Isaac Acquah Junior, an aspiring assembly member for the Buduburam Electoral Area in the Central Region, has assured that he will sustain the development of the community through unity and accountability. He explained that he had lived in the Buduburam community for 10 years but had not seen much development in the area hence the … The post ‘Unity, accountability will enhance
A 12-member Regional Security Taskforce (RESTF) has been inaugurated in the Upper West Region, to oversee the smooth conduct of impending District Assembly Elections and Referendum in December and the 2020 general election. It is made up of Regional Security Coordinator, Military Detachment Commander, Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, Regional Crime … The post UW/R
The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) yesterday held a grand durbar at its new site at Dzorwulu in Accra as part of activities marking the 60th
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has urged the citizenry to condemn and report all acts of corruption to the right authorities to help ensure effective and efficient public service delivery. It said corruption prevented the citizenry from enjoying their fundamental
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has raised concern about what they termed ‘over staffing’ in some senior high schools in the country. Per the Ghana Education Service (GES) standard teacher student ratio was 1:35 but all the six schools visited by the committee in the Bono East, Bono, and Ahafo regions respectively failed to … The post Low SHS enrolment
PLEDGE Ghana, a gender and child centred non-governmental organisation, yesterday distributed assorted education materials and skills training equipment to 1,300 children from 10 communities in the Upper West Region to encourage them to stay in school. Beneficiaries were from five districts as part of joint efforts and commitment by the local NGO and international child … The post PLEDGE
About 11,000 young people have successfully gained permanent employment through the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) programme introduced a year ago. They have transitioned into their chosen careers since their deployment in the programme
PThe Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has inaugurated a 12 -member Steering Committee (SC) to oversee the implementation of the Call Detailed Records (CDR) Project under the Big Data for Good Initiative. The SC has representations from the GSS, Vodafone Ghana, National Communications Authority, Ministry
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the public to take the issue of climate change seriously since it threatens not only the country’s economic development but the survival of the entire human race. He attributed the floods, depletion of rain forests, altered weather patterns to climate change caused by certain human activities and … The post President
PThe Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) on Tuesday announced the introduction of two improved high yielding groundnut seed varieties. Dr Doris Kanvenaa Puozaa, a Research Scientist in-charge of Seed System Development
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ordered the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee (NC) to respond to Wilfred Kwaku Osei’s injunction request before proceeding to hold the FA elections. The Dr. Kofi Amoah-led committee is expected to settle the impasse between them and the aggrieved candidate before Monday 10:00 am Switzerland time. Wilfred … The post Respond
Assistant Technical Director of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), Mr Lawrence Carl Lokko has hinted that the local boxing regulatory body would soon organise a refresher course for major stakeholders of the sport as it aims to uphold safety standards. The move is in reaction to the untimely death recorded Wednesday
Ghanaian world titlist, Richard Commey will enter the ring on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Madison Square Garden to defend his IBF lightweight strap against Teofimo Lopez. The bout is on the triple-header on ESPN and ESPN Deportes which will see Terence “Bud” Crawford defend his WBO welterweight world title against undefeated mandatory challenger Egidijus … The post Commey
Government, through the Minerals Commission, is taking aggressive steps to ensure that every kilogramme of bauxite and manganese extracted from any field in the country is properly accounted for, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Lands
PThe 39th World Food Day was yesterday observed in Accra on the theme: “Our actions are our future, healthy diets for a zero hunger world”. The occasion was also used to hoist the flags of the United Nations (UN) and Ghana. The day was set aside by the UN to heighten public awareness on the … The post Ghana marks 39th World Food Day appeared first on Ghanaian
Peace talks between key rebel groups and the Sudanese government hit an obstacle on Wednesday when one major group said it will not sit down for direct talks with Khartoum until its demands are met. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, a rebel group in the states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, accused Sudan’s Rapid … The post Key rebel group halts direct
Police freed about 500 men and boys from an Islamic school in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, many of whom had been chained to walls, molested and beaten, police sources said. The raid in Katsina was the third such operation in less than a month, bringing the total of
PThe Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) 2019 Media Excellence Conference and Awards on the theme: “Social Media, Fake News and Elections in Africa” opened in Accra yesterday. The three-day conference is being attended by journalists,
Fatal floods that hit the Upper East Region have claimed 29 lives and injured 19 as was reported by the Ghanaian Times today. Our information is that, the death toll is likely to rise and more people are going to be displaced by unusual torrential rains in the month of October. The rainfall being experienced … The post UPPER EAST NEEDS OUR SUPPORT appeared first on Ghanaian
The Tema Circuit Court ‘B’ on Tuesday jailed two unemployed men to 120 months each, for conspiring to rob and robbing a Tally Clerk. William Sakyi, 20, also known as (aka) Skido, and Hamdu Adam, 21, aka, Obolo, were convicted on their own pleas. A third accomplice, Abdul Rashid Idrissu, 18, who pleaded not guilty, … The post 2 jailed 240 months for robbery appeared first on
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