The Ministry of Health and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) have agreed to enhance consultation in the implementation of the Drones for Medical Supplies Project   This followed a meeting between the Ministry, the Ghana Health Service, GMA, and Zipline, under the chairmanship of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday   “The discussions were very fruitful and productive. It was [...] The post MOH,

A second Canadian has been detained in China on accusations of harming national security, as tension continues between the two countries. It was confirmed on Thursday that Michael Spavor, a businessman, had been detained in addition to former diplomat Michael Kovrig. Canada drew Chinese protests after it arrested an executive at telecoms giant Huawei at the request of the US. [...] The post Second

Two Israeli soldiers have been shot dead by a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military says, amid an upsurge of attacks in the area. Two people were also severely injured when the gunman fired at a bus stop. A hunt for the suspect is under way. It took place near the Ofra settlement, where a separate shooting [...] The post Two Israelis killed amid spate of attacks

Ghana is projected to complete the first of three phases in its pursuit of nuclear energy generation, next year. The preparatory stage, which is the longest, involves documentation including development of legal frameworks, ratification of international conventions and setting up of regulatory bodies. It has taken the country several decades to make this substantive progress in building nuclear power plants [...] The post Ghana

The sod was cut yesterday for the commencement of the upgrading of the Tema Community three beach road junction project.   The 7-km single carriageway is being financed by the Meridian Port Services (MPS) at the cost of GH¢40 million.   The project is expected to deal with the increased traffic resulting from the Tema port expansion project.   China [...] The post Tema beach road gets

Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer, George Amoako, has bemoaned the poor reception given to the Ghanaian side by their host, Kariobangi Sharks ahead of tomorrow’s CAF Confederations Cup clash. Ghana’s sole representative in the 2019 Africa inter-club competition, Asante Kotoko SC arrived in Kenya on Wednesday to engage the Kenyan side in the competition. However, the Ghanaians have complained bitterly [...] The post Kotoko

The semi-finals of the second edition of Unilever Minigolf Schools competition will be played tomorrow at the Ridge Sport City Accra and Kumasi Technical University with 96 students drawn from the two regions action. The Accra event will draw 52 students while the Kumasi event is expected to attract 42 students, all battling for a place in the grand finale. [...] The post 96 students for schools

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between the two countries at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation conference, in Nairobi-Kenya. The agreement was signed for Ghana by Mr Kwabena O. Darko-Mensah, Deputy Minister of Aviation, who is leading a 10-member delegation to the conference this week, while Mr Gilbert Faure, Director [...] The post Ghana

The Department of Agriculture of the Ga West Municipality is currently undertaking biometric registration of farmers and fisher folks to create a data base for planning and policy formulation for the agric sector. Mr Clement Nii Lamptey Wilkinson, the Ga West Municipal Chief Executive, made this known in a speech at the Farmers’ Day and Awards ceremony held at Nsakina [...] The post Ga

The Industrial and Commercial and Workers’ Union Ghana, (ICU) has lauded the government’s decision to abandon plans to merge Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and the National Investment Bank (NIB). The General Secretary of the ICU Ghana Mr Solomon Kotei who gave the commendation at a press conference in Accra yesterday stated that the two banks especially the NIB have performed [...] The post Recapitalise

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA),must vigorously pursue the Tax Identification Number (TIN) initiative to increase its tax revenue, Deputy Country Director of SEND Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Ayifah has said. That, he said, would enable the GRA to rope in a lot more people in the tax net to boost government tax revenue. Dr Ayifah disclosed this in an interview with [...] The post ‘Pursue TIN to increase revenue’

The former Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Marshall (AM) Michael Samson-Oje has urged Ghanaians to make the Christmas celebrations a memorable one for the less privileged in their societies. He said “we as individuals, families and institutions can make this Christmas a very memorable occasion for those who are less privileged by sharing love and blessings that are bestowed [...] The post Ghana

The 2000 year group of Nandom Senior High School (SHS) Old Boys Association (NASSOBA), has donated text books and other educational materials worth GH¢8,000.00 to enhance teaching and learning in their alma mater. The items included text books covering different subject areas, atlases, story books, and other learning materials to help equip the school’s library. The Chairman and Spokesperson of [...] The post Old

Pencils of Promise (POP), an education focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) has commenced construction on a five-unit classroom block and a KVIP for the Avedzi-Adzinukope basic school in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region. The NGO earlier supplied the School with 105 chairs and 25 tables for the kindergarten, 72 dual desks for basic one to six, three teacher’s [...] The post NGO

The Zuarungu Nursing Training College (ZNTC) in the Upper East Region has received certification from the Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC) to run a Post Nurse Assistant Clinical Midwifery Programme. This would augment the staff strength of midwives in the region, Mr Michael Yidana Mantamia, the Principal of the College, has said. He said that was an achievement and attributed [...] The post Zuarungu

A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie has suggested that funding of political party activities be open to members of the party to contribute to minimise the influence of financiers in the party. He cited the contributions of party members and foot soldiers to accounts of flagbearer hopefuls to help them raise the filing fee being charged by [...] The post Limit

Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs, has asked traditional authorities to ensure that their people remained united regardless of the outcome of the impending referendum on the creation of new regions. “The peace of this country is more important than the creation of new regions, we have the responsibility as chiefs and custodians of the land [...] The post Togbe

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has urged the citizenry to unite their efforts to fight corruption, which had become the bane of national progress. “The citizenry should be bold and make concerted declaration that seeks to resist, reject, report and punish corruption at all levels,” it said. Ms Faustina Djabatey, the Communication Assistant Officer of the Coalition, who made the [...] The post ‘Unite

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has suggested that the number of seats in Parliament increased from 275 to 300, with a reserved number of 25 seats for women. According to him, “the extra 25 seats should reflect the size and strength of the political parties in parliament and will help encourage women empowerment in the country and currently, there are [...] The post Increase

The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), has cautioned government against interference in the referendum process for the creation of the new regions. It has also asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to manage the referendum process in accordance with the principles of free, fair and credible elections. In a statement issued in Accra the CDD said “however, wants to caution government [...] The post Don’t