Currently, there are more than 30 per cent Ghanaian children with disabilities who are not enrolled in school, Sustainable Aid through Voluntary Establishment (SAVE-Ghana) has revealed. The Tumu based non-governmental organisation also noted that worldwide, more children 89 per cent went to school but that was not the case for children with disabilities. Mr Moses ...
A solar rooftop Programme by the Energy Commission is to be expanded to cover non-residential facilities including ministries, departments and agencies across the country. The Energy Minister, Mr Boakye Agyarko, announced this at the launch of a Solar PV System on a facility housing the offices of the German Development Cooperation (GTZ) in Accra last ...
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has described as palpable falsehood, claims that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah founded independent Ghana. His comment revives the long-standing debate about the actual founder of Ghana especially after the president, Nana Akufo-Addo subtly also suggested so in the address he delivered at Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary parade. The ...
Sierra Leone football looks set for a new start after years of problems and infighting within its governing body. An extraordinary congress in Freetown on Thursday ended with Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) president Isha Johansen and her biggest critics embracing and shaking hands to pave the way for a fresh beginning for football in ...
President Akufo-Addo has conceded that the integrity of the judicial service has been hurt by an exposé of corruption within the service by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. According to him, the resultant effect of lack of confidence in the judicial system does not help promote democracy and economic growth. Speaking at the 10th anniversary ...
Highlife sensation, Adane Best was the first of top artistes who performed at this year’s Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) dinner dance organised by Citi 97.3FM and held yesterday [March 25th , 2017] in Accra. Not only did he get the audience to sing along his many popular songs, he captivated them the presence of ...
The Charge’ d’ Affaires of the European Union in Ghana, Mr. Paolo Salvia has reiterated the commitment of the European Union (EU) to continue its support to Ghana in private sector competitiveness, trade facilitation and fiscal transition. He said this would be done through the regional envelope of the 11th European Development Fund. Mr Salvia ...
President Akufo-Addo, has paid glowing tribute to the late Chief Justice, George Kingsley Acquah. At a solemn ceremony held at the Ridge Church, on Saturday, March 25, to mark the 10th anniversary of his death, the president described the late Chief Justice as a “respectable and decent man”. The event was attended by Vice President ...
Two men are in the grip of the police for allegedly advertising vehicles on an online trading platform to defraud people. The two suspects who use the names Yaw Owusu or Emmanuel Osei, 28, and Isaac Akye or Hope Ahetoh,36, and a number of aliases, are said to have engaged in fraudulent sale of cars ...
The Upper West Regional Directorate of Health Services has intensified its screening efforts at identifying persons with Tuberculosis, taking on-board screening of miners in Nadowli District and at Out-Patient Departments of health facilities. Gene Xpert and Digital X-ray equipment have also been installed at the Regional Hospital in Wa to help facilitate screening for the ...
Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side. Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on an Arizona street, next to another badly damaged vehicle. The car – a Volvo SUV – was in self-driving mode at the time ...
The Minister of the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has assured the Presidency and Parliament that the security agencies are committed to employing effective measures to protect the security of the President and Members of Parliament (MPs). He was answering a question on the floor of Parliament last Thursday on the security of the President in ...
Westminster attacker Khalid Masood acted alone and there is no information to suggest further attacks are planned, Scotland Yard has said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said: “There is a possibility we will never understand why he did this.” Four people died and 50 were injured when Masood drove his car into pedestrians before stabbing ...
Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say. Fighters from the Kamwina Nsapu group attacked a police convoy. Six policemen who spoke the local Tshiluba were freed, but the rest were killed, Kasai Assembly President Francois Kalamba said. The unrest ...
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