Ghana is poised to eliminate malaria deaths by 90 per cent and case incidence by 50 per cent in the year 2028. This was disclosed in Accra yesterday at the launching of the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan 2024 to 2028, on the theme ‘Zero Malaria Starts Now-Launching Ghana’s Path to Elimination.’ • Dr Nsiah-Asare …
Some Ghanaian students who were evacuated from Sudan by the government have petitioned Parliament to support their request for integration into tertiary institutions in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration evacuated 82 Ghanaian students from Sudan in May 2023 following a deadly conflict in the country that resulted in casualties. Forty-seven […] The post Evacuated
Leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, has promised to give the youth opportunities to be part of the country’s decision-making processes to choose leaders when he is voted into power in the 2024 polls. According to him, the youth have not been given such opportunities in the last four decades. Instead, he said …
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has inaugurated its Wildlife Museum at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG), at Fumesua. It is well equipped with the required resources both human and equipment to carry out its functions, such as enhancing the discovery and description of new species in the country and improve …
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) says it will open nominations for its flagbearer position by March 2024. In an exclusive interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Nana Ofori Owusu, National Chairman of the party, said the group would be able to open nominations by the end of the first quarter of the year because …
The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana chapter, and lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has stated that in the 2024 general elections, labour unions will vote with hunger and anger. This follows an appeal made by former President John Mahama, who is running for office again, […] The post 2024
A 47-year-old pastor, who allegedly collected $32,084 and GH¢13,760 from five persons under the pretext of securing United States of America (USA) Visas for them, but failed, has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court in Accra. Bismark Quaoo Yankey, charged with five counts of defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over …
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said despite challenges associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI), there was the urgent need to harness the facility towards the country’s socio-economic development. He said the country should consider investing in AI to be able to take advantage of the emerging AI revolution, currently sweeping across the …
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has ordered owners of structures sited on the Adentan-Dodowa road reservation to remove them by January 23, this year, otherwise the authority will be compelled to remove them. The directive was to pave way for work to begin on the dualisation of the 22-Kilometre road project. The project to be …
Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Teranga Lions of Senegal, opened their title defence campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win over the Scorpions of The Gambia at Yamoussoukro’s Stade Charles Konan Banny, thanks to a Pape Gueye early strike that was accompanied by a Lamine Camara second half brace. The Scorpions, …
The Head Coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton, says his side has no choice but to get a favourable result against Egypt to make an impact at the ongoing AFCON 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire. This follows the Stars 2-1 defeat to the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. …
Management of the Upper West Regional Hospital in WA awarded a total of 37 staff members at their 2023 annual staff awards ceremony last Saturday, January 13, for their commitment and dedication to duty. The awards, divided into two categories, aimed to appreciate and motivate the recipients in the discharge of their duties, encouraging all […] The post Upper West Regional
The C.K Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) is grappling with an infrastructure deficit that is impeding academic activities. The university, located in Navrongo, Upper East Region, was established in May 2020 with the mandate to provide higher education, undertake research, and disseminate knowledge related to development through integrated technology and applied sciences. […] The post Infrastructure
The Northern Regional Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Abdul Hamid, popularly known as Alhaji Gbewaa, has been granted bail following an overnight detention by the police. Party supporters, who had gathered at the police station, welcomed Chairman Gbewaa after his detention on Monday afternoon. Alhaji Gbewaa allegedly assaulted the NDC Northern […] The post NDC
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reassured Ghanaians that the recent power outages, which have brought back memories of the 2015 “Dumsor” crisis, will not be a recurring issue. The party said that ‘Dumsor’ was a thing of the past and that it was committed to preventing such widespread power shortages from happening again, as …
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has stated that he is being measured in his promises ahead of the 2024 general elections. That, he said was because the current state of the country’s economy limits him from making grand promises as the public purse had been depleted by …
Effective January 1, 2024, Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs), and Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs) without a licence or accreditation are barred from operating in Ghana, the Cybersecurity Authority (CSA) has said. This follows the December 31, 2023, deadline issued by the Authority to CSPs, CEs, and CPs to obtain a licence or accreditation to …
The School of Continuing and Distance Education (SCDE), College of Education, in collaboration with various partners and institutions has planned the 75th Annual New Year School & Conference (ANYSC) on the theme ‘Nurturing Resilience: Adopting Technology and Embracing Humanism for Sustainable Development in Ghana’. This 2024 edition of the ANYSC was a special one geared […] The post
The Judicial Service of Ghana has explained circumstances under which it entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Works and Housing to redevelop state lands allocated to it. According to the Service, the release of land to the Ministry was done according to due process. “Following a series of meetings between representatives of Government, […] The post Judicial Service wades into
The convoy of the Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia was involved in a fatal motor accident on Saturday leading to the death of one person at Ohene-Nkwanta near Nobewam on the Kumasi-Accra Highway. The deceased, Mr FuseiniMumuni of the Closed Protection Unit, was the body guard of the second Lady who had worked with the …
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