Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has lauded government’s quest to address challenges faced by maize farmers in the country as outlined by the Finance Minister in the 2017 judgment statement. National president of the Association, Victor Oppong Adjei, told TV3 substantial increase in maize production will lead to a reduction in the cost of poultry … Read more
There was spontaneous jubilation in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, yesterday following the presentation of the 2017 budget statement by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in Parliament where he highlighted pro-poor policies. Interestingly, the people, who jubilated excessively in the city, were head porters, popularly known in local parlance as Kayayeis. The head porters were in … Read more
The Tourism Federation (GHATOF) has expressed satisfaction with the manner in which the newly appointed Tourism Minister Catherine Afeku has handled matters pertaining to her sector. GHATOF, in a statement signed by the National President of Okatakyie Nana Anim I, disclosed that “in the few weeks of the transition period, we have been privileged to … Read more
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turned 93 this week, celebrates his birthday on Saturday with a lavish party attended by thousands of loyalists outside the second city of Bulawayo. The ruling ZANU-PF party is hosting the event for Mugabe, who has held power since 1980 during a reign marked by repression of dissent, vote-rigging and … Read more
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turned 93 this week, celebrates his birthday on Saturday with a lavish party attended by thousands of loyalists outside the second city of Bulawayo. The ruling ZANU-PF party is hosting the event for Mugabe, who has held power since 1980 during a reign marked by repression of dissent, vote-rigging and … Read more
Alhaji Mohammed Haroun, Northern Regional Director of Ghana Education Service (GES), has shot down proposals to return Mission/Unit schools to the Mission/Units, saying that was not the solution. He emphasised an arrangement where the head of the Mission/Unit schools would be a professional chosen from the Mission/Unit. Alhaji Haroun was speaking during the opening of … Read more
One-sixth of Ghanaians are diabetic, thus making the disease more alarming than the prevalence rate of HIV/ AIDS in the country. National President of Diabetes Association of Ghana, Mrs. Elizabeth Esi Dunyo, who revealed this, expressed worry that government was building stroke centres and hospitals instead of setting up a fund to increase sensitisation programmes … Read more
AGLOW International at the weekend prayed for God’s mercies and favour for Ghana, as the country prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary on March 6, 2017. The prayers were said in all the regions by members of the group. The non-denominational service drew hundreds of people to pray for the country, a monthly routine for … Read more
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for taking the initiative to implement the Free Senior High School Policy. A statement signed by Mr Alexander Yaw Danso, the National President of the Council, on Thursday [February 16], said the association believed the policy would go a long … Read more
Comments by the Minister of Education that head teachers of basic and second cycle schools would be sacked should more than 90 percent of their students fail the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) and West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE), smacks of lack of leadership skills in him, Christian Addai-Opoku, National President of the … Read more
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed disappointment in the attempt by the Minister of Agriculture and some Vetting Committee members to misinform Ghanaians about the implication of the Plant Breeders Bill. The Association said what even saddened it was that the Minister-designate managed to convince the Committee that Food Sovereignty Ghana, a … Read more
Members of the Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases are advocating a nationwide campaign to increase public awareness on Hepatitis. Interacting with TV3 after a one-day training workshop for health experts on the hepatitis B, the national president of the association, Dr Mary Yeboah Afihene, said only a few of the estimated … Read more
The Ghana Chapter of the Junior Chamber International (JCI), a global organisation of young business executives has launched a project christened ‘Active Citizens Campaign’ to revive volunteerism among the youth. The project will engage the services of more than 50,000 youth to undertake charitable activities to improve the well-being of people. Speaking at the launch … Read more
State Attorneys will resume work today [Monday] after almost three months of strike. They declared a strike in October 2016 to protest against government’s failure to meet their demands for improved conditions of service. According to the Attorneys, President’s personal intervention in the matter and his assurance that their concerns will be address informed their … Read more
State Attorneys will resume work today [Monday] after almost three months of strike. They declared a strike in October 2016 to protest against government’s failure to meet their demands for improved conditions of service. According to the Attorneys, President’s personal intervention in the matter and his assurance that their concerns will be address informed their … Read more
Labadi Beach Hotel has emerged as the 5-Star Hotel of the year Labadi Beach Hotel has emerged as the 5-Star Hotel of the year at the second edition of the Annual Ghana Hotels Awards 2016 in Accra. The programme which was held at the Kempinski Hotel over the weekend also saw Accra City Hotel take … Read more
Striking state attorneys will go back to post today Monday, January 23, 2017,the Attorney General-nominee, Gloria Akuffo, has disclosed. She said President Nana Akufo-Addo had brokered a deal in the deadlock between the Association of State Attorneys and government, hence the striking attorneys will return to work as steps were being taken to bring closure to the … Read more
Striking state attorneys will be returning to work on Monday, January 23, the Attorney General-nominee, Gloria Akuffo, has indicated. During her vetting for the office of Attorney General and Minister of Justice position, Ms. Akuffo revealed that President Nana Akufo-Addo had intervened in the impasse between the Association of State Attorneys and government. “The President … Read more
Striking state attorneys will be returning to work on Monday, January 23, the Attorney General-nominee, Gloria Akuffo, has indicated. During her vetting for the office of Attorney General and Minister of Justice position, Ms. Akuffo revealed that, President Nana Akufo-Addo had intervened in the impasse between the Association of State Attorneys and government. “The President … Read more
The attorneys have been on strike for over three months demanding better working conditions Leaders of the striking state attorneys have been invited by the Attorney General-designate Gloria Akuffo in an attempt to get them back to work. The attorneys have been on strike for over three months demanding better working conditions. The strike has … Read more