The Australian High Commission in Ghana has handed over a soap making factory to Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti Region. This followed the training of more than 100 PLWDs by the High Commission, as part of it programme to support the PLWDs with employable skills and an … The post PLWDs in Offinso get GH¢279,000 soap factory
Four Churches and four Christian organisations yesterday presented a memorandum to Parliament in support of the bill to criminalise Lesbians Gays Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQI+) in the country. The churches were the Apostolic Church Ghana, Church of Pentecost, Methodist Church Ghana and Christ Apostolic Church Ghana. The Christian organisations were Christian Council Ghana, Ghana Congress … The post Christian
The Chairman of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Professor Ato Essuman, has proposed stiffer punishment for persons involved in all forms of examination malpractices. That, he said, would make examination leakages and cheating an unattractive venture and complement measures put in place by the Council to protect the integrity of the examinations it conducts. … The post WAEC
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has deployed 81,081 graduates to various institutions across the country to begin their one-year mandatory national service from Monday, October 11, 2021. It has, however, put on hold the placement of some prospective service personnel for the 2021/2022 service year,following discrepancies detected intheir online registration details. A statement issued by … The post NSS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday inaugurated a new three- storey block for the New Juaben North Municipal Assembly at Efiduase , a surburb of Koforidua, the Eastern Region capital. It contains 37 offices, a 150-seater capacity conference hall, a mechanised borehole and sanitation facilities located at Effiduase. The Gh¢3, 442,539.45 project was awarded … The post Pres
President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Torgbui Tepre Hodo IV, has called for a deeper collaboration between Members of Parliament, District Chief Executives and traditional authorities for the development of the region. To Torgbui Tepre Hodo IV, the lack of coordination between the three units on the ground affected smooth implementation of policies and development … The post Deepen
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has appealed to the Overlord of Mamprugu, Naa Bohigu Abdullai Mahami Sheriga, for support in clamping down on illegal mining activities in Nanguma, a suburb of Mumprugu in the North East Region. He explained that the lessons from the government’s current fight against the menace … The post Jinapor
West Africa lawmakers from 15 of the 16 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will converge at Winneba in the Central Region, for the extraordinary session of the Community’s Parliament. The upcoming meeting between October 12 – 22, 2021 follows the Central regional town’s successful hosting of the delocalised meeting of … The post Winneba
Ghanaians have been called upon to properly dispose of expired important documents through shredding, to avoid them getting into the hands unauthorised persons who would later use them to commit fraud and other criminal activities. “These are expired bank credit cards, payment, insurance cards and boarding passes as well as other vital documents which were … The post ‘Properly
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has re-opened vaccination centres across the Greater Accra Region for members of the public to take their shots of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. It has also deployed mobile vaccinators to administer vaccines to indisposed persons who may be unable to visit the sites for their jabs. This phase of the … The post GHS re-opens vaccinations
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that the Justice Koomson Committee which probed the Ejura disturbances only set out with an agenda to absorb government operatives of any wrong doing in the matter. In the view of the party, the conclusion by the three-member committee that the late social media activist, Mohammed Ibrahim, may have … The post Ejura
Madam Millicent Kabuki Carboo, the District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for Biakoye, in the Otis Region, has been unanimously approved by the assembly members. She polled 47 “Yes” votes, representing 100 per cent. Madam Carboo made a comeback after she failed to secure approval for the same position in 2017, during the confirmation session. President … The post Millicent
The Akufo-Addo’s Government Advocates (AAGA), a voluntary political group has been inaugurated in Accra to propagate the achievements of the president and his government. Formed by sympathisers, faithful and well-wishers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is meant to highlight the achievements of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government and ensure the party retained … The post Group
Youth leaders in the Zabzugu District of the Northern Region have pledged their commitment and determination in ensuring peace and tranquility in the area to attract socioeconomic development.They also committed to, harmony, cohesion and tolerating one another irrespective of their religious, political or ethnic affiliations to foster peaceful, united and cordial coexistence. The youth reiterated … The post Zabzugu
Ten Assembly members in the La – Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) have questioned the legitimacy of the processes leading to the confirmation of Jennifer Dede Afagbedzi as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Assembly. They called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to either re-nominate her or withdraw her nomination. At a press conference … The post Legitimacy
The Minority in Parliament has stated that it will strongly oppose any move by the government to ‘unnecessarily’ inconvenience the citizenry with the SIM card re-registration exercise. It said there were several requirements and clauses associated with the exercise which citizens must oppose because of abuse of the policy. “In as much as we support … The post We
China’s experience in reforestation and fighting desertification has injected lots of inspiration into Africa, which needs to curb the alarming expansion of the Sahara desert, Ethiopian experts have said. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently estimated that by 2030, Africa will lose two thirds of its arable land if the march of … The post Africa
Why are some people more successful than others? Why do some people make more money, have more friends, enjoy better health, and derive greater satisfaction from life than others do? Brain Tracy’s ‘The Psychology of Success’ is designed to help us to unlock our personal potential to achieve anything we really want in life. Tracy … The post BUILDING A POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT appeared
A former Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has advised regional blocs to be more tactical in the selection of conflict mediators. Instead of former or sitting presidents, he said, professional mediators with expertise in specific issue … The post Be tactical
Ten days after Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats won parliamentary elections, the Greens and pro-business liberals have agreed to start exploratory coalition talks with them. Thursday’s talks with the “kingmakers” mean centre-left leader Olaf Scholz is a step closer to the job of chancellor. It is a blow to the conservatives’ leader Armin Laschet, who presided … The post German
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