Inflation rate for August 2021 increase to 9.7 per cent
The Year-on-year inflation rate for August stood at 9.7 per cent compared to 9.0 per cent in July, the Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim said on Wednesday. The month-on month inflation between July, 2021 and August, 2021 was 0.3 per cent. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra, Prof Annim said food and non-alcoholic […]
Immigration Officers apprehend two suspected armed robbers in Juaboso
By Benjamin Atta Agyemang. The Suaman District Command of the Immigration Service has arrested 2 suspected armed robbers at Africa, a small Community near Akaatiso in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. The two who gave their names as Emmanuel Kombat, 21; and Lala Mohammed, 25, have been identified as Togolese nationals. Speaking […]
Divisions within PNC deepens
By Nathaniel Nartey. Facebook: Nathaniel Nartey. Twitter: @Annertey_Nartey Governance Analyst, Fred Oduro has expressed displeasure at happenings within the PNC, resulting in the dismissal of its 2020 Presidential Candidate, David Apasera and National Chairman Moses Dani-Baah. Their dismissal follows a petition by embattled General Secretary of the Party, Janet Nabila and other members accusing the […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister in Ghana for state visit
By: Henrietta Afful Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed is in Ghana for a three-day state visit to deepen relations between Accra and Addis Ababa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Ghana yesterday, September 7, 2021 and is expected to leave the country on Thursday, September 9, 2021. The Prime Minister paid a courtesy call on […]
GHS adopts Model Health Centers towards Universal Health Coverage
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has announced the rolling out of a ‘Model Health Centre Network of Practice’ concept by the government as one of the key strategic interventions toward achieving the Universal Health Coverage by the 2030 target date. The ‘Model Health Centers’ to be located […]
Upper Denkyira West District records 1st Malaria death in 3 years
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu For the first time in about 3-years, 1 case of malaria-induced death has been recorded in the Upper Denkyira West district of the Central region. The malaria mortality which involved an infant at one of the health facilities in the district has come at a time when there is an introduction of […]
Two Peacekeeping methods developed to tackle changing nature of conflicts in Africa
Peacekeeping is evolving in Africa due to the changing nature of conflicts on the continent, Major General Francis Ofori, Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has said. He noted that to respond to the changing nature of conflicts, two approaches – the Humanitarian Development Peace (HDP) Nexus, also referred to as the Triple […]
Ghanaian Interconnect Clearinghouse Operator, Afriwave Telecom, Joins the Smart Africa Alliance
Smart Africa has announced that Afriwave Telecom has become the latest private sector member of the Smart Africa Alliance. The organisations will work together towards the vision of transforming Africa into a single digital market. Smart Africa is an alliance of 32 African countries, international organisations and global private sector players tasked with defining Africa’s […]
FAO launches “One Country One Priority Product” Initiative
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country One Priority Product (OCOP). This Action aims to develop green and sustainable value chains for special agricultural products, support small and family farmers reap the full benefits of a global market […]
GNAT commends government for “one teacher, one laptop” initiative
Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT), Mr Peter Tetteh Korda, has commended government for launching the “One Teacher, One Laptop” to aid effective teaching and learning in schools. “The initiative is good and we welcome it because the way teachers teach has changed due to the outbreak of COVID-19, “he said. […]
