It is damning to say but the truth is that eating fish in Ghana is more harmful now than good to our bodies.   Gone were the days when fish was consumed with the notion that one could get omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential nutrients that keep the heart and brain healthy. The two omega-3 […]

It is alleged that in the early morning hours of May 29, 2017, one Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama went jogging along a road in Denkyira-Obuasi, in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central region. He belonged to the 5th Infantry Battalion (5BN) at Burma Camp in Accra but was stationed in Denkyira-Obuasi where he […]

Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, Minister of Works and Housing (WH), has inaugurated a 10-member Ministerial Advisory Body and five-member Audit Committee to address challenges in the Ministry. The Ministerial Advisory Body is made up of the Sector Minister, Mr Eugene Boakye Antwi, Deputy Minister of WH, Madam Freda Prempeh, Deputy Minister of WH, Mr Steve […]

Mr Rockson Dogbegah, the Construction sector chair for the Association of Ghana Industries, has commended the Ministry for Works and Housing for initiating steps to revamp the defunct Bank for Housing and Construction. Mr Dogbegah told the GNA that the move would help to reduce some of the challenges of finance within the housing and […]

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), in collaboration with Tax Justice Network-Ghana and with support from its NGO partners, has launched the “Stop the Bleeding” campaign to stop Illicit Financial Flows (IFFS) in Ghana. The campaign is to create awareness among the public on the huge amount of money being lost as a result of […]

Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jnr, the Undefeated pound-for pound American Boxing Legend, would arrive in Ghana on June 15, for a two-day visit as part of his historic tour of Africa, which he terms the “Motherland”. The tour dubbed: the ‘Undisputed Tour’, would see the Champion paying courtesy calls on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in […]

Citizens International Club, has launched the 2017 Inter-schools and Colleges Hockey fiesta at the Office of Multi choice Ghana in Accra. The event dubbed ‘Dr. Emmanuel Evans-Anfom and MD. Theodosia Okoh High Schools and Hockey fiesta would see eleven schools competing for glory at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium, in Accra on 16th June 2017. […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and key agencies in Japan are working towards stronger cooperation in support of Africa’s development. The Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the city of Ahmedabad, India, provided an important forum for the AfDB to partner with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), the Japan External […]

Dr Michael Kpessa Whyte, former Executive Director, National Service Scheme, has presented educational items to candidates of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Shai-Osudoku District. The items which were presented to the Shai-Osudoku District Education Directorate to be distributed to beneficiary schools, included compiled booklets of past BECE questions, reading materials for […]

Namibian legal practitioners, police investigators and social workers are undergoing a weeklong training program on how to deal with cases involving victims of gender-based violence and violence against women and girls. The aim, said prosecutor general Martha Imalwa, is to address the social problem of prevalent gender-based violence crimes that continue to haunt the country. […]

Researchers are still trying to learn why the population of African penguins has dropped precipitously over the last 15 years—some estimates say by 90%—but most agree that climate change is a major factor in the decline of this iconic African species. There may be additional forces at work, including pollution, overfishing, predators and disease, but […]

So far in 2017, IOM Libya has assisted 4,030 stranded migrants to return home from Libya through its voluntary humanitarian return (VHR) programme. The latest return was last Thursday (25 May), when IOM helped 165 stranded migrants – 145 men and 20 women – return home to Nigeria. Among the passengers were three unaccompanied children […]

Denkyira Boase youth rounded up Several youth of Boase in the Upper West Denkyira district of the Central region have been rounded  up by uniformed  military men who have stormed the town over the killing of  an officer, Captain Maxwell Mahama, by indegenes  of the mining community. According to an army statement, about 35 troops […]

The Minister for Railways Development, Mr Joe Ghartey, has given the assurance that the Ministry would engage the services and expertise of local engineers towards improving the infrastructure needs of the railway sector. He said the Ministry would explore the legal framework of the local content and participation law to to engage the services of […]

Chaired by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the panel comprises representatives from Liberia, Canada, China, Malta, and Norway, as well as the International Labor Organization (ILO) On the margins of the forthcoming ECOWAS Heads of States Summit, a High-level Panel on International Migration in Africa will be launched on 6 June 2017 in Monrovia, Liberia, with […]

The Omanhen of Elmina Traditionl Area, Nana Kodwo Kondua II has vowed to wage a relentless crusade against illegal and unregulated fishing practices as a way of rebuilding the marine fish stocks through the adoption of sustainable fishing practices. In this regard, the Omanhen has placed a ban on illegal fishing activities in the area […]

The realisation of the Global Fast Track targets of 90-90-90 by the year 2030 will be a mirage if the HIV prevention campaign is not taken to many of the existing under-served communities in the country at large. The 90-90-90 goal is to ensure that by the year 2030, 90 percent of all people infected […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Tuesday for Niamey, Niger for a day’s official working tour of that country. The President is on the last leg of his tour of ECOWAS countries. The endeavour is to enable President Akufo-Addo to introduce himself and deepen relations with countries in the ECOWAS region. It also […]

The Accra High Court hearing the case involving the two alleged killers of J. B. Daquan Adu, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, in the Eastern Region on Tuesday discharged the two accused persons. The court discharged Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso after the prosecution told the court that it had […]

The Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is holding an intensive training course on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Coastal Areas at Anomabo. The five-day workshop, organised in partnership with the United States  Agency for International Development (USAID), is being attended by professionals working on coastal economies, spatial […]