The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah has urged workers in the informal sector to join a pension scheme to ensure income security for themselves in their old age. According to the minister, many people in the informal sector were not included in any form of pension scheme, adding that the … The post Employment Minister
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has attributed the decreasing trust in the media by the populace to misinformation. According to the minister, trust in the media for some time has suffered a hitch per reports from afrobarometer due to misinformation by some media practitioners. • Mr Femi Falana (inset) speaking at theconference. Speaking virtually at the 5th … The post Public
The government of Japan has signed a 4.5 million dollars three-year Project Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support Ghana’s healthcare delivery digitisation project. The project dubbed: “Digital solutions for health, nutrition and medical services” is aimed at strengthening the use of digital technology for health, nutrition, and medical services in the … The post Ghana,
Breast cancer patients could live their full span after treatment, a Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr Baffour Awuah, has stated. According to him, misconceptions that severing the cancerous breast among other proven treatments increased one’s risk of death were untrue as more patients now lived longer and productive lives. Speaking in an interview with the Ghanaian … The post Breast
The Head of Local Government Service (LGS), Dr Nana Ato Arthur has stated the Service’s resolve to trigger sanctions against worst 17 performing assemblies during the 2020 annual local government service performance appraisal. Staff of these assemblies, he said, would not be promoted in line with the measures while further saying that, other measures would also be … The post LGS
The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) was working with the Ghana Police Service, the Ministry for The Interior and the Bank of Ghana to set standards for the procurement of fortified vehicles for money transportation in the country. These vehicles, when brought in the coming months, would replace the soft- skinned bullion vans currently used … The post GAB,Police,
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) is developing a regulatory framework that will compel banks and financial institutions to design and provide innovative digital financial services and products, which respond to the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). According to BOG, this was expected to increase accessibility of digital and analogue financial services for PwDs, such … The post BoG
The Health Minister, Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has inaugurated an 11-member board of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) with a call on them to advance health care delivery. Chaired by Dr David Nkansa-Dwamena, members are Dr Opoku Ampomah; Jerry Shaib; Dr Radha Hackman; Dr Michael Owusu; Albert Arkoh; Hannah Acquah; Prof Margaret Lartey, Reverend Professor Patrick … The post 11 member
A web-based application – iStammer web app – that connects Persons Who Stammer (PWS) to Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) was on Friday launched in Accra. The web app which sought to ease the efforts of PWS to improve their speech was developed by the Ghana Stammering Association (GSA) with funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). … The post iStammer
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the Ministry of Commerce of China on Friday signed their first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an expert group on economic co-operation. The group, when assembled, would share experience on intellectual property rights, customs procedures, digital trade, competition policy, among other areas, and exchange concepts, … The post AfCFTA,
The FixingTheCountry Movement, an affiliation of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that the 2020 elections was not manipulated in the party’s favour, contrary to claims by former President John Mahama. It called on the former president to desist from making such a claim, because such an utterance could create unnecessary tension in the … The post ‘2020 election
The Youth Connekt Africa Summit 2021 has ended with a call on stakeholders to support youth-oriented businesses and programmes with concrete actions and not just words. Stakeholders are to ensure this by answering to young people and forming partnerships with them to enable them spearhead the fight against unemployment in the African continent. The Minister … The post Youth Connekt
The World is still grinning over the World Health Organization’s (WHO) approval of a vaccine against malaria for children after years of research. The inoculation has been received with excitement because the disease kills more than 400,000 people globally, mostly children every year. Although this is considered a major lifesaving step in the fight against the illness, the … The post Rolling
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to people living with psychosocial disorders, apart from the socio-economic problems it has unleashed on the entire world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), groups, including health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone and those with pre-existing mental health conditions, have been particularly affected. … The post Tackling
Parliament will reconvene tomorrow to commence the third meeting of the first session of the House. High on the agenda of the House would be the consideration the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 and the 2022 budget. The bill which seeks to proscribe same sex relationships has divided public opinion with persons against … The post Parliament reconvenes tomorrow
Nyamekrom, a suburb of New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region has been cut off from the Koforidua Community after it was hit by a devastating flood which destroyed a makeshift bridge connecting the community to Koforidua township. Many homes were also submerged as a river that flows across the Nyamekrom road overflowed its … The post Floods wash away bridge at
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday launched the “Operation Clean your Frontage” initiative with a call on residents of Accra to change their attitude and behaviour towards sanitation. An initiative of the Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council and being championed by the Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, it seeks to make owners and occupants of residential, commercial … The post Operation
The Deputy Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in-charge of Finance and Administration, Ms Catherine Addy, has called on the citizenry to play their roles in promoting unity and national cohesion in the country. According to her, the country has made tremendous progress in its democratic governance, adding it was important it … The post NCCE
Lawyers of the victims of the Ayawaso West Wougon Shooting incident have called for the suspension of the payment of compensation to the victims to allow for further consultations. According to the lawyers, the victims nor their counsel were consulted on the process of the compensation. The government on Friday called for a meeting to … The post Lawyers
At least one person has been killed and seven others injured in a suspected terrorist bombing in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, authorities say. The blast went off on Saturday night at a bar, scattering panicked revelers onto the street in the aftermath. President Yoweri Museveni said suspected terrorists may have planted a package in a plastic … The post Deadly explosion
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