GETFUND Secretariat to supervise construction of educational infrastructure
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has ended its three-day working visit to selected public Senior High Schools in the Bono, Ahafo and Bono East regions with a call on the GETFUND Secretariat to supervise the construction of physical infrastructural projects they are undertaking. This, the Committee says will facilitate the completion of the projects […]
WaterAid Ghana urges Government to prioritise WASH promotion
WaterAid Ghana, a non-governmental organisation focused on improving access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), has urged the government to make the promotion of handwashing a priority to help improve hygiene. Practicing proper hand hygiene, it said, irrespective of one’s geographical location and social or economic status, was the most effective way of preventing the […]
Govt to focus on micro-foundations to grow economy – Dr. Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says The government of Ghana will continue to pay attention to the micro-foundations of economic governance to make Ghana develop rapidly. Delivering the keynote address on Monday, October 14, at the Financial Times Africa Summit 2019, in London, Dr. Bawumia said the administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is […]
Turkey’s invasion of Syria ‘madness’, says Macron, as ceasefire holds
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria was “madness” and criticised the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for failing to prevent the conflict, Just hours after Turkey has agreed to a temporary ceasefire to allow Kurdish-led troops to withdraw from Syria, Macron said that NATO’s failure to act was “a […]
Polio: Parents tasked to ensure wards are vaccinated
The Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Owen Kaluwa, has underscored the need for caregivers and parents with children between two and four years to make them available for the ongoing type-two polio vaccination exercise in the Upper East Region to ensure full protection against poliomyelitis. Dr. Kaluwa made the assertion when […]
Lebanon scraps WhatsApp tax as protests rage
Protests raged for a second day in Lebanon despite the government backtracking on plans to tax WhatsApp calls. The government had announced a $0.20 (£0.16) daily charge on voice calls made through WhatsApp and other apps. But it scrapped the plans hours later amid clashes between security forces and protesters. Thousands have protested, calling on […]
6-year-old boy drowns while crossing river to school
A six-year-old boy is alleged to have drowned in a river while crossing to school. The incident took place at a farming Community at Torgodo in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region. The body of Tetteh Osmond is yet to be retrieved despite a search by a Joint Team of NADMO and local […]
Dozens killed in Afghanistan mosque bombing
At least 62 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building’s roof, eyewitnesses said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast came the day after […]
World Bank sets up new learning target to achieve SDG 4
The World Bank is setting up a new learning target to mobilize support for quality primary education by 2030. According to the Bank, this is to reduce by at least half, the number of children who cannot read and understand a simple story by age 10. The learning target focuses on reading, which the Bank […]
Tomatoe farmers leave produce to rot due to lack of market
Tomato farmers in the Wa Municipality are counting their losses after several crates of produce running into thousands of Ghana-cedis went bad. The farmers are unable to get buyers for their produce due to a tomato glut in the region this year. Speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana at Wa, an official of the Wa Municipal […]
