Новости за 19.08.2019

Accra, August 19, 2019 ndash; A 26-year-old inventor of a Science Set, Charles Ofori Antipem was on 16 August 2019 adjudged the ultimate winner of MTN Heroes of Change Season 5. He was adjudged at a keenly contested event held at the Accra International Conference Center. He received GH cent;100,000, a plaque, and a citation. The prize money will be used to support the expansion of his science set (mobile laboratory) project for student. The project which has been described as a mo ...

A non-governmental organization, SETTLE GHANA is rolling out an ambitious program to train about 10000 indigenous women across the country. The project is aimed at providing vocational skills such as soap making, hairdressing, beard making, beekeeping, vegetable farming and aquaculture to the indigenous people of Ghana. The two-year program is dubbed Indigenous Women Growing Opportunity (IWGO). This was disclosed by the Director of Settle Ghana Mr. Abu Karimu when he interac ...

The Member of Parliament for Jirapa Constituency on Sunday, 18th August, 2019 launched a new policy called Jirapa Enterprise Fund for Agriculture (JEFFA). The Member of Parliament explained that the policy seeks to among other things, empower youth and women to venture into Agriculture and Agribusiness, in his innovative attempt, to reduce the increasing rate of unemployment in the Jirapa Constituency. The program was launched with a seed capital of GH cent;100,000. Explaining th ...

One of Ghana rsquo;s leading free market think tanks, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, ILAPI ndash; Ghana, has been selected among three finalists to compete in the 2019 Think Tank Shark Tank-Africa competition. ILAPI which has been very vibrant in pushing for policy innovation in Ghana was selected based on its project it intends to embark on. The think tank plans to initiate a programme that seeks to end the monopolization of sales and export of cocoa beans in Ghana. Ghana r ...

The deceased, 46, was reportedly stabbed to death in the back seat of his Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle by some unknown assailants. The incident happened on Sunday, August 18, 2019 near Ebuom village on the Ejura ndash; Nkoranza Highway. Police said they found his body around 4.30pm that day. ldquo;It is believed that the late chief was murdered and his body deposited at the backseat of his Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle and abandoned at the outskirts of the village, ...

President Akufo-Addo said the Awomefia of Anlo, Togbe Sri, has agreed to lead mediation efforts in resolving the chieftaincy dispute in Bimbila. ldquo;Togbe Sri has agreed to perform this task on behalf of the people here and behalf of the people of Ghana, rdquo; the President said at a durbar of Chiefs and people at Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region. He urged maximum support from stakeholders ldquo;so that the same results that w ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has extended the Ghana card registration exercise in the Volta Region by three weeks to cover the rest. The exercise which ended in the region on August 14 will commence again on August 29 until September 18. The Corporate Communications Director at the NIA, Francis Pamdetti told Citi News that a lot of people, especially those in densely-populated areas are yet to be registered, hence the extension. ldquo;The authority ...

Chiefs and people of Asamankese in the Lower West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region have launched this year rsquo;s Oboadwan festival with a call on indigenes and the diaspora to return home as the country marks the Year of Return. The event which was held at the chiefs palace saw a rich display of culture amidst colourful kente, traditional drumming and dancing. http://cdn.modernghana.com/images/content/819201993604-0e72ylkxwr-whatsapp-image-2019-08-18-at-16.25.41-2. ...

The Coordinator of Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Activista, a global youth movement, Shadrack Kwadwo Adjei has observed that although the new basic education structure is made up of 2 years Kindergarten, 6 years Primary and 3 years Junior High School, however government over the years has failed to provide decent infrastructure for kindergarten pupils. According to Activista Coordinator, more than half of kindergarten across the country lack access to decent classrooms, kids learning ...

Glo Mobile Ghana is supporting the hosting of the ongoing Teshie Homowo festival in Accra. The month-long series of events and activities are being held in and around Teshie and they attract visitors from far and near, including foreigners. Glo, which has a leading edge in the provision of internet data, disclosed in a statement that the festival represents one of the links between the age-long customs and traditions and the present modernity, which is represented by the provision ...

A man identified as a close confidant of the murdered Otumfuo 39;s Asamponhene, Nana Kwadwo Afoduo has been arrested. His arrest comes barely less than 24-hours after the 46-year-old direct relative of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was murdered in what police suspect to be contract killing. Though police are tight-lipped on details of the man who is currently in police custody, Joy News sources at the headquarters of the Ashanti Regional Police Command say the man knows a l ...