To many people, the job of a social media manager sounds like a dream: spend a bit of time on Instagram and Twitter, post a few witty asides and done. But it’s a lot harder than it looks, according to Anja Beckmann, a social media consultant who runs her own travel blog and spent many years … The post Social media managers: A perfect job for attention-seekers 

African governments have been urged to strengthen bilateral relations with China to facilitate socio-economic growth and development for both parties. Mr Men Lijun, the President of the Research and Training Institute of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) of the People’s Republic of China, observed that “China and Africa are … The post African

The Operation Vanguard team has arrested some illegal miners along the Ayanfuri-Bibiani road in an operation led by the Commander, Colonel Michael Amoah Ayisi. The operation involved personnel from Ashanti, Central and Eastern Forward Operating Bases (FOB). Squadron Leader Robison Omane, the PRO told the GNA that some of the communities the operations were carried … The post Operation

The Essikado traditional Area on Tuesday launched the 6th edition of Kuntum festival of the chiefs and people of Ahanta and Nzema lands. Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX,   Omanhene of Lower Dixcove, said this year’s Kuntum festival looked forward to the active participation of the various traditional councils,  Chiefs and religious groups in Essikado. The festival … The post Essikado

Mr Kwebena Tutor, Acting Country Director of the Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) has expressed worry about the continuous use of under age children in child labour. He said the Ghana Labour Standard Survey has revealed that about 1.9 million children aged between five to 17 years out of the eight million nationwide were … The post Children

Dr Linda Vanotoo, immediate past Greater Accra Regional Director of Health, has advised parents against aborting pregnancies for their teenage girls. Dr Vanotoo stated that “if unfortunately your child become pregnant, don’t use abortion as an option, she will live with the trauma for killing somebody for the rest of her life”. She was speaking … The post Don’t

The Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr Okoe Boye, has called for specialized hospitals in the country to address the inadequate bed situation in emergency healthcare in the country. According to Dr Boye, it appeared that all major hospitals in the country were categorized as general hospitals and that he said was not helpful adding … The post MP

The Minister for Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery has called on management of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to do needs assessment of the flood situation in Monday’s heavy down pour. He said government, together with other stakeholders, would take immediate steps and strategies to see how best to resolve the situation and address the challenges. The Minister, … The post Interior

A delegation from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), is expected in Ghana tomorrow, Thursday, June 21, to discuss the future of football in Ghana after the recent documentary on bribery and corruption in Ghana football. Information gathered by the GNA Sports reveals that, the delegation is expected in Ghana on Thursday evening and … The post FIFA

First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has described as worrying and tragic, the apparent lack of professionalism and compassion on the part of some health workers, that has led to some tragedies at various health facilities in the country. She said such negative acts have resulted in deaths, disability and prolonged treatment periods for some Ghanaians. … The post First

The Ghana Tourism Authority in partnership with the African Tourist Partners, South Africa is set to organise the maiden edition of the Women in tourism summit at the Accra International Conference Centre on  June 21, 2018. The summit, the first ever in Ghana, would be on the theme: “Driving women empowerment through tourism development.” A release … The post Ghana

The Police has furnished a District Court in Accra  with the Health report from Ridge Hospital of Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, Proprietor of Obenfo Hospital who is receiving treatment at the facility. Dr Obeng-Andoh aka Dr Obengfo who was in court is being held for the murder of Stacy Offie Darko, deputy Chief Executive Officer of … The post Court receive health report

The Police has furnished a District Court in Accra  with the Health report from Ridge Hospital of Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, Proprietor of Obenfo Hospital who is receiving treatment at the facility. Dr Obeng-Andoh aka Dr Obengfo who was in court is being held for the murder of Stacy Offie Darko, deputy Chief Executive Officer of … The post Court receives health report

The Black Star Line Cooperative Credit Union (BSLCCU) has launched the Marcus Garvey Awards Ball and Banquet, to reward people who embodied the concept of Pan-Africanism and helped to achieve economic strength. The awards night, which comes off on August 18 at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in Accra, seeks to promote and celebrate African excellence in … The post Marcus Garvey

The Northern Region Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the commencement of distribution of millions of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) in the Region to help fight malaria. It said the distribution of the LLIN began on Tuesday, 19 June, 2018 and would continue for seven days. The announcement was made during … The post Ghana

Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, Agona West Municipal Chief Executive, has entreated governments to recognise the importance of Sustainable Development Goal five (SDG 5) in the actualisation of planning for development. She, however, noted that within the context of delivering sustainable human settlements; Gender Equality must be strongly integrated into the achievement of Sustainable Cities and … The post Recognise

A research on “Corruption Risk at the Basic education Level and the likely Impact on Achieving the SDGs 4 and 16”, cited misappropriation of resources and abuse of the system as the main corruption behaviour in the country’s basic education sector. This was disclosed at a restitution meeting and awareness campaign on the research, organised … The post Misappropriation

The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) on Tuesday presented a final dividend of GH¢8 million to government, bringing the company’s total dividend payment for 2017 to GH¢17 million. GCNet had earlier this year, paid an interim dividend of GH¢9 million in respect of government’s equity holdings. Speaking to reporters after the presentation of the … The post GCNet