Make allocations to Domestic Violence Fund in 2021 Budget – CSOs
A network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Access to Justice in Ghana has appealed to the Government to make provisions for the Domestic Violence Fund as it seeks input for the 2021 budget. The Coalition said since the initial seed capital of GHC 50,000, eleven years ago, there was no further allocation to the […]
Bongo DCE hands over boreholes to two communities
The Bongo District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Peter Ayamga Ayinbisa in the Upper East Region, has handed over two boreholes to two communities as part of efforts to address challenges of access to potable water. The two communities are Gantoringo-Agoobu’um, a surbub of the Balungu community and Abanga-Junction in the Lungu community. The two boreholes, […]
Woman grabbed over stolen vehicle
An unemployed woman, who bolted with a vehicle while conducting a test drive, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with forgery of document and stealing. Eunice Nyarkoa, before absconding with the vehicle valued at ¢45,000.00 was said to have forged the signature of the owner of the vehicle on DVLA forms A and […]
COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa, WHO survey
Critical funding gaps are halting and disrupting crucial mental health services in Africa, as demand for these services rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new World Health Organization (WHO) survey shows. The survey of 28 African countries was undertaken as part of the first global examination of the devastating impact of COVID-19 on access to […]
President Akufo-Addo, Walker and Rev. Christian Andrew file nomination
Three Presidential Aspirants, formally submitted their nomination forms and other requirements to Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Jean Mensa, to signal their readiness to contest the December 7 Presidential Election when cleared. They are President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), an Independent Candidate, Mr. Alfred Kwame Asiedu […]
NDC promise to halt sale of fertilizer to cocoa farmers
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has promised to halt the sale of fertilizer to cocoa farmers. He said if NDC is voted into power December 7, 2020, his administration would revert to the free fertilizer programme for cocoa farmers they started years back. Mr. Mahama […]
Let us come together to promote development in Zongos – Chief
Tribal chiefs and leaders in Zongo communities have been urged to brainstorm and come out with a comprehensive plan to develop Zongo communities. Chief of the Fulani community in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Usman Ahmed, who made the call, said it was time tribal leaders do away with parochial and sectional interest and come together […]
