Nandom cruising to achieve 100% ODF by close of 2018
The Nandon District which is poised to become the first District in Ghana to achieve 100 % open defecation free (ODF) on Monday, November 19, 2018 joined the global community to celebrate the World Toilet Day. At a durbar to mark the day at the District Assembly in Nandom, a play was acted to drum […]
Lack of information on climate change hampering subsistence farming in West African Sudan Sahel region
The capacity of local farming communities to respond accordingly to rainfall extreme events is often constrained by lack of access to information, resources, improved technologies and advisory on smart practices. In the West African Sudan Sahel region, subsistence farming needs climate information, but farmers also need practical advisory on how this information can be translated […]
Former President Mahama mourns Emmanuel Agyarko
“I received news of the Hon. Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko’s death with great shock last night. That’s according a statement signed and issued on behalf of Former President John Dramani Mahama by his Special Aide, Joyce Bawah Mogtari in Accra, on November 22, 2018. The statement which was copied to gbcghanaonline said: “The very kind words […]
Communities declared ODF in U/West region
Statistics from the Upper West Regional Environmental Health and Sanitation Department point out that as at the 17th October 2018, 526 communities in Upper West have been declared open defecation free (ODF). The number works to 45 % of the entire one thousand, 167 communities in the Upper West Region. The data was shared a […]
Chiefs and people of Baare celebrate Boaram Festival
Festivals in those days were celebrated once every year, spanning between 2 to 7 days depending on the locality, with historical perspective that is sacrificing to the gods and the ancestors as thanksgiving for their blessing, bumper harvest and perhaps marry making. Today, festivals are celebrated same but have only integrated in it, a developmental […]
Inculcate confidence, respect and dignity in the youth-CEO National Commission on Culture
The Executive Director of National Commission on Culture Madam Jane Edna Nyame has called for a conscious effort to inculcate confidence, respect and dignity in the youth. This, she said would serve as a catalyst for the youth to aspire to greatness and realize their potential for the development of their communities and the society […]
Newly trained teachers charged to be dedicated
INCLUSIVITY AND GENDER RESPONSIVENESS A RECIPE FOR IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE – PRINCIPAL NUSRAT JAHAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Newly trained teachers have been charged to be dedicated to the teaching profession while ensuring inclusivity and gender responsiveness. These character traits are expected to help arrest the falling educational and performance standards the country is […]
Renowed Ghanaian Diplomat Aggrey Orleans is dead
A Former Ghanaian Envoy to the United Kingdom, James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans has died. He died Monday, November 19, 2018, That’s according to a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirming his death. He was High Commissioner to the UK from October 1997 to March 2001 James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans (J.E.K) served in a number […]
South Africa cheers Ghana to victory
The Bantwana Bantwana of South Africa cheered the Black Maidens to victory as Ghana won their final group game against New Zealand at the Estadio Charrua in Montevideo. The Black Maidens completed a perfect 3 match winning streak against the Kiwis of New Zealand in their final group game at the 2018 U-17 Women’s World […]
World Toilet Day observed in Namoranteng
The Chiefs and people in Namoranteng a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region have observed the World Toilet Day with a call on the people in the area to desist from practicing open defecation. The event which forms part of activities to commemorate the World Toilet Day is organized by the […]
Vice President Bawumia attends UN Medal Ceremony in Lebanon
Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, left Ghana on Monday November 19, 2018, for Lebanon to witness the award of United Nations Medals to Ghana’s contingent attached to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This is the first time in history that the President or Vice President has visited Ghanaian troops in Lebanon, […]
Gov't to begin feasibility studies for ‘sky train’ in a year’s time
The Deputy Minister of Railways Development, Andy Appiah-Kubi, says the feasibility studies for Ghana’s first sky trains will be done in a year’s time and hopefully work would begin in three to four years. He said Government was undertaking studies for both light ground rails concurrently with that of the sky rails and that a […]
Gov't committed to creating a conducive, business-friendly environment President Akufo-Addo
November marks the Global Entrepreneurship Month, as Ghana joins over 170 countries all over the world in this celebration. Fostering Entrepreneurship and Innovation to advance job-creation and economic prosperity is at the heart of the work undertaken by my administration. Entrepreneurship is a vital component of economic growth and development, and has been globally considered […]
Ketu South NDC Congratulates New National Executives
The leadership of Ketu South of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC) has congratulated the new executives under the Chairmanship of Ofosu-Ampofo. A statement signed and issued by the Ketu South Constituency Secretary, Desmond Kwaku Tsewu, also commended all aspirants and the Immediate Past Executive Committee for their selfless service to the party. The statement which […]
