Cabinet has approved the procurement of a research vessel and four patrol boats for the fisheries sector to guard Ghana's marine resources effectively, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
The research vessel wi…
Cabinet has approved the procurement of a research vessel and four patrol boats for the fisheries sector to enable Ghana to guard its marine resources effectively, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Friday.
The researc…
Alhaji Mashud Mohammed from the Mion District of the Northern Region has been crowned the 2021 Overall Best National Farmer at the 37th edition of the Farmers' Day celebration in Cape Coast.
He received GHc600,000 from the Agr…
The Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Yohane Amarh Ashitey, has given the assurance that President Akufo-Addo’s signature agricultural campaign, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) will only get better into the future.
On the sidel…
The Upper East Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper East Region says it will conduct school vaccination exercise against COVID-19 before the Christmas break.
It says it has taken deliver…
Mr Sulemana Yidana, a 70-year-old crop farmer, who was the First Runner-up of the 37 Farmers' Day celebration, said he dedicates the award to his eight wives and 40 children.
The proud farmer from Dabreboari in the North East Reg…
Hundreds of Ghanaians, on Friday, thronged some beaches in the capital to commemorate this year's Farmers' Day celebration.
The holidaymakers defied the COVID-19 protocols despite the outbreak of a new variant of the virus, omicr…
Mr. Godwin Ndewu from Abutia Kpota, the 2021 best farmer in the Ho West District, has over 85 acres of various crops under cultivation.
The 52-year-old, who has been farming for the past 20 years, currently has 20 acres of maize,…
Madam Jennifer Dede Adjabeng, Municipal Chief Executive, La Nkwantanang Municipal Assembly, has described farming as good business and urged Ghanaians not to see it only as an option for survival.
She, therefore, encouraged young…
Mr Richmond Agyenim Boateng, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kwadaso, has urged women in the area to venture into agriculture.
He said the involvement of women would help increase agricultural productivity at all levels o…
Mr Philip Dika, an ordained Pastor was adjudged the best farmer in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, while 11 other farmers came up in the various categories of awards at the 36th farmers’ day celebration in Kwaoadadekope.
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Mr. George Nana Blay Nketsiah, a 59-year-old resident of Ntankoful in the Esikado Ketan constituency has been adjudged the overall best farmer in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.
For his award, he took home a motor tricycle, …
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the government will work to consolidate the gains made in the agricultural sector.
That would be done through the implementation of equitable and sustainable food systems to improve the n…
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is beginning two new academic programmes at the Masters and Doctoral levels in 2022.
The new programmes are Governance and Sustainable Development and Environment and Development.
The pr…
A former Mayor of Luton and Founder of Ghana Society UK (GSUK) in the United Kingdom, Councillor Maria Ampah Lovell, has called for the institutionalisation of a National Kente Day in Ghana.
Speaking at the end of this year’s Kente Fest…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, to ensure that all illegal firearms are retrieved from civilians.
He said there was no doubt about the fact that many illeg…
Ghana’s presidential advisor for COVID-19, Dr Nsiah Asare has reiterated government’s plans to implement a policy to deny persons without COVID-19 vaccine certificates access to the various stadiums in the country ahead of …
One of the most powerful ways to maintain a healthy weight, stay strong, and live longer is so shockingly simple, even a toddler can do it. The health benefits of walking are endless, and experts agree by adding walking to your routine, yo…
A rail line is to be constructed next year to link the railway to the Achimota lorry terminal to ensure commuters to and from Accra, Tema and Nsawam board their vehicles from there.
According to Mr Rexford Agyei Frempong, Personal Ass…
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has, since Wednesday December 1, added Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) to its crop of services.
The Centre, gearing towards full operationalization by close of 2021, is set to off…
The New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, yesterday launched a road safety campaign to help curb increasing cases of road crashes in the country.
On the theme “Road Safety in Ghana: Preserving li…
An interim National Executive Association of Muslim Societies in Tertiary Institutions, Ghana (MUSTIG) has been inaugurated at its second Strategic Conference held at Lakeside University College in Accra last Friday.
The conference was …
The 21st Century seems to have ushered in a period of intense competition to woo Africa. Africa, with its vast untapped economic resources, is now the battleground for global powers, notably France, the US, and especially China. Each has e…
“Ghana can only overcome poverty and enhance quality of its human capital if it fully integrates issues of gender equality in its policy and development agenda,” KinnaLikimani, Member of the Women’s Manifesto Coalition, has said.
