The newly-elected Volta Regional Chairman of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU) of the Trades Union Congress, Mr Emmanuel Bugno Gator, has said that educating members on the new pension law will be his priority. Pursuant to that, he said, he would ensure that a pension desk be established in every health institution in the … The post V/R HSWU chairman to prioritise pension
The committee tasked with the responsibility to advice the Ministry of Education on matters relating to a possible re-opening of schools in the country, has submitted its report to the Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in Accra, yesterday. Chaired by Professor Dominic Fobih, a former Minister of Education, the committee was to among other … The post C’ttee
The government has since 2019, injected GH¢18 million into Darko Farms Company Limited, an integrated poultry production company, in Atwima in the Ashanti Region, to revamp its operations. The financial support, which was channelled through the Ghana EXIM Bank, followed
BasicNeeds-Ghana, a mental health and development advocacy organisation, is advocating the inclusion of drugs for mentally ill patients onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Currently, drugs used for specific healthcare intervention programmes including mental health are excluded from the medicine list under the scheme. Lilian Kuutiero, Project Coordinator at BasicNeeds-Ghana who decried the present … The post ‘Include
The government will not hesitate to enforce new restrictions in view of recent spikes in COVID-19 cases across Europe, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced. According to him, the government had been monitoring happenings across Europe with
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), for the fourth consecutive time, has maintained the monetary policy rate at 14.5 per cent, citing a positive growth outlook and low risk to inflation. The monetary policy rate was reduced by 150 basis points from 16 per cent in January this
Prudential Bank, an indigenous bank, has reiterated its commitment to support and motivate teachers to continue training and developing the country’s future leaders. The Bank’s Executive Head of Operations, Mr Thomas Broni, at a ceremony held in Accra during which the bank donated a vehicle to support
The 2004 Year Group of Apam Senior High School has embarked on a fitness walk to raise the health consciousness of members and ensure they keep fit. The 4.3-kilometre walk under the theme “Ur health Ur wealth” started at a brisk pace with participants eagerly racing their way from the Ayi Mensah toll booth area
A one-day forum aimed at improving deaf sports in the country was held in Accra last Wednesday. Organised by the Ghana Deaf Sports Federation (GDSF), the governing body of all deaf sports associations and deaf athletes in Ghana in collaboration with Association of Sports for the Disabled (ASFOD) the forum saw stakeholders
Seventeen-year-old Anita Halm and Ghana Eagles’ captain Alex Dorpenyo have both been named by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) as the best rugby male and female players for 2019. Ms Halm, a key member of the Ghana national team, Women Eagles and the captain of Lions Rugby Club, is the youngest player in … The post 45TH MTN SWAG Awards:Halm, Dorpenyo
Head Coach of the Black Stars, Charles Akonnor, says Pyramids FC striker John Antwi deserves a call-up into the national team for next month’s international friendly against Mali. The 28-year-old has had rare game time with the Black Stars despite his prolific goal scoring prowess in the Egyptian league. Akonnor
Many Ghanaians might not be familiar with the name – Hope Kodzo Avayevu. He may not be a house-hold name yet; but very soon he would explode into the limelight and become one of the nation’s finest youth players. A fabulously carved attacking midfielder – endowed with adroit dribbling skill, mesmerising runs, speed and dexterity … The post Talented Avayevu knocks on
The Council of Indigenous Business Associations (CIBA) has urged Parliament to pass the new Rent Bill 2020 into law. It says the new law will then replace the existing, moribund Rent Act of Ghana (Act 220), which was passed in 1963. According to the Council, the
The ‘Progressive Assembly Members’ and former assembly members in the Volta Region have called for the establishment of an Electoral Area Common Fund to enable assembly members to undertake development projects in their electoral areas. They insisted that they were the true development agents in their communities and that such a fund would definitely enhance … The post Assembly
Greek police have accused 35 people, among them two foreign nationals, from several foreign non-governmental aid organisations of illegally helping refugees and migrants to enter from Turkey. Those accused allegedly provided information to people-smugglers, in at least 32 instances, on the Greek coastguard’s position and possible locations to disembark on the Aegean island of Lesbos. … The post Greek
Television (TV) undoubtedly plays a very significant role in the building of every society. It forms part of the mass media and is a major source of information, education and entertainment in our everyday lives. In Ghana, history has it that TV was first introduced in 1965 by the Nkrumah government in collaboration
The Government will be under strong pressure to react with swift firmness against the Western Togoland sovereignty movement, following the movement’s audacious moves against the state of Ghana at the weekend of 24-25 September 2020. The ability of the secessionists to close some roads in the Volta
Five persons are said to be in critical condition, following an accident involving a Nissan pick-up on the Akatsi-Wute road in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region. Eyewitnesses told the Ghana News Agency (GNA), a white pick-up was carrying mourners from the St. Paul’s Hospital morgue to Seglakope for a funeral on Saturday, … The post 5 injured in road crash on Akatsi-Wute
A man, who allegedly attempted to smuggle some substance, suspected to be cannabis, and other contraband goods, into the Kaneshie Police cells, has been arrested. Nurudeen Arafat, 21, allegedly concealed the cannabis, quantities of amphetamines and diazepam tablets, and a packet of cigarettes with a lighter in an empty sachet water bag. The Public Relations … The post Man
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