Candidates writing this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) have been advised to desist from all forms of examination malpractices, but study hard to come out with flying colours. ‘Handling of foreign material, copying, asking or teaching friends and others could lead to your exam papers … The post WASSCE
Every dog must be vaccinated once every one or two years to help Ghana achieve immunity by 2030. The critical proportion of all dogs that ought to be vaccinated is 70 per cent in order to break the dog-to-dog transmission of rabies. Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of Public Health at Ghana Health Service, disclosed these … The post Every dog must be vaccinated
A total of 14 Chest Freezers and an Industrial Junker machine was yesterday distributed to 15 People with Disabilities (PWDs) at the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly (AEMA) in Accra. The items were aimed at supporting PWDs to venture into entrepreneurial skills in order to get them off the streets with the view of dealing with … The post AEMA supports PWDs
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has urged the general public to report any form of corrupt misconduct by any of its personnel through its Information Centre for the needed action to be taken. According to the Authority, there had been a growing negative perception of corruption among the general public regarding its operations, following … The post ‘Report
A total of Ghc54.7 million is to be disbursed to 344,389 beneficiary households nationwide as social cash grants under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme. The five-day disbursement, expected to start from Monday, is for the 77th and 78th cycles, meaning all beneficiary households—constituting more than 1.5 million individuals — would receive double the … The post LEAP
The Ambassador of Ghana to China, Dr Winfred Nii Okai Hammond, on Thursday stated that the Embassy of Ghana in Beijing has nothing to do with En Huan, also known as Aisha Huan’s return to Ghana. He said the Chinese national who was deported from Ghana to China in December 2018 for allegedly engaging in … The post ‘We didn’t give Aisha Huang visa’ – Ambassador
Fourteen awardees described as legends of journalism and promoters of free speech were on Wednesday night honoured in Accra. Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, was also honoured for his role in the country’s media space and for repealing the Criminal Libel Law. The rest of the awardees included Kofi Badu, Elizabeth Ohene, KwakuAddoSakyiAddo, K.G. OseiBonsu, … The post Former
A two-day forum aimed at promoting responsible mining in the country is underway in Accra. Organised by WACAM, a mining advocacy organisation, the forum offered various stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the current state of mining and develop concrete steps for the implementation of legal and regulatory reforms to support the responsible mining agenda. It … The post Stakeholders
A total of 159 terrorists and extremists attacks occurred in the Sahel and West Africa Sub-region, the Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has revealed. He said the attacks resulted in 538 fatalities and 127 injuries, and displacing many of the victims of the attacks that occurred this year, between July 1 and August 28. … The post Terrorists
Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has been honoured posthumously with the 2022 Generational Leadership Legend Award. It was conferred on him by the MOSES Foundation Ghana, a leadership institute, established to mobilise the older generation in fostering national cohesion and inspiring global excellence in Ghanaian leadership. A statement by the group to announce the … The post Nkrumah
Health Service Workers Union (HSWU) of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the Western and Western North Regions yesterday launched a welfare fund as part of its 13th annual week celebration held at Agona Nkwanta in the Ahanta West Municipality. With the catch phrase ‘Save for the future’, the HSWU Fund would provide loans, help members … The post HSWU launches welfare fund at Agona
As part of activities to celebrate this year’s International Peace Day in the Eastern Region, the Eastern Regional Peace Council, has organised a durbar at Akwamufie to mark the day on Wednesday. The celebration which brought together traditional authorities, the clergy, diaspora, indigenes and people from all walks of life, was purposed to promote sustainable … The post Akwamufie
Slamm Technologies, a leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) firm, has launched a new application to equip individuals on basic intermedian and advanced technology skills in different dialects.The application, dubbed “Nimdee” which literally means ‘knowledge’, comes in 15 different languages such as Akan, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani, Hausa, English, Spanish, French, Igbo and Yuroba.The Director of … The post Slamm
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies have been encouraged to partner the private sector to grow and develop the local economy. The Assemblies partnership with the private sector will create an enabling environment for them to invest in the local economy thereby improving livelihoods, creating jobs and wealth for the people. Kwabena Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional … The post MMDAs
Dr Steve Manteaw, a policy analyst, has called on politicians of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to tackle issues that affect the well-being of the citizenry dispassionately. “Ghana cannot accelerate its growth and development unless NPP and NDC politicians tackle issues that affect the well-being of the people without … The post ‘Tackle
Occupy Ghana, a pressure group, has petitioned the Right to Information (RTI) Commission to order the Lands Commission to provide details on all public lands that the Commission has allegedly returned to owners. It called on the Commission to make the Lands Commission provide the group with a list of all public lands, which the … The post Occupy Ghana petitions RTI C’ssion
The chiefs and people of Challa traditional area in the Nkwanta –South Municipality of the Oti Region have celebrated their annual Yam festival at Odome, which aimed at uniting the people and also mobilising the human and material resources in the traditional area for development. The week-long festival, which was used to display the rich … The post Challa Traditional Area observes
The Central Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association has expressed their displeasure about the refusal of the regional police command to release information to the media, and instead refer them to the police headquarters in Accra. It has, therefore, asked that, the regional, divisional and district police commanders to interact and communicate freely with … The post C/R
“There is no place like home, home sweet home, when I go south west east and north, I will always come back home” These were the words of the late Nigerian Reggae Gospel legend Evi-Edna Ogholi in her song titled “No place like home” in 1988. One would wonder why such a quote to begin … The post ADOM
Affirmed by the American Heart Association (AHA), most people who have high blood pressure (hypertension) are symptom free. They only realise they have hypertension through a checkup. Blood pressure checkups are not necessary everyday but doing so a few times within a year is helpful and safer for early detection and treatment if need be. … The post The
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