Green-ef Eco-Business Village in partnership with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has established a laboratory at Nyankpala, near Tamale, to produce organic fertilizer for improved agricultural productivity. The laboratory will produce organic fertilizer to serve farmers in the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority zone. Mr Sachibu Mohammed, Chief Executive […]
Preventable communicable, or infectious, diseases like cholera, malaria and HIV and AIDS account for millions of deaths in the world each year, especially in low-income countries like Ghana. Non-communicable, or chronic, diseases like heart attacks, hypertension and diabetes are having an increasing effect across the globe. In whatever forms it comes, both communicable and non-communicable […]
The Newmont Akyem Development Foundation (NAKDeF) in its quest to minimize unemployment in the mining communities has provided a six months intensive and competency based technical skills training for ten selected auto mechanics and electricians in the area. The training under the Auspices of the Akyem Soft Skills Improvement and Sustainability Training (ASSIST) was to […]
The Auditor-General, in accordance with Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution on Tuesday tasked eligible public office holders who have not yet submitted their completed Assets Declaration Forms to his office to do so. “Eligible public officers, who reside outside Accra, may submit their completed forms to the nearest regional office of the Audit Service,” […]
A group of New Patriotic Party members have protested against the mode of selection of the new government Appointees on to the Agona West Municipal Assembly. Some members of the party alleged that the rightful people were not selected and it could subsequently affect the work of the assembly in the future. The violent protest […]
Ghana would learn from the best practices in Kenya, India, and other partners, to complement its strategies for giving decent jobs to vulnerable people, towards the eradication of hunger and poverty by 2030. Madam Otiko Afisah Djaba, the President’s Representative to the 55th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development, told the Ghana […]
The Anambra state born visionary personage Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has stated that with conscientious intervention policy, the commerce driven potentials of the state can be enhanced to become a commercial hub of the entire Sub-Sahara Africa. Speaking at his country home Nnewi during an interactive session with market leaders of the State, he stated […]
The International Committee of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has called on the new leadership of the African Union Commission. (AUC) to forge a deeper integration of Africa through cultural exchange thereby creating a brighter future for her teeming youth and future generations. This was contained in part of the congratulatory message from AFRIMA on […]
On assumption of power of the New Patriotic Party after the polls of December 7th 2016, the new president nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo begun moves to fulfil his innovative and ambitious campaign pledges, the foremost being the establishment of the Inner Cities and Zongo Development Ministry. This means that for the first time in […]
The President of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Mr. Ebo Hammond has implored government to help resource the technical universities (TechVas) with the necessary equipment and tools needed for in the universities. According to Ebo Hammond, Ghana in a not too distant future, products of the technical universities will be most sought after […]
Hugo Broos has put Belgium on the African map as the first Belgian to win the African Cup of Nations title as a coach Belgium Colonised two African nations- DR Congo and Rwanda, but Hugo Broos’ feat has scored them a major point in the African continent when he led Cameroon to win their fifth […]
file photo The National Sanitation Day initiative failed and memories of the event have since ebbed into quiet oblivion. Not a lot has been said about why or how it failed; however, the fact sanitation remains a national challenge and, the fact it has been elevated as a priority national policy issue necessitates introspection. As […]
File photo UK retail sales have rebounded from their June slump, providing some assurance that Brexit is not deterring shoppers from splashing out. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday August 18, 2016. According to the Office for National Statistics, sales grew by 1.4% in July, much better than expectations for a 0.1% rise. See PA […]
The US Department of Justice has defended President Donald Trump’s travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security. A 15-page brief argued it was a “lawful exercise of the president’s authority” and not a ban on Muslims. The executive order temporarily banned entry for all refugees and […]
The Minister-nominee for Planning, Professor Gyan Baffuor, has suggested that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government may ignore the 40-year development plan compiled by the National Development Planning Commission under the previous government. Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee, he argued that, the 40-year development plan is too rigid and would prevent various governments from implementing […]
Cheers from a charged crowd echoes over the roofs in mainland Takoradi, amidst drumming and dancing. It’s the final days of the 2016 campaign at the Takoradi Market Circle, and the promises are in the air. Some had already been announced, but this one seems to reignite a forgotten dream. For once, the Western Region […]
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