The Local Government Minister, Alhaji Collins Dauda has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies,(MMDA’s) to devise innovative strategies to create employment opportunities for the youth. The Minister noted jobs were needed for the youth so as to enable them contribute their quota to nation building. Addressing participants at a three day Local Government Conference in […]
The Wa Municipal Assembly has indicated it is currently considering alternative sources of employment through irrigation projects to help ease the plight of farmers affected by prolonged dry season on the Savannah belt. In contrast with southern Ghana which has two main cropping seasons, the Upper West region has a relatively shorter rainy season
As part of moves to help reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Ghana, the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi has held a Baby Show at the premises of the hospital. The show was to mark the end of the child health promotion week focused on care for babies under the theme “Good life starts right
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, has allayed fears that Ghana faces eminent famine contrary to expertise views that the country may possibly face food insecurity following erratic rainfall pattern and the decline in growth by the sector earlier in the year. Ghana currently depends largely on neighboring countries for its local
The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have agreed to step up their joint efforts to support tropical timber producing countries in curbing illegal logging. The agreement, aims at improving forest governance and promoting the trade of legally sourced timber. A statement issued by the FAO, and copied to the Ghana
US business mogul Donald Trump has put Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Ugandan President on notice, vowing to deal with them ruthlessly when he ascends to Presidency. Speaking while addressing war veterans in Washington, Trump warned other like minded dictators who want to die in power, that their time is up and its just a
Be it rigged elections, bribery, or counterfeit medicines trickling into hospitals, this map shows how widespread backroom deals are across the world. The majority of the map is coloured in a concerning reddish hue denoting a high level of corruption, with Somalia and North Korea topping the list – scoring eight out of a potential perfect
A €5m EU support for Ghana’s November polls will contribute significantly to the implementation of reforms recommended by the Justice Atuguba panel of judges as far as this year’s elections are concerned, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has said. Mrs Charlotte Osei expressed the optimism at the launch of the €5 million donor support in
Multiple Award winning sound Engineer and music Producer David Kojo Kyei known in the industry as Kaywa said his starting up was by God’s grace as he starts producing for well known and established Music Artists such as Mac Tontoh. Kaywa who recently won the sound Engineer of the year at this year’s VGMAs has
The Ghana Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) has been launched as a technology hub designed to help over 100 local clean technology businesses develop and commercialize innovative solutions to climate change. First of its kind in the country, the center will support Ghana’s National Climate Change Policy by contributing to the production of clean energy
