The Accra Academy as part of efforts to provide accommodation for its staff, has held the 90th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner in Accra on Saturday. With a target of about GH¢ 20 million to be raised, the 64-apartments staff housing project is expected to be completed within four years as old students from various year groups … The post Accra academy holds 90th anniversary fundraising

The youth have been advised to learn what is of interest to them if they have passion for it, a board member of the Youth Arise Organisation (YAO), Mrs Susana Bonney has said. According to her, the more passion an individual had towards his or her interest, it supported them to make it through their … The post Youth advised to learn what interests them appeared first on

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it has completed about 75 per cent of the first phase of social intervention projects currently ongoing in the northern part of the country. The projects that are being undertaken by the 48 Engineer Regiment of the GAF under the auspices of the Ministry of National Security seeks to … The post 75 % of Ghana Armed Forces

The “Comprehensiveness of Islam,” a book detailing various ethics and morals that serves as ideal of a perfect Muslims and unique human society, was on Saturday launched in Accra. The book presents Islamic religion as not merely a way of worship, but a complete civilisation that has a judiciary system, a system of governance, a … The post Book titled ‘Comprehensiveness

A workshop for selected organic farmers in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Efia-Kwesimintsim Municipality ended over the weekend at Mampong Ahanta with farmers schooled on new farming technologies. The four-day event was funded by the United States Forest Service. The selected farmers made up of five females and five males were trained in the making of … The post 10

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ashaiman, Albert BoakyeOkyere has said government will continue to invest in education, especially at the pre-tertiary level, as it remained one of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s core flagship programmes. He said it was for this reason that government had been doing the needful to ensure that every Ghanaian … The post Govt

Philanthropists and the general public have been urged to support the fight against breast cancer. A journalist, Mrs Raissa Sambou, who made the call said the dearth of resources needed for the treatment of breast cancer left patients stranded and costing them their lives in many instances. Mrs Sambou also a breast cancer survivor, made … The post Support fight

The 10th anniversary of the Initiators of Change Foundation (ICF) magazine was launched in Accra on Monday. In a speech read on her behalf by the Minister of State in-Charge of Works and Housing, Dr Freda Akosua Prempeh, the Chief of Staff, Ms Akosua Fremah Osei Opare underscored the role of creators and innovators as … The post 10th anniversary of ICF Magazine launched                                                                    

The Bank of Ghana is scheduled to engage managers of commercial banks and forex bureau operators today as part of measures to halt rapid depreciation of the cedi and also curb the undue speculation on forex rates in the country. The meeting will also try to identify ways of ensuring seamless distribution of forex as … The post Measures to halt cedi

The Government of Saudi Arabia has made available 159 scholarship programme annually for Ghana to make the Kingdom attractive and destination for Ghanaian students. “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made education free from nursery to PhD for qualified students and has about 29 public Universities. As a kind gesture towards making education accessible to … The post Saudi

The Railway Workers Union (RWU) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene immediately to avert the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) from a total collapse. According to the union, the deteriorating condition of the GRCL was clear signal that the company was gradually grinding to a halt unless the President took action, … The post Avert total

The waste management company, Zoomlion, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has said the Sanitation and Pollution Levy was paying off. According to the company, the collaboration between the government and private sector to recycle the country’s waste was taking shape. Through the collaboration, 16 Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOPs) were being constructed across … The post Sanitation

The Executive Director of the National Population Council (NPC), Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah, has called for urgent steps to curb the issue of teenage pregnancy in the country, stressing that its rate of occurrence was more than alarming. She said the country’s teenage pregnancy figures had hit more than 500,000 within the last five years, … The post Urgent steps needed

Ghana will in few months set up a fertiliser production plant for local production of fertilisers to meet the rising demand of farmers in the country, Technical Advisor on agriculture at the presidency, Ms. Nana Serwaa Amoako has said. “Processes is about 95 per cent complete and fertiliser production plant would be in operation in few months … The post Fertiliser production Plant

The Accra Area of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Ladies Club has climaxed its breast cancer awareness week with a fair and a talk show.  Dubbed “The feminine fair”, it was aimed at helping women within the Accra area of SSNIT have fun with their families, while vendors market their wares. Speaking … The post SSNIT Ladies Club holds fair, talk show

The Media Coalition against Galamsey has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, to prosecute the directors of Akonta mining company. According to the coalition, the call to prosecute the mining company was on the back of media reports which claimed that the mining company was operating in the Tano Nimiri … The post Prosecute

A draft Parliamentary Transition Bill from the Center for Democratic Transitions (CDT) has been presented to the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin. It was presented to him by Professor Kwamina Ahwoi and Nana Ato Dadzie, both consultants with the CDT. Transitioning from one Parliament to another under the Fourth Republican Constitution has had gaps and … The post Draft

Issah Fuseini, former Member of Parliament for Okaikoi North Constituency has urged Ghanaians to continue to retain the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to govern to transform the country.He explained that it would enable the party to implement policies that would be in their interest and also instil proper attitude in the citizenry before they exited power for another party … The post ‘Continue

Nii Armah Ashittey, a chairman aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has relished to unseat his contenders in the party’s upcoming internal polls because he stands taller and weightier than them. “I have what it takes since I have been a mayor of Tema under the late President Rawlings, I served as Member of … The post Armah Ashittey relishes NDC chairman position

The founder of National Interest Movement, a non-partisan civil society platform, Dr Sakara Foster, has advocated a long term national development plan in order to ensure progress, growth and development for the citizenry. He explained that the trend where one group of people form a government and implement a particular plan only for another set … The post Sakara