Delay in justice delivery affecting corruption fight – GII
Undue delay in the dispensation of justice to people involved in corrupt activities is affecting efforts in the fight against corruption and discouraging people from reporting such cases. The Northern Regional Officer of Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC), Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Joseph Makido Azam, said the litigation process of the court system in […]
Violence against women still prevalent despite Domestic Violence Act
A legislator at the weekend expressed regret about the multiple forms of violence against women and girls, saying violence remained prevalent in the country, despite the passage of the Domestic Violence Act 2007. Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Freda Prempeh, said for women of all ages, irrespective of […]
Western North Regional Coordinating Council adopts preventive measures against Covid-19 as a border town
Western North Regional Coordinating Council and the Regional Directorate of Health Services are putting in place preventive measures against contracting Coronavirus since the region shares boundaries with Cote D’ivoire. Deputy Western North Regional Minister, Alex Djornuboah Tetteh, made this known in an interview with Radio Ghana at Sefwi Wiawso. He said though the Ghana Health […]
Group expresses frustration over Upper West Regional Youth Resource Centre project
A section of the youth in the Upper West Region have poured out their frustration at the continuous delay and shift in timelines for the completion of the Upper West Regional Youth Resource Centre at Wa. The group calling itself ‘Sports Serial Callers Association of the Upper West Region’ thus poured out in their numbers […]
Over 2 million jobs created under PFJ- Minister
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto says more than two million jobs have been created under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme since its inception three years ago. Giving a breakdown of the beneficiaries from 2017 to date, Dr Afriyie Akoto said beneficiaries of the programme are in the […]
Accra named among 21 most active cities in C40 regions for 2019
Ghana’s capital city, Accra, has been adjudged one of the most active among twenty-one others in the world by the C40 Cities climate leadership group a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change for taking ambitious climate action. According to the international organization in a statement released on Monday, the City of […]
Agric census shows less than 3 million of Ghana’s population are farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture will in the next two months publish results of Agriculture census which was conducted in 2018. The sector Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who announced this at the Meet the Press series in Accra on Tuesday, March 10, said the results which will first be launched by the President among others reveal […]
President Akufo-Addo suspends foreign travel for all public officials over coronavirus scare
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has suspended temporarily all foreign travels for all public officials, as part of measures government has taken to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a circular issued by the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, and addressed […]
Ghana Entertainment Awards USA 2020 to be launched March 12
The 4th Annual Ghana Entertainment Awards 2020 will officially be launched on Thursday, March 12 at 4syte TV Mansion in Accra and also the nomination list will be announced on the same day. The grand event will be happening live at New York City in July. Ghana Entertainment Awards (GEA) was established to showcase the […]
JB’s ghost tormenting me – alleged killer
The man suspected of killing J.B Danquah-Adu, the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa-North, says the ghost of the former MP is tormenting him in prison. Daniel Asiedu told the Accra High Court Tuesday that he cannot sleep because the ghost of the MP has been tormenting him. “I can’t sleep so I want speak […]
We will kick against LGBTQI meeting in Ghana – GPCC
President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Reverend Professor Paul Yaw Frimpong-Manso, has said religious bodies in Ghana will “kick against” any intended Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) meeting in Ghana. “There is some noise going round that there is an impending LGBTQI conference that is going to take place […]
Ghana commemorates Commonwealth Day
Head of Africa Office of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Mina Mensah, has called for closer collaboration among Commonwealth nations as Britain exits the European Union. She said such collaboration must focus more on Trade relations. Madam Mensah said this at the commemoration of Commonwealth Day in Accra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymdd_C_wTIg The Commonwealth, which is a group […]
‘Don’t blame only women for childlessness in marriages’
Families have been urged desist from putting the social burden of infertility on women alone as male infertility accounts for about 40 percent of the problem. According to a Fertility Specialist, Dr. Nana Henaku Larbi, society must move away from blaming only women for childlessness in marriages urging couples to seek medical solutions. Dr. Henaku-Larbi […]
UE/R: Gov’t urged to speed up increment for 1V1D budgetary allocation
Government has been called upon to as a matter of urgency speed up a promise of increasing the budgetary allocation of the One Village, One Dam (1V1D) programme. Several complain have been raised by Civil Society Organizations, the media and the beneficiary communities about the poor execution of many of the 1V1D projects. The government […]
