Nurses and midwives urged to build capacity
Dr Kofi Sutherland, a Physician Specialist, has called on nurses and midwives to continually build their capacity to carry out their mandate effectively. He said nurses and midwives were always the first to receive life into the world and seen such lives depart, which called for training and retraining to understand the human anatomy better […]
Education Minister increases scholarship for engineering students in Bosomtwe
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, has increased scholarships to young students in his constituency to pursue Engineering programmes at the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT) in Tarkwa. The full self-sponsored scholarships has been increased from 30 to 60 places for the next academic year. Dr Adutwum, also the Minister of […]
Government to encourage use of local building materials
Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing, has begun a three-day working visit to the Ashanti region with an assurance of the government’s resolve to encourage the use of local materials in the construction industry. “We are considering the possibility of using local materials such as burnt bricks in the construction of schools, health […]
Stakeholders of Ga West support Assembly in demolition exercise
The Traditional Authority, Assembly members, and opinion leaders of the Ga West Municipality have signed an agreement with the Assembly to demolish all unauthorised structures along rivers and on waterways in the area. This is to ensure free-flow of water and make the Municipality clean. The demolition exercise would take place in communities like Oshuman, […]
70 foreigners arrested in Kasoa swoop remanded
Seventy foreigners out of the 340 persons arrested in a swoop at Kasoa and its environs, in the Awutu Senya Municipality of the Central Region, last Thursday, have been remanded by the Ofaakor Circuit Court. The foreigners, who were arrest by the police during an operation to clamp down on criminal activities in the municipality, […]
Trump launches new ‘communications’ platform
Donald Trump has launched a new “communications” website, which says it will publish content “straight from the desk” of the former US president. Mr Trump was banned by Twitter and suspended by Facebook and YouTube after the Capitol riots in January. The former president has since been releasing statements by press release – which the […]
Government donates GH¢470,000.00 to Division One League Clubs
The government has donated GH¢470,000.00 to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for onward disbursement to Division One League clubs in Ghana. According to the GFA, the cheque was handed over to them by the Ministry of Youth and Sports with an accompanying letter from the Chief Director on Friday, April 30, 2021. The FA said […]
2 arrested for robbing, terrorising Gbawe residents
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly robbing and terrorising residents of Gbawe and its environs, in Accra, last Sunday. George Opoku and Ernest Yeboah, both, 21, who are reported to have been using motorcycles for their operations, are in the custody of the police assisting in investigations. The Accra Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) […]
South African court backs sacking of butcher who went to work with Covid
A South African court has affirmed the sacking of a man who knew he had Covid-19 but kept going to his workplace, local media report. Sturrman Mogotsi, an assistant butcher at a national meat supplier, was dismissed last year for putting the lives of his co-workers at risk. Mr Mogotsi – who was a member […]
National Film Authority announces partnership with Indie Rights
The National Film Authority (NFA) has entered into a partnership with leading American distribution company, Indie Rights. The partnership is to help push Ghanaian film content to the rest of the world after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched a USD$25 million Presidential film pitch series. A statement by the NFA said: “This important announcement […]
Techiman South constituents express confidence in MP
A cross-section of constituents in the Techiman South Constituency have expressed confidence in Mr Martin Agyei Mensah-Korsah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, describing him as resourceful and highly committed to accelerated national development. According to them, Mr Mensah-Korsah, also a Deputy Minister-designate for Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD), […]
Kpone Paramount Chief commends NMC over media clean-up
Nii Tetteh Otu II, Paramount Chief of the Kpone Traditional Area, on Thursday commended the National Media Commission on its action against ‘illegal and nuisance’ media organizations in the country. Nii Tetteh Otu was reacting to the NMC’s recent action to sanitize the media landscape, which led to the closing down of about 49 nuisance […]
GPHA conducts oil spill drill at Tema Port
The Ghana Petroleum System (GPMS), with support from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), has conducted an oil spill response drill at the Port of Tema. The drill formed part of continuous efforts by the two institutions to promote safe maritime operations in Ghana’s waters and to perfect the use of some oil containment […]
Ghanaians must boldly defend the Constitution – Chief Justice
The Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has urged the citizenry to muster the courage to defend the Constitution at all times. “We must perform our duties as citizens by working collectively to protect and safeguard the Constitution irrespective of the circumstances in which we find ourselves,” he advised. The Chief Justice explained […]
