Cocoa farmers to be registered under proposed farmers pension scheme
The Ashanti Regional Extension Officer of the Cocoa Health Extension Division (CHED of COCOBOD), Geoffrey Sam, has announced a nationwide registration of all members of Cocoa farmer cooperatives. This he said is to facilitate a data base for the deduction of farmer’s contributions, ahead of the implementation of farmers Pension Scheme. He said the registration […]
Gender Ministry, partners call for end to child marriage
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and other partners are calling for an end to child marriage in the next 12 years. The partners, including (UNICEF), Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Police, National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) and Child not Brides hope the 12-year target line is achievable with […]
NEW DELHI: 34 school girls in hospital after being thrashed
At least 36 girls were hospitalised after an unruly mob barged into a residential girls school in India’s eastern state of Bihar and thrashed the students, officials said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday evening in Triveniganj of Supaul district, about 267 km northeast of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. “At least 30 schoolgirls […]
FDA Governing Board tours Volta Regional borders
The Governing Board of the FDA has expressed concern about the existence of illegal land routes through which some unregulated products are brought into Ghana. This call follows a tour to the Volta Region by members of the Governing Board to familiarise themselves with activities at the Aflao and Akanu borders as well as some […]
Minerals Commission recruits mine guards to police mining areas
The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Mr Addae Antwi-Boasako, says the Commission is embarking on the recruitment of mine guards to help deal rapidly with the issues of illegal mining. He said the mine guards would be stationed at the hotbeds and hotspots in the mining fields so they could police those areas […]
Voltic, Jaldhaara Foundation to provide water for schools
The Management of Voltic Ghana Limited, in partnership with Jaldhaara Foundation, has provided support to the Adeiso SDA Basic School under the ‘Water for Schools’ Programme. The support will enable Voltic and its partner to provide treated drinking water to school children on daily basis of between 10 and 15 gallons depending on the number […]
Motorking company donates exercise books to schools
Motorking Company Limited on Tuesday donated 7,205 exercise books to some selected schools in Tamale to enhance quality education. The aim of the donation worth GHC 30000 to the selected schools which included: Lamashegu Junior High School (JHS), Nyohini JHS A and B were to improve teaching and learning in schools. Mr Mohammed Nurideen, the […]
WaterAid Ghana launches campaign for universal access to WASH
WaterAid Ghana has launched its innovative campaign dubbed ‘CPFashion4Change’ in partnership with Charlotte Prive, a Ghanaian fashion brand to generate support from diverse individuals to support needy societies through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project. The campaign which was launched with a fashion show attended by actors, actresses, musicians and fashion designers was also […]
Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence receives one million dollar grant
The Government of India has presented a cheque of one million dollars to the Ghana–India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence (GI-KACE) in Information Communication Technology (ICT), to strengthen ICT Research and Innovation in country. The fund, which is a grant, would support the Centre in capacity building for the expansion needs of ICT research product […]
Sunyani: Prices of Food items decrease
There is significant decrease in prices of food items in Sunyani, the Brong-Ahafo Regional capital, a market survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency reveals. When the GNA visited the Nana Bosoma Central Market on Wednesday, retailers engaged in yam, plantain and cassava said the decrease in prices was as a result of bumper harvest. This […]
BA Region: Pregnant girls who wrote for BECE increase – report
A total of 138 pregnant girls wrote this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Brong-Ahafo Region, statistics from the Regional Girl Child Education Network has revealed. The network is made up of representatives from the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), Department of Social Welfare, Children’s Department and the Ghana Education Service. […]
Punctuality Campaign to check lateness at workplaces
Nana Kwasi Agyekum-Dwamena, The Head of the Civil Service on Tuesday endorsed the punctuality campaign and underscored the need to improve supervision at the various workplaces to check lateness and enhance economic productivity. The punctuality campaign, being spearheaded by the volunteers of Punctuality Ghana Foundation, a civil society organisation, had already been endorsed by President […]
Tour operators urged to embrace digital tools to advance tourism sector
Tour operators in Ghana have been charged to embrace digitalization of the industry to advance the sector in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. A retired lecturer of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic, Dr James Akamboe Ayirebasia, who admonished the operators, said the world was gradually responding to transformations to digitalizing, hence, the need for […]
$1.5 trillion worth of food could go waste by 2030 – Study
Food waste could rise to more than two billion tonnes worth $1.5 trillion by 2030 researchers said on Tuesday. They warned of a “staggering” crisis propelled by a booming world population and changing habits in developing nations. The United Nations has set a target of halving food loss and waste by 2030. But the Boston […]
