The African Forum for Research and Education in Health Limited by Guarantee (AFREhealth) with funding support from the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, USA has installed a 30kW ultra-modern solar system worth $58,690.00 at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, KNUST where its Secretariat is based. This is part of AFREhealth’s broader commitment … The post AFREhealth

The Right to Information Commission (RTIC) yesterday launched its month-long celebration to increase awareness on the RTI law. The RTI Act 2019 (989) was passed by Parliament and assented to by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on May 21, 2019. It guarantees the general public’s access to information from public institutions and relevant private bodies … The post RTIC

The two-day Inter­national Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC) ended yesterday. The conference which was opened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday was also used to launch Ghana’s National Integrated Maritime Strategy (NIMS) to foster collab­oration, innovation, and address challenges facing Ghana’s maritime sector. The conference was used to dis­play a wide range … The post Maritime

Two people died while a third person suffered injuries, following clashes between the police and residents of Gbi Godenu near Hohoe, in the Volta Region, on Wednesday. The injured, a motorcycle rider, who was knocked down by police vehicle, was taken to the hospital, and the bodies had been taken to the mortuary for preservation … The post 2 die,

 The Accra High Court has directed the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to return to the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resourc­es, Cecilia Dapaah, money seized from her, within a week. The former minister found herself in a legal tussle in which her assets were seized by the OSP, but the court has … The post OSP directed to return seized money to Cecilia

The Commissioner of Police (COP), George Alex Mensah, has said the leaked audio recording in which he was heard allegedly plotting the removal of the Inspector-Gener­al of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, with a former Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP, Chief Bugri Naabu and another police officer is “doctored.” COP Mensah admitted that he … The post Investigation

The government has been asked to ensure the passage of the Internal Audit Service Bill, to curb corruption in both the pub­lic and private sector. This would ensure that all rots in every institution are removed towards accelerated socioeco­nomic development of the country. The Director General of the Internal Audit Service, Dr Eric Oduro Osae, … The post Govt urged

 It is interesting to learn that for half a century attempts to redevelop the Ada Songhor Salt Proj­ect, a salt-mining concern in Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region, were not successful until Elec­trochem Ghana Limited stepped in. On Wednesday, Presi­dent Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the $88-million first phase of the redeveloped Songhor … The post Give Electrochem

The Deputy Minister of Education, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has stated that government is leveraging on Right to Play’s teaching methods as part of its agenda to revolutio­nise teaching and learning in the country. This approach according to him employed play-based learning mechanisms as a means of ensur­ing positive learning environment for the children. In … The post ‘Govt

Countries along the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have been tasked to adopt a comprehensive and coordinated ap­proach in tackling other challenges in the maritime space besides piracy. According to the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Major-General Richard Addo-Gyane, although piracy had declined, other issues like Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) … The post Adopt

Plainly, many except few will not boldly concede that politics have failed the coun­try—econo-socio development in tow. The ‘’will not’’ is that it’s too obvious to dodge. And it takes ‘’kalambai-pa­tapaa’’, translate either unimpres­sive defencelessness bravado, or, slippery fudge to walk away, confronted. While the contrary that all is not well takes massive optimism, it … The post Post-politics

The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s scheduled run-off election on September 2 to break the tie between two flagbearer hopefuls has hit a snag following the decision by one of the contestants to stay away from the election. Boakye Agyarko, who is contest­ing Francis Addai-Nimoh, argued that the run-off election was against the party’s constitution and … The post NPP

The Cocoa Pro­cessing Company (CPC) PLC is unable to recom­mend payment of dividends to its shareholders for the 2021/2022 financial year due to operational challenges and other shortfalls, the Board Chair of the company, Mr Kwaku Owusu Baah, has stated. Among these, he said were shortfalls in cocoa beans supplies, frequent machines breakdown and cash … The post COCOBOD

 The Food and Drugs Au­thority (FDA), at the just ended 9th African Med­icines Regulators Conference in Kigali-Rwanda, has been designat­ed a Regional Center of Regulatory Excellence (RCORE) in Vaccines Regulatory Oversight in Africa by the Africa Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Af­rica’s Development (AUDA-NE­PAD). This move underscores FDA Ghana’s commitment to strength­ening the … The post FDA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yester­day inaugurated a five-member Emol­uments Committee to make recommendations on the salaries and allowances payable to Article 71 holders. The Article 71 holders include members of the executive, the Legislature, Judiciary, Constitu­tional bodies and other servants specified. The committee is also to deter­mine the facilities and privileges available to same … The post Let’s