The Non- Formal Education Division (NFED) of the Ministry of Education (GES) on Tuesday, sensitised residents of Korle-Gonno, Korle Bu and Chorkor on the coronavirus disease

Vodafone Ghana has reinforced its commitment to helping Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) become more resilient and continue to experience growth during this pandemic by dedicating the month of September to SMEs. The telco, as part of this year’s celebration, has outlined a host of initiatives purposely aimed at helping SMEs transition from surviving … The post Vodafone

The year-on-year inflation rate fell to 10.5 per cent in August, a 0.9 percentage points lower than 11.4 per cent recorded in July 2020. The monthly change rate for August 2020 is -0.4. “Total month-on-month inflation is negative because it is pulled down by negative food inflation (-1.1 per cent) and negative inflation for the Recreation, … The post August inflation rate

Despite recognising that Ghana has chalked up success in curbing drug trafficking, the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) says the investigative body of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), the Narcotics Unit, still lags behind in conforming to international

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has today launched a virtual reading project under its Employee Volunteering programme that engages their staff to read to underprivileged children remotely as part of activities to mark International Literacy Day, As COVID-19 continues to disrupt learning in unprecedented ways, and with schools currently closed, the move to utilise technology … The post Standard

Former Black Stars and Hearts of Oak player, Edward Agyemang Duah has called on active players to display a sense of patriotism and put the nation first in order to end the over 35 years African Cup of Nations(AFCON) trophy drought. According to the stalwart who also featured prominently for Asante Kotoko

Ex-Ghana President, John Agyekum Kufour, has urged Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer, Nana Yaw Amponsah, to make the club economically viable. Amponsah paid the ex-President a visit on Tuesday to afford him the opportunity to gather some experience and useful advice from past chairmen and managers of the club. Mr Kufour was the board chairman … The post Make Kotoko

The Ghana Football Association (GFA),has announce that beneficiaries of the Youth in Sports Programme under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) have received their first monthly stipend. The GFA in July, 2020, reached a consensus to enroll 500 players in the Women’s Premier League on the Youth in Elite Sports Programme under the Sports module initiative. … The post Women’s

Burial will take place tomorrow at the  Mantse Ankrah  Royal  Mausoleum, near the  Azumah Nelson  Sports  Complex , Kaneshie in Accra of the late Daniel  Saka  Acquaye, Deputy Director, Technical,  of the National Sports  Authority  (NSA). Saka Acquaye, popularly known as ‘Fishey’ passed away inJune at the 37 Military Hospital after battling a prolong ailment. … The post Saka

At least 42,789 children under the age of five in 117 communities in the Ho municipality will benefit from the national polio vaccination exercise which commenced yesterday. In all, 170 volunteers and 43 health supervisors will take part in the exercise which ends on Sunday. Madam Victoria Kpelly, Ho Municipal Director of Health Services disclosed … The post Polio vaccination

A total of 74,000 validated customers of defunct DKM Microfinance have fully been paid by the receiver, with 13,857 outstanding. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who announced this assured that all outstanding customers would be fully paid latest by the end of September this year. He said the outstanding

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has called on the steering committee of  the “Beyond the return” agenda to put in place programmes geared towards attracting the “best pool of talents” from people of African descent in the diaspora. According to him, the agenda should not only seek to attract tourists into the country, but rather … The post Work

The Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area, Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II has appealed to government to provide the needed logistics to security services in the Jirapa Municipality of the Upper West Region to enable them to serve the people efficiently. The chief also asked that more

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the government was determined to uphold the peace and stability of the country before, during and after the 2020 general elections. He said Ghana’s reputation as a beacon of hope amongst

About 200,000 senior high school (SHS) students have attempted to take their lives in the last 12 months, the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) has said, as it marks this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). According to the association, currently in Ghana,

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction work to begin on the town roads in Tuobodom in the Techiman North Constituency of the Bono East Region. Performing the sod-cutting ceremony on

A Senior Lecturer of the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr Seidu Alidu, has described the nature of the 2020 Manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as “promissory” and that of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as “consolidating”. He explained that “both

The Kwahu East District Director of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Abigail Nkansah has urged people in rural and deprived communities to put their political affiliations aside and ask questions related to developmental projects in their areas. “There is the need for residents in communities to demand probity, accountability and transparency from political … The post ‘Demand

A Patron of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Malik Afeghera, has settled the long-standing differences between the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Bolgatanga East, Reverend Abugre Abole and the party’s Constituency Executives. He also brought the DCE and the constituency executives to unite with the new Paramount Chief of the Zuarungu Traditional Area, Naba Biliya … The post Differences

Even though the world is not at war, certain occurrences portend war between and among nations. For instance, but for the emergence of COVID-19 that seems to have taken the attention from many things, the tension that was mounting in the Middle-East following the killing of Iran’s most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, by … The post Fighting invincible enemy: