Amedzofe College of Education grappling with infrastructural deficit
The Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education at Amedzofe (AMECO) in the Ho West District is still grappling with infrastructural deficit after 75 years of its establishment. Most of the infrastructure at the College have deteriorated and have not undergone massive rehabilitation since the Bremen Mission established the College over seven decades ago. At the launch […]
Tumu Traditional Council forms taskforce to fight fertiliser smuggling
The Tumu Traditional Council has inaugurated a task force to assist the security agencies to fight the smuggling of agro-inputs in the Sissala East Municipality. The Paramount Chief of the Tumu Traditional Council, Kuoro Richard Babini Kanton IV who inaugurated the committee in Tumu at the weekend, advised members to commit themselves to the task. […]
Immunologist advocates robust Antigen testing to curtail COVID-19
Immunologist and Research Fellow at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Dr. Yaw Bediako has called for innovative and robust Antigen Testing for covid 19. This he said will ensure swift detection and intervention programmes to curtail covid 19 complications, especially in schools. Dr. Bediako who was speaking on GBC’s current affairs […]
Baby needs ¢100K for hole-in-heart surgery
The family of an eight-month-old baby, Abdul Latif Mufeeda is appealing for support to enable their daughter to undergo a heart surgery. Abdul Latif Mufeeda was diagnosed with congenital heart disease, a Hole-in-heart, when she was 6 months, at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital and has since been battling the condition. According to the doctors, she […]
Chief Justice’s ADR Week begins today
Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah has declared today to Friday, July 23 as Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR week. As such, all lower courts in the country are expected to start settling cases through alternative dispute resolution. This year’s ADR Week is dubbed: ‘Making Our Courts User-friendly Through the Use of ADR’. A statement from the Judicial Service, indicates that […]
Ghana likely to face food crisis next year due to low rainfall
Ghana is likely to face food crisis next year due to low rainfall, lack of access to adequate fertilizer and seed supplies to farmers. Experts say episodes of the looming food insecurity is slightly being experienced with the shortage of maize and some poultry feed. In an interview, a Member of the National Seed Traders […]
KoKMA demolishes unauthorized structures along Osu Oxford street
The Korley Klottey Municipal Assembly had a tough time this morning when it demolished some unauthorized structures on Osu Oxford street in Accra. Residents trooped to the street in an attempt to stop bulldozers from destroying their structures. One person fainted and was rushed to the Ridge Hospital when her Kenkey shop located on the […]
President Akufo-Addo inaugurates National Mosque of Ghana
President Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the National Mosque of Ghana, the biggest central Mosque in West Africa. The imposing edifice which was constructed at the cost of 10 million dollars is located at Kawukudi in Kanda in the Greater Accra region. President Akufo-Addo urged both Christians and Muslims to continue to live in harmony. The new […]
Regional Directors of Education asked to develop leadership skills
Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has urged Regional Directors of Education to develop leadership skills and support the government’s agenda of transforming education. Dr. Adutwum advised the Regional Directors to retool themselves and explore innovative ways of improving education to fit government agenda of education for national development. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement […]
Governance Analyst criticises the call for CJ to step down
A Governance Analyst, Fredrick Agyarko Oduro says it is rather unfair for anyone to ask the Chief Justice to step aside when his wrong has not been proven. Speaking to GBC NEWS on the allegation of the Chief-Justice receiving bribe, Mr. Agyarko Oduro said, it will be most unfair that he is asked to step […]
AU to honour former Niger President
Seven heads of state have started arriving in Accra to support President Akufo-Addo in honouring the former President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou for contributing towards the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). A statue built in his honour would be unveiled on Friday, July 16, 2021 at the secretariat of AfCFTA in […]
Greater Accra Regional Hospital marks 5th anniversary
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has marked the 5th Anniversary of its re-designation. The hospital used to be called Ridge Hospital. Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Health, Mahama Asei Seini, tasked staff of the facility to ensure the proper use of ICT, especially during this COVID era and be diligent in their work, […]
Protecting Volta’s coast is possible with proper planning- VDF
The Volta Development Forum (VDF), a non-political development organisation of people of Volta descent believes the challenges of the perennial sea erosion along the Region’s coast could be tackled. Multitudes of people have been displaced at Agavedzi and Salakope communities in Ketu South and Fuveme, Anloga in recent times due to destruction to households as […]
Ghana Shippers Authority charges State institutions to promptly clear containers
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has urged state institutions to promptly clear goods in shipping containers at the Port as their inability to do so was compounding the shortage of containers globally. Head of Freight and Logistics at the GSA, Mr. Fred Asiedu-Dartey speaking to the media on the impact of the global shortage of […]
