The Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union’s (KKFU) Gender Programme, which aims at empowering female cocoa farmers to stimulate their economic activities, break the vicious cycle of poverty, continues to yield dividends, with about 20,000 female members of the Union, benefiting from it.
Ghanaians have been advised to embrace technology and the impact of the social sciences as a means to boosting the country’s economic growth. This, according to experts, would alleviate some of the pressing issues that face the
A weeklong event aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge about organic agriculture is underway in Accra. Dubbed, “The 5th West African Organic Agriculture Conference “ , is expected to bring together about 300 participants from West Africa to share
The Technical advisor at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Dr Eric Oduro Osae has called on Ghanaians to show keen interest in the upcoming referendum on December 17 and ensure it becomes a success. According to him, the outcome of the referendum would mark a turning point
The Nandom District Assembly in the Upper West Region has disbursed GH¢339, 611.35 to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the area, from the disability fund from 2017 to 2019. The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Namdam, Mr Thaddeus Arkun Aasoglenang indicated that, the assembly in
Personnel of the Ministries Fire Station in Accra yesterday embarked on a special Fire Safety exercise at the Art Centre and its surrounding areas. The exercise, which lasted
The Lift Up God Church (LUGC) in the Central Region on Sunday held its annual fundraising and harvest here at Amuzukope, near Kasoa, in the Central Region, with a call on the congregation to give willingly for the sake of God. The Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea,
The management of FBN Bank Ghana yesterday presented GH?20,000 to the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in support of its 70th Anniversary
The council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has called on the government to halt the construction of the 25,000 affordable housing units by the Ministry
The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery has stated that upsurge of kidnapping in the country, rather the trend had declined in comparison to previous years. The Minister said that 77 cases of kidnapping were recorded in 2013 and 76 in 2014. The figure declined
Government says it has made an estimated savings of Ghc470million in taxes from under declaration by Telecommunication Companies (Telecos) between the first quarter of 2017 and the last quarter of this year. The savings follows the implementation of a Common Platform operated by Kelni GVG to track down revenue through traffic inflows of the telecos … The post Govt
The Minister for Fisheries, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye , has reiterated government’s commitment to protect the marine resources of the country. She stressed that “ we remain resolute to continue and sustain our monitoring
The world’s only accredited teaching hospital on an MD-10 aircraft “Orbis Flying Eye Hospital,” has arrived in Ghana to provide capacity training for eye specialists in the country. Expected to spend three weeks in the country, the
A day’s conference of Women in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was held in Accra yesterday on the theme; “Challenging gender stereotypes in TVET in Ghana.” The objective was to encourage young women to show interest and participate in male dominated trades to change the
The Centre for Piano and Voice Perfection, an affiliate of the University of West London, last Saturday, held a seminar in Accra for communicators and journalists to adopt dialogue and counsel as key components of their communication methods. It was also aimed at educating participants on the new models
George Kyei Baffour, a local government expert, has blamed the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) as well as the Electoral Commission (EC) and Parliament for the low education, sensitisation and awareness on the Tuesday December
Kwesi Jonah, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has lamented that the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) latest campaign against the proposed amendment of Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution which will make local government elections partisan can negatively affect the referendum. “The NDC’s latest stance is a “big los”. … The post Campaign
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Professor Domwini D. Kuupole, Wednesday, called on government to invest in technical related disciplines to make technical universities more relevant to the demands of the 21st Century. He pointed out that technical education was an essential driver of economic and social development for Ghana, and that … The post Make
A Three-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities for the WASS Experimental Basic School in the La-Nkwantanang-Madina municipality has been inaugurated. Constructed by the assembly, the facility would accommodate the A and B kindergarten pupils of the school. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mrs Jennifer Dede Adjabeng, in handing over the classroom block to the Municipal … The post WASS
The electorate have been admonished to vote for competent candidates to represent them in the upcoming district level elections since Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) required development-oriented people to represent their constituents. Many local communities are under-developed because
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