Lions Club International to mark World Diabetes Day in Accra
Lions Club, a community service oriented organisation and a subsidiary of the Association of Lions Clubs International, will commemorate the 2020 World Diabetes Day on Saturday, November 14, in Accra. The exercise, to be held at Mamprobi in Accra, is led by the Accra Metro Lions Club, in partnership with Jos Pharmaceuticals and other Lion […]
Ghana can’t have peaceful elections when citizens’ actions go contrary – EC
Ghana cannot have peaceful elections when citizens’ actions and inaction go contrary, Mr George Kwame Amoah, the Greater Accra Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), has said. Mr Amoah, who described the recent violence at Odododiodio in Accra as horrible, urged all to respect the choice of others in elections. “This will help us […]
189 election hotspots identified in Tema
One hundred and eighty nine (189) hotspots have been identified by the Tema Police Regional Command for the upcoming December 7, 2020, general elections. Apart from Shai-Osuduku constituency which had no hotspot, all other constituencies namely Tema East, Ada West (Sege), Kpone-Katamanso, Ningo-Prampram, Tema Central and Ashaiman have some potential violence areas. This was disclosed […]
Campaign on sustaining funding in agriculture, education launched
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), OXFAM, and the Friends of the Nation (FoN) have launched a campaign to ensure that adequate resources are allocated to the agriculture and education sectors to propel the country’s growth. Dubbed: “Promoting Sustained Funding for Agriculture and Education in Ghana,” the campaign was to drum home the need […]
Do not forget us when you recapture power – Chiefs
Chiefs from the four Traditional Areas in the Ketu North Municipality have asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to neglect the Municipality and its people when they come to power. The Awadada of the Afife Traditional Area, Torgbui Alagbo Gatsu IV, who spoke for the chiefs, said the people would continue to give their […]
Let us take proactive measures to prevent crime – Police Commander
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Edward Oduro-Kwarteng, Volta Regional Police Commander, has asked the public to ensure the adoption of proactive measures to prevent crime. He said there was no crime-free society but the public needs to ensure all the necessary mechanisms were in place to forestall crime. Mr Oduro-Kwarteng made this statement while speaking […]
E.P. Church suspends major activities to mourn late moderator
The Acting Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana (EPC), Reverend Elisha E. Attu, has directed the suspension of all activities that involve the late Moderator of the Church. The activities include ordinations, induction of Synod Moderators and heads of institutions, among others. The directive was contained in a pastoral letter […]
Exhibit genuine desires to serve country – Archbishop Emeritus charges politicians
Most Reverend Robert Garshong Allotey Okine, Archbishop Emeritus, Anglican Communion, Church of the Province of West Africa, has admonished politicians to demonstrate genuine desires to serve the country. He said politicians ought to be driven by a sense of public service with an uncompromising ability to advance ideas for improving the common well-being and promote […]
NDC government will dredge Tema fishing Harbour- Mahama
Flagbearer, National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has assured fish folks in Tema, that he will dredge the Tema Fishing Harbour to boost fishing activities if he wins the 2020 election. According to him, the fishing industry played an important role in Ghana’s socioeconomic development and therefore, his next administration would transform and de-politicise […]
Education Minister outlines achievements in teacher transformation
Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, says the Akufo-Addo-led administration as part of its achievements in the teacher upgrade, welfare and quality education, has upgraded Colleges of Education to University Colleges. He said the government had also abolished the three-month pay policy, improved promotion system with an aptitude test, reinstated the teacher trainee allowance […]
