Renowned communications professional, Prof Kwame Karikari, says listening to morning shows on various media platforms in the country is a waste of time because they do not enlighten the citizenry on issues. According to him, these shows give the platform to politicians who only come to argue about issues without necessarily educating listeners. “…political pundits from the political parties who ...

The Tema General Hospital within the Tema Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region records an average of 18 new cases of HIV infections weekly, MyNewsGh.com reports. Mrs. Ruth EwuraAdjoa Panford, Principal Physician Assistant at the ART clinic who revealed this to SVTV Africa, said the Hospital has two clinic days and the least of the cases recorded on each of ...

Despite being perceived to be one of Africa’s less corrupt nations, Ghana faces an uphill battle in the fight against graft. The country loses about $3 billion to corruption each year, while both its main political parties – the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) – have been implicated in major scandals while in office. The country has long struggled to ...

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has urged the World Bank and the developed world to accept the fact that most African nations abhor homosexuality. According to Prof. Oquaye who doubles as a pastor, the practice of tying aids to the recognition of gay rights and marriages in Africa is unhealthy. Speaking during a courtesy call by the ...

The World Bank has cautioned Ghana against excessive borrowing amidst concerns that the country risks being classified as high debt distress country if the situation persists. This comes a day after the country successfully raised US$3 billion Eurobond which was five times oversubscribed. The International Monetary Fund has also warned the nation that it is at a high risk of ...

The U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan has inaugurated a shea butter processing facility and warehouse for the Tiyumtaba Women’s Shea Cooperative of Sorogu, located in the Sagnerigu Municipality in the Northern Region of Ghana. The new facility, is part of a U.S. Government effort to partner with communities, companies, and non-profit organizations in West Africa to expand economic opportunities for ...

Government has directed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to undertake educational infrastructure projects in all public senior high schools (SHSs) for successful implementation and sustenance of the Free SHS Policy. Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo, the Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), who announced this in Yamfo, said priority would be given to SHSs implementing ...

Pregnant women who seek antenatal care at Bonkro CHPS compound in Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region are examined on benches due to lack of medical examination tables. The situation, coupled with poor condition of the facility, inadequate logistics, compromised privacy of patients and absence of a midwife, are discouraging pregnant women from patronizing services of the facility, ...

Deputy Communications Minister, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has hinted of a possible passage of the National Cybersecurity law by the end of 2020 to sanitize Ghana’s internet space. “Definitely we expect that this year Ghana will have a cyber-security law, definitely. That’s our expectations,” Mr Sowah Odotei told the media at the Freedom Online Conference press conference in Accra, February 4, ...

Some residents of Bortianor Hills (Mountain View Area) on the Kokrobite-Tuba road in Accra are appealing to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, to help intensify security at the area following the soaring activities of armed men believed to be land guards who are terrorising residents in the area. According to the residents, the land guards have ...