Government deepens woes of mining communities …as it denies them Mineral Development Funds
Experts in the mining sector are bemoaning the administrative bureaucracies in the distribution of the Mineral Development Fund (MDF), raising concerns that the mode of disbursement would impoverish mining communities…
Call for action to tackle child labour
As part of the plans to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 8.8,the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Ghana Fisheries Commission…
Health Minister announces a 30 per cent drop in NHIS medicine prices
Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health on Friday, announced that effective July 1, 2018, all medicine prices under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), would be dropped by an…
GWCL increases revenue from GH¢ 55 million to GH¢ 63 million within three months
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it has increased revenue collection from GH¢ 55 million to GH¢ 63 million from February to May this year, due to prudent management…
High Duties Killing Our Business – GUTA
Dr James K. Obeng, the President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), said the introduction of the Common External Tariffs (CET) was affecting their business operations and they…
AIDS Commission dares herbalists to test preparations for supposed HIV/AIDS cure
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has urged herbalists who claim to have a cure for HIV/AIDS to make available their herbal preparations for scientific testing or desist from deceiving the…
Let’s Prioritise Healthcare At Various Stages Of Conception – First Lady
The First Lady and Head of the Rebecca Foundation Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for more focus and attention on the pre-conception and inter-conception stages of maternal care. Mrs. Rebecca…
15k Ghanaian Babies Born With Sickle Cell Disease Annually – Expert
Over 15, 000 babies are born with sickle cell disease yearly in Ghana, Dr. Enam Bankas, Founder of Sickle Life has revealed. According to her, over one thousand children are…
Pay mining royalties monthly — Steve Manteaw
The Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr Steve Manteaw, has called for the enforcement of the recommendation that seeks to introduce the payment of royalty monthly,…
