E/R: 293 die in road crashes; 1,600 injured in 2018
Latest statistics from the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) indicate a total of 293 died through road crashes between January and September 2018 in the Eastern region. This is…
Mobile Money Interoperability transactions exceed 1m mark
Latest data from Ghana interbank Payment and Settlement System has seen Mobile money interoperability record over 1.1 million volume of transactions, five months after its inception. According to the latest…
Cases of FGM still common in Brong-Ahafo
Cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are still common in parts of the Brong-Ahafo Region despite intensified public campaign to eradicate the practice. Mrs Joyceline Adii, the Regional Director of…
“Let’s condemn child marriage outright” – Sissila East MCE
Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Karim Nanyua has called on stakeholders in the Upper West Region to denounce forced marriage including teenage pregnancy to allow young girls receive better…
Ghana urged to remove death penalty from its laws
Mr Robert Akoto Amoafo, the Country Director of Amnesty International Ghana has disclosed that as at the end of 2017, there were about 160 prisoners on death row. He said…
207,200 Ghanaians are blind — GHS
About 207,200 Ghanaians are blind, the Ghana Health Service{GHS} has revealed. it saild they represent 0.74 per cent of the population. The GHS said over 300,000 Ghanaians, representing 1.07 per…
Balungu-Nabiisi School pupils learn on bare floor
Most pupils at the Balungu-Nabiisi School in the Bongo District sit on bare floor to learn due to lack of furniture. A Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited to the school,…
AngloGold Ashanti constructs water treatment plant
AngloGold Ashanti{AGA} Obuasi Mines has constructed a US$33.7 million water treatment plant to ensure that water that is disposed from the mines to the community is safe and environmentally friendly.…
More Eco-Tourism Delight In Ghana
It must excite you to know that Ghana is a nature lover’s delight. Its sunny equatorial climate and fertile well-watered soils sustain an enchanting selection of wildlife, ranging from elephants…
THE GHANAIAN YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH IN A DYNAMIC WORLD
Today, Wednesday 10 October 2018, the world would gather to focus on mental health. It is a day reserved globally for mental health education, awareness and advocacy against the scourge…
