A total of 156,161 people were this year affected by flood in the Greater Accra Region. The cost of damage is estimated at GH?777,214.00, with hundreds of people rendered homeless. Registrar of Engineering Council, Mr Wise Ametefe disclosed this last Friday in Accra,
A seven-day empowerment summit aimed at inculcating good moral behaviour in the youth ended in Accra on Monday. Dubbed, “Wisdom Empowerment Summit”, the event was organised by the Achimota branch of the City of Favour Church. Organised under the theme: “Dominion”, the summit
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has launched the 2019 Road Safety Christmas campaign to reduce road traffic crashes in the country. Launched at the Takoradi Station at Kaneshie, Accra, this year’s campaign is under the theme, “Stop road accidents now, before it stops you.” Aimed at raising
The government has secured 5, 000 acres of land from the traditional rulers of the Aburiman, in the Eastern Region, for the construction of a proposed industrial park. The project would cover the Ga West Municipal Asembly in the
The Chairman of the National Development Planning Committee (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei, has called on Ghanaians to be productive in order to build the nation. According to Prof. Adei, nation
Mr Daniel Akuffo, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Shai Osu Doku has cautioned individuals and real estate developers to acquire permits before embarking on any project. He explained that this would secure their property from being affected by future demolition of illegal structures in the district.
The Media Coalition on Open Defecation (MCODe) yesterday joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Toilet day in Ashaiman. The world toilet day is celebrated every November 19 to create awareness of the life saving value of a toilet as well as raise awareness
The Director of Research of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye has described as laudable the proposed taxing of profits made by the telecommunication companies from mobile money (MoMo) transactions. However, he cautioned
About 328 childhood cancer cases have been recorded at the Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals in Accra and Kumasi respectively between January and October this year. Of the number, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) accounts for almost 51 per cent of the
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has announced five shortlisted persons for the 2019 Integrity Personality of the year, as part of efforts aimed at combating corruption. They include Daniel Yao Domelevo, Auditor-General of Ghana, Manasseh Azure Awuni, Freelance Investigative
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has kicked against government’s decision to export the services of trained nurses to Barbados. According to TUC, it was wrong for the country to export professional nurses when many communities across the country do not have access to the services of these professional
A grand durbar to climax the 50th anniversary celebration of the Nkawkaw Senior High School (KAWSEC) has been held here at Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region amid pomp and pageantry. Held on the theme “Fifty Years of Contributing to the Development of Ghana
The All Nations University College (ANUC) last Saturday held its 23rd and 24th congregation here last Saturday with the award of Bachelor’s degrees to 326 granduates. They included 55 graduates from the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, 160 from the School of Business,
The staff and students of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Kete-Krachi in the Oti Region are appealing to the government and well-wishers to come to their aid with adequate infrastructure that will enable them get accreditation. They said, although the college was a government institution
Nestle Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to give opportunity to students for practical skill development. Through the formalised five-year partnership, students will get opportunities for practical skill development
Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has assured that despite campaigning for ‘No’ in the upcoming referendum slated for Tuesday, December 17, the party will not mind engaging the government over other possible outcomes of the exercise. “My party’s position
The 2016 Independent presidential candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah, has added his voice to the upcoming December 17 referendum, describing the exercise as a “waste” of public funds by the government. “The December 17, 2019, is nothing but a “waste” of the nation’s
Adzoteye Lawer Akrofi, the Ada West District Chief Executive, has observed that the Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will be secured to take decisions without the fear of being sacked or suspended should they have the mandate of the electorate instead of appointment by the
Osei Bonsu Amoah, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development has dismissed the claim that voting ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum on Tuesday, December 17, is a recipe for more confusion and chaos at the district level due to experience with multiparty democracy. Justifying his
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