More than 100,000 people have received their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as of Sunday, May 23, data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shown. The exercise, which began on May 19, is expected to inoculate about 360,000 persons who received their first jab from March 1 to 9, this year. Dr … The post More than
Women suffering in abusive relationships have been advised to speak up in order for them to get help rather than keeping silent and enduring the torture that could negatively affect their health and economic fortunes. They are therefore advised to also report their abusers to the appropriate agencies such as the Domestic Violence and Victims … The post CHRAJ encourages
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it will destroy any equipment found in and around the country’s water bodies and forest reserves towards the fight against illegal mining. This was in a statement signed by Eric Aggrey-Quashie, the Director of Public Relations, GAF and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra. The statement said … The post We
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Sunday said government had earmarked 11,000km roads for construction across the country and 6,000km are expected to be completed by the close of 2024. To that end, he said, government had selected 81 critical road networks in all the 16 regions, translating into 2,167km, estimated at … The post Minister
Madam Stella Kumedzro, the Volta Regional Director of Environmental Health and Sanitation, says newborns in mining communities have high health risks. She said the exposure of expectant mothers to chemicals such as cyanide, nitric acid, sulphuric acid, mercury and other solvents used to separate the minerals from the ore, could pose serious health problems for … The post Babies
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Sunday joined the Christ the King Catholic Church for a mass service to mark the farewell of Reverend Father Andrew Campbell, outgoing Parish Priest, after serving for 12 years, and 50 years of missionary work in Ghana. The occasion also marked the 70th Anniversary of the Christ the King Parish, … The post Bawumia
Two hundred and fifty female rice growers from top producing areas in the Volta Region have benefitted from free portable rice harvesters. They were among 450 rice farmers from 15 farmer-based organizations (FBO) that were selected from six growing districts in the Region. The Government’s Modernising Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) programme, which is being supported … The post 250
Sheihk I.C. Quaye the Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board has expressed uncertainty towards performing Hajj and Umrah prayers in the Grand Mosque in Mecca this year. “Given the new Visa requirements, from Saudi Arabia, which prescribes the COVID-19 Vaccine as a prerequisite for obtaining a visa for travel, both parties have agreed that the … The post Ghana
The ECOWAS Commission will hold a consultation and orientation workshop for the re-constitution of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW). A statement said the two-Day workshop, which begins in Accra on Monday, 24 May, 2021, is meant to sensitize and prepare the distinguished member states’ nominees of the CoW to discharge their duties as … The post ECOWAS
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