Public-private partnership needed to ensure effective cancer care – First Lady
First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, says one key strategy towards effective management and control of the increasing cases of all forms of cancer in Ghana will be the adoption of the public-private partnership policy that would help to put in place the needed infrastructure to cater for detection and treatment of reported and emerging cases. […]
Africa: Vice President Bawumia calls for inclusive democracy
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says even though democracy is key in national development, it can be entrenched when the people are included in the decision making process. It is for this reason that African countries and the world at large need to share ideas on how to improve the lives of the people through democratic […]
Ayawaso by-election violence: NDC will adhere to laws – Tetteh-Chaie
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will continue to promote the tenets of freedom and the rule of law for the good of the country. The Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the NDC, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie in an interview with GBC Radio on comments made by former President John Mahama after the incident at […]
Ayawaso violence: 'Masked security men unnecessary'- Prof Emmanuel Martey
The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Emmanuel Martey says he decided not to continue speaking on national issues, a move he believes will allow and give the incumbent Moderator the full space to represent the church’s views on issues of national development and democratic values. However, he has decided to depart […]
Bimoba Youth call for enabling environment to sustain development
The leadership of Bimoba Youth Association, BIYA, in the Upper East and the Northern Regions have called on stakeholders including traditional rulers and political leaders to champion the cause of creating an enabling environment for sustainable development in the Bimoba areas. They say peace is the ultimate tool for national development and there is the […]
Venezuela crisis: Nicholás Maduro warns of civil war
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he cannot rule out the possibility of civil war as pressure mounts on him to stand down. He also defiantly rejected the EU’s deadline yesterday to call snap elections. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself interim President last month and won US backing. He said he would build an international […]
Ghana's Parliament reconvenes Tomorrow, January 29
Ghana’s Parliament will reconvene tomorrow, January 29 to begin the first meeting of the Third Session of the seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic. A letter signed by the Speaker, Professor Mike Oquaye, said Parliamentary proceedings will begin at 10 am. The directive is in line with the powers conferred on the Speaker by clause […]
Minister underscores importance of CHPS compounds
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has underscored the importance of CHPS compounds in the country’s healthcare delivery system. He said they provide essential access to comprehensive health care in under served communities. Mr. Darfour said this when outdooring a CHPS compound at Pabi, a community in the West Akim Municipality of the Eastern […]
Zimbabwe cuts internet amid crackdown
Zimbabwe has shut down the internet indefinitely amid an intensifying crackdown on protests against a hike in fuel prices. The country’s largest mobile operator – Econet – says it has been ordered to cut services until further notice. Access to Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter has been intermittently blocked since protests broke out on Monday. At […]
Jamal Khashoggi murder trial opens in Saudi Arabia
The trial of 11 individuals over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has begun in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Prosecutors have asked for the death penalty for five of the defendants. Khashoggi, a prominent US-based critic of the Saudi government, was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 October. Prosecutors […]
Intervene in Chereponi communal violence- Chokosi Community
The Chokosi Community in Tamale are calling on government, the Defense and Interior Ministries to as a matter of urgency intervene in the Chereponi communal violence between the Chokosis and Konkombas as it escalates by the day. Addressing the media on current happenings in the area, the Spokesperson of the Chokosi Community in Tamale, Dr. […]
Auditor-General recovers over ¢67m in surcharges for state coffers
The Auditor General has recovered more than GH¢67 million from surcharge certificates issued to individuals and organisations. In June 2017, the Supreme Court granted all the reliefs sought by pressure group, OccupyGhana, in respect of the Auditor-General’s powers of disallowance and surcharges. The Supreme court directed the Auditor-General to issue disallowance and surcharges in respect […]
North korea's ambassordor to china in hiding
South Korea’s spy agency has told officials that North Korea’s ambassador to Italy has gone into hiding. The announcement follows unconfirmed reports that Pyongyang’s top diplomat in Italy had sought asylum from an unidentified Western country. Jo Song-gil, the acting North Korean ambassador to Rome, is believed to be the son or son-in-law of one […]
'NPP has failed to deliver on major promises'- Mohammed Juda
The Deputy National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Mohammed Juda, is calling on masses to disregard the claims of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has fulfilled forty of it promises to Ghanaians. In an interview with GBC’s Radio Ghana after the Zuza walk in the […]
