We’ll support PWDs, and vulnerable groups with Zongo Dev’t Fund – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has said the Zongo Development Fund will be used to support Persons Living with Disability (PWDs) and the vulnerable in society. The Vice President…
Savanna Regional Minister orders closure of Chinese timber firm
The Savanna Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Adam Braimah, has ordered the immediate closure of Brivywells Company, a Chinese timber firm at Yipala, a farming community near Damongo. The company was…
Ghana’s commitment to achieve SDGs commendable — UN General Assembly President
The President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Ms Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, has spoken highly of the Ghana government's commitment and leadership in the…
Forestry Commission sets record straight on WRI erroneous publication
The Forestry Commission of Ghana has parried aside a publication by the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) website that suggests the world has lost a large quantity of its primary rainforest…
Journalists rally support for decriminalisation of petty offences in Ghana
A section of Journalists in the county have joined Civil Society Organizations to work towards decriminalizing petty offences, a move that could potentially reduce the numbers in the Ghana’s prisons,…
Discussants call for stronger competition law regime in Africa
Discussants at a roadshow in Accra have called for a harmonised and stronger competition law regime in Africa. The panelists, who have wide expertise in law, economics, trade and politics,…
‘PLHIVs in poor households suffer food insecurity’
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) is partnering the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to consider the inclusion of poor households living with persons infected and affected by HIV,…
Accra as cleanest city: A reality or a mirage?
“The commitment I want to make, and for all of us to make, is that by the end of my term in office, Accra will be the cleanest city on…
Pope Francis makes it mandatory for clergy to report sex abuse
Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which is set to…
South Africa election: ANC leads as votes counted
Votes are being counted in South Africa's general election, with President Cyril Ramaphosa hoping to prevent a slide in support for the governing African National Congress. With results declared in…
