Residents of Gaagbini, a farming community in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region were rendered homeless, following heavy rains in the municipality at the weekend. Some of the affected residents are putting up with friends and relatives. The heavy rains collapsed some mud houses and washed away farms, backyard garden and livestock. … The post Gaagbini
Ghana is recording an upsurge in cases of human trafficking, according to data available to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. According to the data, the number of cases shot up from 587 in 2020 to 831 in 2021, indicating an increase of 244. Currently, cases under investigation have increased from 87 in … The post Ghana records upsurge in human trafficking
The Auditor-General (A-G) has detected financial irregularities amounting to GH¢17,483,483,539 by public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions for the 2021 financial year ending December 31. Attributing the irregularities to non-compliance to provisions of the Public Financial Management Act, Public Procurement Authority Act, and lack of due diligence by officers, the A-G said the irregularities cut … The post Leakage
The Methodist University College, Presbyterian University College and Catholic University College are now fully-fledged universities to award own certificates and degrees to students. They are now to be called the Methodist University, Presbyterian University and the Catholic University. The three institutions were awarded Presidential Charter at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday, having satisfied all … The post 3
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has organised one week training programme to orient participants for the smooth implementation of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP). The training was in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development with funding support from the World Bank. It was attended by over 40 procurement … The post PPA
The Ministry of Education has taken delivery of more than 3.7million English teaching and learning textbooks from the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) for distribution to schools across the country. The books form part of the Transition to English (T2E) programme of the USAID Partnership for Education Learning Activity. In all about 11,000 … The post MoE
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bunkpurugu Constituency in the North East Region, Abed Bandim, has bemoaned failure by successive governments to prioritise and invest in youth development to enable them participate in decision-makingto harness their potentials. He lamented that most of the youth were taken advantage of by politicians before, during and after elections, … The post MP
If you are a Ghanaian with zero tolerance for deception and abuses in the Christian community, you may have asked yourself many times why predictions by Ghanaian so-called prophets about the death of celebrities, including Presidents, turn out to be false 90 percent of the time. You may also have wondered why prophecies fore-telling the … The post Title of Book: Apostles and Prophets
When I look at health care now I can boldly say that we have come very far. This piece will start with the management of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). When I started hospital practice one of the striking things was the volumes of Mist. Magnesium Trisilicate we had to dispense to a person diagnosed with … The post Peptic Ulcer disease …treatment over the years appeared first
The Libyan Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Khamis Barak, has advised African journalists to give more attention of their reportage on Libyan crisis rather than leaving it in the hands of foreign media. This according to him would help reduce the negative reports filed by some foreign press and aid in finding solutions to the crisis. … The post We’re ready to help Libyan come out
As an annual practice, the Auditor-General (A-G) has presented to Parliament its report for the 2021 financial year in line with Article 187(5) of the 1992 Republican Constitution. In this report, the A-G has recorded financial irregularities by public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions amounting to GH¢17,483,483,539. The amount is said to represent a … The post Adopt
Ghana recorded a reduction in new infections and related death cases of AIDS by 26 per cent and 38 per cent respectively between 2017 and 2021. This, according to the Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, was as a result of the resources, expertise and commitment invested towards the fight … The post Over 100,000 people live
A porter, who together with others robbed a student of an iPhone Pro Max at knifepoint, has been remanded in police custody by the Circuit Court in Accra. Abdul Wahab aka Stone boy, Oblitey, and two others now at large, have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and robbery. Wahab has denied the charges … The post Porter remanded for robbing student of phone appeared
Anthony Yengdon, 20, an illegal miner, is in police grip for allegedly murdering her wife, mother and sister at Tampaala, a suburb of Jirapa, in the Jirapa Municipality of the Upper West Region. The victims are the 60-year-old mother of suspect, Bozobo Yengdon, his sister, Rebecca Yengdon, 22, and his wife, Cynthia Dabuo, 45. Assistant … The post Galamseyer allegedly kills
A restaurant manager, accused of defiling his landlord’s 15-year-old daughter at Osu, in Accra, has appeared before the Gender Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters. Victor Lassey, 42, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty and the Relieving Judge, Mrs Dora Eshun, admitted Lassey to GH¢30,000 bail with two sureties. Lassey is expected to reappear … The post Man
A 22-year-old drummer, who allegedly defiled a 16-year-old girl at a church premises in Osu, in Accra, has appeared before the Gender Based Violence Court, at the Police Headquarters. James Asamoah, charged with carnal knowledge of a female, pleaded not guilty. The relieving Circuit Court Judge, Mrs Dora Eshun, admitted Asamoah to GH¢30,000 bail with … The post Drummer
The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has charged political and traditional authorities in the Ashanti region to be guided by posterity in their contributions towards the fight against illegal mining. “The desire to ensure that future generations get access to safe water should be a motivating factor for all of … The post Political,
A 480-bed boys’ dormitory constructed for the Fiaseman Senior High School at the cost of GH2.7 million, was on Monday inaugurated at Fiaseman in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality of the Western Region. The one-storey block has a 20-seater water closet, 32-shower cubicles, washing base, two ironing halls and one mechanised borehole, was initiated by the Member … The post Fiaseman
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