NPP To Revive ‘operation Feed Yourself’
Government will launch an agricultural campaign this year akin to Acheampong’s “operation feed yourself” to beef up Ghana’s food security, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta announced....
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Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee
The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing a father as he fled with his family. "The sniper shot him in the head. His...
Ghana At 60, Media, Civil Society and Academia Must Take A Stand!
A former Harvard Business School Professor, J. P Kotter, has defined leadership as the development of visions and strategies; the alignment of relevant people behind the strategies; and the...
Ghana School Feeding Programme Will Improve Operations
The National Secretariat of the Ghana School Feeding Programme has expressed commitment to improving the overall monitoring, food quality and feeding this year. A statement from the Secretariat said:...
Yendi Peace Centre Meets Imams In Bimbilla
The Yendi Peace Centre, a non-governmental organization in Yendi in the Northern Region, has met with Religious leaders in Bimbilla in the Nanumba north district, to discuss a restoration of peace in...
Tax Reforms and Debt Management To Dominate 2017 Budget
President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and development....
Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok
Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. The IOM...
Tax Reforms and Debt Management To Dominate 2017 Budget – GN Research
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and...
10 Habits That Make You Age Faster and Look Older
Aging is inevitable. It also brings with it several types of health problems including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Plus, with age, the skin becomes thinner and drier. This...
Key US Inflation Measure Hits Fastest Pace Since 2012
A closely watched measure of US inflation in January hit its fastest monthly pace in nearly four years, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The data also showed that the Personal Consumption...
Tax Reforms, Debt Management To Dominate Budget
The research division of Groupe Nduom, is projecting major tax reforms to come out of Thursday’s budget statement. Groupe Nduom, (GN) Research noted the high budget deficit, huge public debt, power...
Tax Reforms & Debt Mgt To Dominate 2017 Budget – GN Research
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and...
MP Wants More Support For Staple Crop Farmers
Former Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has urged government to provide more funds to staple crop farmers whose produce directly feed the nation. He...
Poor Regions Deserve Tax Holidays – Minister
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan has proposed to Government to consider granting tax holidays to investors who operate in Regions taunted as poor. This, he said, would facilitate...
Abandoned To Die, Found By Love; 55-Year-Old Father’s Story
The seeming lifeless body of a man laid next to a Church at Ablekuma Agape, Accra, for several weeks. According to residents, they had observed that the man, unknown to them, often walked about the...
Aid Worries Rise For South Sudan Refugees Inside Sudan
As hundreds of South Sudanese fleeing famine and civil war enter Sudan each day, aid workers warn of a lack of vital relief supplies, especially for malnourished children. "We have a shortage of...
Abandoned To Die; Found By Love; 55-Yr Old Father’s Story
The seeming lifeless body of a man laid next to a Church at Ablekuma Agape, Accra, for several weeks. According to residents, they had observed that the man, unknown to them, often walked about the...
As Civilians Flee Mosul, A Delicate Search For Jihadists
The Iraqi officer addresses a group of men who fled fighting in Mosul, urging them to admit any affiliation with the Islamic State group, and turn in collaborators. Second Lieutenant Abdullah Qassem...
Barack and Michelle Obama Agree Penguin Random House Book Deal
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have agreed a book deal with Penguin Random House. “The company has acquired world publication rights for two books, to be written by...
We Are Destroying Ghana
News that some fishermen are using the cancer-causing agent, formalin, to preserve salted tilapia, popularly known as ‘Koobi’, is, indeed, disturbing, particularly since this is not the first...