is to replace the 1994 guidelines of the GJA, is to ensure the highest journalistic standards in …
China continued to be the second largest international film market last year, with its box office revenue exceeding USD 6.5 billion, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Sun Baohong, has announced.
She said the figure was 50 per cent …
More than 100 needy, brilliant students in secondary and tertiary institutions are to benefit from a scholarship scheme by the Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund of Ghana (Zakat Fund) next year.
This year, 50 of such students in the various un…
A project to achieve sustainable agricultural and rural livelihoods for food security for the rural poor particularly women and the vulnerable in four districts of the Northern Region has been launched.
The one-year project dubbed: “In…
Judges and Magistrates have served notice to withdraw their services beginning November 21 if issues bordering on their 10 per cent adjustment of salaries are not addressed.
In a letter notifying the Chief Justice and copied to the Chi…
Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor and four other prominent Ghanaians have been honoured with Membership into the University of Ghana Alumni Association.
At the 28th Alumni Lecture on Thursday, Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr, former Vice Chan…
Did President-elect Donald Trump really call Africans "lazy fools"? The BBC's Dickens Olewe looks at six comments he allegedly made about Africa which are doing the rounds on the internet.
'Africans are lazy fools only good at eating, lov…
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, regardless of ethnicity or race. Previous research has suggested that vitamin D may have a positive effect in anticancer therapy, and a new study correlates breast cancer survival r…
The sensation of pain occurs when neural pathways conduct excitation generated by tissue damage to the spinal cord, where the nociceptive information is extensively pre-processed. From there, the information is transmitted to the human bra…
Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba singlehandedly created the world's biggest online shopping event known as Singles Day. Now it's looking to change how people shop, but this is not without its challenges, reports the BBC's Tessa Wong.
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The BBC has confirmed it will launch a new virtual reality film, The Turning Forest, next week.
The fairy tale will be made available for free on Daydream, Google's mobile virtual reality product.
Daydream is a mobile headset which c…
The number of deaths from measles has fallen by 79 percent worldwide since 2000, thanks mainly to mass vaccination campaigns, but nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, global health experts said on Thursday.
In a rep…
A person's chances of falling ill from a new strain of flu are at least partly determined by the first strain they ever encountered, a study suggests.
Research in Science journal looked at the 18 strains of influenza A and the hemagglut…
Mrs Margaret Akparibo, the Headmistress of the Gowrie Senior High/ Technical School in the Bongo District, has appealed to the the Ministry of Education to fast-track the completion of projects in the school. She said some of the ongoi…
Mr Prosper Bani, the Minister of the Interior, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to ensure peace, security and stability in the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
“The state of the security of this country is very…
Officials of institutions responsible for processing personal information (data controllers) of the public have been given up to December 1, to register with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) or face prosecution.
According to Dr Her…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta Region, says it is positioned for more success stories for its consumers in 2017 as compared to the “turbulent” start of 2016.
Mr Joseph Mensah Forson, Regional Manager of the Company,…
Commander JSK Dzamefe, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the 37 Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC), has charged parents to take interest in their children’s education.
He said parents needed not to only pay their c…
A two-day e-government workshop to deliberate on digital economy programmes has opened in Accra to foster government approach to e-government implementation in Ghana.
Organised by the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), the w…
Stakeholders in the media industry have held a forum on the new Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) code of ethics to identify any rough edges and fine-tune it to reflect current journalistic practice.
The forum brought together GJA mem…
Mr Oti Bless, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Tertiary led the National Sanitation Day (NSD) exercise held in Juapong in the North Tong…
Media professionals have been urged to carry out their professional duty with diligence and circumspection in their reportage on environmental protection and the fight against climate change.
Delegates and experts at the ongoing Confere…
The 2016 edition of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Alumini homecoming, has been launched with a call on Ghanaians to go into the general election as one people and come out as one family.
Mr Norman Y…
Professor Emmanuel Asante, the Chairman of the National Peace Council, has launched a book titled; "Managing Election-Related Conflict and Violence for Democratic Stability in Ghana II".
The 196-page book was produced by the Kofi Annan …
An estimated 80 per cent of children in orphanages across the Brong-Ahafo Region has been found not to be orphans but there because of poverty. Mr. Patrick Acheampong, the Deputy Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare (D…
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