He said the people in the area are currently unable to transport the large quantities of produce made annually to other parts of the region for sale because of the bad road network. Naba Awini III, who is also the newly elected President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs, said this when President […]
The Asantehemaa, Queen mother of Asante Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, died on November 14 at the age of 111. Mrs Mahama was accompanied by Ms Marietta Brew Appiah Oppong, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, Minister of Education, Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and […]
They made the commitment during a dialogue organized by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) for parliamentary aspirants in the constituency. Both candidates Dr Samuel Buame of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Mr Edem Hiagbe Dzanku of the National Democratic Party (NDP) were upbeat about their chances at the polls on December 7 […]
PIAC is a citizens-led statutory body established under section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (Act 815) to provide additional non-parliamentary and independent oversight over the collection and utilization of Ghana’s petroleum revenues. Dr Manteaw, a policy analyst told journalists attending a 14-day training course on oil, gas and mining that government interference has […]
A statement issued by the Centre and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Friday, said the new facility, estimated to cost about $ 2.4 million would take a projected duration of 18 months to complete. It said the facility would house offices, lecture rooms, bioinformatics platform, seed science laboratory, tissue culture laboratory, a library […]
He said healthcare accessibility was no longer a challenge in both the rural and urban centres. Mr Gunu, who was commissioning a three-room CHPs Compound for Worta-Ettekope, said the massive investments made by government in the health and road sector would also help in reducing infant mortality. He appealed to the healthcare staff to take […]
Under a project dubbed: “I Pledge Peace Ghana 2016”, and supported by UNESCO, the forum was a culmination of a non-partisan, citizen-led youth online campaign which involved people posting their pictures along with a peace message on the project’s Facebook page. The forum, which took place at the Silver Star Tower, Airport, was attended by […]
He said such statements give wrong impression to their supporters and when they do not win they think somebody has done something to the elections. Vice President Amissah-Arthur made the call at the inauguration of a Boys Dormitory block for the Enyan Abaasa Technical Institute in the Ajumako-Enyan –Essiam District of the Central Region. The […]
The school is the testament to the USAID and AMA shared commitment to working together to make sure every single Ghanaian child has access to quality basic education. The USAID is assisting in the construction of 18-unit three-storey buildings for public primary schools with Science and Computer laboratories and library facilities. Dr Alred Oko Vanderpuije, […]
He told the GNA Sports that ASI company would start investing in Ghanaian youngsters from next month. “We always get requests from African players to come for trials in our club in Egypt but the problem is that it is very expensive, talking about their plane tickets, hotels, food and so on. Most clubs do […]
Bangladesh’s DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) Broad Index closed Sunday at 4,786 points, down 4.76 points from Thursday’s finish. Among a total of 320 issues traded, 128 registered gains and 152 incurred losses while 40 remained unchanged. Total turnover decreased to about 6.10 billion taka (about 77.25 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday from about 6.58 billion […]
The campaign of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Saturday it will participate in the vote recount in Wisconsin, while President-elect Donald Trump dismissed the effort as “scam.” “We feel it is important, on principle, to ensure our campaign is legally represented in any court proceedings and represented on the ground in order to […]
“The engineering teams of Afghan National Army discovered and defused 12 IEDs and landmines in Kunar and Parwan provinces over the last 24 hours,” it said in a statement. The Taliban militants and other insurgent groups have been using IEDs to target security forces but the lethal weapons also inflict casualties on civilians, according to […]
The Israeli air force killed four Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria after gunfire toward Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights Sunday morning, according to Israel’s military source. Several mortar shells also fell in the region, the source added. “In response, a military aircraft shot towards the sources of the fire and killed four who […]
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob described the death of the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro as tragic loss not only to the world as a revolutionary leader but as a father, uncle, brother and friend. In his message of condolence to Castro’s family Saturday, Geingob said the Cuban former strongman who passed away Friday aged 90 […]
The civilians fled overnight toward areas under the government control in western Aleppo, as the Syrian army was advancing in rebel-held areas in eastern Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. State news agency SANA also reported the evacuation of tens of civilians from the Masaken Hanano. A day earlier, the military forces […]
The campaign will run until Jan. 16 next year. The campaign is being spearheaded by the MVA Fund, the National Road Safety Council, Roads Authority, Windhoek City Police, Namibia Police Force, Private Sector Road Safety Forum, Roads Fund Administration and the works ministry. Namibia Police deputy commissioner Ralph Ludwig says they will focus on enhancing […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino addresses the official draw ceremony for Confederations Cup 2017 in Kazan, Russia, Nov. 26, 2016. [Xinhua] Brazilian soccer player Julio Baptista brings the trophy on stage during the official draw ceremony for Confederations Cup 2017 in Kazan, Russia, Nov. 26, 2016. [Xinhua] Russian Olympic gold medalist Elena Isinbayeva attends the official […]
“The personnel have received the ELT (emergency locater transponder) signal from the missing helicopter,” Military Spokesman Brig. General Wuryanto told Xinhua by phone. Five people were aboard the helicopter, comprising the pilot and four crews, according to him. The copper was carrying logistic for soldiers guarding the borders of Indonesia and Malaysia in North Kalimantan […]
Marine Col. Edgard Arevalo said in a statement that five other Maute members were also wounded in the clashes that broke out around 9 a.m. Saturday after the bandits occupied an abandoned municipal hall in Butig town. Residents fled the area as a result, according to the military. “The recent action of the lawless Maute […]
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