Acco…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to work at weeding out the bad nuts within the Ghana Police Service to inspire confidence among the populace.
He says som…
The Western Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority has cautioned consumers to be wary of unwholesome, promotional goods and other expired products on the market during the yuletide.
The Authority said safer foods we…
The Presbyterian University College (PUCG) has successfully completed all the processes for the award of a Presidential Charter.
If granted the charter, the college which has it’s main campus at Abetifi in the Kwahu East District of the…
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has announced the detection of 34 imported cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 from some 120 samples of returning travellers to the country.
The imported cases were detected from …
Women in Law and Development in Africa has premiered a short film on rape to create awareness on the crime as part of their sixteen days of activism against sexual violence.
This short film titled, “Shame” was premiered to provid…
An Anglophone West Africa Regional Training of Trainers Workshop on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) has opened in Accra, Ghana.
The two-day hybrid Workshop, which is being held virtually and by contact, is happening concurrently in…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), says the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country demands that surveillance at the various entry points into Ghana must be heightened.
According to the association, all COVID-19 proto…
The Greek Foreign Minister, Mr. Nikos Dendias, has called for the strengthening of the friendly relationship with Ghana for the mutual benefit of both countries.
He said, the Greek government would like to be part of Ghana’s future by w…
The Upper West Region has over the years provided large quantities of cereals, shea butter, yam, mango, and a host of other fruits and vegetables to feed the country.
Dr. Hafiz Bin-Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, ma…
CineFAM announces its new initiative, a Women of Colour (WOC) Content Creator Database. This important database will be to be found on CineFAM’s website. CineFAM, is a Canadian not for profit initiative, founded by award winning filmmaker…
The just ended DRC Africa Business Forum promises the development of robust battery industry and a huge contribution to the electrification of transport systems, which will enable Africa to add more value to its endowments in minerals.
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A Ghana, West Africa, native is serving aboard USS Essex, a U.S. Navy Wasp class amphibious assault ship.
Seaman Samuel Anderson is a 2013 Salem Senior High School graduate. Today, Anderson serv…
In November, Greenpeace (www.Greenpeace.org/) Africa demanded more climate action from the South African government. Activists gathered in Gandhi Square to display a banner that read: "Government, All Eyes On You!" The organisation is call…
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said his outfit will hold consultations with stakeholders to draft a new Legal Profession Bill.
When finally passed into law by Parliament, the bill will be expec…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed concern about the recent power outages in the Ashanti Region.
Speaking during a courtesy call on him by the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Asantehene disclosed that …
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) for the CGMA Finance Leadership Program (FLP).
It is a new, remote, digital, self-paced lear…
Some workers at the Ministry of Health (MoH) have raised concern over delay in the appointment of some key management officers at the ministry.
The positions are the Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, Chief Programme Officer (N…
The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) and the Women in Agriculture Directorate (WIAD) under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train young women in agriculture business.
The WIAD…
A project to provide 300,000 people with access to basic sanitation services and provide 250,000 people with access to basic drinking water has begun in six regions in the northern part of the country.
The five-year project dubb…
Mr John-Peter Amewu, the Minister of Railways Development, on Wednesday, announced that government has paid 68 million euros to Amandi Holdings Limited to begin construction works on the Manso-Huni Valley rail line in the Western Region.
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From January next year, the police will inspect the vaccination cards of all commercial drivers and motorbike riders to ensure that they have taken the COVID-19 shot.
Additionally, workers of all government institutions and health facil…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has been inducted as a fellow of the Ghana Institute of Planners (GIP) at a ceremony in Accra, yesterday.
The induction was performed for the minister, who is also a Member of Pa…
An apartment built to accommodate Presidents and Vice Presidents whenever they visit Kumasi now appears to be a “white elephant.”
The apartment was built in 2006 by former President John Agyekum Kufuor to accommodate the President or Vi…
Former President Flt. Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his invaluable contribution to the energy sector.
The posthumous award, which was presented at the 5th Ghana Energy Awards in Accra, was …
At least 7,870 minors aged 15 and 17 have received their first jab of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines in the Greater Accra Region, as government steps up efforts at attaining herd immunity against COVID-19 nationwide.
Dr Charity Sarpong, th…
The General Secretary of the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU), Mr. Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi, has urged the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to employ metre readers on a full-time basis.
He said the importance o…
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