Protect the ocean, Women in Maritime Africa say
President of the Ghana Chapter of Women in Maritime in Africa, Mrs Magdalene Ofori Addai has called for all hands to be brought on deck to protect the ocean to prevent resource depletion. She said oceans are important since it covers 70 percent of the planet, therefore anything that depletes the ocean affects lives. Speaking […]
NCCE launches National Dialogue on Survey Report on tackling violent extremism
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has launched a National Dialogue on a Survey Report aimed at tackling violent extremism. The report is dubbed Preventing Electoral Violence and providing Security to the Northern Boarder Regions of Ghana. Speaking at the launch, the Chairperson of the NCCE, Josephine Nkrumah said although Ghana has held eight […]
US imposes visa restrictions over Cameroon violence
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on people accused of inciting violence in English-speaking western Cameroon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was “deeply concerned by the continued violence in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon”. “We condemn those who undermine peace through engaging in or inciting violence, human rights violations and abuses, […]
KMA to demolish uncompleted three storey building at Duase
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is to demolish an uncompleted three storey building at Duase, in the Manhyia Sub metro as a result of structural defects and integrity. The owner of the building has been served with several warning notice to stop building, produce building permit and to ensure effective supervision by engineers at the KMA […]
Mozambique phone firm blocks thousands over fraud
Mozambique’s mobile firm Vodacom which oversees the money transfer platform, M-Pesa, says it blocks around 2,500 numbers a month linked to fraud. Some 80 people are swindled everyday in fraudulent mobile money transactions, according to Vodacom. Vodafone M-Pesa’s head of marketing, Daisy Madeira, said numbers from other mobile service operators were also involved in the […]
Volta Regional Minister cuts sod for 150-seater capacity conference hall
Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, has cut the sod for the construction of a 150-seater capacity conference hall for the Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The facility is being funded by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and is expected to be completed in one year. Dr Letsa commended the […]
Obuasi Government Hospital inaugurates project to improve maternal healthcare
The Obuasi Government Hospital has inaugurated its newly-constructed Maternity Block to improve maternal healthcare in the Municipality and adjoining districts. The 16-bed capacity project, funded by the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Community Trust Fund (AGA-OCTF), aims primarily to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. It includes an operating theatre, delivery, examination, recovery, anaesthetic and sluice rooms. Others […]
Malaria prevention education must be sustained
Greater Accra Regional Malaria Case Management facilitator, Dr Mavis Oppong Addo, has called for increased and sustained education on malaria prevention to properly manage the cases in Ghana. She said even though the country has made strides in malarial control, the disease is still prevalent, hence the need for intensification of education. In this direction, […]
France suspends military ties with Mali over coup
France is halting joint military operations with Mali over last week’s coup in the West African country. It said the suspension would continue until it received guarantees about a return to civilian rule in Mali. French forces have been supporting troops from Mali, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso to fight militants in the Sahel […]
Students, pupils should respect authority – NCCE
Students and pupils in basic schools in the Old-Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have been advised to be law-abiding. Old-Tafo Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE),Mr. Suraaka Saani, said they should be obedient and strive to abide by the schools’ rules and regulations at all times. This was a prerequisite […]
