Новости за 18.04.2018

J 39;ann Royal Children Centre a Non-Governmental Organisation taking care of the needy children, over the weekend celebrated its sixth anniversary with a call on parent to prioritise child education over outfits. Mr Joseph Chardy Lamptey, the Founder and Director of the Centre, who made the call, said no parent should allow his or her child/ch ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has installed a 20mva transformer at the Jasikan Booster Station to stabilize power supply in the Volta Region. Mr Delali Oklu, ECG General Manager, Volta Region, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that the Company was aware of frequent power fluctuations in the Region, often as a result of di ...

Nyankpala (N/R), April 17, GNA - A seven-member Management Board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR - SARI) has been inaugurated to oversee the operations and strengthen research for agricultural development. The Board will amongst others be responsible for research policy as wel ...

Mr Samuel Atta-Akyea, the Minister of Works and Housing has said Government has provided of amount GH cent; 17.3 million to ministry to help resolve the perennial flood problem in some part of the country. He said President Akufo-Addo has realised the challenges of the crises and consequences of the destruction of properties and was committed to ...

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), a pro-democracy organization, has underscored the need for Ghana to increase its budgetary allocation for basic education. Mr. Kofi Awity, the Director of Operations, described as woefully inadequate the resources allocated to the sector by government, which was making it difficult to address the v ...

Chiefs and elders of 10 Mamprusi communities in the North Gonja District have declared their desire to be part of the proposed North East Region to be carved out of the Northern Region. The communities include Lukula, Kutula, Kuchualim, Sakpega, Mempeasem, Kuldani ,Sakpala, Zooyiri, Bugsa and Sagya. The chiefs and elders said being part of th ...

Seven people were killed in a motor accident between Afamasi and Akotom on the Tarkwa Bogoso Road in the Western Region. An Opel Space Wagon vehicle with registration number AS 6512-16 transporting passengers from Tarkwa to Bogoso and a Toyota Corolla with registration number AS 2081-18 from the opposite direction collided in a sharp curve betwe ...

Agona, (Ash), April 17, GNA - The Reverend Dr. Osei Bediako Akoto, Minister in charge of Ridge Presbyterian Church in Accra, has been elected as the new chairman for Sekyere Presbytery in the Ashanti region. He was elected at the 15th Session of the Presbytery held at Agona in the Sekyere South District. Rev. Dr. Akoto replaces Reverend Ernes ...

Ghanaian women will consume 13.4 million cycles of contraceptive pills over the next three years, with the global figure standing at 2.05 billion, according to a report by the Reproductive Health Supply Coalition (RHSC). The Global Contraceptive Commodity Gap Analysis 2018 Report was launched at the Coalition 39;s Annual General Meeting in Brus ...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commenced an internal audit to uncover and deal with any acts of financial malfeasance by its district offices across the nation. It has already covered the Asawase Office of National Insurance Scheme (NHIS), where it was found that its budget of GH cent;191,380.00, for last year, was without au ...

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) in collaboration with Mondelez International Cocoa Life Programme is embarking on a project to build the capacities of community members to actively participate in local governance in the Sekyere East District. The project, which is being organized under the Governance Issues Forum (GIF), aimed at b ...

Mr Valter Sanches, the General Secretary of IndustriALL, a Global Union Campaigner against Precarious Work, has called on Africa governments to institute sustainable industrial policies centred on manufacturing development. He said the policies would help in improving the competitiveness and capabilities of domestic firms and as well as promote ...

A traditional ruler in the Ashanti Region has applauded the brotherliness and friendship among Muslim and Christian fraternities, which has ensured peaceful and harmonious co-existence in communities. Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, Chief of Agric-Nzema, a suburb of Kumasi, says the mutual respect for both faiths exhibited by leaders and adherents ...

Kwesi Adjei, an ex-convict of Nsawam Medium Security Prisons has called on the public to support prison inmates with items that would make life in the country 39;s prisons much more bearable. Mr Adjei who was jailed five months for reckless driving said the trauma most of the inmates at the prison go through was an eye-sore to civilised society ...

Tidal waves on Monday displaced 75 persons and destroyed close to 20 houses in the Fuveme community in the Keta Municipality. Mr Godknows Bleboo, Keta Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) told the GNA that the incident occurred at about 1600 hours on Monday, disrupting commercial activities, including fishi ...

The 39;2018 African Quality Awards 39; ceremony had been held in Kumasi, with a call on corporate organizations and individuals to partner government to improve infrastructure in the country 39;s educational institutions. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, said the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy had ...

Former workers of the defunct UT and Capital Banks have made an appeal to the central bank to ensure that their exit package, as agreed between UNICOF and the Receiver (PwC), is paid. The Bank of Ghana revoked the two banks rsquo; licences due to severe impairment of capital on August 14, 2017, and appointed Messrs Vish Ashiagbor and Eric Nana N ...

Never regret anyone who was a part of your life. Your experiences and relationships helped make you the person you are today. Sometimes it rsquo;s hard looking back, realizing what once was and what could never be again. But that rsquo;s what happens after a breakup. You start replaying everything that happened, from the little co ...

Ingredients YIELDS: 2 Ingredients Ingredients a a INGREDIENTS -5 tbsp. butter, softened and divided 4 slices sourdough bread 2 c. shredded cheddar Directions PREP TIME: 0:05 TOTAL TIME: 0:15 Spread about 1 tablespoon butter on one side of each slice of bread. With butter side down, top each slice ...

The evidence is there, ldquo;stuck in a chair rdquo; for more than a day rsquo;s worth of work is hard on your shoulders and back when working at the office. The culprit, the infamous office chair; increasing doctor rsquo;s visits, building up hospital bills, countless pain pills, and loss of sleep. Not only does cardiovascular disease creep up ...

Only a few weeks ago, I ventured back to my wonderful home state of Georgia. Getting on the plane I found myself waiting, and as my journey progressed I realized how much waiting was a part of my trip itinerary. Waiting to get on the plane. Waiting to get off the plane. Waiting for my family to pick me up. Waiting for a call back. Waiting ...

Families of the victims of ex-Gambia president Yahya Jammeh's regime demonstrated on Tuesday to demand the truth about their deaths and disappearances. They accuse Jammeh, who ruled the West African country for 22 years, of rampant corruption and human rights abuses including forced disappearances and extrajudicial executions. We want just ...

A first group of around 600 people who fled deadly violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo in early February returned to their homes in the northeast on Tuesday, authorities said. They returned voluntarily, said Laurent Chelo, secretary general of the social affairs ministry. No one was forced to return, there is an enthusiasm to go back, ...