Yaa Asantewa Library Project; An initiative to foster reading amongst Ghanaian Youth
By Adiza Bawa The Yaa Asantewa Library Project, has handed over a stocked library to the La-Bawaleshie Presbyterian Basic 1 School in Accra. The brief ceremony which took place in the library, was attended by the Greater Accra Regional Director of the Ghana Library Authority, Edward Addo-Yobbo, Madam Rita Amoabeng; the Officer in charge of […]
Transformation Bogoso-Prestea gold mine set to deliver shared, long-term value for stakeholders
By Mabel Adorkor Annang, Business Desk. Blue International has on Friday shared details of its transformation program for the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine (Future Global Resources – FGR), Bogoso-Prestea Limited – BPL) in Southwestern Ghana. The program was shared with the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor earlier this week, and will increase […]
UNFPA & Partners meet on Guidelines for Reproductive Health Education for youth in Informal Sector
By: Mabel Adorkor Annang The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the Purim Africa Youth Development platform (PAYDP), Complementary Education Agency (CEA) and the various Vocational Institutes and Associations have organised a consultative session to ensure the integration of a standardized national curriculum to engage the youth in the non-formal sector. The meeting […]
Afghanistan: US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport
The US has warned its citizens to avoid Kabul airport amid continued chaos outside the terminal. A security alert issued on Saturday told US citizens to stay away due to “potential security threats outside the gates”. Only those individually told to make the journey by a US government representative should do so, it said. The […]
Ghana Health Service worried about surge in Maternal Mortality in, Upper East
The Ghana Health Service in the Upper East Region says the Bawku Municipality and its surrounding Districts have recorded 15 maternal deaths out of a total of 24 deaths recorded in the Region in mid-year of 2021. It says the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital recorded 12 deaths, while Pusiga, Garu and the Tempane Districts recorded a […]
Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan
Angelina Jolie, a notoriously private celebrity with no public social media presence, has joined Instagram, using the platform to draw attention to the situation in Afghanistan. Jolie joined the platform on Friday, posting a letter she says she received from a teenage Afghan girl, whose name and location has been blurred. In the letter, the […]
R. Kelly aide says he paid bribe for singer to marry Aaliyah
A former tour manager for US R&B singer R. Kelly has testified that he bribed a government worker in 1994 to obtain a fake ID for then 15-year-old Aaliyah – so the singers could marry. Demetrius Smith said he paid $500 (£367) for an ID used by Mr Kelly, then 27, to wed Aaliyah, who […]
GHS Officials in W/R investigates, death of Covid patient, who escaped fromTreatment Centre at Effia Nkwanta Hospital
The Western Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has set up an investigative committee to look into the death of a coronavirus patient who escaped admission from the Treatment Centre of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital on August 19, 2021. Paulus Okine, who was referred to the Centre from the Hospital’s Accident and Emergency […]
President Akufo-Addo to hold talks with Pfizer for more vaccines, as he departs for Germany on Sunday
By Bright Ntramah President Akufo-Addo will from Sunday, August 22, 2021 pay a State visit to Germany at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel. The visit will strengthen and deepen bilateral and economic relations between the two countries. Addressing the Presidential Press Corps at its Inaugural Jubilee House Press Briefing, Director of Communications at the […]
Fancy Gadam wants to maintain his original music identity
Mujahid Ahmed Bello, popularly known in showbiz circles as Fancy Gadam says he wants to maintain his reputation as one of the biggest Ghanaian artiste to emerge from the Northern part of the country. The multiple award-winning Tamale-based artiste who is expected to release an Extended Play (EP) in the coming months has numerous hit […]
