The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged continuous support to Ghana to make the country the most preferred investment destination. This will be done through the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Investor map, a digital tool that provides market intelligence on investment opportunities in Ghana and its related impact data to identify and increase SDG-aligned … The post UNDP
About two out of five of the population live in slums, a report by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has revealed. The report says as of 2017, the proportion of the population living in slums stood at 39.3 per cent, with the figure slightly dropping to 39.2 per … The post Two out of five persons
Chief Superintendent Cephas Arthur, the Assin-Fosu Municipal Police Commander, has warned all criminals in the area to stop their nefarious activities or be hunted down by the police. He said the security agencies would descend heavily on people who would foment trouble before, during, and after the Yuletide. “It is the mandate of the security … The post Stop
Ghana will soon ratify the “Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography”, Mrs Akosua Frema Opare, the Chief of Staff, has said. This would ensure that State parties prohibited and criminalised the offences to protect children. The Chief of Staff said … The post Ghana
Parliament’s Committee on Communication has suspended the hearing on the 2022 budget estimates of the Ministry of Communication and Digitalization over the failure of the ministry to submit six outstanding annual reports of the NCA to the committee. According to the Committee members, the ministry’s inability to furnish them with the six outstanding reports from … The post Committee
Consultations are underway for the purchase of a new Presidential Jet, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister of Defence, has said. He said the Ghana Air Force had written to him (the Minister of Defence) to procure for the use of Government Business, the main aircraft for the Communication Squadron of the Ghana Air Force. “Mr … The post Consultations
The Senior Presidential Advisor, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, says the 2022 Budget is one of the best Ghana has ever produced because of its focus on youth entrepreneurship and employable skills development. He cited the infusion of the Electronic levy (E-levy) in the proposed budget towards funding entrepreneurship programmes as one of the best decisions of … The post 2022
Approximately, 12 per cent of households nationwide, constituting 3.6 million, are food insecure, a report on a “Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA)” survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and its partners, has said. It said female-headed households both at the rural and urban areas were more food secure than male-headed households. The … The post 12%
The Ayawaso West Municipal Health Directorate says it is strategically rolling out a house to house COVID-19 vaccination exercise to get people in the communities fully vaccinated. The exercise has helped reach out to members within the municipality, leading to about 60 per cent of the population taking one of the vaccines. Madam Louisa Ademki … The post We
Nana Kwaku Agyemang, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Hempire Agric Ghana Limited (HAG), has urged government to hasten the passage of the Legislative Instrument (LI) to operationalise cultivation of industrial hemp in Ghana. Section 43 of Act 1019 of the Narcotics Control Commission Act makes special provision for the cultivation of cannabis solely for … The post Expedite
The Special Budget Committee of Parliament has requested Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), to appear before it to defend the Commission’s budget. This was disclosed by Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader, on the floor of Parliament. He said the EC Chairperson was not present at the Special Budget Committee’s … The post Special
The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced Anthony Sambian, 27, a commercial motor rider, to 15 years imprisonment for attacking and robbing some people at Amadaa, near Nkawie in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality. Sambian was said to have also supplied locally made pistols and cartridges to his accomplices, currently on the run, to use and rob … The post Motor
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Tuesday launched the new Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Ghana TVET Service), saying it is the catalyst for the country’s industrialisation drive and decent job creation. To that end, four second cycle TVET Applied Technology High Schools have been designated to offer programmes geared towards creating a career pathway … The post New
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