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Try The Ascent this December (7th) 2019. The Ascent is an Obstacle course race, which takes place several times a year. Offering various rout…
The President of the GaDangme Council of Wulom?i (Chief Priests), Numo Blafo III, says the construction of a national shrine is not feasible since traditional worshippers have different forms of worship.
According to him, although the…
Ghana has been re-elected into the Executive Board of the UNESCO at the 40th General Conference of UNESCO in Paris.
By this, Ghana rejoins the 58-member governing board of the UN body for another four-year term.
The Minister of Educa…
The Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana (LISAG) has said it will soon begin to expose, name, shame and punish members of the association who connive with unauthorised surveyors to dent the image of the association.
It said the ass…
Some senior military officers have called for security presence to be maintained in mining communities affected by illegal mining (galamsey).
They expressed fear that the possible withdrawal of the military and other security members …
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Thursday cut sod for the construction of 30km Inner City Roads in Cape Coast.
The sod cutting ceremony for the Cape Coast Inner City roads makes it the second time in this week that government …
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Ghana, a foreign policy think tank, has inducted 17 new members to help advance Ghana’s foreign policy and its relations with other nations.
The new members are Ms Awo Quayson-Sackey, Major-General…
The Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga has started, on pilot bases, the paperless system of health service delivery to facilitate fast and effective service delivery to its patients in and outside the Region.
The paperless syste…
The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI-CSIR), has introduced four new common bean (baked beans) varieties, for adoption by farmers.
The objective is that local farmers would be encouraged…
Total Life Enhancement Centre, Ghana (TOLEC GH), a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) operating in the area of psychological and mental health advocacy in the Northern Region, has expressed worry on the insufficient awareness and su…
ActionAid Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has launched a 45-day humanitarian response project in the Upper East Region to support survivors of the October flood disaster, which affected some communities in the Region.
Mr Su…
The Western Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has launched a Regional Fire Task Force unit to sensitise the public, especially market women on fire safety rules to curtail fire accidents.
They will visit homes, …
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has called on actors in the hospitality industry especially hotels and Guest houses to display fire certificates, fire monitoring devices and fire extinguishers at strategic locations.
Divisional F…
The Wildlife Unit of the Forestry Commission has cautioned communities within the Eastern Corridor to be careful and guard against Elephant invasion as they will soon move out for food and water because of the dry season.
The animals ar…
Mr. Kwasi Amoako Atta, Minister for Roads and Highways has cautioned against the burning of lorry tyres during demonstrations on roads in the country.
He said the burning of lorry tyres caused the deterioration of roads and called for d…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has arrived in the Belgium capital of Brussels to participate in a High-Level Conference to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Right…
Ghana has launched the Global Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2019/2020, during which five teams received support.
A statement issued by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and copied to the Ghana News Agency said a total …
The country recorded 11,342 road crashes for the nine months to October, resulting in 1,915 deaths.
This compared to 1,921 deaths recorded for 2018.
Mr Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, the Deputy Minister of Transport, who announced …
When it comes to health and wellness trends, you can’t swing a stick without hitting a dietary plan centered on carbs – having them, not having them, when you should have them. Carb timing gets more and more attention as a diet trend, so w…
Although it should be a relationship we are all most concerned about, it remains under wraps. “The Link”, as we call it, is the critical connection between equal opportunities for women, overpopulation and the problem of climate change.
…
France invites 1,000 African entrepreneurs to come to Bordeaux to present their solutions at The City of Solutions
Are you an African entrepreneur? Do you bear innovative solutions to promote the emergence of sustainable cities? Come an…
The driver of a commercial mini bus (trotro) and his mate who assaulted a policeman that was captured in a video that went viral early this year have been fined 150 penalty units each by the Weija Circuit Court.
The fine is equivalent…
The Kaneshie District Court has dismissed a request by lawyers for Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo to be allowed to go home.
The legal team of Dr Agordzo who has been accused of providing assistance for an all…
The government has been called upon to assist technical universities to strengthen their governance frameworks and mobilise resources to overcome the numerous challenges they face.
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Co…
At exactly 7.30 p.m. on a seemingly dreary Tuesday evening, the flick of a switch at the Black Star Gate that lit it blue brought alive a pomp to signify support and advocate children’s rights.
