First Lady donates Phototherapy machine to Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
Ghana’s First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Wednesday donated a phototherapy machine to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital to aid in saving the lives of children who are jaundiced at birth. The donation was made possible through the Rebecca Foundation. Phototherapy is the process of using visible light to treat severe jaundice in the neonatal […]
President donates his November salary to the Korle-Bu Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fund
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo on Wednesday donated his November salary of Twenty Five Thousand Ghana cedis (GHS 25,000) to the Korle-Bu Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fund as part of his contribution to resourcing the Fund. “I have been asked by the Deputy Chief of Staff in my office to contribute my month salary of twenty […]
President Akufo-Addo Commissions Jamestown Fishing Harbour
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has the cut sod for construction of Jamestown Fishing harbour. The project which is being built with a Chinese grant of 60 million dollars will provide jobs for the youth. The President has also inaugurated the National reconstructive plastic surgery and burns centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The centre which […]
Ghana's Energy Minister expresses frustration over delay in relocating Karpowership from Tema to Takoradi
Energy Minister John Peter Amewu has expressed frustration over the delay in relocating the Karpowership from Tema to Takoradi as planned. He said the delay had to do with construction of the pipelines to the ship to receive gas to fire the turbines. The sector Minister expressed his frustration when he toured the construction site […]
President inspects Madina/Adenta Highway footbridges
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 inspected construction works at the Madina – Adentan Road Footbridge Project, in day 2 of his 3-day tour of the Greater Accra Region. The project, forms part of the Tetteh – Mamfe Road project, which include the construction of access ramps to footbridges on the […]
Friday, December 7, is statutory Public Holiday
The Minister of the Interior, has declared Friday December 7, as a statutory Public Holiday and urged the public across the country to observe it as such. This was contained in a statement, issued by the Ministry, on Wednesday, and signed by Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery. The first Friday in December has been set aside […]
Ghana's Agric Minister says all is set for 34th farmers Day
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afrieyie Akoto has assured the nation that, The 34th National Farmers’ Day will to be held at The Northern Regional capital, Tamale on December 7. In a statement presented to Parliament ahead of The Day, Ghana’s Agric Minister noted that, a lot of handwork has gone into […]
AGR-V launched in Kigali; emphasises need to improve governance of Africa’s abundant natural resources
The fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched in discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday. The report, which is produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), examines efforts made to improve the governance of Africa’s abundant natural resources. Entitled Natural Resource Governance and […]
ECA’s flagship ERA report under spotlight at the African Economic Conference
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday hosted a policy makers’ forum in Kigali, Rwanda, at the ongoing 2018 African Economic Conference to discuss findings in the draft Economic Report on Africa 2019. The Economic Report on Africa is the main flagship report of the ECA. Each edition of the report reviews the economic […]
EC reverts to original Eagles and Coat of Arms logo
The Electoral Commission has reverted to the original Eagles and coat of arms logo which was changed by the former EC Chairperson Charlotte Osei. A memo written by the Chairperson Jean Mensa copied to the deputy chairpersons, stated that effective December 4, 2018, the original logo of the Electoral Commission which bears the coat of […]
Human rights on film: International festival celebrates mobile phone films for a cause
In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marked 10 December, the United Nations has allied with the Mobile Film Festival to host a special edition of its annual international film competition, now in its 14th year. Over 700 films have poured in from 81 different countries in a call […]
Women ‘vital’ to peace efforts and ensuring long-lasting stability in Afghanistan
As gender-equality advocates discuss how a lasting peace can be secured in Afghanistan, the top UN official in the country has underscored the importance of women’s participation as “vital to ending the conflict and ensuring long-lasting stability.” “Gender inequality continues to prevail in Afghanistan with regard to women’s participation in peace processes, despite the fact […]
Meet-The-Press with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Ministry of Health Ghana Drone Delivery Project
Ghana’s Ministry of Health is launching the largest and most advanced medical drone delivery network in the world. The drone delivery network, which will be run by the Ghana Health Services and the Ministry of Health, will give Ghana the most advanced health care supply chain on the planet. The drones will operate 24 hrs […]
