Prez Akufo-Addo accepts Cecilia Dapaah’s resignation
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignation from office of Cecilia Abena Dapaah as Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources and member of the government. President Akufo-Addo commends her loyalty to the government and expresses gratitude for her dedicated service to the nation. A statement signed and issued by the Director of Communications […]
E.P Church launches nationwide project to tackle gender-based violence
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Church Ghana is set to kick-start a project in all its 15 presbyteries across the country to help address the issue of gender-based violence, including Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM). Speaking at the launch of the project at Ho in the Volta Region, the Presbyter Executive of […]
Ghana strengthens ties with Vatican as President Akufo-Addo visits Pope Francis
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, July 22, 2023 paid a courtesy call on Pope Francis, in Rome. The visit aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations between Ghana and the Vatican. The call on the Holy See formed part of the President’s four-day official visit to Italy, as the West African nation renewed the bonds […]
Women Deliver 2023 concludes in Kigali with greater commitment to protect rights of women and girls
By Rebecca Ekpe The 2023 Women Deliver Conference has ended in Kigali, Rwanda with concrete calls to support women and girls without discrimination. More than 6300 Feminists, 100 Journalists and Content Creators, 600 Scholar Recipients, and 87 Sponsors representing 170 Countries convened on Kigali to advance gender equality and protect sexual and reproductive health and […]
Fishing Closed Season: We’ve achieved 97% compliance from fishermen- Minister
Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, says the Ministry has achieved 97 per cent level of compliance and cooperation from fishermen in this year’s closed fishing season. She said fishermen had gradually come to terms with the essence of the season and were complying to make the initiative successful. Madam Hawa […]
Volta Region gets centralised state-of-the-art medical waste treatment facility
A State-of-the-art medical waste treatment facility has been commissioned for the Volta Region in Ho. The Ho Medical Waste Treatment Facility was realised through Medical Waste Services Limited, a subsidiary of industrial conglomerate Jospong Group, in partnership with the Government and Ecosteryl, a foreign cutting edge waste technology company. The treatment plant is a line […]
Nkoranza North Assembly supports persons with mental health conditions to access medication
The Nkoranza North District Assembly in the Bono East Region has assisted 10 people with mental health conditions in the district to access medication and facilitate their treatment processes. According to Mr Stephen Awiti, the Nkoranza North Mental Health Coordinator, each of the patients received GHS 1,000.00 from the District Assembly to buy drugs and […]
Do not pay for Alternative Dispute Resolution Services – Chief Justice
The Chief Justice, Mrs. Getrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has advised Ghanaians not to pay for mediation charges at any Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) deliberations in the country. Chief Justice Torkornoo said this during a public forum after commissioning her first court complex as Chief Justice at Baatsona in the Tema West Municipality of the Greater […]
Strange insects invade Dawhenya North
Residents of the North Dawhenya Electoral Area have complained of the invasion of some strange biting insects in communities in the area. According to residents, some of whom the Ghana News Agency interviewed, the insects bite and leave a blood stain at the spot, which when scratched becomes swollen. They could not describe the type […]
Sanitation Minister Cecilia Daapah resigns
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has resigned from her position with immediate effect. In a resignation letter dated, Saturday, July 22, 2023 and addressed to the President, she wrote: “I write to inform you that I wish to resign from my position as Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources. “It […]
