Tag: Aug. 15
Sudan, Egypt stress need to reach binding deal on Nile Dam
Sudan and Egypt have reiterated importance of reaching a binding agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with commitment to negotiations to resolve...
Kenyan campaigners decry rising pension bill for lawmakers amid economic downturn
Kenyan public finance watchdogs have decried the proposed increase in pension for retired lawmakers, saying it could burden taxpayers amid COVID-19 related economic downturn.
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We’ve gathered momentum to win December polls – GUM
Ghana Union Movement (GUM) says it has gathered political momentum to win the December general election.
"With Rev Christian Kwabena Andrews (Osofo Kyiriabosom) as...
Effutu Sankro gets 20-Seater modern toilet from Afenyo – Markin
The Chief and people of Effutu Sankro, a suburb of Effutu Municipality has commended Mr. Alexander Ato Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, Member of Parliament (MP)...
Trump’s younger brother dies at 71
U.S. President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night at the age of 71, according to the White House.
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EPA scale up efforts to license LPG Pump Attendants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scaled up efforts to license Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Pump Attendants as part of a broader process to...
Bright Akwetey injects dynamism into CPP Flagbearer contest
Mr Bright Oblitei Akwetey, an Accra-based legal practitioner and a leading member of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) said he would...
NDC Klottey Korle Office inaugurates campaign team
The Klottey Korle Constituency Office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated a 32-member campaign team for the December 7 general election.
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Ayawaso West Wougon MP donates relief items to fire victims
Mrs Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wougon, has donated relief items to the more than 200 victims of the fire...
FAO Supports training of media personnel on VGGT and SSF
The Food and Agricultural Organization(FAO), in collaboration with Friends of the Nation (FoN), has held a two-day capacity building workshop for journalists to improve...
Sista Afia drops new banger featuring Fameye
Popular Ghanaian female songstress, Sista Afia has dropped a new single titled "Party".
The new song produced by Willis Beatz features one of Ghana's fast...
Attamah Larweh donates to Awudu Issaka’s Soccer Academy
Ghanaian international Joseph Attamah Larweh has made a donation of assorted items to the Royal Awudu Issaka Soccer Academy based in Tema.
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Sam George challenges claims that 15 million Ghanaians have mobile money accounts
Mr Samuel Nartey George, Ranking Member on the Communications Committee of Parliament, has challenged claims that government’s digitisation initiative has resulted in 15 million...
GSA trains extension officers, farmers in Western North Region on aflatoxins
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has extended its sensitization campaign on aflatoxins to stakeholders in the Western North region and surrounding communities.
The training...
Ghana Climate Change platform to deepen stakeholders awareness on food security
The Ghana Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), a science-policy dialogue platform, is to deepen awareness and to enhance knowledge on climate change...
There is cordiality between Tema Chiefs and Carlos Ahenkorah – Wulormor
The Tema Sakumo Wulormor, Nuumo Ashiboye Kofi ll, has celebrated what he says is a cordial relationship that the Tema Traditional council has with...
Tanzanian minister to start inspection on refugee camps
Tanzanian Minister for Home Affairs, George Simbachawene, will start a five-day inspection visit to refugee camps in three western regions in the country, a...
Nigerian military says several suspected terrorists killed in airstrikes
Nigerian military on Saturday confirmed several suspected terrorists were killed in airstrikes targeting a notorious camp inside a forest in the country's northwestern state...
Kenyan campaigners decry rising pension bill for lawmakers amid economic downturn
Kenyan public finance watchdogs on Saturday decried the proposed increase in pension for retired lawmakers, saying it could burden taxpayers amid COVID-19 related economic...
Kenya says COVID-19 recoveries on promising trajectory
Kenya has recorded a steady increase in COVID-19 recoveries in the recent past thanks to the rollout of a robust home-based care program combined...
CCEC commended on works on Zambia’s water system
Zambian government on Saturday said it was impressed with China National Complete Engineering Company (CCEC), a Chinese enterprise currently building the Kafulafuta water reticulation...
Ward segmentation in Zambia’s main COVID-19 isolation center sparks rile
Revelations by health authorities in Zambia that wards at the country's biggest COVID-19 isolation center in Lusaka, the country's capital, have been segmented and...
Political vigilantism: Youth told to seek employable skills instead
Mr Gabriel Andoh, the Head of Finance, the National Peace Council (NPC), has advised the youth to seek employable skills from politicians instead of...
St. John’s Junior High Old students donate to Alma mater
The 1997 year group of the St. John's Junior High School in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital, has donated hand-washing facilities to the...
We never cancelled trainee allowance– Prof Opoku- Agyemang
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said the NDC government did not cancel the teacher trainee...
MP presents medical equipment to Wassa Akropong government hospital
Mr Patrick Bogyako-Siame, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wassa Amenfi East constituency in the Western Region, has presented assorted medical equipment to the...
Teenage mothers receive skills training
Four hundred teenage mothers in the Sekyere East District have received life skills training to support their livelihoods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 has doubled the plight of black girls – UNFPA Country Representative
Mr Niyi Ojuolape, the Country Representative for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the weekend said the outbreak of COVID-19 has doubled...
Former GRNMA President speaks for the job
A Former President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mrs Alice Darkoa Asare-Allotey, has urged nurses and midwives to read professional...
COVID-19: Korean Ambassador calls for sharing of best practices
Mr Sungsoo Kim, the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, has asked countries to share best practices and policies as part of global efforts to...