A CHPS compound, nurses’ quarters and a mechanized borehole has been inaugurated for the people of Akramang in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region. The project was funded by the Australian High Commission in Ghana with support from the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly in partnership with the Ark Development Organisation (formerly AMPA Resource Organisation), an […]
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Tuesday said its head office in Accra will be closed from Wednesday, July 8, to Friday, July 10, for fumigation exercise after some staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Head Office would be opened on Monday, July 13, 2020, a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency and signed by […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. The AfDB said on Tuesday that West and Central Africa stand to be most hit by the economic slump. The bank projects that the economy will rebound from the pandemic slump in 2021. The […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the August 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The timetable, which has been submitted to the Ministry of Education, is expected to begin on Monday, July 20, 2020 with Project Work for Visual Arts candidates, while the theory papers will start from […]
Mr Emmanuel Mintah, the Chief Executive Director of the Ark Development Organisation says COVID-19 is real and advised the youth, especially the girls to refrain from social vices. He asked them to abide by the health safety measures by wearing the nose masks, washing of hands and the use of hand sanitizers. Mr Mintah gave […]
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said that testing for COVID-19 has not stopped in the country, contrary to claims in certain circles. He said testing was still going on at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the Kumasi Centre for […]
The government has secured private sector investment to revive the Akosombo Textiles Limited (ATL), Mr Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has said. He said contrary to claims in certain quarters that the operations of ATL had grounded completely, the government was rather up to the task and the future looked good for […]
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to construct a two-storey isolation centre at the Kaneshie Polyclinic as part of efforts to ensure the safe management of COVID-19 cases in Accra. The Mayor of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah disclosed this in his sessional address at the first ordinary meeting of the first session of […]
Long queues have formed at various polling centres across the country as Electoral Commission (EC) officials begin registration of eligible voters for the compilation of a new voters’ register for the conduct of the December 7, 2020 general elections The exercise has however been fraught with breaches of the laid down coronavirus protocols as most […]
President Akufo-Addo has urged all Ghanaians to show up in their numbers to participate in the compilation of the new voters register irrespective of the political party affiliation as the Supreme Court has resolved all the issues surrounding the exercise. In doing so, he said, it will allow only eligible Ghanaians elect the government of […]