GJA campaigns for inclusive and accountable local governance in Ghana
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is implementing an 18-month project with funding from the Strengthening Transparency and Responsiveness-STAR-Ghana aimed at strengthening media and CSO collaboration for inclusive and accountable local governance in Ghana. Under the project, GJA is carrying out integrated set of media interventions in partnership with civil society actors, in order to foster […]
MiDA pilots energy efficiency project in 30 schools
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) is piloting an energy efficiency project in 30 schools in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Northern regions to influence a change in behaviour towards energy efficiency and conversation at the pre-tertiary level. MiDA, through its Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management Project, seeks to incorporate energy efficiency and conservation into […]
About 103 farmers to be honoured with the introduction of two new awards
The Minister of State in charge of Food and Agriculture Dr. Nurah Gyiele has said all is set for the 34th National Farmers Day celebration today in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. He said this year’s event has an expanded award winner which includes best “Physically Challenged Farmer and best Agro Processor”. Speaking on Radio […]
No politics behind Huawei arrest-Canadian Prime Minister
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government had no involvement in the arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was detained at Vancouver airport on a US extradition request. China has demanded her release, calling the arrest a human […]
NYA says new policy will be responsive to the needs of the youth
The National Youth Authority, (NYA) has started engaging the youth across the country to seek their inputs and recommendations on the review of Authority’s 2010 National Youth Policy. In this regard a regional consultative forum has been held at Wa in the Upper West Region to collate views of the participants on the review. The […]
Ghana acknowledges Farmers and Fishers Today in Tamale
National Farmers Day in Ghana is celebrated on the first Friday of December each year to recognise the contributions of farmers and fishers in the country. The holiday is designed to pay respect to the importance of the farming and fishing industry in the socio-economic growth of Ghana. Ghana acknowledges farmers and fishers untiring efforts […]
Group says parents without TIN to pay SHS fees is regrettable and appeals for its reverse
A group calling itself the Social Justice Movement, (SJM) has called on the government to as a matter of urgency reverse its decision to ensure that parents who do not register with the Taxpayer Identification Number, (TIN) children would be denied from benefiting from the Free Senior High School SHS programme. The Movement made the […]
NDC Council of Elders meet eight presidential aspirants
A sub-committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders, chaired by former President Jerry John Rawlings, on Thursday December 6, 2018 met eight flagbearer aspirants of the party in the office of the former President in Accra. The meeting was to enable the subcommittee to present to the aspirants some proposals from the […]
Video: Prez Akufo-Addo's Day 1 of 3-day tour of Greater Accra Region
President pledges to revamp rail sector
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday affirmed his government’s commitment to reviving the railway sector to enable it to play its role in the socio-economic development of the country. The sector, he stated, was one of the most important in the transformation agenda of the country. “I am fully convinced that the investments we […]
Parliament approves US 646.63 Sinohydro deal for roads development
Parliament by a majority vote on Wednesday approved in Deferred Payments Agreement an amount of US 646.63 billion between the Government of the Republic of Ghana and Sinohydro Corporation in respect of construction and rehabilitation of selected roads and interchanges in Ghana. The first phase projects, which is under Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract […]
TiDELTAA Women's Group to Help Fight Poverty in Lawra Municipality
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has launched a community-based organization in the Lawra Municipality known as TiDeltaa Women’s Group. The group which draws membership from the five zones of the Municipality is aimed at fighting poverty through economic empowerment of rural women and the vulnerable. Five thousand women are targeted […]
George HW Bush mourned at state funeral
An emotional George W Bush has paid tribute to his father, former President George HW Bush, during a state funeral in Washington. Mr. Bush Jr, himself a former president, described him as “a noble man, the best father”. All surviving US presidents attended the funeral, sharing a pew in the US National Cathedral in Washington […]
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada
The daughter of the founder of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and deputy chair, was arrested in Vancouver on December 1, 2018. Details of the arrest have not been released but the US has been investigating Huawei over […]
