Professor Fred Binka, a Clinical Epidemiologist at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, says the World Health Organisation’s approval of the use of the Mosquirix Malaria Vaccine in Africa is good news, especially for the poor. “…In our country, it is the poor that are exposed to mosquito bites and malaria. The rich are … The post Malaria vaccine

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, says cybersecurity service providers will be issued licenses for legal recognition to operate. This is in line with Section 49 of the Cybersecurity Act 2020, which mandates the licensing of all cybersecurity service providers. The Minister said the licensing would ensure that there was sanity within … The post Cybersecurity

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, says cybersecurity service providers will be issued licenses for legal recognition to operate. This is in line with Section 49 of the Cybersecurity Act 2020, which mandates the licensing of all cybersecurity service providers. The Minister said the licensing would ensure that there was sanity within … The post Cybersecurity

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) against Sanitary Pad Taxation has appealed to the Ministry of Finance to abolish taxes on sanitary pads to improve menstrual hygiene and quality of life for girls in the country. As Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s International Day of the Girl-Child, the … The post Coalition appeals

Kofi Nyame, one of the alleged murderers of Major Maxwell Mahama, will on October 18, 2021, open his defence in the mini-trial in the ongoing case. Mr Theophilus Donkor, Counsel for Nyame, was supposed to open his defence initially but could not do so, which he attributed to his inability to have access for conference … The post Maj. Mahama murder trial: Kofi Nyame

The Accra Regional Police Command has foiled a robbery attempt by one Richard Narh, a 45-year-old scrap dealer, at Oyibi, a suburb of Accra. Another scrap dealer, Karimu Seidu, a 25-year-old Nigerian, was also arrested for the alleged frequent purchase of Richard Narh’s stolen booty. A statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Juliana … The post Police foil robbery

According to data from the Ghana Health Service Ghana has recorded nearly 110,000 (109,888) teenage pregnancies in 2020 alone, and Queenmothers have been urged to intensify girl-child education on the prevention of teenage pregnancy in their communities to bring the increasing cases under control. Dr Doris Aglobitse, National Programme Analyst in charge of Communication, Partnership … The post Ghana

The Ghana Chamber of Mines Monday presented a cheque for GH¢778,657.00 to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources towards the implementation of the Ghana Green initiative. The Green Ghana is an initiative of the Ministry to restore the degraded forest cover caused by the activities of illegal miners. The project was launched nationwide on … The post Chamber

Associate Professor Anthony Simons, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa has urged the government to complete the Labour Market Survey (LMS) and to compensate university teachers adequately. He said the current salary levels of university teachers were problematic and required urgent attention to help attract and retain qualified staff. Mr Simons … The post Ghana

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested some three suspects for their involvement in the alleged murder of Albert Anyinado, aged 30, in the Ketu South Municipality. The suspects; Korku Kalefe,42, Kpotor Afedo, 21, and Sitsofe Ametoke, 27, were arrested while they attempted to sell the body of the victim, who resided at Adina, for … The post Police

The Special Prosecutor has dropped the charges against Mahama Ayariga Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, with Kenerick Akwasi Marfo, a car rental dealer, over allegedly using his public office for private benefit in the purchase of brand new and second-hand Toyota Landcruiser vehicles. . This was after the Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, had … The post Special

The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has raised concerns over the growing number of Ghanaian children, especially girls under 16 years, falling prey to persistent online bullying and attacks because of their vulnerability. “Each day we receive cases reported by parents or by victims of sexual exploitations online and even stark pornography…it is … The post Ghanaian

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted approval to zero the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levies on petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for two months. The approval follows advice from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to mitigate the impact of rising prices of petroleum products on the world market on consumers. The purpose … The post President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Ghana at the head of the Ghanaian delegation to attend the 60th Anniversary Ceremony of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade, Serbia. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the largest grouping of states after the United Nations, is a forum of 120 developing countries that are not formally … The post President

Prof. David Millar, President of the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS) also known as the Millar Open University, has said monetization of grass is key to curbing bush burning in the country. He said Traditional Authorities and the security agencies had done their best over the years to control the spate of … The post Monetization

Reverend Father Isaac Benuyenah, Parish Priest of St Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Hohoe, has underscored the need for personal hygiene as a prerequisite for marriage. He said personal hygiene was also an important factor to be considered in preparation for marriage as looking decent everyday without keeping some parts of the body neat would not … The post You

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced it will start a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore in Ghana with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field. As previously announced, the company said in a statement to the Ghana News Agency that Maersk Venturer, which had been contracted for four years, was … The post Tullow Oil says

The Black Stars of Ghana recorded an impressive 3-1 victory against their Zimbabwean counterparts in the third Group G match of the African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Goals from Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey and Andre Ayew ensured three points for the Black Stars who stayed in second with six points and just a point adrift … The post Ghana

Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (Retired), Commissioner, Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said the Division is upbeat and poised to increase its revenue targets from GH¢10.9 billion in 2020 to GH¢17 billion for 2021. He said in 2020, the Customs Division exceeded its GH¢10.9 billion target and raked in over GH¢12billion in excess of GH¢1.6 billion. … The post Ghana

The United States (US) Government on Friday donated about 1.3 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Ghana through the COVAX facility. This brings to 2.5 million, the total number of vaccine doses the United States has donated to Ghana. A Deputy Minister for Health, Ms Tina Mensah who received the donation, thanked the US … The post US