The National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG) and the Seed Producers Association of Ghana (SEEDPAG) have congratulated this year’s national farmers’ day award winners.
This was contained in a joint press release by the two assoc…
Mr Sam Ayeh-Datey, Coordinating Director of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has expressed concern about the apathy being shown by some residents of Accra towards the National Sanitation Day exercise.
He said this would not help t…
A total number of 1,789 students comprising diploma, undergraduate and post graduate students graduated from the Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) on Saturday.
About 1,923 students from the Tamale, Nyankpala and …
The government has approved the release of GH¢1 million to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital (APH) towards the provision of quality health care for the patients.
The Ministry of Finance is currently working on the necessary processes for t…
Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador says the political and socio economic stability in Ghana has made it a haven for investors the world over.
He said business organisations in France were highly interested in the Ghanaian market…
Fifteen shop owners were on Saturday arrested and fined by a joint Sanitation Taskforce in the La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality (LaNMMA)for undertaking business activities, whilst the National Sanitation Day (NSD), was being observed.
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Mr Ibrahim Baidoo, the Ashaiman Municipal Chief Executive, has said government would continue to put in place right policies to ensure that the agriculture sector grows.
He said by so doing, the government would be raising productive in…
Mr Jacob Wayo McCarthy, the 2016 Accra Metropolitan Best farmer, has called on Government to facilitate training programmes for the youth and farmers so that they can participate in the lucrative beekeeping business.
Adequate orientatio…
Newly elected executive members of the University of Ghana Pensioners Association (UGPA) have been sworn at short ceremony at the premises of UGPA office at Legon.
Mr Gumah Zakaria Naba, a member of the Teachers and Educational Workers…
The Ghana National Mental Health Alliance (GHAMHA) has called on the Minister of Health to take keen interest in the ongoing strike action by the management and staff of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
In a statement signed by Yaro Badi…
Artisanal and small-scale mining offers opportunities to generate jobs, reduce poverty, and provide livelihoods, but this sector has been largely ignored by policy-makers and donors, an UNCTAD official said. In addition, poor management of…
What makes for a great development project Which qualities imbue an initiative with longevity and sustainability, enabling it to meet a whole range of interconnected material and emotional needs? Is there a single concept applicable to a…
At ADIPEC, IEC Telecom will enhance its leadership in the regional satellite market with the release of its next-generation Maritime solution.
At ADIPEC 2016 IEC Telecom announces its new portfolio of Maritime Solutions designed to empo…
Ghana and La Cote d’Ivoire, on Thursday signed a co-operation agreement to establish a formal basis of co-operation between the two countries on the fight against Cross-Border Child Trafficking and the Worst Form of Child Labour.
The ag…
The Ghana Chapter of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA) in partnership with Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has organised free health screening programme for the people of Awutu Senya West Constituency.
T…
The Upper West Regional Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate has said 237 out of a total of 1,170 communities in the region have been declared Open Defecation Free.
Forty-nine communities have been declared Open Defecation Fr…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has signed an MOU with Aarhus Social Health Care College of Denmark to mainstream geriatrics into the health care delivery system in Ghana.
The MOU would also include finan…
SNV Netherlands Development Organization, has initiated a project to provide technical support and financial assistance to Small and medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors.
Under th…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation has held a day’s consultative meeting in Accra to validate a 33-page document policy on Antimicrobial use and Resistance (AMR) in Agriculture.
The workshop was to discuss and consolidate upon a “One…
President John Mahama on Thursday inaugurated a 50- million Dollar cement plant to the construction and infrastructure sector. He said the establishment of the factory was in line with the government’s vision of transforming lives through …
Ghana's contingent to the 2016 edition of the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), hosted at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) Badagry in Lagos, Nigeria have topped the awards scheme organised by officials of ASCON…
The Association of African Universities (AAU) has launched the 2016 edition of its annual African Universities Day Celebration with an objective to promote critical dialogue among stakeholders on how to improve higher education in Africa. …
In an initiative to transform the concept of teaching and learning in Ghana, the Vodafone Foundation has introduced a zero-rated Vodafone Instant Classroom project.
The project, which is a group-wide initiative to provide millions of p…
Cycling to work is an important strategy for preventing cardiovascular risk factors that could lead to heart disease, find two separate studies published simultaneously in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation and Journal of…
The government is working towards supporting about one million vulnerable households with free digital boxes, Mr Ato Sarpong, Deputy Minister of Communication has said.
