The activities of illegal miners is not only affecting surface water quality but underground water as well, Mr. Wolanyo Kwadjo Siabi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency has indicated. “Underground water which over the years have been described as the safest, had had its quality compromised with traces and continual … The post Illegal

Management of the Upper East Regional Hospital has engaged the services of six locum doctors as part of strategies to bridge the doctor-patient ratio of about 1:25,000 for quality service delivery. The 177-bed capacity Hospital, which serves as the major referral centre for the Region, had over the years managed with seven doctors including a … The post Locum

The Accra Regional Police Command on Thursday impounded 71 motorbikes and nine tricycles for the riders’ disregard for road traffic regulations. Deputy Superintendent of Police Effia Tenge, the Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command, said the bikes were impounded during an operation by the Baatsona Motor Traffic and Transport Division led by Chief … The post Accra police

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Ghana (UG) Chapter on Friday said it considers the suspension of Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Butakor, both UG lecturers as relatively harsh. It said considering that the core allegations of “Sex for Grades” could not be established against the two lecturers, their suspension for … The post Suspension

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Friday for a 12-day working tour of Europe that will see him visit Scotland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium. The President is billed to deliver a keynote address at the St. Andrew’s Africa Summit on Saturday, February 22, 2020. The Summit, on the theme: “Leadership, … The post President leaves

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday said his Administration had done more than it inherited and created conditions for the youth of Ghana to thrive. He said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) fixed the economy of Ghana, improved on social intervention programmes, and was giving hope again to the citizens and determined to … The post Young people must

Some leading members of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) on Friday kicked against the high cost of filing fees being charged for various positions of the party. Mr Kweku Quansah, Aspirant for National Chairmanship told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that, the nomination fees were astronomical, deterring and outrageous and was against the … The post CPP

Mr Shi Ting WANG, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, on Thursday called on Ghana not to evacuate its nationals from China as the act will increase the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the Country. He said this was necessary as the long distance international travel could possibly increase Ghana’s chances of COVID-19 infection just … The post Evacuating

Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, says the presence of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), will help to mitigate Ghana’s investment risks, to unlock additional investments and lower the cost of borrowing. The Agency was going to support Ghanaian banks by providing access to credit insurance that would offer the much needed collateral. … The post ATI

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, delivering his Fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament on the floor of Parliament, tasked the Police to work on their reputation. He pointed out that the public perception of the Police continued not to be the best and that they (Police) should make a comprehensive effort to … The post Ghana President tasks

The Kaneshie District Court on Thursday discharged Mr Gershon Akpa, a weapons mechanic who is one of the ten persons accused of treason on the advice of the Attorney General (AG). Ms Hilda Craig, a Senior State Attorney, who announced this at the Court, said, he had been replaced with one Johannes Zikpi of the … The post Court discharges Gershon Akpa in treason trial

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, said the government has employed over 67,000 teachers as part of its efforts to improve quality education under the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. This, he said would address the need for more teachers to handle the large number of student intake under the Free SHS system … The post Government employs over

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday said the clean-up exercise in the banking sector was a difficult task, but the right thing to do at the time to stabilise the financial sector. He said the weak banking sector that his government inherited from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) was now vibrant after the … The post Banks

A one-week nationwide polio vaccination campaign to boost the immunity of children against all the three types of polio began in Ghana on February 19, which ends on the 25th of the same month, this year. It is on the theme: “IPV CATCH-UP CAMPAIGN 2020.” Nana Dr Albert Antobre Boateng, the Deputy Eastern Regional Director … The post One week polio vaccination

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, delivering his fourth State of the Nation Address to Parliament Thursday, said Ghana is in good health and the economy is on a sure footing for the accelerated development of the country. “We have fixed the broken economy, we have delivered Free Senior High School Education, we have brought the … The post Ghana is in good health –

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed concern about the increasing obesity among Ghanaians, resulting in the rise of lifestyle diseases. He said “too many of us are overweight,” and advised that everybody took their health seriously. He asked the people to be mindful of the food they ate, ensured good management of stress and … The post President

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, presented some Protective Preventive Equipment (PPEs) to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) as its contribution towards the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The items included nose masks, gloves, goggles and protective clothing for use by frontline health professionals in their management of the COVID-19 outbreak, should Ghana … The post WHO

Customs officials from Ave-Havi Station of the Aflao Command of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have intercepted 53 rice bags of raw cocoa beans being smuggled from Ghana to Togo. The cocoa beans were packaged in 16 bags (65kg) and 37 bags (30kg) with total weight of 2,018kg, in a Ford Transit … The post Customs intercepts smuggled cocoa beans appeared

Mr Emmanuel Adjei Lartey, an NPP parliamentary aspirant of Okere constituency in the Eastern Region, has threatened to go to court over alleged deliberate scheme by the NPP executives to prevent him from picking a nomination form. “I have a constitutional right to pursue this matter. I will consult broadly and if need be I … The post NPP parliamentary

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the assurance that Customers of collapsed microfinance institutions, savings and loans companies would start receiving their monies very soon. Delivering his state of the Nation address in Parliament on Thursday, the President said, GH¢5 billion would be released by the government to settle all depositors of the defunct … The post Ghana