President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked persons who do not agree with the current approach being adopted by the government to stop illegal mining to seek redress in the law courts. He pointed out that ridding the country’s water bodies and forests of Changfang machines and excavators in order to promote environmental sustainability for the … The post Go
The Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA/SRO-WA) has partnered with the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission to discuss the state of implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and how the private sector can play … The post ECA
The very ground upon which Corcoran, California, was built has been slowly but steadily collapsing, a situation caused primarily not by nature but agriculture. In California’s San Joaquin Valley, the farming town of Corcoran has a multimillion-dollar problem. It is almost impossible to see, yet so vast it takes NASA scientists using satellite technology to … The post The
MTN Ghana plans to increase local ownership in the company to 25 percent by the close of this year. Currrently, the company has local participation of 16.9 percent. Mr Selorm Adadevoh, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, announced this at the virtual Annual General Meeting of the company on Tuesday. He said the MTN … The post MTN Ghana says it’s targeting
Following the drastic surge of COVID-19 cases in India this month, Ghanaians, have in a gesture of brotherliness, provided a donation of medical grade 150 oxygen concentrators to needy hospitals in that country. This equipment are being shared among 30 health facilities in rural areas across 14 different states/regions. Additionally, seven units of 10-litre-oxygen concentrators … The post Ghana
A Koforidua Circuit Court presided over by Mrs Mercy Adei-Kotei has remanded 32 illegal miners operating in the Atewa Forest Reserve who carried themselves out as national security operatives, into Police custody. This is the second time they have been refused bail by the court and are to re-appear on June 8, 2021. Earlier, lawyers … The post 32 illegal miners
MTN Ghana recorded a profit after tax of GH¢1.4 billion in 2020, representing 38.4 percent increase year-on-year, Mr Selorm Adadevoh, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Ghana, says. It declared a dividend of 8 pesewas per share. Mr Adadevoh said the performance was a reflective of the company’s diversified business model, consistent growth of service revenue, prudent management … The post MTN
The Minority Caucus in Parliament says government cannot construct 20 interchanges in four years. Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, questioned the source of funding for such projects after government failed to complete a single job under the Sinohydro roads projects and abandoned cocoa roads. At a … The post Government
The world is facing a greater pandemic than COVID-19, as teenage pregnancy rises at an alarming rate Mr Niyi Ojuolape, Country Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), says. He made this known at the Third Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Summit which opened in Accra on Tuesday on the theme: “Road to SDGs: Advancing Priorities in … The post Teenage
The Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) has called on government and stakeholders in the trade sector to implement enhanced trade finance support programmes. It said such programmes were necessary because they provided valuable credit and liquidity support for the intra-African trade. The call was made on Tuesday during GITFiC’s Maiden Monthly Research Report … The post GITFiC
A study has revealed that the Anopheles mosquito shows extreme resistance to insecticides in some cocoa-growing communities of the Ashanti Region in Ghana. According to the research conducted by the Biotechnology and Nuclear Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission at Atatam in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region, there were two … The post Anopheles
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) is mobilizing resources to resettle some 104 displaced persons at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region. The affected residents, currently putting up in make-shift abodes in the community, were displaced when their houses got burnt after a fuel tanker caught fire in an accident on … The post Burning
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in developing countries the hardest, worsening inequality and exacerbating existing challenges—insufficient health care systems, education deficits, stagnant incomes, rising conflict and violence, poorly-selected debt contracts, and climate change. Unfortunately, the delays in beginning the vaccination process in developing countries are deepening global inequality and leaving hundreds … The post
The Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Programme (AEHPMP), aimed at reducing exposure to mercury and unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (uPOPs) in the country has been launched at Awhitieso in the Tarkwa-Nusaem Municipality of the Western Region. The programme would strengthen the institution’s capacity to manage and regulate mercury use in Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining … The post Minister
Chiefs and farmers in the Sissala area of the Upper West Region are demanding a fair share of the €35 million (670.10km) European Union (EU) funded farm access roads project recently launched in the Upper West Region. Data from the Regional Department of Agriculture showed clearly that the Sissala East, Wa East and the Sissala … The post Sissala
Ghana, has been acknowledged by the World Health Organisaition (WHO), for achieving Maturity Level 3 of the Organisation’s global benchmarking tool for measuring the performances of regulatory systems. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, who made the acknowledgement, said the achievement was made through the WHO Listed Authorities initiative in 2020. This, he … The post Ghana
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has intensified Ghana’s election bid as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period 2022 to 2023. The election, slated for June 11, has two Non-Permanent Seats at the UNSC available for the Africa Region which is been contested for by three … The post Ghana
Inmates at the Sekondi Central prisons in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis, have staged a protest against the poor quality of food given to them. According to them, the government of Ghana feeds each inmates in Ghana’s prisons with GHC 1.80 pesewas per head on daily basis which they described as woefully inadequate. The peaceful protest was … The post Sekondi
Three people, including a two-year old boy, perished when a speeding fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Onyinanumfo in the Ahafo-Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region, on Monday, May 24. The tanker, said to be carrying diesel from Kumasi, which was to be off-loaded at Tepa, reportedly caught fire after hitting a … The post Three die, five injured in
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