All is set for the start of the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to begin in the Polish City of Katowice, to officially begin on Monday, December 3. Under the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) delegates and negotiators are expected to … The post All set for Conference

Health authorities in the Ashanti Region are worried about the sudden increase in the prevalence rate of HIV infection in the Region. The Region, which had been recording declining rates in the last three years, saw a sudden rise in infections in 2017 at the rate of 3.2 per cent, as against 2.6 per cent … The post Ashanti regional health

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the new governing board of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), with a charge on the body to ensure its work outlived governments. The 43-member NDPC Board, chaired by Professor Stephen Adei, an economist, includes ministers, Governor of the bank of Ghana, regional representatives, ex-officio members and others … The post Ensure

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has officially commenced investigations into the alleged issuance of contaminated blood to a client by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). It had so far, questioned and taken preliminary statement from authorities of the Hospital, Ghana’s second largest referral facility, as well as a certain Evans Addo-Kwabla, who in a … The post Police

The Government will publish the 398-page report of the Justice Brobbey Commission that inquired into the creation of new regions this week, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has said. The publication would be done on government online portal www.ghana.gov.gh, and other social media handles as well as made it available to the … The post Report

The Super Falcons of Nigeria, won their ninth Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON), by beating the Bayana Bayana of South Africa 4-3 on penalties, in the finals of the competition at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. Nigeria’s Ebi Onome, missed the first kick of the day, but Nogozi Ebere, Rita Chikweli, Veronica Hezuo, … The post Nigeria wins ninth AWCON title appeared

A group of Regional and Constituency Executives of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have indicated their readiness to support Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin to pay for his forms and filing fees. Their expression is in reaction to Mr Bagbin’s complaints about the “unacceptable” high filing fees for the Flagbearership … The post We

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that his administration have managed Ghana’s economy very well over the last 23 months, leading to significant macro-economic stability and progress in all aspects of national life. Speaking at the 12th Graduation Ceremony of Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture, at Akropong, Akuapem, in the Eastern Region, … The post We

Mr. Evans Opoku-Bobie, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister has expressed worry that many Police personnel in the country are not well-informed about the Road Traffic Regulation Act. He has therefore directed the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) to organise periodic trainings on the Regulation 2012, LI 2180 (2012) for particularly, personnel of the Police Motor Traffic … The post Police

The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute and the Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed nitrogen efficient rice and biological resistance cowpea to help the country earn over GH¢8000 million annually if adopted. An economic assessment by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) showed that the country … The post Ghana

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Deputy Minister for Energy, has expressed concern about the behaviour of some oil companies who fail to comply with the policies and regulations of local content. According to him some oil companies have specialized in “beating the system”, whilst other rely on local and foreign experts to expose the weaknesses in … The post Minister

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Saturday said it was time to reverse the rising new trend of HIV infection among the youth in the country. He therefore charged the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), the Ministry of Health, Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders to work together for high impact and achieve target goals. President Akufo-Addo … The post Time

The Security Agencies and the Emergency Services in the country have conducted a Counter Terrorism simulation exercises codenamed ‘Exercise Home Shield’ within the Accra and Tema Metropolis. The Exercise under the Ministry of National Security code named “Home Shield” was aimed at practising and harnessing the various roles and expertise of all the stakeholders in … The post Security

Fidelity Bank, a Ghanaian owned bank has revealed to Ghanaians, the secret to its ability to meet the minimum capital requirements set by the Bank of Ghana in 2017 leading to its continuous operations. Mr Edward Effah, the Chairman of the Fidelity Bank, at a news conference in Accra on Friday said the Bank of … The post Fidelity Bank meets minimum capital requirement

Mr Charles Abugre, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Savanna Accelerated Development (SADA), has said the wealth gap between men and women in the country continues to widen. He said “one of the richest men in the country earns in a month more than the poorest women could earn in 1,000 years”, he said. … The post Wealth gap between men and women widens –

Ghana is at the final stages to issuing the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license in the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). Mr Chris Beeko, the Director of Timber Validation Department of the Forestry Commission, said Ghana and the European Union must commission a joint assessment to ascertain the readiness to issue the license. … The post Ghana gets

The issue of tariffs for gas from the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) would take centre stage at the Committee of Ministers (CoM) meeting being attended by the Energy Ministers of Ghana, Nigeria, Benin and Togo, in Accra. The meeting is expected to broker a solution to an impasse between the West African Gas Pipeline … The post West African Energy

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) would, from January 2, 2019, commence the use of an electronic platform to register vehicles. This is to ensure that the time spent at the DVLA is reduced drastically to prevent overcrowding. A statement issued by the DVLA and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday said … The post Registration of vehicles

Many Ghanaians say they cannot muster the courage to  check their HIV status, despite the years of campaign  to encourage voluntary testing so that individuals could make an informed  choice for healthy lifestyles,  however the results would be . A Ghana News Agency Survey ahead of World HIV/AIDS Day, on Saturday, December 1, revealed varied reasons … The post Many

The Parliament of Ghana is to investigate the poor Internet linkage that is negatively affecting its work, for some time now, especially since it came back from recess five weeks ago. Internet connections are down or interrupted for long hours and evens days in the Chamber Block, denying both Members and Staff of Parliament access … The post Poor Internet linkage