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Senchi, Ghana – The rapid growth in the population of the world, but most especially on the African continent requires immediate, critical thinking on ways to ensure the provision of quality, affordable and accessible primary healthcare, Ghana’s Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has observed.Data from health service providers, which shows a …

Accra, Ghana – The Accra Circuit Court has remanded Lance Corporal Godzi Frederick Amanor, the police officer who was caught on video assaulting a 36-year-old grandmother who was carrying her 2-month-old grandchild, at Midlands Savings and Loans, almost a week ago.Skalla, as the officer is known by his moniker, appeared …

Tamale, Ghana – The Yunyoo-Nasuan Constituency Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Gulari, has disclosed to the media that the newly created Yunyoo-Nasuan District has been closed down since its inauguration in March this year. “No officer including the District Chief Executive, District Budget Officer, District Accountant can …

Nabuli, Ghana – The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in collaboration with the Miss Ghana Foundation, has donated a newly sank borehole valued at a cost of  Gh₵88,867.75 to the people of Nabuli. The mechanised borehole, which is an initiative of Miss Ghana Foundation with full sponsorship from the NPA and …

Accra, Ghana – Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for restructuring of the country’s democracy to decentralise power in order to give the needed authority to other arms of government.“If you want democracy to work, there are two personalities that you have given your power and authority …

Accra, Ghana – Some leading members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been accused of indulging in illegal small-scale mining popularly known as galamsey despite a ban by President Nana Akufo-Addo.According to the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, Adam Mutawakilu, incontrovertible evidence available to the …

Accra, Ghana – The Ministry of Education (MoE) has expressed optimism that the double-track (semester/sandwich) system which is meant to cater for the spike in enrolment into Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana due to the free SHS policy, will be beneficial.Ekow Vincent Assafuah, Public Relations Officer of the MoE, …

Tamale, Buipe – Ghana – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 23 July 2018, ended his 3-day tour of the Northern Region, with visits to Tamale, Buipe, and Damongo.As part of activities climaxing the President’s visit, he visited the newly-refurbished Motorking Assembly Plant in Tamale, where he, among others, …

Abuja, Nigeria – The World Habitat Ambassadors Foundation (WHAF), has named Ghana’s Mrs Samira Bawumia as the World Habitat Humanitarian Ambassador. The wife of Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawwumia was also awarded for Global Excellence in Leadership, Humanitarian and Philanthropic activities in Africa and Investiture.She took to Facebook to express her …

Nalerigu, Ghana- President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the conduct of the policeman who assaulted a woman at a branch of Midland Savings and Loans in Accra adding he supports any punitive measures by Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, against the culprit.The victim, Patience Safo, was ruthlessly assaulted by …