The luminous blue Black Star Gate at the B…
With at least 600,000 people worldwide killed or permanently disabled each year, snakebites are the biggest public health crisis that no one has heard of. For projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Oil & Gas industry needs to cons…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recruited 14,500 new teachers for basic schools across the country.
The teachers, from the 46 colleges of education, completed their studies in 2018 and did the one-year mandatory national service…
The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has announced plans to set up a charity commission to evaluate and audit the humanitarian activities of churches.
The Commission, according to the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religiou…
The Forestry Commission says it has begun the process to procure firearms for its frontline staff following clearance received from the security services to proceed.
The move, the commission maintains, is to equip its staff to make th…
The Ashaiman community has recorded a significant reduction in the open defaecation canker as a result of an advocacy by the Media Coalition against Open Defecation to fight the sanitation challenge.
Currently, a vast land near the Chin…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong Boanuh, has commissioned a newly-constructed district police headquarters at Manso-Adubia in the Amansie South District.
The project, funded jointly by the Adubia Traditional Counci…
Dr Ernestina Korleki Dankyi, a researcher with the University of Ghana Centre for Social Policy Studies, has called on government implement meaningful policies to govern efforts to take children off the streets.
Speaking at a public dis…
A pre-harvest capacity building workshop has been held for Farmer-based Organisation (FBOs) in the Yendi Municipality to train active smallholder farmers on post-harvest loss (PHL) management in maize, rice, soybean and cowpea.
The day'…
The Christian health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has launched a Health initiative aimed at addressing barriers of access, affordability and quality essential medicines in health facilities in Ghana.
The initiative called 'Medicines for …
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) and the Ghana Green Building Council (GhGBC), has organized a training programme for stakeholders on the new Ghana Building Code.
…
Mr Ibrahim Akalbila, Coordinator of the Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition, has urged government to develop credible policies to monitor and evaluate agricultural systems to provide reliable data on its performance.
Mr Akalbila, said …
Colonel Albert K. Dawohoso, Director of Training, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, (KAIPTC), has said equal representation of women in peace building is essential for a fully –functioning democratic system.
He sai…
Government has asked Ghanaians to remain calm and disregard the declaration of independence of the Western Togoland by a Volta Region-based Homeland Study Group Foundation.
A statement issued and signed by Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the In…
The youth of Ada and its environs have called on the District Chief Executive for Ada East, Madam Sarah Dugbakie Pobee and the Ada District Police command to increase police visibility through consistent patrols.
The youth in a peaceful…
A five-day Scientific Symposium of the West African Postgraduate College of Environmental Health (WAPCEH) is underway in Accra to chart the way forward in addressing the challenges of climate change.
The symposium brings together enviro…
In a bid to get closer to the Millennium Development Goal of halving the 2.5 billion people without sanitation access, innovative solutions such as the invention of the mobile toilet system have improper waste management in Africa especial…
How much sleep did you get last night? What about the night before? Keeping track of your sleep schedule may not be a top priority, but getting enough sleep is critical to your health in many ways.
You may not realize it, but the amount…
Africa Prize for Engineering innovation Year 6 shortlist factsheet (2019/2020)
Innovator: Adrian Padt
Innovation: DryMac
Country: South Africa
DryMac is a containerised drying system that uses biomass to dry crops without using…
A citizen of Kyempo, a major cocoa and foodstuffs producing community in the Asante Akyem South municipality, Mr Kofi Opoku, has expressed concern about the wanton destruction of food and cash crops in the area by illegal miners.
He h…
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison has inaugurated a Technical Committee to review the Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (ACT 715) and prepare an accompanying Legislative Instrument (LI).
The Tech…
The Year of Return (YoR) programmes have made a significant impact on tourism arrivals from Ghana’s target source markets since its launch last year.
Data from the YoR Secretariat in Accra indicate that the first nine months of 2019 r…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates.
The council said the entire results o…
Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Boeing Company and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada for the purchase of aeroplanes as part of efforts to relaunch an international airline.
The MoU was signed on Tuesday, No…
Abuja, Nigeria: 'Unite and make a difference' is the overarching theme as the continent's organised labour jointly strategise over how to achieve policies that deliver for working people, build industry, tackle corruption and end illicit f…
I’ve come to realise that successful students aren’t more intelligent than other students.
They’re just more disciplined and focused, and they’ve developed winning habits.
So even if you don’t feel as if you’re a smart student, don’t…
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