A state-of- the -art Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) batching plant to supply the construction industry with quality and standardised quality concrete products was on Wednesday inaugurated in Accra. The ELKOMIX-120 Quick Master Compact Concrete Plant located at the East Legon Hills in Accra has an operational capacity to produce between 100-110 cubic-meter per hour vibrated … The post  First

More than 300 traders, commercial transport operators and residents in and around La market area in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) were on Thursday screened for breast cancer and other medical conditions. The beneficiaries were screened for hypertension, HIV, diabetes, blood pressure, tuberculosis, malaria, counseling and other health related conditions. The exercise was organised … The post La

TUDEC Development Centre, a Turkish non-governmental organisation based in Accra, last Friday  donated a portable dental delivery unit/chair to the Dental Division of the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. The unit valued at GH¢9, 000 was to support the department with modern dental equipment in order to ensure smooth treatment of patients. The dental delivery … The post TUDEC

The Acting Dean of the Faculty of Technical Education at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneur Development, Professor Humphrey Danso has called on stakeholders in the Technical, Vocational and Education Training (TVET) to collaborate with industry to identify real industrial needs and allow experts to design curriculum for training students to meet … The post Design

Two operating theatres dedicated to children, have been unveiled at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Following the relocation of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology block, there was the need for the facility to be refurbished for paediatric surgery. Kids Operating Room (KidsOR), a Scottish global health charity, refurbished the facility and furnished it with 6,000 … The post $600,000

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has strongly defended the existence and contributions of the United Nations, saying the world would have been poorer without the global body. According to her, many of the problems of the world would have worsened but for the very existence and the pillar role played by the … The post LifeLink Friendship Schools

Fresh inflows of dollars are being injected into the foreign exchange market as part of measures to stop the continuous fall of the Ghana Cedi, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. In addition, he said the Bank of Ghana was enhancing its supervisory action in the forex bureau market and the black market to … The post Measures

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) at the weekend inducted 461 newly qualified medical and dental practitioners into the profession with an appeal to them to remain in the country and serve the populace, and not travel abroad to seek greener pastures. They were drawn from the University of Ghana Medical and Dental School, Kwame … The post 461 doctors, dentists inducted appeared first on

Ghana generates 0.84 million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually, with less than 10 per cent recycled while 9 per cent leaks into the ocean, Mrs Cynthia Asare Bediako, Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has disclosed. She said this had raised public concern about waste in the environment … The post Ghana

A two-day international workshop on sustainable land use and management to enhance food production in Ghana and Africa opened in Accra yesterday. Under the theme “Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN),” the programme is meant to come out with solutions to combat desertification and land degradation to boost food production. It is being attended by more than … The post Int’l

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Yendi has stressed the need for the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), of the party to remain determined and resolute in working for the interest of the party. He also implored them to at all time stick to the founding principles of TESCON, which … The post TESCON urged to remain resolute loyal to

The Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) has launched a digital revenue platform to improve on revenue mobilisation. Dubbed ‘Revenue App’ and developed in collaboration with German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Ghana, it was purposely built with functionalities and tools to enable data collection, billing, revenue collection and payments. The application features street address, … The post OASL

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has commiserated with Justice Joyce Bamford Addo, a former Speaker of Parliament and Supreme Court Judge. On the visit with Mr Mahama was former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, during which he signed a book of condolence opened in honour of the deceased. Mr Mahama also conveyed the condolences of … The post Mahama mourns with Former Speaker

This is the second part of the article published Friday, October 28, 2022 issue of the paper.  TAKE HOME In conclusion, it is not dangerous to eat fufu at 4 pm or after. We have created a lifestyle -change diseases by giving up or ignoring what generations before us ate. A good time to back … The post  Is eating fufu after 4p.m. dangerous? (Final part) appeared first on

In the face of the recent sharp depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi (GH¢) to the US Dollar ($), I attempt to trace the trajectory of the exchange rate since the beginning of the Akufo Addo administration.  Using data from the Bank of Ghana’s daily interbank exchange rate, I track the rate from January 9, 2017, … The post The Exchange Rate appeared first on Ghanaian

The SNV Netherlands Development Organisation has organised a Curriculum Vitae (CV) review clinic to edit the CVs of job seekers to prepare them for the job market. It was in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Labour Department, Association of Ghana Industries and Ghana … The post CV review

Bishop Professor Albert Luguterah, the Pro Vice Chancellor, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Science, has advocated Ghana’s development policies and implementation to be data driven. This, he said, would optimise resources for sustained socio-economic growth and poverty reduction. Bishop Prof. Luguterah said the world was being ruled by science, technology, and data, but … The post Development

In our issue today are two stories about food. One of them is about nine new rice varieties developed by the Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI), with the support of the Korean Programme in International Agriculture (KOPIA), Ghana Centre. The other has to do with a two-day international … The post Enhanced food production

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that “many” of the banks, which survived the banking sector cleanup, have already “collapsed”. According to Mr Bagbin, government erred in its approach to the banking sector clean-up, which resulted in nine banks and dozens of financial firms having their licenses revoked by the Bank … The post Banks

Thirteen persons have been arrested in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region, for engaging in illegal mining, popularly called, galamsey. They were grabbed following a joint operation, involving personnel of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), National Investigation Bureau, Dormaa East District Police Command and Dormaa East Assembly Members. The District Chief Executive … The post 13