Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged key stakeholders managing the country’s athletes to re-orient their minds from just participating in athletics championships to winning medals for the nation. He said the prime focus should be to win medals that would bring glory and honour to Ghana, and not just pride themselves in having qualified … The post Ghana
Mr Enoch Ilori, the Project Officer for Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), has said there is no record in any country that suggests that people die after consuming foods from Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). Subsequently, he has challenged any individual, groups or organisations which have literature to that effect to bring it … The post GMO Foods are
Mr John Naada, Upper East Regional Director of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission (FC) has advised communities within the Eastern Corridor enclave to help protect forest resources within their areas to reduce the menace of wildfires. He noted that indiscriminate bush fires and killing of wildlife within the forest reserve has negative impact … The post Game
The absence of policy document to guide the implementation of the government’s flagship planting for Food and Jobs (PfFJs) threatens sustainability of the programme, a study has revealed. According to the study conducted by the Global Hand on Natural Environmental Care (GHANECare), a Ghanaian non-governmental organisation, the programme is progressing steadily, and has improved on … The post Lack
In order to overcome challenges associated with Mobile Money service, subscribers were on Friday advised to change their Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) at least once every month. Subsequently, mobile money subscribers have been cautioned not to save their PIN codes in their mobile devices, as well as desist from sharing or giving their PIN and … The post Public
Mr Kweku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, has urged newly trained Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) drivers to be guided by the Road Traffic Regulations to ensure that road carnage was reduced to its barest minimum. He told the drivers to obey the rules and regulations of the governing road transport industry and put to … The post Let road traffic regulations
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Friday left Accra for New Delhi, India for the 14th CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership slated for March 17 to 19, 2019. In the past 13 editions, the CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership has emerged as the pioneer event for Indian and African governments. … The post Vice
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) with its partners has met the parliamentary select committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs to propose ways of promoting sustainable farming in the country. Among other issues brought up by the stakeholder group were the recommendations for the need to reduce funds spent on importing inorganic fertilizers and … The post Peasant
The Government has earmarked two new hospitals to be constructed in the newly created Oti region to bring quality healthcare to the doorsteps of people in the enclave. Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, who made this known at the 2018 Volta Regional Health Sector Performance Review Conference said the facilities would be built … The post Government
Two persons who robbed a lady of her handbag containing a cash sum of GH? 480.00, a mobile phone and other personal effects at Adenta, have been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. While Promise Ime, a 28-year-old organist, was handed a 15-year sentence, Jordan Onah Ndubisi a phone repairer was given 10 years. This was … The post Two jailed 25 years for robbery appeared first
The Youth Action Movement (YAM), a youth wing of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a non-governmental organization that focus on reproductive health has advised the youth against taking emergency contraceptives more than twice in a year. Speaking at a meeting of the Koforidua branch of YAM in Koforidua, the branch secretary, Ms Evelyn … The post Emergency
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Krachi East Municipality has intensified campaign against corruption in engagements with churches, identifiable groups and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs). The Municipal-wide exercise, is under the second phase of the European Union funded Accountability Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (ARAP), which aims at reducing corruption, … The post NCCE
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) in collaboration with the Airport Division of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has evicted taxi drivers using parts of the Tema Motorway as a taxi rank. The move was to free spaces that were reserved for other purposes around the Accra Mall and as well reduce the rate … The post GHA, MTTD evicts commercial
The people of Ada Foah in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region are demanding a comprehensive local content policy before the construction of the Hilton Resort, Spa and the Turtle Bay at Kewunor. The Community is of the view that the local content policy would help the more than 1,000 families living … The post Ada Foah Community demands
A Renal Care Policy has been developed by the Ghana Kidney Association (GKA) to help address the causes, prevention, treatment and costs of chronic kidney diseases in the country. The policy, which is yet to be presented to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), would also provide a framework for developing services to ameliorate suffering and … The post GGKA develops
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