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The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has kick-started a project meant to rope in Faith- Based Organizations and religious leaders in the fight against corruption. The Inter faith Anti-corruption project christened, ‘Speak Up, Resist and Report corruption,’ seeks to solicit the support of religious based organizations to lead the fight against corruption as required under the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). ...

The District Health Director of the Sekyere East District in the Ashanti Region, Mrs Dorothy Afuakwa has hailed the management of World Vision Ghana (WVG) for helping the district reduce the rate of child mortality. She says over the past two years, the district has not recorded any child mortality due to the capacity building and sensitization programmes WVG has ...

The Foundation for Generational Thinkers (FOGET) has lauded the Founder and Leader of the  International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr. Mensa Otabil, for his consistent and passionate effort to push forward the agenda of African emancipation. The non-governmental and youth-oriented organisation strongly commended Dr. Otabil for his edge to propagate massages that depict how Africa should be elevated from poverty, reproach, ...

Parents have been advised not to take for granted common cold,otherwise known as catarrh, among children because if it is not well treated, it could lead to heart problems. A Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu, Prof. Mark Tettey, advised parents to send children who suffer from common cold to the hospital for the right ...

Apostle Dr. Stephen Kwame Amoani, Chairman of the Christ Apostolic Church International (CACI) has advised the clergy not to use their pulpits to exploit the vulnerable in society. Apostle Dr Amoani also urged pastors not to use their pulpit to settle personal scores with people. “It is important that we use our pulpit to teach the word of the God ...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and two other organizations – the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and the Ghana News Agency (GNA) have united their effort to help bring down corruption in the society. This is being done through joint anti-corruption regional road campaign, to educate and aid everybody to have the courage report any corrupt acts. ...

Rising activities of armed robbers in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of Northern Region are threatening lives and property, raising fear among members of several communities in the area, according to Birifor Youth Association (BYA). “The armed robbers are having a field day in the District,” leaders of BYA told journalists in Wa in the Upper West Region over the weekend. The youth ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board {COCOBOD} in conjunction with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has launched a programme to encourage cocoa farmers to adopt climate smart cocoa cultivation to enable them to stay in business in the face of climate change and its attendant negative effects on the cultivation of crops. Under the programme, cocoa farmers are being provided ...

The Forestry Commission has reiterated its earlier stance that the entity and its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie are not involved in Illegal mining as purported by a section of the public. The Commission has also indicated its readiness to submit itself to any probe should the need arise. “We wish to inform all relevant stakeholders that the ...

The people of the Upper West Region are appealing to the Ghana Medical Association to encourage its members to accept postings to the region where doctor-patient ratio has been awful. According to the Regional Minister Alhaji Alhassan Sulemana, the few doctors who accept postings to the region do not stay for long; a situation he observed was affecting healthcare delivery. ...