The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Strengthening the Care Continuum Project, on Tuesday held a day’s training on COVID-19 for 30 participants, at Goaso, in the Ahafo Region. It was organised by JSI Research and Training Institute International (RTII), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), through the Global Vax project, with … The post USAID

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched an Early Childhood Development (ECD) campaign, in Accra, to promote quality care giving practices for children aged eight and below. Dubbed “I WILL,” the campaign is in partnership with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Ghana Health Service and Ghana Education Service. The campaign … The post MoGCSP

The Art of Living, an international non-religious, non-profit organisation will host an event, to assist individuals in strengthening mental health and reducing stress, in Accra, today. The event, titled “Happiness 3.0” is aimed at equipping Ghanaians with evidence based tools and techniques to shift challenging emotions and mind states of stress and anxiety to ease, … The post NGO

The Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) has organised a durbar of chiefs and people of the Oti Region, at Dambai, to announce government’s decision to start exploration of iron ore in the region.  The exploration would take place at Bowiri and Kabosu in the Biakoye District, Akpafu in the Guan District, Teteman, … The post GIISDEC

The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, says government is determined to train people with the relevant skills needed in the industrial sector for national development. He asserted that the industrial sector across the globe was going through different forms of transformation, hence the need for government to equip individuals with the needed … The post Govt

The Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr George Boakye, has appealed to Ghanaians, especially people in his region, to continue to keep faith with the government as it works to deliver on its promises. He said the magnitude of work undertaken by the government over the last six years pointed to the fact that the government was … The post Keep faith with govt

Ghana has called on Indian manufacturing companies to invest in Ghana in order to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, who touted India’s huge investment in the Ghanaian economy said with Ghana hosting AfCFTA, it was an opportunity for India … The post Invest

A total of 10 iron ore blocks in the Oti Region have been allocated to selected investors by the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) to undertake geo-scientific studies, commonly known as Mineral Resource Estimation (MRE). A section of the participants at the forum MRE encompasses assessing the tonnage, grade, and value of … The post Big

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has reiterated its commitment to raise enough funds to reconstruct the Appiatse community in the Prestea, Huni-Valley Municipality which was destroyed by an explosion and support the victims of the incident to restart their livelihoods. Although government was not mandated to compensate victims of the incident, it said, … The post Govt

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in partnership with the Ghanaian-German Centre (GGC) has launched this year’s “Ghana Job Fair” to provide job opportunities for the teeming unemployed youth across the country. Slated from September 14 to 27, the Fair is set to happen in four different locations; Accra, Sunyani, Kumasi and Tamale, to provide a … The post YEA, GGC launches “Ghana

The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has donated assorted alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to three traditional authorities to support the celebration of the Ga Homowo festival. The councils are Kwashieman, Odorkor and Tsuim palaces all in Ga Mashie in the Greater Accra Region. Making the presentations at separate ceremonies on Tuesday, the Ablekuma North Municipal Chief … The post Ablekuma

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has stated that her dismissal as the Minister for Gender Children and Social Protection by the president will enable her concentrate fully on parliamentary duties. “The move by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to dismiss me will afford me … The post Adwoa Safo:

Kofi Bentil,Vice President of IMANI Africa, has raised concerns on the seeming importance of getting parliamentary representation for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region over people in Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) who do not even have a Member of Parliament (MP). He bemoaned that while Dome-Kwabenya constituents had been denied representation due to the long … The post Lawyer

Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been reminded to prioritise flagship policies of the government to accelerate growth and development of their jurisdiction. They are to ensure that the success and otherwise of the government’s policies, programmes and social interventions largely depended on their output and to prioritise their implementation as flagship policies. Collins … The post Prioritise

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has amicably solved an internal issue with the party. The FEC recently became aware of some internal divisions and disagreements leading to conflict among executives of the Techiman South Constituency and some leading party officials in the Bono East Region. The executives smoked a peace pipe … The post Feuding

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in collaboration with the Ghana Optometric Association (GOA) yesterday began a nationwide free eye screening for commercial drivers at selected terminals. The exercise is the second phase of the Authority’s roll out of its eye test reforms which aims to enforce Regulation 29 of the Road Traffic Regulation2012 (Legislative  Instrument … The post DVLA,

A Field Officer at Hen Mpoano, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Augustine Adamtey, has called on the Roads Ministry to, as a matter of urgency, do repair works on the Ankobra Bridge in the Ellembelle District in the Western region. According to him, the pillars holding the bridge for the past five years appear to be … The post Govt urged to repair Ankobra bridge appeared first

This article is a special request I received from some readers. This is a difficult article sincemeal preparation has many ingredients.  However, I tried every possible means to research on this significant subject. Let’s get started: Wikipedia(2021)  notes that Gari and beans are very nutritious, gari is starch-rich and serves as a source of energy. … The post Yoo

The Executive Director of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS), Mr Charles Abugre, has called on West African leaders to properly manage their countries’ natural resources to alleviate poverty in the sub-region. He bemoaned that it was inappropriate for communities endowed with natural resources to continue to remain impoverished with no proper health facilities, good … The post W/A

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Thursday inaugurated a committee to draft a standardised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for whistleblower protection in Ghana in Accra. The SOP is expected to address the challenges and weaknesses identified in the current systems for operationalising whistleblowing, as well as provide more efficient and effective … The post CHRAJ