Ghana has placed second in the 2014 cholera ranking in West Africa.Ghana recorded a total of 28,944 cholera cases with 247 deaths.The latest figures were released by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.Ghana followed Nigeria which took the lead with 35,946 cases and 755 deaths.Guinea Conakry was at the bottom of the ranking with […]
The construction of a 500-bed Teaching Hospital for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is now progressing steadily. The first phase of the hospital is expected to be completed by the middle of next year. The facility is being jointly financed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund, GETFund and the KNUST from
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has said “…a casual look at oil-rich countries around the world – the members of OPEC for example – will tell you that just having oil is no basis for sustained, inclusive growth.”“And, sadly, sometimes it can be the opposite,” he told an audience at the launch
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has said the best way to retain Africa’s rural youth in their farming communities is by investing in the agricultural sector and making it attractive.“We must ensure that small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are supported to have accelerated access to improved farm inputs in order
Over a million lives in the Upper East region could suffer multiple outbreak of diseases anytime soon.This is because some angry members of the Veterinary Medical Technical Association of Ghana (VEMTAG) have threatened to withdraw their services over some arrears of Interim Market Premium owed them since 2011.What their intended action means is that they
One hundred first cycle school teachers from the ten regions of Ghana will receive awards for their selfless work at a colourful grand durbar of Chiefs and people of Asanteman on Tuesday at the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi. The awards ceremony by His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, through the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity
Ghana national team captain Asamoah Gyan on Monday, November 23, 2015, presented a $30,000 cash prize to the senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, for winning the 2015 All Africa Games. The brief ceremony held at the GFA Secretariat, was in fulfillment of a pledge Gyan made to the team during the All African
Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV has released a documentary on undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his quest to expose judicial rot in Ghana.According to an article published by the international media organisation, the documentary dubbed ‘Justice!’ seeks to explore “an insider look at this most unconventional reporter on his most controversial story yet, at the
South Africa is considering leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). A deputy minister says this is in an advanced stage of consideration. This comes as the government faces condemnation for disregarding a court order to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir when he visited the country earlier in the year. Obed Bapela, Deputy Minister at the Presidency for performance Monitoring and
The University of Education Winneba is introducing a Bachelor of Science Chemistry Education programme next academic year to help produce more professional Chemistry teachers for the pre-tertiary levels of education. The University also plans to run a top-up programme in Bachelor of Science Environmental Health and Sanitation Education in the sandwich mode, for graduands of
