The Dean of the School of Agriculture at the University of Ghana, Professor Irene Susana Egyir, has called on the government to allocate adequate funds to address the infrastructural deficits in the agriculture sector of the country. KODAK Digital Still Camera She said the funds should be channelled in developing the deplorable roads linking most … The post ‘Allocate
The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress has resolved to pressurise the government to drop the proposed Electronic Levy, popularly referred to as E-Levy. Consequently, it has decided to stage a demonstration today dubbed “Yentua Demonstration” to protest against the passage and implementation of the new tax as proposed in the 2022 budget statement. … The post NDC
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has appealed to Executives of the Tanker Drivers Union at the Buipe Depot Branch, to help fight the tampering of seals on tankers and the siphoning of fuel from tankers. He said despite the installation of seals on licenced tankers to … The post Partner
Street Sense Organisation (SSO), a road safety advocacy group, has donated 1,015 reflective vests worth GH?35,000 to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in Accra yesterday. The contribution by the group was aimed at facilitating the work of MTTD personnel and promoting traffic management. The national co-ordinator of SSO, … The post Road safety
Tipper Truck Owners and Drivers Association with support from the Ketu South Municipal Assembly yesterday began a reclamation of 30-acre land degraded through sand winning at Nogokpo Hadikukope. The Forestry Commission is expected to plant trees on the land that would be reclaimed. The Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Maxwell Kofi Lugudor, announced … The post Reclamation
New-born jaundice ranked second among ailments treated at the Child Health Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. New-born jaundice is a condition in which the skin, sclera (white of the eyes) and mucous membranes turn yellow due to the increase of bilirubin, a yellow pigment of red blood cells, in a baby’s blood within … The post Newborn jaundice
Six persons yesterday underwent a successful cornea transplant at the Eye Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to correct blurriness and restore their vision. The surgery, which replaced either part or whole cornea of patients with free donated cornea tissues from the United States, was led by DrGeoffrey Tabin, a Professor of Ophthalmology … The post 6 undergo cornea transplant
The Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Professor Kwame Adom Frimpong, has urged government to formulate a long-term National Development Plan (NDP) on the utilisation of petroleum revenue for the country. Such a plan, he said, would help sustain the revenue made from the petroleum sector as against losses recorded in previous … The post PIAC
The Minister of Health (MoH), MrKwakuAgyemang Manu, says the government is committed to seeing through its Agenda 111 despite some initial challenges. He explained that the delivery of the project was seriously on course as 67 out of the 111 had taken off since the sod-cutting ceremony in March 2021. The Agenda 111 aims at … The post Govt committed to Agenda 111 – Health Minister
With no end in sight to the prolonged strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), many students in public universities across the country have either returned home or are considering the same. Some of them left campus willingly after they could no longer cope with the frustration and uncertainty that has defined the … The post UTAG
Interbrands Ghana Limited on Wednesday donated of 120 boxes of hand sanitiser to the Ayensuano District Assembly at Coaltar in the Eastern Region, to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the district. The Marketing Manager of the company, Denny A. Ajilore, presented the items to the District Coordinating Director, Daniel Okwaisei, here at Coaltar, … The post Interbrands
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yaw Kwakwa, was yesterday relieved of his position. This followed a directive from the Presidency through the Ministry of Transport, announcing the termination of his appointment. It was contained in a letter dated February 4 which was signed by the Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori … The post Ghana Airports
The President of the Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen, Nene TerkpeteyAgbleze I, has appealed to the government to completely withdraw the E-levy Bill from Parliament. He said that though Ghana had a lot of minerals and cash crops, Ghanaians continued to wallow in hardship and extreme poverty. According to him, the implementation of … The post Govt urged to withdraw E-levy
A national stakeholder forum to eliminate female genital mutilation was on Monday held in Accra. Female Genital Mutilation is a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office in partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGSCP), it … The post National
The government will not shield officials when they put up unsavory conduct however, it will have no other option than to penalise them,”Dan Botwe, the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, has warned. He explained that such conduct sends wrong signals because it was in the interest of the government that such officials … The post ‘Govt will punish unsavory
Alex Mould,a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC), has urged the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) early in order to recover over time. “We have to go to the IMF, so that the earlier the better we recover over time and we also need to cut … The post Go to IMF to recover over time – Alex Mould appeared first
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged Ghanaians to rally its support behind the Electronic-Levy (E-Levy) on mobile money transactions to help alleviate challenges imposed on the country by the COVID-19 disease. According to the party, the pandemic which had immense negative effects on countries globally had made the country financially handicapped for which reason … The post Rally support for
Stakeholders in the aviation industry say they are satisfied with steps taken by McDan Aviation to operationalise its private jet terminal at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The stakeholders include the Ministry of Transport, the Ghana Airports Company Limited, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament. The McDan Aviation … The post Aviation
The office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice yesterday distributed 91 vehicles to offices and agencies under the ministry to enhance justice delivery in the country. This is in fulfillment of the promise made by the Attorney-General, and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, upon assumption of office last year. The Legal Aid … The post Attorney-General
Priority Prime Limited, an electrical engineering company based in Accra has donated 20 beds and mattresses to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) yesterday at Burma Camp in Accra. The items valued at GH?50,000 formed part of the corporate social responsibility of the company. Presenting the items, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Priority Prime Limited, … The post GAF
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