On February 23, 2013, I made my first blood donation. My first attempt was during my days at Adisadel College as a student in 2005. School authorities informed us that there will be a blood donation exercise put together by …
The Cape Coast Polytechnic has signed an affiliation agreement with the North Carolina Agriculture and Technical University in the United States of America to award some degree programmes. The programmes include the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering, Master …
A District Magistrate’s Court at Winneba, has remanded a 55-year-old farmer into prison custody for defrauding five people of GH¢12,350.00. Kojo Addae pleaded guilty, and the court presided over by Charles Owusu Nsiah deferred sentence when Addae pleaded to the …
Shea nuts – a valuable natural resource in the North Mr Agustine Sandow Ambotimah, Coordinator of the Nadowli District Cooperative Farmers, has said absence of a policy to regulate activities of the shea industry is the major hinder to investment …
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), an energy think-tank organisation, on Friday commended the disposition of President John Mahama towards the current energy problem, but said it was short of addressing the pertinent issues confronting the energy sector. A …
An ultra-modern maternity block built for the Benito Menni Health Centre at Dompoase in the Adansi North District, has been inaugurated amidst fanfare. The project was executed with money internally generated by the health centre and support from Catholic institutions …
Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang,  Minister of Education, has tasked polytechnics to consider the introduction of programmes that would contribute immensely to national development. She explained that due to challenges of the global world, it was imperative for polytechnics to …
The lack of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the various districts by the regional administration is hampering coordination of national development interventions and social accountability in the management of public funds in the country. Mr Eric Odro Osae, Dean of …
Some communities the Western Region are to benefit from the land use component of the second phase of the Land Use, Planning and Management Project (LUPMP-2), Mr. Mohammed Alhassan, a Senior Town Planning Officer, said on Wednesday. He mentioned the …
The Minister of Communications, Dr Edward Omane-Boamah, has advised the National Communications Authority (NCA) to retrieve radio frequency licences from people and institutions that are not using them and re-issue same to those interested in owning and operating radio stations …
Mr Samuel Victor Meisu, Amenfi West District Chief Executive on Saturday called on rural banks to collaborate with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to create employment for the youth. He made the call during the sod cutting ceremony for the …
The acting Western Regional Health Director, Dr Kwaku Anin Karikari, has appealed to the Ghana Health Service to consider converting post-diploma nursing courses into degrees. He said this would motivate students to upgrade themselves in their chosen profession. He said …
The Novotel Market Traders Association (NOVMATA) have intensified their “situational analysis†of the implication of hawking on business activities in the market. They sought the support of the business advocacy challenge fund (BUSAC) to carry out evidence based advocacy to …
The Very Reverend Christopher Andam, Kumasi Diocesan Synod Secretary of Methodist Church Ghana (MCB), has appealed to Christians to live up to their mission statement. He said the onus lies on them to be development-oriented, noting that feeding the hungry, …
The Vision for Alternative Livelihood Development (VALD), a non-government organisation, a leading advocate on the effects of tobacco use in Ghana has appealed for proposals from stakeholders for Tobacco Control Measures Legislative Instrument (LI). It said this would enable the …
About 300 youth from Okantah, near Nsawam, in the Eastern Region, led by the chief of the community, Nana Kwabena Owusu on Friday demonstrated against two estate developers for allegedly destroying their farmlands. The demonstrators, who wore red shirts, head …
Eleven people died on the spot and seven others sustained injuries when a 207 Benz Bus on which they were traveling for a funeral collided with a heavy duty tipper truck at Gomoa Mampong, near Okyere, on the Winneba-Accra road …
Mr. Albert Frimpong, President of the Ghana Baseball and Softball Association (GHABSA), said the body has unveiled plans to promote baseball in the Ashanti Region. He said it formed part of a five-year agenda to unearth talents and identify potential …
A study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, shows that one of the most commonly used insect repellents worldwide N, N-Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), seems to be losing its potency against mosquitoes. Although DEET has been shown …
Nana Kwame Ntim, Omanhene of the Manfo Traditional Area, has called on Ghanaians to prevent the destruction of the environment through illegal mining, popularly called galamsey. He said the unrestrained activities of illegal miners, who dig for gold and other …
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