209 first time voters registered in Takoradi Sub-Metro District
Three days into the limited voters registration exercise, a total of 209 voters have been registered by the Electoral Commission (EC) officials in the Takoradi Sub-Metro District. The exercise, which started on Tuesday, September 12, saw 76 persons being registered and 103 also went through the process successfully on the second day, with 30 registered […]
Chemu students receive suicide prevention education
The Tema Metro Health Directorate has educated students at Chemu Senior High School about suicide prevention and ways of seeking solutions in stressful life situations. The exercise held at the school’s premises was part of activities launched by the Ghana Health Service as part of public advocacy to mark World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). Mr. […]
SOS Children’s Villages supports vulnerable children with employable skills
The SOS Children’s Villages, through the implementation of the Family Strengthening Project (FSP), has supported 1,110 vulnerable children from 337 families across the country with technical and vocational training skills to fend for themselves. It has also empowered many youths, who have completed various TVET programmes, with business start-up tools to help them establish their […]
15 more fishermen found in Ada fishing boat disaster
15 more people have been found in the ongoing search for fishing boat disaster victims in Ada. The District NADMO Coordinator, Ebenezer Teye Kisseh Nartey, who gave the latest update in an interview, stated that all 15 fishermen were found alive. He stated that the search party is still on the water looking for the […]
Stakeholders urged to support fight against child-trafficking
Globeserve Ministries International, a Church engaged in missionary training and vocational education, in collaboration with its partners, is working towards combating child slavery on the Volta Lake. The Church, in partnership with Westwood Community Church and Wooddale Church, all in the United States of America (USA), seeks to map out the role of religious, community […]
Limited voter registration goes on smoothly in Kpone-Katamanso
The 2023 limited voter registration exercise is going on smoothly at the Kpone-Katamanso district office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Kpone, Mrs. Doris Emefa Agbezhulor, Kpone-Katamanso District Electoral Director, stated that so far the process had been peaceful. Mrs. Agbezhulor […]
Tourism Ministry projects to generate US$6 million by 2026
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), says it will work to widen the nation’s foreign exchange earnings, projecting to generate US$6 million through arrivals by 2026. Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, the sector minister, said in 2022, the one million tourist arrivals fetched the nation about US$300,000. Addressing the opening session of a day’s […]
Information Minister seeks staff commitment to transformation agenda
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is seeking the support and utmost commitment of the staff of the Ministry of Information and the Information Services Department (ISD) for the transformational agenda of the two outlets of the Government of Ghana. “Take personal responsibility for the transformational agenda,” he urged, on Thursday in Accra, in keynote address, […]
The voter’s registration is progressing steadily – EC Officer
Mr Ben Alaglo, the Wa Municipal Electoral Commission (EC) Officer, says the ongoing voter registration exercise is progressing steadily in Wa with relatively low patronage of the exercise by the prospective voters. At about 1430 HRS on Thursday when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the registration centre at the EC office in Wa about […]
56-year-old driver fined GH₵6,000.00 for possession of narcotic drug
A 56-year-old driver, who unlawfully had in his possession 45 white and gold foil wraps of cocaine with a net weight of 1.410 grams has been sentenced to pay a GH₵6,000.00 fine by an Accra Circuit Court. Mr Emmanuel Mensah also had 19 foil wraps of heroin with a net weight of 2.3634 grams in […]
