UTAG strike affects local economy of University communities – Professor Mawutor
By Benedicta Konadu Dean at the School of Graduate Studies and Lecturer at the University of Professional studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor says the strike by University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has affected the finances of the people living around the enclaves of the various Universities in the country. Speaking […]
Re-entry Policy: GES-ActionAid support 50 teenage mothers return to school after childbirth
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong 50 teenage mothers at Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern region were supported to return to school after dropping out to have children. The Ghana Education Service – ActionAid Ghana collaboration also supported the girls with basic school needs and psycho-social counseling to whip up their interest to […]
CHRAJ raises concern over increasing cases of banishment of people by traditional authorities in the Central Region
The Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has expressed worry about the increase in expulsion cases being orchestrated by some traditional authorities across the Central Region. The Commission said the practice had resurfaced in many remote parts of the region. The Regional Director of CHRAJ, Daniel Amosah said Chiefs or traditional authorities tend […]
More than 5000 Ghana Cards ready for pick up at Sege Office
The National Identification Authority, NIA, has asked applicants who registered for the Ghana Card in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region to pick up their cards at its office at Sege. It said there are more than 5000 cards ready for collection and urged the applicants in the District, who did not […]
Countries in West African Region must be worried about coup in Burkina Faso – Analysts
By Edith Saddick The recent coup in Burkina Faso has raised a lot of questions about the democratic environment on the Continent and how it could be preserved. Analysts have therefore been sharing ideas about the ongoing situation and how it could be resolved. According to Security Analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye, all countries in the West African Region must […]
Former toll collectors’ salary arrears to be paid – Roads Minister
Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has assured former toll collectors whose salaries are outstanding that all arrears will be paid in a week. About 190 collectors, mostly persons living with disabilities, were engaged by a private contractor, Tolls & Routes Management Limited, TRML, before the closure of the toll booths. The aggrieved toll […]
Ultra-Modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for mothers in Eastern Region
By Michael Teye Amartey A sod-cutting ceremony has been held for the construction of an Ultra-Modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Complex at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. The project estimated to cost GHC 2 million will be funded and executed by Kabaka Foundation, a non-governmental organization with the aim of complementing the government’s effort […]
GHS: 119 persons receive Covid-19 Booster jabs in Western Region
SOURCE: GNA The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has administered Covid-19 booster shots to 119 persons in the region. These include healthcare workers, persons with underlying health conditions, frontline security personnel, and persons 60 years and above who have received the second dose, thus becoming fully inoculated in the last three […]
