Hearts edge Medeama to stay top
Accra Hearts of Oak stretched their unbeaten run to seven matches as they comfortably beat Medeama 2-0 in a match-week 29 encounter played at the Accra Sports Stadium. Goals from Salifu Ibrahim and Benjamin Afutu in each half ensured maximum points for the Phobians who stayed on top of the league log with 53 points, […]
Muslim women urged to participate in 2021 Census
The National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Ghana, Hajia Anisa Iddrisu Sahiba, has called on members of the Association to participate in the upcoming Population and Housing Census (PHC) for national development. “I am encouraging you to come out and be counted. None of you should be left out, and if you […]
Ghana: AAK and Mars support women with a ten-year sustainable shea initiative
Plant-based oils company AAK has joined forces with global confectionery, food, and pet care firm Mars, several NGOs, and an impact investment fund to create a public-private partnership. This will improve the livelihoods of women working in Ghana’s shea supply chain. Running until 2030, the Women in Shea (WISH) initiative aims to reach 13,000 women […]
World Vision Ghana facilitates planting of 30,500 trees
World Vision Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization, has facilitated the planting of 30,000 trees in two districts in the Upper East Region to support the greening Ghana initiative. The exercise, which was part of the Organization’s ‘Regreening Africa Project,’ funded by the European Union (EU) through World Vision Australia, benefitted Garu and Tempane districts. It was […]
‘Man-made earthquakes’ making life uncomfortable for residents of New Bortianor
Residents of New Bortianor and surrounding areas say they are living in constant fear due to ‘man-made earthquakes’. Reverend Antwi-Wiredu, the Chairman of the West Hills City Landlords and Residents Association, told the Ghana News Agency that activities of Chinese contractors of Sunda Ghana, which involves blasting of rocks behind the WestHills Mall, results in […]
Green Ghana Project: Education Minister to supply more seedlings to Schools
The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has hinted of plans by his Ministry to liaise with the Forestry Commission to continue supplying trees regularly to schools across the country for planting. According to the Minister, the move is to ensure sustainability and improvement in the President’s vision of planting and maintaining five million […]
Global Civil Society calls for end to child labour in cocoa communities
The Global Civil Society has urged the cocoa sector to develop transparent and accountable solutions to end child labour in cocoa growing communities. It called on chocolate and cocoa companies and governments to start living up to their promises of ending child labour in the cocoa sector. A statement from the Group said this year […]
Let’s plant trees to preserve traditional medicine – Dr Barimah
The Executive Director of the Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Dr Kofi Bobi Barimah, has urged Ghanaians to conserve the country’s forest cover towards preserving plant biodiversity. “This is essential for the food security and health of the country while preserving our heritage of traditional medicine,” he said. He said this when he joined the […]
No jinx with VGMA win – Kuami Eugene
There had been a long-held perception that the careers of winners of the ultimate Artiste of the Year Award at the annual Ghana Music Awards were jinxed. The dip in the careers of previous winners such as Lord Kenya (2002), Kontihene (2003), Obour (2005), Ofori Amponsah (2006) and Kwaw Kese (2008) probably fuelled speculations about that jinx. […]
NADMO cautions public against flood ahead of rainy season
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has cautioned the public against indiscriminate waste disposal ahead of the rainy season to avoid floods. The GA East Municipal Director of NADMO, Mr. Seth Kissi cited choked gutters and poor drainage systems in the Ga East Municipality as some of the causes of floods. He advised the people […]
