Accra, July 27, GNA - The Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, on Thursday protested a directive by the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, to allow the Leadership of the House to ask only one question.This came up after members had asked questions, eliciting answers from Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Food an
Accra, July 27, GNA - Dr Instide Ekow Essien, the Principal Consultant of Jede Associates, has said the use of policy and public education could serve as effective tools in addressing cancer problems in Ghana. He called on public health system in the district assemblies to make the cancer t
He said an effective early childhood education system would give children a head-start in the formal education system.Mr Nyoagbe, speaking at the 5th Quadrennial and 52nd Regional Delegates Conference of the Volta Regional chapter of GNAT, said access was a major challenge.
The Complementary Basic Education (CBE) programme, which seeks to provide out-of-school children with literacy, numeracy and life skills in other to access primary education, started with an initial number of 2,125 comprising 1,211 girls and 914 boys. Madam Barbara Okai Mensah, the Project Coordinator of Action Aid in the Mamprusi Ea
Accra, July 27, GNA - Professor Robert Darko Osei, the Vice Dean for the School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana, has urged the Government to check efficiency of public spending.“We need to check the efficiency of government spending, to help strengthen the public financial management system in the country,” Professor Dar
He said this when he joined officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry at a validation workshop on Ghana’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Strategy.The meeting brought producers, processors and exporters together with customs and government officials to discuss the implementation of Ghana’s AGOA Strategy, which a
Dorimon (UWR), July 27, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Wullingdool, the Policy Officer of the Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition (GTLC), has called on farmers to ensure proper post-harvest practices to help reduce the high incidence of post-harvest losses.He said post-harvest losses are a significant challenge to improving the agricultural se
Accra, July 27, GNA - Dr Prince Kofi Amoabeng, President of UT Holdings, has publicly endorsed the Punctuality Ghana Public Endorsement Campaign with a call on government to sanction ministers and appointees who flout the principle of time management. He blamed
Dorimon (U/W), July 27, GNA – Mr Eric Banye, the Country Programme Coordinator of the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), has called on farmers to resort to the traditional method of food storage and limit the use of chemicals that are hazardous to the health of consumers.He said the use of traditional food storage faciliti
By Prosper K. Kuorsoh, GNAWa, July 27, GNA – Social Initiative for Literacy and Development Programme (SILDEP), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has expressed unhappiness with the breakdown of cultural values in some African societies.
Accra, July 27, GNA - Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has called on African governments to embrace and invest in science and technology to transform the agricultural sector.Dr Akoto said there was no way to develop agriculture without science, adding that it was imperative for African continent to prioritise
Accra, July 27, GNA - Codetrain, the first technology-talent accelerator to train young people to build apps and software, has been launched in Accra.Mr Richard Brandt, Founder of Codetrain, said the school, trained young people to build a career in web and mobile application development, design, and online marketing.
Kumasi, July, 27 GNA – Dr Mrs Bernice Darko Adu-Gyamfi, a Ghanaian-born doctor resident in Houston, Texas in the United States of America (USA), has presented medical consumables valued at thousands of dollars to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU), of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), in Kumasi.
Accra July 27, GNA - L’Oreal West Africa, a subsidiary of the world’s leading beauty company, has refurbished the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre of the Martey Tsuru Presbyterian Basic School, in Accra as part of its Citizens’ Day. The company thus presented four desk-top computer and accessories, ren
Takoradi, July 27, GNA – The management of Zen Petroleum Limited, the fourth largest oil marketing company in the country, has introduced to the market low sulphur diesel.This was in accordance with the National Petroleum Authority’s (NPA) directive to move Ghana from 3000 parts per million sulphur diesel content to 50 parts per
Koforidua, July 27, GNA - The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has ordered the closure of the Koforidua-Mamfe Akuapim road.This is to allow for the construction of a bailey bridge to replace the collapsed concrete bridge on the section of the road between Tinkong and Nyamebekyere.
Kumasi, July 27, GNA - Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has urged increased support to grow the country’s private sector and to make it to become more vibrant.Speaking at a meeting with the visiting President of Malta, Mrs. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, at his Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, he said it was a critical area the European nat
Binduri (U/E), July 27, GNA - The Binduri District Assembly on Tuesday donated about 5,000 Mango, Neem and other species of tree seedlings to basic schools in the district to promote afforestation efforts and provide wind protection for the schools.Mr Yakubu Ayinga Abagri, the Binduri District Chief Executive (DCE), said it was part
Accra, July 27, GNA - Cocoa Industry players have met in Accra to deliberate and take action on how to end deforestation and forest degradation linked to cocoa sector in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.A joint framework of action has been developed with the cocoa sector in the two countries, to address illegal mining and logging as well as
He said Africa must also leverage its vast resources to ensure development and create wealth for the people. President Akufo-Addo said this at the launch of the book “Making Africa Work” in Accra.“Let us not make any mistake about it, in the
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