Some civil society organisations (CSOs) in the north have called on the government to ensure that budgetary allocations to the health sector are realistic and focused on completing ongoing work on health facilities. CSOs argued that because of political considerations, various governments initiated the construction of new health facilities while old ones remained uncompleted and they eventually ended up [...] The post CSOs
The Corporate and social responsibility bourgeoning and fast mutating character and its application by domestic and trans-national enterprises have been hotly contested. While few heedful big corporations attempts to be good “corporate citizens”, majority are unheeding social responsibility practices. That business goals pursuance utilises societal natural and human resource and impacts people’s live and communities, it must, therefore, plan for [...] The post
An early warning and fire detection machine worth GH¢5,000 has been presented to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Headquarters in Accra yesterday. The machine, which was donated by Pyrotechnics Limited, and has features such as smoke detectors, siren and other panels, would help prevent fire outbreaks at the GNFS headquarters. A retired Fire Officer, Mr Emmanuel Azagba, now working [...] The post GNFS
An estimated one million farmers across the country are to benefit from this year’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has announced. Launching the programme in Accra yesterday, he said the figure was nearly five times the number of farmers; 202,000, that benefitted in the maiden edition, two years [...] The post 1
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has inaugurated the SAL 6000 modular system, a diagnosis machine capable of facilitating about 2,000 laboratory tests daily. The machine, worth about $411,000, is expected to bring to a halt the stress patients go through moving from one laboratory to another to have their laboratory tests. It was acquired from Mindray, a [...] The post KBTH
The Management of Asante Kotoko has said their midfield dynamo, Kwame Bonsu, was properly registered by the club and is eligible to feature for the Porcupine Warriors in their Confederations of Africa Football (CAF) Confederations Cup campaign. “We went through the proper processes in securing the release and registration of the player and therefore, he is eligible to play for [...] The post Kwame
Mr. John Y. Frimpong-Manso, inventor of the FrindoSoccer Indoor Soccer Board Game in Tuesday called on the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC). The visit was to introduce his world acclaimed product to the body that governs and supports sports federations and sportsmen and women in Ghana. The USA based accountant appealed to the GOC and other business bodies to assist him [...] The post Inventor
Mr. Amidu Camarat, the President of Asokwa Deportivo FC, a Kumasi based Division One Club, has called on the Normalisation Committee (NC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to put restructuring of grassroots football top of their agenda. According to him, juvenile football remains the path of football development in the country and must be given serious consideration. “I think [...] The post NC
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and Nestlé Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to forge a strong cooperation in the sharing of scientific and technical information. The agreement was signed in Accra, between Professor Alex Dodoo, Director-General, GSA and Madam Philomena Tan, Managing Director, Nestle Ghana Ltd. It was witnessed by Mr George Kojo Anti, Business Development Manager, [...] The post GSA,
Africa’s general economic performance continues to recover and gross domestic products (GDP) growth is projected to accelerate to 4.0 per cent in 2019 and 4.1 per cent in 2020. But improved macroeconomic and employment outcomes require industry to lead growth, according to the 2019 African Economic Outlook (2019AEO) report, launched last Thursday by the African Development Bank and copied to [...] The post Africa’s
The Africa Centre for International Trade and Development (ACINTaD) has called for increased participation of women in the international trade to contribute to national development. Mr Isaac Hubert Arthur, the founder, said women’s participation in international trade is crucial to achieve the “Ghana beyond Aid” Agenda. He said more women business owners should be included in trade policy making processes [...] The post Increase
MTN Ghana has made available new trends in technology to enable the creative industry take advantage of the current alternative sources of music creativity and marketing. Mr Bless Sefenu Agordjo, Senior Manager, Products and Services, said the aim was to make industry players learn new ways of doing things that could help them scale up music businesses in terms of [...] The post MTN
Clemonic Company Limited, a leading cement distributor at Kumasi has emerged the overall top distributor for 2018 at the just ended Ghana Cement’s (Ghacem) Customer Appreciation Night held to reward top cement distributors and customers. This is the first time Clemonic beat other top distributors after holding the second top distributor position for two consecutive years. Speaking after receiving the [...] The post Clemonic
The Nabuli Primary School in the Gushegu Municipality has been converted into a refugee camp housing displaced persons from the Konkomba-Chokosi conflict. Mr Bright K. A Lawoe, the Gushegu Municipal Director of Education, who visited the Primary School, expressed worry about the displacement of pupils and called for urgent attention to address the situation. The visit was part [...] The post Nabuli
The Lands Commission has said that lands located around the Military Base Armoury which was rocked by fire and explosions on January 16, at Michel Camp near Tema are private lands with part belonging to the Tema Development Corporation (TDC). The commission was reacting to concerns raised by the military on the massive encroachment near military armouries and barracks by [...] The post Michel
A project has begun to document best practices and experiences of school management committees (SMCs) to help guide others for improved education delivery in the country. The year-long project, which will end in October, is being implemented by Choice Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, with support from Gower Street. To this end, a stakeholders’ identification, mapping and analysis meeting towards codifying [...] The post Manual
The structures of the stalled Volta Regional Library project which commenced in Ho in 2003 are now waning, with 85 per cent of the job executed. The GET Fund project was scheduled to be completed in 2005; however, the 200-capacity ultra-modern library came to a standstill in 2014 due to lack of funds. It was reactivated in 2016 but stalled [...] The post Release
Webster University-Ghana has introduced a weekend MBA programme at Webster University campus in East Legon, as part of its efforts to make university education in the country more accessible. The weekend MBA provides working professionals with the opportunity to attend lectures once a week on Saturdays, making it easier to work as they earn their graduate degree in just 14 [...] The post Webster
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has redeemed its 2016 electioneering campaign promise of supporting the Muslim Clergy to build a new mosque for the Muslim community in the Navrongo Central Constituency of the Upper East Region. It would be recalled that the Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and the Member of Parliament for the Navrongo Central Constituency, Mr Joseph [...] The post NPP
The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at La Dade-Kotopon has inaugurated a 65-member working committee to see to mobilise grassroots support for the 2020 elections. The working committee is divided into groups which include logistics, technical, operations, organisation and ward group and others. The La Dade-Kotopon Constituency chairman, Mr Francis Ken Anderson, tasked members to put in [...] The post NDC
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