With three days away from voting day, two major candidates for the presidential post have withdrawn their bid, leaving the race open for four others. On April 21, out of 1,636 registered candidates, six qualified to compete for the four-year presidential term, including three principalists, better known as conservatives, as well as two centrists and […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Tuesday unveiled Kwesi Appiah as the new coach of the Black Stars, tasking him to qualify Ghana to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The FA also urged him to do his possible best to qualify Ghana to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. “That […]
Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia said here late Monday that Ghana has started the process to issue national identification cards to nationals beginning from September this year. He said the national ID scheme will help formalize the economy and rake in revenue for government through the establishment of a national database with the ID system […]
Yet another agreement has been reached aimed at ending unrest among military forces in the West African state of Ivory Coast. Over a five day period, soldiers took control of several cities including Bouake, the second largest in the country, after a spokesman for the disgruntled troops claimed that they were dropping demands for full […]
China will scale up financing support for the belt and Road Initiative by contributing an additional RMB 100 billion to the Silk Road Fund. Xi Jinping, President of People’s Republic of China, announce it at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International cooperation which starts today in Beijing. At the same […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that China will launch Belt and Road cooperation initiative on trade connectivity together with some 60 countries and international organizations. Xi made the announcement in a keynote speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. By Li Ning from People’s Daily/NewsGhana.com.gh
The “Belt and Road” initiative put forward by China has offered new ideas and played a leading role by establishing a platform for international cooperation, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a recent interview by People’s Daily at its headquarters in New York. “Living on the same planet, we face the same global challenges such […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday the vision of the Belt and Road Initiative is becoming a reality and bearing rich fruit four years after it was proposed. Belt and Road countries have seen increased connectivity in policies, infrastructure, trade and finance, as well as strengthened people-to-people bonds, Xi said in a keynote speech delivered […]
An Accra Circuit Court on Monday delegated a lawyer to explain court proceedings to Akua Donkor, Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party who was allegedly robbed by her close associates in December Last year in the on-going trial. This was because Madam Donkor informed the court that she did not understand the English language and […]
Mr Douglas Osei-Nti, confirmed District Chief Executive of Krachi West District has pledged to place the District on top of the District League Table. He said a policy would be rolled out to ensure all households had toilet facilities and maintained environmental cleanliness. Mr Osei-Nti said the District, since its relocation by the Volta River […]
Three Assemblies in the Western region have voted to confirm the Presidents nominees. The elections which were supervised by officials of the Electoral Commission were held in a peaceful atmosphere at the respective constituencies. At the Tarkwa Nsueam Municipality, Mr Gilbert Kennedy Asamah, a cocoa purchasing clerk was endorsed as the Municipal Chief Executive. Out […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) together with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is expected to hold an 11-day joint task force exercise aimed at improving operational capacities of African troops. The training, ‘EXERCISE UNITED ACCORD’ is to “test African countries’ capabilities and capacities in conducting African Union/United Nations mandated peacekeeping operations, using the Mali […]
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has urged government to prioritize employment of graduate Nurses and Midwives (NMA) to bridge the Nurse/Patient ratio gap in the country. According to the Association, statistics revealed that the country’s current Nurse/Patient ratio stands at 1:22, and would need not less than 38,000 nurses and midwives to fill […]
A pro National Democratic Congress (NDC) group-the Action Movement-has called on Former President John Dramani Mahama to publicly explain the cause of the defeat of the Party in the 2016 elections. The group said: “If JM does not come out immediately for what he has taken responsibility for, then it would not be morally right […]
Goldfields Ghana Limited , Tarkwa Mines has distributed 750 long lasting insecticide treated bednets to its community members and school children as part of activities to mark the celebration of this year’s world malaria day. The bednets worth GHC21, 525 Ghana Cedis is to help reduce the rate at which pregnant women, children under five […]
The National Health Insurance Scheme owes the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) hospitals in excess of GHC200 million (two hundred million cedis). However, several efforts made by CHAG over the years to reclaim the money have not yielded much, a joint communiqué issued by the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana Catholic […]
Work has began on an ultra modern health facility for the people of Wangarakrom and its environs. The 600,000 Ghana cedi project is been financed by AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine. At a sod cutting ceremony, Acting Managing Director of Iduapriem Mine, Mr. Samuel Noi, explained that the project was one of the mine’s interventions under […]
The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) has set May 18 for its 48th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to receive and consider the reports of the Auditors Financial Statements for the year, which ended December 31, 2016. “The Board of Directors of GOIL shall propose the acceptance of the 2016 Accounts as the true and […]
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