Bird farmers should practice flu prevention protocols – Ghana Veterinary Services
Bird farmers in the country have been urged to steadfastly adhere to bird flu prevention protocols. This is key to ensuring the total eradication of the disease. Dr. Benjamin Kissi Sasu, Risk Communicator, Ghana Veterinary Services Directorate, told the Ghana News Agency, that whilst the Ghana Veterinary Services was putting in all the necessary measures […]
Massive Fumigation At Agbogbloshie Onion Market Site
A massive fumigation exercise is underway at the Agbogbloshie Onion market site in Accra. The three-day exercise by Tebel Waste management is part of the ‘Let’s Make Accra Work’ campaign launched recently by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr. Henry Quartey. The much-talked-about 80-acre land has been bare since the relocation of the onion sellers […]
ICU-Ghana welcomes calls for permanent status for Commissioners of National Labour Commission
By Bright Kofi Agamah. The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana), has welcomed suggestions for Commissioners of the National Labour Commission (NLC), to be given permanent status. According to the union, the part-time status of the Commissioners has been affecting the speedy adjudication of grievances and disputes. It said the part-time Commissioners who sit on […]
Mass vaccination commences in Kpone Katamanso District as rabies infection increases
Data from the Kpone Municipal Health Directorate shows that from January to June this year, 115 persons living in the Kpone Katamanso District have suffered from dog bites. Some five cases of rabies in dogs have also been recorded in the municipality, and 36 people have come in contact with rabid dogs. The rate of […]
ICU backs calls for permanent status for commissioners of NLC
By Bright Kofi Agamah. The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union, ICU-Ghana, has welcomed suggestions for Commissioners of the National Labour Commission, NLC, to be given permanent status. According to the union, the part-time status of the Commissioners has been affecting the speedy adjudication of grievances and disputes. It said the part-time Commissioners who sit on […]
Gunmen abduct three workers at Obasanjo Farms
Gunmen have kidnapped 3 people who worked on a farm owned by Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo in South-western Ogun State. The gunmen opened fire on a vehicle transporting the three, before abducting them. Security forces have embarked on a manhunt for the kidnappers in a bid to rescue the victims. The motive for the […]
GES suspends Headmaster who ‘brutalised’ student
The Ghana Education Service, GES, has suspended indefinitely, the Headmaster of the Jachie-Pramso Senior High School, in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor. The suspension is to allow for investigations into his alleged flogging of a 19-year-old female Arts student. A video on social media depicts a student badly beaten with lacerations […]
National Peace Council to launch Peace Fund for sustaining peace in Ghana
Story by Jacob Narh Nortah. Twitter: @NarhNortah The National Peace Council, NPC, will on the 15th of next month (October) launch a Peace Fund. The Council believes the Fund has become necessary due to limited resources and inadequate budgetary allocation to support its activities. The National Peace Fund is to prevent, manage, and resolve conflict […]
New GIMPA Rector is qualified to run affairs – VEEP Bawumia
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has described the new Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA. Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu as a highly qualified person to man activities at the Institute. Speaking at his Investiture which will usher him into a four year academic term, Vice President Bawumia extended a call to […]
President Akufo-Addo promises bridge over Oti River before end of his tenure
By Conrad Kadbry. President Akufo-Addo has assured the people of Oti Region that his government will see to the realisation of the much-anticipated bridge over River Oti at Dambai to facilitate movement of goods and services across the river. He expressed his determination to execute that project before the end of his tenure, saying that […]