He said those vulnerable households were in 216 districts, which we…
The Asogli Education Fund has given financial support to 100 students in the Ho Municipal area towards their education in various academic institutions. The beneficiaries, made up of 30 university students, 20 polytechnic students, 15 Coll…
Mr Seth Oteng, the Executive Director of Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), has commended the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for taken the initiative to transcribe its party manifestoes into Braille format.
The format has also been int…
A digital platform aimed at using modern technology to promote grass-roots participation in local governance has been launched in the Ashaiman municipality.
The initiative is an integrated medium that will afford the public the opportun…
Friday, November 4, 2016, will be time again to reward the country’s hardworking farmers and fishermen who have provided the dietary needs of the country throughout the year.
It will be the 32nd consecutive year that the National Farmer…
The Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) is to facilitate the construction of a dry port and logistics centre in the Upper East Region (UER) within the next 15 years.
It is also working at turning the region into a free tra…
The Electoral Commission has dismissed a media report suggesting that the printing of some election materials were awarded to a dissolved printing firm in the United Kingdom.
According to the Commission, the contract for the printing of…
The circuit court in Accra has given the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service the green light to dispose of 13 vehicles seized by INTERPOL.
The vehicles, situated on the premises of the National Security …
In the wake of overcrowding in our public cemeteries and the scarcity of land in Accra for the creation of new ones, the Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has evolved a plan to recycle graves ol…
All Yoruba Community in Ghana will host the maiden edition of the Yoruba Congress from March 9 to 11, 2017. The event, which seeks to strengthen existing relationships, would bring together Yorubas from the Diaspora.
Addressing some new…
Beer is one of the world's most popular alcoholic beverages. But, made with barley, brews can contain low levels of mycotoxins, which are produced by fungi that can contaminate grains. Although not a major health threat, the industry needs…
With over two thirds of American adults considered to be obese or overweight, research into dietary patterns provides much-needed data on strategies to prevent and counter obesity. A new study shows that eating the last meal very early in …
Sweeteners added to the liquid nicotine vaporized in e-cigarettes may release levels of certain toxins that are as high as in smoke from traditional cigarettes, a recent study suggests.
Many sweetened e-cigarettes list ingredients such …
Women who have recently had a miscarriage are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, doctors at Imperial College London have said.
At their early pregnancy loss clinic, a third of the women have PTSD symptoms.
Nicole M…
Afropop singer, Adina Thembi is out with a new single titled Too Late.
The song which recorded some 14,000 views on You Tube in the first three weeks of its release was written by King Promise and produced by Killbeatz.
Too Late, a f…
Children aged 18 months started receiving vaccination against Meningitis A, from Tuesday, November 1, to avert the spread of the disease.
The vaccine does not cover all forms of meningitis but only Sero-group A, and it would be given …
Having friends is known to be good for our psychological well-being and overall health, but a new study suggests it might not just be offline relationships that contribute to good health. Online social networks can be beneficial - if we us…
Management of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has drawn up a strategy that will allow people to enrol onto the scheme for a maximum of three years before they renew their cards.
The initiative, which started this month, form…
The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), on Thursday, October 20, 2016, held a forum at the Executive Hall to launch the 2016 mentorship programme. The mentorship programme which is a collaborative effort of the UGBS Alumni Associat…
That agro-chemicals pose a threat to humans cannot be disputed.
This fact is unfortunately not realised or respected by a majority of our peasant farmers.
This fact is aggravated due to the fact that most of these farmers are illiter…
The maiden China-Ghana-Zambia joint stakeholders meeting has been concluded in Beijing and Chengdu, China with significant participation from Ghana.
The event formed part of activities of the China-Ghana-Zambia South-South Cooperation o…
The Ministry of Health has released a sum of GH¢300,000 and GH¢ 120,000 worth of drugs to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital following a strike by nurses at the facility over the poor working conditions at the facility.
The Hospital howeve…
Tullow Ghana Limited has reduced gas supply to Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas).
The action follows a decision by Tullow Oil to perform critical turret remediation works required upstream.
A statement signed and issued by the C…
Parliament yesterday approved a $60 million facility to develop infrastructure for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Ghana Energy Development and Access Project (GEDAP).
The financing agreement is between the government a…
Illegal loggers have for the past five months besieged Asenanyo River Forest Reserve in the Nkawie Forest in the Nkawie-Nyananhin District of the Ashanti Region.
Members of the NDF who are part of the team inaugurated to mount surveilla…
Following the outbreak of cholera in the Cape Coast metropolis, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has dispatched a cholera rapid response team to the area to contain the disease.
Since October 21, 2016, the municipality has recorded 157 cho…
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