The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has asked Ghanaians to take bold steps and fight against bribery and corruption. The Catholic Bishops said they recognised government’s efforts at addressing what it described as ‘the sin of bribery and corruption’ in Ghana, but, the general situation, “still remained undesirable and needs a more pragmatic approach to address this menace.” They made [...] The post Catholic
Government has been urged to intensify its efforts at controlling malaria, particularly in the rural and farming communities in the country. According to the Private Sector Malaria Prevention (PSMP) report, malaria was prevalent in farming communities, especially around irrigated rice farms and dammed river bodies, hence the need to step-up control campaign against the disease. Consequently, mechanisation of agriculture by [...] The post Govt
A conference to explore ways of promoting gender equality, using agriculture service to measure impact of agricultural projects, was held on Thursday, in Accra. The event dubbed: ‘Gender equality through Agriculture in Ghana”, was organised by Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) and the Canadian Government. It sought to discuss findings from a gender-based study on the agriculture sector in Ghana, [...] The post Confab
Government has cautioned Ghanaians travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with their personal medication to seek clearance from the Ministry of Health and Prevention before their arrival in that country. The caution follows the UAE’s unveiling of a new law that required all tourists and residents entering the country to seek approval from their health ministry. Addressing the media [...] The post Travellers
The Ministry of Information yesterday launched the Fifth National Policy Summit (NPS) with a call on Ghanaians to show interest in outcomes of the summit. Scheduled to take place from December 9 to 10, the summit would take place in the Western Regional Capital, Takoradi. It is on the theme “Improving Performance in State Owned Enterprises and Agencies” and would [...] The post MOI launches
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday commiserated with the family of the late Mr Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, who died on Wednesday. The President was accompanied by senior members of the NPP and government, including National Chairman of the NPP, Freddie Blay, Mr Alan Kyerematen, Minister for [...] The post President,
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the people of Yilo Krobo to disregard misconceptions that government is moving the University of Environment and Sustainable Development from Somanya to Bunso in the Eastern Region. According to him, the misconceptions were peddled by his political opponents meant to soil his relationship with the people of Krobo, and, [...] The post Controversy
Zoomlion Ghana Limited as part of efforts to rid the country of filth is to distribute 50,000 waste bins free of charge across the country. Chief Executive Officer of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong who disclosed this at the launch of an environmental campaign to rid the country of filth and educate the citizens on environmental cleanliness, said [...] The post Zoomlion,
Students from five agricultural colleges in the country have urged government to restore their allowances or they will embark on a series of demonstrations to press home their demand. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, President of Agricultural Colleges Students Union (ACSU), Promise Tokoli Buernartey, complained about the lack of infrastructure and logistics on the various colleges which affected academic [...] The post Agric
The Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS), the third oldest secondary school in the country, will on this Saturday commemorate its 109th anniversary. The four-day event to begin from Thursday November 22 to Sunday November 25, will be celebrated under the theme, ‘Providing holistic education – The role of stakeholders.’ As part of activities for the event the GSTS Alumni Association [...] The post GSTS
The Sunyani Technical University (STU) on Friday held its 23rd matriculation ceremony with the admission of 1,914 students for the 2018/2019 academic year. The number represented 61.0 per cent of 3,137 prospective students who applied for admission but 1,116 out of the 1,914 representing 58.3 per cent were males while 798, signifying 41.7 per cent were females. In view of that, [...] The post Sunyani
Students in second cycle institutions have been encouraged to develop self- confidence and pursue engineering courses which played a critical role in National development. According to Mr Jeffery Coffin, Regional Manager for Knight Piesil (KP) Consulting, West Africa that would enable students take a closer look at the environment, identify issues and constantly work at them and develop simple technologies [...] The post Students
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Kwadwo Nuamah has appealed to traditional authorities to refrain from partisan politics. “Involvement of chiefs in partisan politics has dire consequences and in order to ensure peace, they should make sure they don’t take sides by vouching for a particular candidate during campaign seasons,” he noted. Dr [...] The post Involvement
The Upper East Regional Minister, Ms Paulina Patience Abayage, has observed that one way of curbing teenage pregnancies and early child marriage in the country was through the prioritisation of the girl child education. The Upper East Regional Minister made the observation when a five-member member team and some staff of the Regional Directorate of the Ghana Broad Casting Corporation, [...] The post Upper
The Executive Director of the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE), Mutaru Mumuni Mugthar has admonished the youth to play leading roles to preserve and counter any vulnerability that will result in large scale violence in the country. He noted that peace and security were challenges for the youth and everything should be done to ensure they engage in peace [...] The post Youth
Hajia Ayishetu Seidu, Municipal Chief Executive for Savelugu in the Northern Region has admonished residents of the Municipality to take advantage of government’s flagship initiatives and social interventions to ameliorate their plight. She explained that the initiatives, namely the Planting for Food and Jobs, Free Senior High School, one-district one-factory, Planting for Food and Exports, Youth Employment Agency and the [...] The post ‘Take
Director of Research and Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako says the party is unfazed by the calibre of executives leading the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 general election. Though he commended the NDC for a successful election, he noted they could have done better. For instance, Mr Nimako said he would not have taken [...] The post NPP unfazed
Obore Gariba Yankorsor II, Paramount chief of the Bassare traditional area in the Northern Region, has commended the government for capturing social interventions of the community in the 2019 Budget and Policy Statement of the government for construction to attract investments. “The construction of social interventions will attract more Investors into the area to venture into one-district-one-factory and one-village-one-dam flagship [...] The post Govt’s
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has urged all the political parties in opposition not to field a candidate for the Ayawaso Wuogon parliamentary by-election following the death of the MP for the constituency, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko. He wrote on his Facebook page on November 22, 2018, a day after the news of Mr Agyarko’s death, that: [...] The post Avoid Ayawaso
Government on Thursday laid a Legislative Instrument (LI) in Parliament seeking Parliamentary approval to create five new districts and municipal assemblies. Mr Augustine Collins Ntim, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who laid the Legislative Instrument on behalf of the substantive Minister said it was to deepen governance at the local level. The proposed districts [...] The post Govt
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