The Ghana Journalists Association’s presidential hopeful, David Agbenu yesterday reiterated his commitment to ensure zero tolerance for unprovoked attacks on journalists in the line of duty by politicians, saying this will be a thing of the past under his tenure. He said it was unfortunate that some journalists, particularly Ahmed Suale lost his life and […]
Tag: Ghana
Kintampo — The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Bono East Region has fully vaccinated a total of 294,134 persons on COVID -19 against the 835,086 population target, Dr Fred Adomako – Boateng, the Regional Director, GHS has disclosed. Dr Adomako – Boateng said the percentage of persons fully vaccinated stood at 35.2 per cent with […]
Koforidua — The All Nations University (ANU) in Koforidua is to offer Master of Science (MSc) degree in cybersecurity, to help the country curb the threats cybercrime is posing to the economy, especially the financial sector. The programme would be used to train and equip post-graduate students with requisite knowledge and skills in cybercrime to […]
Ampain — More than 1,800 Ivorians have taken advantage of an assisted return programme this year, Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has announced. The figure, he said, represented about 96 per cent of those processed since the beginning of accelerated voluntary repatriation in 2021, noting “this is progressing and a clear indication that it is now […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the global community to increase its efforts to help developing countries withstand the devastations caused by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. In a keynote speech delivered at the 15th Edition of the European Development Days (EDD) in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, 21st June 2022, President […]
After extending credit to thousands of customers over mobile phones since 2015, Ghana-based fintech Fido is now in search of additional growth avenues for its expansion across Africa. Fido told TechCrunch that it is planning to add savings and payment products to its portfolio later this year, and to enter Uganda, its second market, as […]
Sweden has inaugurated a new Honorary Consulate General in Accra on Wednesday, to deepen bilateral relations and economic co-operation between Ghana and Sweden. Ms Nickie Akosa, the honorary Consul General is both of Swedish and Ghanaian descent and would represent Sweden in Ghana and facilitate official engagements between the two countries. At an opening ceremony […]
The Migrant Labour General Workers Union International (MLGWUI) has appealed to employers and landlords to offer employment and accommodation to skilled and unskilled refugees in the country. That, the Union said was to address the challenge of unemployment and accommodation problems faced by refugees. This was contained in the World Refugees Day statement by MLGWUI, […]
The National Disaster and Management Organisation (NADMO) has implored Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to protect open spaces for emergency cases. According to the Director-General of NADMO, Mr Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, open spaces which serve as places where people may converge in times of emergencies had been playgrounds, especially for public schools had been […]
Techiman — The continuous misapplication of agro-chemical products was causing the extinction of ecological resources in the country, Nana Boakye Ameyaw Pentenprem II, the Nifahene of Techiman Traditional Council (TTC), has stated. He noted that the unprofessional use of pesticides, insecticides, weedicides and other chemicals by farmers had resulted in the elimination of some herbs, […]
The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC)has given encroachers of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Animal Research Institute (ARI)land at Frafrahain the Adentan Municipality two days ultimatum to vacate. It added that it would proceed to pull down every structure on the land subsequently after the ultimatum given. This was disclosed by the […]
A Training and Retraining component of the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme (NUIS) has kicked off to enhance the capacity of more than 15,000 people nationwide with skills that can earn them jobs. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, launched the Training and Retraining component of the programme yesterday with a pledge by the government […]
Afreximbank is to double its support to Intra-African trade and investments in the next five years, Mrs Kanayo Awani, Managing Director, Intra-African Trade Initiative, Afreximbank has said. She said over the past five years the Bank through this Intra-African Trade Group had disbursed about $20 billion and was committed to doing more. Speaking at a […]
There were devastating floods in certain communities in the Central Region of the country on Saturday following a downpour. The floods were as a result of the Kakum and Surowi rivers over-flowing their banks. The floods destroyed bridges and roads, thereby making the road network in the affected areas impassable. One of such bridges is […]
The Executive Director of Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), Mr Olivier Langrand, has called on the government to increase its budgetary allocation for biodiversity conservation. According to him, Ghana was a signatory to international treaties and conventions such as the Biodiversity Agenda and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), hence the need to […]
Accra — Rights activists in Ghana are protesting after a crowd, urged on by a member of parliament, tore down a billboard that promoted tolerance toward the LGBTQ community. Last year, Ghanaian security shut down a European Union-supported LGBTQ community center, and some lawmakers are seeking to make gay rights advocacy illegal. To mark Pride […]
Ghana’s Black Starlets will today battle the Sparrow Hawks of Togo at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in the ongoing WAFU Zone B U-17 qualifiers in Ghana. Ghana suffered a 4-2 defeat to the Young Eaglets of Nigeria in their Group B opener on Saturday against the Golden Eaglets. Goals from Emmanuel Michael, Precious William, […]
FBNBank has supported the Green Ghana Project by making a donation towards the activities planned by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and also taking action to help increase Ghana’s tree population. The Green Ghana Project is an initiative of the Government of Ghana which started in 2021 and sets aside a day, Green […]