Nurses and Midwives Association suspends strike action effective Sept. 24

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called off its strike action which started on Monday. Addressing the media, the president of the Association, Perpetual Ofori Ampofo disclosed their decision follows a court order by the National Labour Commission (NLC). “As we all know, members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery Association […]

Government committed to ending no bed syndrome – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his determination to end the no bed syndrome in health facilities nationwide is on course. Speaking at a ceremony at Burma Camp in Accra Tuesday, he stated that it is disheartening to see health officials treat patients in wheelchairs, plastic chairs and sometimes on the floor. “Government’s determination to see an […]

Nurses’ strike intensifies in Upper East Regional hospital

The nationwide strike action declared by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and its allied Associations in public health facilities has intensified at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga.   The usually busy Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the Regional hospital was very quiet as at 1300hours on Monday, when GNA visited the […]

THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION(NADMO) OF THE NSAWAM ADOAGYIRI MUNICIPAL PERFORMS A SIMULATION EXERCISE IN THE RUN-UP TO THE 2020 ELECTION

The National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, organised a Simulation exercise at Dobro in the Nsawam/Adoagyiri municipality. It was to test the preparedness of the organization as well all other stakeholders in the run-up to the 2020 elections. The Regional Director, Mr Alfred Owiredu Agyeman explaining the reasons for the exercise said it is to ensure […]

Rawlings receives Malian military leaders

Former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has urged the new leadership in Mali to use the transition period to exhibit exceptional leadership for the country and usher her into a prosperous era. The former President made the call when a four-man delegation of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) led […]

Mali coup: Hand over to a civilian leader – ECOWAS orders the Military

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advised the military in Mali to return to civilian rule in the coming days. The chairman, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, stated that the meeting with Mali’s new military junta headed by Col. Assimi Goita was progressive. Col. Assimi Goita was reported to have left the shores […]

Drone pilot drowns in Offin River

A drone pilot working under the Sustainable Land and Water Management Program with the Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation in the Ashanti region has drowned in the Offin River.   Isaac Ofosu died while the anti-illegal small scale mining taskforce was chasing after illegal miners on the Offin River at Dunkwa in the […]