Health Minister embarks on four-day Ashanti Regional Tour
By Hannah Dadzie Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has begun a four-day working visit to the Ashanti Region. As part of the tour, he will visit regional and district health facilities in the Ashanti Region, inspect all yet-to-be completed projects, interact with staff, and gain first-hand information on the health sector in the […]
Five Ghanaian MPs and Clark caught up in Kenya’s violent protests are safe – Nii Lantey Vanderpuye
By: Godfred Amoaful Five Ghanaian members of Parliament and a Clark of Parliament, who were among several others that were attacked by the Kenyan youth protestors at the Kenya Senate House, are safe, according to Nii Lantey Vanderpuye. The Kenyan Parliament was besieged by the youth group over the introduction of new taxes by the […]
Ghana to assess learning poverty with nationwide survey starting in September
By Gloria Amoh The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has initiated the eighth Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 8) to measure learning poverty nationwide. Learning poverty refers to a child’s inability to read and understand simple text and basic numeracy at their learning level. Starting in July this year, the one-year survey will assess children’s literacy […]
New title requested by MP Hammond after completing Hajj
By Francisca Amoakoa The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa and Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, is advocating for the formal acknowledgment of his new title following his participation in the Hajj pilgrimage. MP Hammond is pressing for the inclusion of ‘Alhaji’ in his name within the parliamentary records. During a session in […]
Bolgatanga Township was dark under previous administration – MCE
By Peter Agengre The Municipal Chief Executive for Bolgatanga, Mr. Rex Asanga, has boasted that many street lights across the Bolgatanga Municipality were not working in the erstwhile Mahama’s administration despite spending so much money to fix them, leaving the town in darkness and vulnerable to crime. He indicated that the street lights along the […]
