LEAP Benefiting 213,000 Households
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, says more than 213,000 households in all the 216 districts are currently benefiting from the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)...
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Government Heats Up “trade Hub” Agenda
Transport Minister, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, says the ongoing aggressive infrastructural projects being witnessed at the ports affirm government’s quest to brand the country as the trade and transport...
Lack of Toilet Facilities In Ghana
An estimated 1.1 billion people in developing countries, including Ghana, ease themselves outdoors, though the practice is considered the greatest danger to human health. Ghana as a country was...
Minister Commissions Ultra Modern Complex Office For NCA
A new ultra modern Head Office of the National Communications Authority (NCA) christened ' NCA Tower ' has been commissioned by the Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane - Boamah. In his inaugural...
Nkrumah Flyover Will Clock 50 Year Lifespan
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has allayed fears that the newly inaugurated Kwame Nkrumah flyover will, like many other Ghanaian infrastructure, be left to deteriorate as a result of the bad...
ICU Urges Trade Minister To Salvage The Local Cement Industry
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) Ghana has called on Dr Ekwow Spio Garbrah, the Trade and Industry Minister to take immediate actions to salvage the local cement industry. Mr...
No Special Bonus For Black Stars Players In Egypt Clash
The Sports Ministry will not issue any special bonus to the Black Stars for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Egypt. Reports were rife the Minister was planning to increase the bonuses of the...
Nurses To Withdraw All Services By Nov. 14 If…
Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) have threatened a complete withdrawal of their services if their concerns are not addressed. In the meantime, the association...
Greater Accra Chiefs ‘bare Teeth’ At Chieftaincy Minister
Members of the Greater Accra Regional House Chiefs (GARHC) have demonstrated their unwillingness to allow their registrar, Harry Anthony Attipoe, to be transferred to the Volta region, daring the...
Greater Accra Chiefs Tell Chieftaincy Minister
Members of the Greater Accra Regional House Chiefs (GARHC) have stated that they are not ready to let go of their Registrar, daring the Chieftaincy Minister to bring the fight on. The GARHC, since...
Ghana Will Have 100% Water Coverage By 2025
Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Dr. Kweku Agyemang-Mensah, has reiterated government’s readiness to ensure there is hundred percent water coverage in every part of Ghana by the end...
Today Is Farmers’ Day
Today, Friday November 4, marks Ghana’s 32nd National Farmers' Day celebrations. National Farmers' Day is commemorated each year to honour Ghanaian farmers and fishermen. The occasion is also used...
Mahama’s Comment On Psychiatric Hospital Misconstrued
The Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Victor Bampoe has said comments by President John Mahama that he was unaware of the situation at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been misinterpreted and...
Gender Ministry Begins Registering the Poor & Vulnerable
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched the maiden Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR) as part of efforts to alleviate poverty in the country. Taking her turn at the...
GHC24m To Be Used To Restructure School Feeding Programme
An amount of GHC24 million has been saved on every payment made per term since the NDC government took over the School Feeding Programme in 2013. This was disclosed by sector minister in charge of...
We’ll Deal Decisively With Election Trouble Makers – Interior Minister
Interior Minister, Prosper Douglas Bani says Ghana’s Security agencies would deal decisively with persons who are planning to foment trouble before, during and after the 2016 elections adding that...
Development and Classification of Film Bill Passed By Parliament
Parliament on Friday passed the Development and Classification of Film Bill 2016, which seeks to protect actors and musicians. It will also protect other intellectual properties in the creative arts...
MP Fights DCE In Parliament Over GH?45,000 Common Fund Cash
Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Mponua, Isaac Asiamah, is at loggerheads with the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Stephen Yeboah, over delays in releasing an amount of GH?45,000...
Mahama Issues A Two-Week Ultimatum To Kpassa Road Contractor
President John Mahama has issued a two-day ultimatum to a contractor working on the Kpassa Road in the Volta Region to begin work or risk having his contract abrogated. The president was disappointed...
Trade Ministry Clarifies Role of Cement Monitoring Committee
The Trade and Industry Ministry has clarified the brewing impasse between it and the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA). In a statement released Monday, sector Minister, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah...