Farmers of the Northern Savannah Zone of Ghana are to benefit from a scale-up of Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) interventions in selected watersheds and forest fringe communities. This is under a second additional financing Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant of US$12.76 million. The Additional Financing grant will help the project scale-up ongoing SLWM […]
A special anti-terrorist squad from the Police Headquarters in Accra have arrived in Kumasi to beef up security in the region following the recent robbery attacks that have led to loss of lives. Parts of the region, particularly Kumasi, have come under attacks from a gang of suspected armed robbers. Last Thursday, a policeman was
Ghanaian artist and cultural icon Okyeame Kwame is in New York working on his soon to drop album. Speaking exclusively to Ghnewsnow, Kwame hinted that he is dropping 16 solid tracks featuring 16 different African artists from Zimbabwe, Senegal, South Africa etc. He says he is topping that all up with a ‘Repatriation tune’ featuring
Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for the next four years. His appointment takes effect from August 1, 2016, to June 31, 2020. This was contained in a statement by the KNUST on Thursday, May 19 and signed by the Acting Registrar
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
