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
The Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang says a recent national survey has revealed that there are more children than adult Ghanaians. This then requires that more formal educational facilities are provided by the state to increase access to education particularly at the basic and second cycle levels. Speaking at the inauguration of
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, Nathan Kofi Boakye has warned that the police service is poised to face criminals boot for boot during this yuletide. He cautioned armed robbers who will be operating during Christmas to look out for the police as they will not give them the luxury
The was drama At Kronom a Suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti regional capital after a baby was reportedly delivered with one eye at an undisclosed hospital. Interestingly the eye of the new born baby is positioned on his forehead unlike the natural position of all human eyes.The baby has no nose for which many
