Mrs Eva Ananglie Amaaro Amoaning, queen of Builsa community in Kumasi, has made a passionate appeal to NGOs and other development oriented organisations to support zongo communities with basic socio-economic amenities to help improve the living conditions of the people there. She said lack of basic social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, sanitary facilities among others were contributing to increased ...

A national action plan for the implementation of initiatives to restore degraded forests and improve cocoa production has been launched in Accra. Dubbed the Ghana Cocoa and Forest Initiative, the 45-page document highlights commitments between the government and industry players to take specific steps towards sustainable cocoa production while preserving forest resources. The plan thrives on three thematic areas – ...

A cassava processing factory is to be established in Fanteakwa North District under the One District One Factory policy of the Government. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, the Fanteakwa North District Chief Executive (DCE) , Mr Charles Oware-Tweneboah said when the factory became operational, it would provide employment for about 2,0000 permanent and casual workers. He said ...

Eight trafficked children engaged in forced labour on the Volta Lake have been rescued by the Anti Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service. They comprised six boys and two girls between eight and 16 years. Operation Briefing the media in Accra yesterday, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Deputy Superintendent of Police, (DSP) ...

Ghana is set to produce nuclear energy by 2029 to meet its energy needs. Dr. Robert B.M. Sogbadji, Deputy Director of Nuclear and Alternative Energy at the Ministry of Energy, and Coordinator of the Ghana Nuclear Power Programme, made this known on Wednesday in Accra during a workshop for journalists on nuclear energy. The workshop, organized by Rosatom, a Russian ...

Ghana loses more than $3 billion every year through corruption, the Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Rev. Richard Quayson, has said. The amount is said to be about 300 per cent of all the aid it receives in the same period, according to a study by IMANI which looked at procurement losses in ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained that the recent power outages during the rainy season are caused by fallen conductors and flooding close to the company’s transformers and substations. Power is usually cut off in some communities when there is a downpour and the public has raised concerns when such incidents occur. Briefing journalists on the causes of ...

Ms Joycelyn Tetteh, MP for North Dayi, has advised female students in senior high and tertiary institutions to excel in their studies, and aspire to hold public office. She explained that the Affirmative Action Bill, when passed into law would, make room for more females to hold public office, and urged students to be committed to their studies and acquire ...

Ghanaian musician Andy Alexander Nii Akrashie, known in showbiz as OJ Blaq, has revealed what contributed to his kidney ailment a few years ago. According to the ‘Chalewote’ hit maker, alcoholism and smoking affected his health greatly. He said that was what contributed to his kidney failure, a sickness that nearly claimed his life. “I was not hypertensive, I was ...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has asked medical professionals in the public sector who use working hours to engage in private practices to cease or resign as it will no longer tolerate such conduct. Council Chairman of the GHS, Dr Yaw Yeboah, who gave the warning said they have officially written to hospitals to ensure doctors who refer patients to ...