Business

Bole, Ghana – A flagship socio-cultural programme in Gonja on Nkilgi FM at Bole called ‘Dankare’ (Tradition) has been cancelled by management of the station following a demand by the Bole Traditional Council. The Caretaker Chiefs of the Traditional Council led by the Mankumawura and accompanied by the Seripewura, Nsuawura, …

Koforidua, Ghana – Special Development Initiatives Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has urged Chief Executives of the newly created Development Authorities to be guided by the Scandals which marred the Savannah Development Authority(SADA) created by the previous Mahama led government. According to the Minister, Ghanaians will not forgive the ruling government …

I read an interesting piece by Dr. George Osei-Tutu Darkwah a Constitutional Lawyer and Sociologist titled; “Why Asantehene is a King”. The writer said Asantehene is considered as the only King in Ghana and advanced some points in justifying why Asantehene is the only King. Going by his argument the …

Kalba, Ghana – Over twenty-four thousand (24,000) people resident in Kalba and other adjoining communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Northern Region are likely to be cut-off from the entire district in the event of a heavy rainfall. This projection follows last Thursday dawn heavy downpour which led to …

Kpembe, Ghana – The wife of Ghana’s Vice President has called for a multidimensional approach to address the country’s maternal and infant mortality problems. Even though Ghana has made significant progress in tackling the problems associated with maternal and infant mortalities, she pointed out that a lot more needs to …

Wa, Ghana – The acting Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Winfred Ofosu, has observed that some lactating mothers deny their babies exclusive breast feeding with the view to protect “their breast from fallen”. Women now want their breasts to stand firm during their life time, and therefore …

Kanvilli, Ghana – The Tamale School of Hygiene is currently saddled with myriad of challenges that are impacting negatively on academic work and safety of students, that is according to school authorities. According to Principal of the School, Bello Seiwu, the two-storey hostel building accommodating 270 students is a death-trap …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Sector Manager of Marie Stopes Ghana, Patricia Antwi-Boasiako, has indicated that teenage pregnancy in the country should be a matter of concern to every parent. According to her, the first six months of 2017 recorded 57,000 teenage pregnancy cases nationwide, stressing the need for sexuality …

Tamale, Ghana – In the wake of Ghana’s growing population currently estimated at 29.6 million and irresponsible sexual behaviour among the country’s youth coupled with teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortion practices being largely triggered by a lack of sexuality education in school and at home, Editor-in-Chief of Savannah News Joseph …

I’ve just met an absolutely delightful, accomplished, and amazing young man here at the United Nations, New York. Shadrack Osei Frimpong is the son of hardworking cocoa farmer-father and charcoal-selling mother in Tarkwa Breman, a rural community in the Western Region of Ghana. He has a compelling, touching, and inspiring …