Government has announced it will from next year pursue a ‘Toilet for All’ agenda in a bid to end open defecation in the country. Consequent to that, it will provide 200,000 household toilets and 20,000 institutional latrines to selected communities, Finance Minister Ken Ofor-Atta announced in the 2018 Budget statement presented to Parliament Wednesday. The … Read more
The country is on track to receive some $116 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July to support its import and export activities. This would happen after the IMF board meets in July to review the country’s performance under the FUND program. According to the IMF, Ghana has made progress in some targets, like dealing with the … Read more
World Remit in partnership with Miss Ghana UK Foundation is presenting ladies between the ages of 16 and 26 with a unique opportunity to showcase their talent to the world. Dubbed ‘MyFutureGH,’ the initiative forms part of many exciting activities to mark the silver jubilee edition of Miss Ghana UK. It will afford an enterprising … Read more
A UNAIDS report on HIV prevalence in women shows that Ghana is among countries with the highest prevalence rate in West Africa. As many as 160,000 women and girls in Ghana are living with the virus, the report said. The 2017 report titled “When women lead, change happens – women advancing the end of AIDS” … Read more
The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials said Thursday, after a record number of repatriations in 2016 sparked fears of a humanitarian crisis. Some 32,000 registered refugees have returned from Pakistan since April 3, when repatriations for the year began following the winter, … Read more
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 242 people, and left nearly 23,500 others sick in the past three weeks alone, the World Health Organization said Friday. The UN health agency said that in the past day alone, 20 cholera deaths and 3,460 suspected cases had been registered in the country, where two-thirds of … Read more
Airtel Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment and drive to demystify the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with a coding session to teach pupils of La Wireless Cluster of Schools and its environs the principles of coding and how they can be applied to help solve problems in the society. Airtel Ghana collaborated … Read more
Airtel Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment and drive to demystify the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with a coding session to teach pupils of La Wireless Cluster of Schools and its environs the principles of coding and how they can be applied to help solve problems in the society. Airtel Ghana collaborated … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the United States Agency for Internaltional Development (USAID), has donated some devices and basic screening materials to support inclusive education in Ghana. The $100,000 equipment was donated to enhance the various regional Assessment Centers across the country to help them function effectively. The items include hearing aids, clutches, complete … Read more
Government is working with the Global Fund to remodel a facility for a modern infectious disease hospital at Nsawam to contain the threat of multi-drug resistant TB and other emerging infectious diseases. This was made known during the launch of the national commemoration of the World TB Day which took place at Tarkwa in the … Read more
McVities Company, producers of McVities biscuit, has donated 20 boxes of biscuit to the Osu children’s home in Accra. The company has set the third Wednesday in November each year, to donate its products to some selected shelters, orphanages and special schools. Making the presentation, the country representative for McVities, Patrick Osei, said the company … Read more
Atlanta, GA (September 2016) – On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, the Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia (GWAG) commissioned the refurbished maternity ward of the Elmina Urban Health Center. The event which was coordinated by GWAG, in collaboration with the Rotary Clubs of Cape-Coast, Accra Airport, and Accra-Airport City, was held in the forecourt of the … Read more
The recent press statement by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) regarding the issues of accreditation, promotion of university lecturers in Ghana, and the publication of academic work by university lecturers does not only smack of a compromised position of UTAG Executive Council but it also reveals how some labor unions can be hijacked … Read more