Licencing examination of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana will from July next year be conducted online. The new online system, according to the Council, is to ease the laborious processes associated with the manual system, as well as strengthen the examination capacity of the council. Registrar of the Council, Felix Nyante, announced this … Read more
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday, received the first batch of ultra-modern digital radiology X-Ray equipment from the Delft Imaging Systems, a Dutch company, for the swift screening of suspected Tuberculosis (TB) cases across the country. The Delft technology, which is a highly effective means to improve patient diagnoses and referral of TB cases and … Read more
Austria said Monday it had barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend a rally marking the anniversary of last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey. “He has been barred because his visit was not planned as part of a bilateral exchange, but was about his public appearance at an event … Read more
Management of GhanaVeg Programme which seeks to improve and sustain vegetable productivity in Ghana, an initiative supported by the Netherlands Embassy, has rewarded seven agro-based companies in the “GhanaVeg Awards” in Accra. The awardees are: A. B Farms – Most Sustainable Business; Lubok Farms – Most Vibrant and Growing Business; Kukobilo Nasia Farms – Most … Read more
The United States and The Netherland Embassies in Ghana have pledged support for the country’s fight against illegal mining. According to the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, the fight against ‘galamsey’ needed to be sustained to save the country’s environment and natural resources from further degradation and pollution. Figures from the Ministry of … Read more
The Dutch government voiced concern Tuesday over a visit by an Eritrean presidential advisor to The Netherlands, where large numbers of refugees have sought shelter after fleeing the repressive nation. The visit by Yemane Gebreab, advisor to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, “is awkward,” the Dutch cabinet said. Gebreab is due to address a youth congress … Read more
When Pakistani social media starlet Qandeel Baloch was found strangled, a crime to which her brother proudly confessed, thousands of women posted messages denouncing her murder — only to face abuse and threats themselves. Nighat Dad, a human rights activist who founded Digital Rights Foundation, which advocates for free speech and against harassment, said her … Read more
Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders. They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank following a tip-off they could contain undeclared assets. Paintings, a gold bar, cash, a luxury car and jewellery have been seized. As well as the Netherlands, … Read more
Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders. They said they had been tipped off about millions of dollars of undeclared assets linked to 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank. Paintings, a gold bar, cash, a luxury car and jewellery have been seized. As … Read more
Although the Renewable Energy Act says importing renewable energy systems should attract zero duties, investors in the sector say that is not the case at the ports, as custom officials feign knowledge of the waiver and haggle with them over duties. “The duties range from 5% to 20%; it depends on who you meet at … Read more
A Non-Governmental Organization, A Rocha Ghana, has launched a four-year project in Damongo to safeguard the Volta Basin within the Mole ecological zone in the Northern Region. The project codenamed, “Shared Resources Joint Solution” launch coincided with the 2017 World Water Day celebration. With the intention to upscale the project, it is to enhance natural … Read more
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend the Ghana School Feeding Programme is frustrating the country’s basic education system. The politicising of the programme has caused the absence of school pupils in classrooms, said Braimah Mohammed Bawah, who’s in charge of the constituency … Read more
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend the school feeding programme is frustrating the basic education system of Ghana. The politicising of the programme has caused the absence of school pupils in classrooms, said Braimah Mohammed Bawah, who’s in charge of the constituency … Read more
A total of 14, 782 pupils in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly have since January 12, 2017, not been fed following the suspension of the School Feeding Program in the area. The situation, Kasapafmonline.com understands, has severely affected attendance of the school pupils as parents who cannot afford to provide food have told their children to … Read more
Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the diplomatic row between the two countries as Ankara’s ire is focused on the Dutch government, not its people or businesses, Turkey’s minister for EU affairs told Reuters. Turkey suspended high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands on Monday, banning the Dutch ambassador from the country and … Read more
Turkey’s war of words with the Netherlands has worsened after the Turkish president accused the Dutch of carrying out a massacre of Muslim men at Srebrenica, Bosnia, in 1995. Bosnian Serb forces were in fact behind the massacre but Dutch UN peacekeepers failed to protect the victims. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the failure, still a … Read more
The Turkish foreign ministry has rejected a call by top EU officials to show restraint in a row with the Netherlands over political campaigning. It described as “worthless” an appeal by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. The row erupted after the Dutch barred Turkish ministers from campaigning among … Read more
Dutch riot police have clashed with protesters in Rotterdam, amid a diplomatic row that saw a Turkish minister escorted out of the country. Water cannon and police on horseback were used to disperse about 1,000 people outside the Turkish consulate. The minister was trying to win support among expatriates for a referendum on expanding Turkish … Read more
The Netherlands barred a plane carrying Turkey’s foreign minister from landing to stop him from addressing a political rally Saturday in Rotterdam. The Dutch government announced that Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s flight permit was revoked amid concerns over public order at the expected large gathering of Turkish expatriates. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted angrily … Read more
Growing Business Together (GBT), a Dutch government funded initiative which seeks to support early stage entrepreneurs has been launched by MBC Africa, at the residence of the Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, under the theme “Accelerating young entrepreneurs”. Other implementing partners are iMPACT Booster of the Netherlands, and the Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council. The … Read more