Guinea coup leaders release dozens of prisoners
Military leaders who’ve seized power in Guinea have released about 80 prisoners ahead of a summit of the West African grouping Ecowas. The leaders of the Ecowas bloc are due to meet virtually on Wednesday to discuss the Guinea coup and the political transition in Mali. The prisoners had been opponents of President Alpha Condé, […]
Ghana to take delivery of additional 4 million Covid-19 vaccines
By Nicholas Osei Wusu. Ghana is certain of receiving four million vaccines of Covid-19 by the end of September 2021, towards vaccinating the adult population. Already, the government has taken delivery of part of the projected number of vaccines from the German and US governments. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, disclosed […]
Middle Belt Development Authority builds Health Centre for Asiri community
The Chief Executive Officer of the Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA), Mr Joe Danquah, has inaugurated a newly-constructed GHC1 million worth Health Centre at Asiri, a farming community in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region. The facility, constructed under the government’s ‘One million dollar’ per constituency initiative, has two semi-detached quarters for health […]
Maternal mortality rises to 32 in Upper East
The Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, says the Region has recorded a total of 32 maternal deaths as at Tuesday, September 7, 2021. This, he said, was an increase from the initial 24 maternal mortalities recorded in the 2021 mid-year performance review with the Bawku Municipality […]
109 Districts/Municipalities benefit from $1m constituency initiative – CEO
The Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) has executed health, education, and other infrastructure development projects estimated at millions of Ghana cedis in 109 districts and municipalities, under the government’s ‘One million dollar’ for each constituency initiative. Established in 2017 by Act 962 of Parliament, the MBDA exercises its mandate in five regions – Ashanti, Bono […]
“Corporate Governance Code” for State-Owned Enterprises developed
The State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) has in consultation with relevant stakeholders developed a “Good Corporate Governance Code” for State Owned Enterprises. Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng, the Director-General of SIGA, said inadequate governance frameworks and procedures were critical contributors to many specified entities’ poor financial performance in Ghana hence the initiative. Mr Boateng was […]
President Akufo-Addo ends two days tour of the Western North Region
President Nana Addo Dunkwa Akufo-Addo has rounded up his two-day working visit to the Western North Region and assured residents of more infrastructural development. He inspected some ongoing infrastructural projects in the Region including; the construction of a 38-km Benchema- Adjoafua road under construction. He also commissioned a number of completed projects including; a newly […]
Chemu SHS: Head, Assistant Head to refund GHC11,974.00 – Audit Report
The Headmaster and Assistant Headmaster of the Chemu Senior High School in Tema have been asked to jointly refund an amount of GHc11,974.00 to the School. The 2020 Auditor-General Report on the Public Accounts of Ghana – Pre-University Educational Institutions for the year ended December 31, 2020, a copy made available to the Ghana News Agency has […]
President Akufo-Addo receives credentials of five envoys
Five envoys who have been accredited by their respective countries to serve in Ghana, on Tuesday, September 7, presented their letters of credence to President Akufo-Addo to officially mark the commencement of their tour of duty in the country. The envoys are the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Ms Harriet Thompson; the Nigerian High Commissioner […]
Head-on collisions account for 80% of road carnages in Central Region
Kofi Sekyiama Pobi. Statistics from the Road Safety Authority indicate that the Central Region is the 4th leading region in rampant road crushes in Ghana. Although there have been campaigns and education on road safety, the region continues to record increased numbers of such crushes. According to the Road Safety Authority, head-on collisions account for […]
