2020 Census Committee inaugurated in Bongo
A seven-member District Census Implementation Committee [DCIC] with the mandate to oversee the successful conduct of Ghana’s 2020 population and housing census [PHC], has been inaugurated in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. Membership of the Committee comprised the District Coordinating Director, the District Planning Officer, District Information Officer and the Director for […]
Shortage of Psychotropic medicine for mentally ill patients in Upper East
Psychotropic medicines often administered to persons living with mental illness are in short supply in the Upper East Region. At a sensitisation workshop organised by Basic Needs Ghana for Mental Health Volunteers across the region, it was disclosed that all the district health facilities and the Regional hospital in Bolgatanga do not have the medicines. […]
Netherlands partners Ghana to develop human resource
The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Ronald Strikker, says his country is committed to partnering Ghana to develop her human resource, particularly entrepreneurs, for economic development. He said developing more of the country’s human capital with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills was key to Ghana’s future and economic development as well as attaining the Ghana beyond […]
GUTA re-opens five Nigerian shops closed at Kwame Nkrumah Circle
The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) Dr. Joseph Obeng has disclosed that out of the 720 Nigerian shops locked up at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, five have been opened. This new development Dr. Obeng noted comes after the Committee set up by the Ministry of Trade and Industry to look into […]
Ghana card registration starts March 4 in Eastern Region
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is set to begin a mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region from Wednesday, March 4 to March 27, this year. The exercise will be carried out in all the 33 constituencies with 833 designated registration centres. The Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof Kenneth Attafuah, announced this at a […]
UE/R: Meeting on Sustainable Land and Water Management Project held
Environmental Stakeholders have been called upon to work assiduously in order to reverse the alarming rate at which human behavior is destroying the environment. The call was made during the 2020 Local Steering Committee Meeting (LSCM) of the Sustainable Land and Water Management Project (SLWMP) in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. The Local Steering […]
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The death is reported of Theresa Naana Akornua Wilson, mother of Justice Mingle of GBC.
Zimbabwe to get Big Brother-style reality show
The organisers of Zimbabwe’s upcoming One House, a local version of the successful Big Brother reality TV programme, say they are confident they will make it a success. “We are ready to host it,” Taona Oswald Chipunza, the head of Teemak Promotions told, the state-run Chronicle newspaper. The show, which sees strangers living together in […]
Naomi Campbell models at Nigerian designer’s debut
British supermodel Naomi Campbell closed the debut show of Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize at the Paris Fashion Week on Monday. The Lagos-born fashion designer’s collection in the French capital is inspired by his childhood memories of going to church with his mother, the state-owned France 24 reports. Vogue magazine reports that the sight of Campbell striding […]
Police announce arrest of ‘notorious armed robber’
The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of a notorious armed robber Mohammed Buzu from his hideout at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. The 29-year-old Buzu was arrested in connection with breaking into the residence of the IMF country Director, stealing from the residence of the Ambassador of Kuwait to Ghana and also from the […]
MTN FA Cup: Legon Cities thump Inter Allies to book R32 spot
Legon Cities defeated Inter Allies 3-0 in a round of 64 match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday. A goal each from Ebenezer Nii, Abdul Latif Abubakari and Maxwell Oppong was enough for the Royals to secure a spot in the round of 32. The first half started with some exciting attacking football […]
Work on Ho multipurpose Youth Centre progressing steadily, First Stage 85% Complete
Work is progressing steadily on the Ho Multipurpose Youth Resource Centre being built at Adaklu in the Volta Region. The Resource Centre, a sporting facility when completed will host a FIFA standard football pitch, an eight-lane athletic track, a handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis courts and a gymnasium. The facility would also have an ICT […]
Deontay Wilder blames his ring-walk costume for Tyson Fury defeat
Deontay Wilder has blamed his elaborate ring-walk costume for his WBC heavyweight title defeat by Tyson Fury. The American, 34, said his costume was too heavy and as a result, he “didn’t have the legs” for the fight. Britain’s Fury, 31, produced a dominant display to win the title in Las Vegas on Saturday when Wilder’s corner […]
Cape Coast Technical University to introduce more B.Tech programmes
The Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) in responding to changes in the global sphere, will from next academic year (2020/2021) introduce eleven Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes for prospective students. The programmes in B.Tech include Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction, Automation, and Electrical, Electronic Engineering and Applied Statistics. Others are Hospitality Management, Industrial Accounting […]
