With the introduction of the Care Reform Initiative (CRI) in 2007 by the Department of Social Development (DSD), there has been a shift from emphasizing institutionalized care for orphans to reintegration of orphans into their extended families. The Care Reform Initiative which is a new approach to care services for vulnerable children is based on […]
SAP’s ambitious goal of equipping 5 million African youth with basic coding skills by 2025 took a bold step forward following the release of the results of this year’s Africa Code Week. Almost 427,000 youth from 30 African countries completed training between 15 and 23 October, dramatically exceeding the initial participation target of 150,000 students. […]
Paul Kudjoe Atchoe, President of the Ghana Volleyball Association has expressed his interest in standing for the position of President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) when they go to Congress to elect new executives. Speaking on Happy FM Sports Programme, Mr. Atchoe who has been President of the Ghana Volleyball Association since 2010 believes […]
Nii Adotey Gyata I aka Joseph Mingle, President of the Ghana Kick Boxing Association has disclosed that very soon the national team, the Terminators will be invited to camp and to compete in upcoming international tournaments. Speaking to yours truly in an exclusive interview, he noted that there are a number of international invitations and […]
Afrinection is the go-to resource for African entrepreneurs, job seekers, and professionals to connect with prospective investors, employers, and other African professionals across the globe. The new online ecosystem also provides visibility for African-owned businesses to reach a global consumer base Egalement disponible en Français, Também disponível em Português MCLEAN, United States of America, November […]
As of the time of writing this piece, it is thirteen days to the elections, yes 13 days! And as I write, the democracy we practice has not provided us with the opportunity of having a presidential debate among the presidential candidates. In effect, there has been no intellectual argument on the policies to be […]
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF – Ghana) with support from Oxfam in Ghana and Crossroads International joins the International community in commemorating this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence which starts from the 25th November to 10th December. The International campaign seeks to raise awareness of Gender-Based violence, strengthen […]
The Progressive Peoples Party’s Parliamentary candidate for Cape Coast North Constituency, Mrs Sarah Bucknor has called on the electorates to vote for her in the December 7 election to eradicate poverty, teenage pregnancy and youth unemployment in the constituency. Mrs. Sarah Bucknor , who has 27 years experience in education under her belt said it […]
The five-year strategic plan seeks to ensure that, by 2020, about 90 per cent of HIV infected persons would know their HIV status and receive sustained antiretroviral therapy to help them achieve viral suppression. The signing of the memoire, which took place in Accra, was also to reinforce the Commission’s efforts in fast-tracking the achievement […]
Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a vital part of doing business today and tomorrow. Our globalisation in markets, qualifications and in work practices that ‘follow the sun’ means that we can no longer know our workers and contractors in the same way we used to. Our world is not as small as it used to […]
As the number of data subscriptions in Ghana rose from 15,804,608 subscribers at the end of February 2015 to 16,106,218 at the end of March 2015 indicating a penetration rate of 59.78 per cent, according to records provided by the National Communications Authority. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF FACE BOOK USERS IN GHANA AS AT 3OTH JUNE […]
Government has made no payment to a UK-based firm for the supply of security infrastructure without parliamentary approval, as alleged by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). The party alleged that government has signed a fraudulent deal worth about $300 million for the supply of national security equipment with UK-based firm, Santa Barron. NDC stealing […]
They pursued various programmes in Bachelor in Technology, Higher National Diploma and non-tertiary courses. Professor Emmanuel Sakyi, Acting Vice-Chancellor, said the HTU was a brand and asked the students to count themselves blessed to be the pioneering students. He asked them to be good ambassadors and use proper channels of communication during their stay in […]
Mr Kwabena Boadu, in his mid 30s was found dead in the bathroom at Jam Guest House at about 0630 hours. His body has been lodged at the Wa Regional Hospital Mortuary pending an autopsy to unravel the causes of his sudden death. Dr Barnabas Ganda, Medical Doctor at the Wa Regional Hospital confirmed Mr […]
He explained that the youth, who were king makers with their roles in politics being critical, were not well-informed with the electoral processes and jargons hence the need for the gaps to be closed. To this end, he has called on political parties to engage and look at better ways of grooming as well mentoring […]
The AFRAA annual awards recognise excellence in service delivery, innovation and competitiveness in airlines, individuals and service providers in the African aviation industry. A statement by issued in Accra by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines said Ethiopian Airlines had been applauded for its outstanding financial performance, technological leadership and investment in modern […]
Kofi Frimpong Acquah, alias “Osty”, Richard Kwaku Effah, alias “Rocky”, and Kwabena Boateng, alias “Adwenfi” would serve 18 years each. Their other accomplice Mohammed Kyeremateng, would however be doing 10 years. The gang had attacked and robbed some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) of their electrical gadgets, costing about […]
He told them to strive as much as possible not to align themselves with the political parties since the 1962 Constitution and subsequent ones debarred chiefs from engaging in active politics. He said it was the responsibility of chiefs to ensure that political campaigns in their villages and towns were conducted in an orderly manner […]
He said the youth should carefully scrutinize the issues politicians brought on board before voting for them. Mr Koffie, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Prestea, called on the youth to be wary of unscrupulous politicians who are determined to use foul means to score political points. He said there is the […]
He said there was a lot of poverty in the northern parts of Ghana because the people who are largely farmers depended on only on rain fed agriculture and that the “one village one dam” policy would make irrigation farming accessible to all farmers. Nana Addo, who was addressing a regional campaign rally in Wa, […]
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