Galamsey: NPP Communicator dismisses partisan blame game; urges national action
By: Nana Ama Gyapong Ghana, a country richly endowed with minerals and water resources, is facing a severe threat to its water security due to the unchecked menace of illegal mining, known as galamsey. If left unchecked, Ghana may soon be forced to import water, a stark irony given its natural abundance. Despite successive governments […]
National Vaccine Institute builds capacity on Avian influenza surveillance
By: Gifty Adjei The National Vaccine Institute has successfully hosted a research and development seminar, bringing together scientists from the National Taskforce on Animal and Human Surveillance for Influenza, along with officials from the National Influenza Center. The gathering was part of the Institute’s ongoing efforts to bolster research and combat avian influenza in Ghana. […]
Colombia 2024: Black Princesses face possible early exit after 4-1 defeat to Japan
By: Nana Kwame Bediako The hopes of the Black Princesses at the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup hang by a thread following a crushing 4-1 defeat to Japan in their Group E clash on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The loss places the team in a precarious position as they face the possibility of a […]
Statistical Service finalises Ghana’s Anti-Corruption Action Plan
By Roselyn Gyananglo The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is coordinating an independent Final Evaluation of the Ghana National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), which has been in effect from 2015 and will conclude in 2024. This evaluation is part of Ghana’s ongoing efforts to combat corruption. According to a statement signed by the Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel […]
Nsawam Female Prison appeals for aid to construct diagnostic centre for inmates
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey The Officer in Charge, OIC of the Nsawam Female Prison in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region, Assistant Director of Prisons, ADP, Victoria Adzewodah has made a passionate appeal to NGOs and benevolent organizations to come to their aid to support them establish a diagnostic centre for the prison. This, […]
Ghana’s economy experiences stronger than expected growth in Q1 of 2024 – Bank of Ghana
By: Roselyn Ganyaglo The Bank of Ghana (BoG) in its latest Monetary Policy Report disclosed that Ghana’s economy posted stronger than expected growth in the first quarter of 2024, with GDP increasing by 4.7 percent. This represents a significant improvement compared to the 3.1 percent growth recorded in Quarter 1 (Q1) […]
GCPP elects Dr. Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr. as Flagbearer
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has elected Dr. Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr, a certified stockbroker in the United Kingdom, as its Flagbearer for the 2024 General Election. Dr Lartey, son of the late Daniel Lartey, Founder of the GCPP, was confirmed at the Party’s National Congress in Accra on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The […]
Volta Regional House of Chiefs to introduce mediation and conciliation to reduce chieftaincy disputes
By; Jones Anlimah The Volta Regional House of Chiefs intend to introduce mediation and conciliation as alternative methods to address the growing number of chieftaincy disputes in the region. According to the President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, this approach will also aim to minimize litigation and foster peace […]
Nsawam female prison gets day care centre
By Michael Kofi Kenetey The Nsawam Female Prisons in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region, with funding support from Blue Skies Products Ghana Limited and Women Rediscovered Ghana, an interdenominational all-women fellowship and life group, have inaugurated a new Nsawam Prison Ladies, PRILAS Day Care Centre for the Nsawam Female Prison. The centre is […]
World Bank applauds DVLA’s public sector reforms, improved efficiency and accountability; Selects the Driver Licencing Agency for more support
By: Nyarko Abronomaa Walker The Senior Presidential Advisor, Mr. Yaw Osarfo Marfo, has hinted of the World Bank’s plans to release a second trench of grant to the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority-DVLA, for the phase II of its funded Public Sector Reforms for Results Project, after successful implementation of the phase I of the […]
