Новости за 18.11.2019

The 2012 and 2016 Independent Presidential Candidate, Jacob Osei Yaw popularly, known as JOY 2012 has called for a national debate on the upcoming referendum scheduled for 17th December, 2019. According to the Presidential hopeful, the debate would give prospective voters the opportunity to evaluate the negative and positive effects of the referendum to enable them vote properly. Jacob Osei Yaw who is advocating for ldquo;NO rdquo; vote in the referendum made this call i ...

Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) in August 2019, launched the Ghana Integrity Awards with the aim of honouring Institutions and Individuals whose effort is contributing positively and sustainably to the fight against corruption. The AWARDS is responding to the new thinking that, fighting corruption is not only about sanctioning the corrupt but also honouring institutions and individuals who have significantly contributed to the fight against corruption in Ghana. It is on account of ...

The Municipal Chief Executive for Berekum East has taken education on the ldquo;YES rdquo; vote on the December 17 referendum to churches within the Berekum Municipality The campaign took the MCE and officials of the Berekum Municipal Assembly including the Municipal Information Officer to five churches over the weekend. The churches included, The Estate and Nyame Bekyere Seventh Day Adventist Churches, Resurrection Presbyterian Church, Emmanuel Methodist Church all in Kato a ...

The Institute of Local Government Studies 39; latest survey indicates that more than 60% of Ghanaians are aware of the upcoming referendum and have a good understanding of the exercise. This is contrary to the Afro-barometer report by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) which says that more than half of Ghanaians are unaware of the 2019 national referendum slated for December 17, 2019. Presenting the findings at a press conference on Monday, Director for the Institute ...

The Private Universities Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG) called student unions and interest groups to rally support for total reform in Ghana rsquo;s legal education. ldquo;A few weeks ago, former Director of Ghana School of Law, Mr Ansa Asare pressed on students of Ghana to rise up against the conduct of the General Legal Council which seeks to kill their vibes and bury the aspiration of those who are interested in joining the legal profession. ldquo;It is against thi ...

The Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has urged Ghanaians to ignore calls for a 39;No 39; vote in the upcoming December 17, 2019 referendum. The referendum is to decide on a possible amendment of Article 55 (3) 1992 constitution to enable political parties to sponsor candidates for local level elections. Less than a month to the referendum, calls for NO votes are increasing, most recently from the National House ...

Even before Parliament begins to debate the 2020 budget presented by the Minister of Finance last week, Member of Parliament for Asokwa says NDC has no moral right to talk about roads in the country Madam Patricia Appiagyei who doubles as the Deputy Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation says the National Democratic Congress Party should be ashamed for spending a whopping GH3 billion cedis on the poor roads it constructed between 2012 and 2016. Speaking t ...

An initiative that seeks to address the barriers of access, affordability and quality of essential medicines in Ghana through a regulated digital supply chain platform, has been launched in Accra. Entrepreneurial Not-for-Profit organization, PharmAccess Ghana's digital platform, MED4ALL, is expected to link health service providers with certified and authentic medicines. According to the Country Director of PharmAccess Dr. Maxwell Maxwell Akwasi Antwi, the project will also cut down turnar ...

The Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture at Akropong-Akuapem of the Eastern Region, has inducted Professor Ablade Glover as the new Chancellor of the Institute, to serve a five-year term. The new Chancellor is a retired Professor of Art and a former Dean of the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency after his induction, Prof. Glover said even though he is a ceremonial officer, his ultimate responsibilit ...

Heidelberg/Accra - November 18th, 2019 -The 6th West Africa International Trade Show on Agriculture, Food Processing, Plastics, Printing, and Packaging will be held on 10th to 12th December 2019 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). This year rsquo;s edition of agrofood and plastprintpack West Africa 2019 is all set for growth and will set a record by presenting seven country pavilions from China, Flanders/Belgium, Germany, Morocco, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Turkey. ...

Accra 18th November 2019 - SAVE THE FROGS Ghana rsquo;s Executive Director, Mr. Gilbert Adum, has won one of the world rsquo;s highest conservation awards from the prestigious Whitley Fund for Nature. Gilbert is the first West African to be among the very few global elite conservationists to have won this award amount of pound;70,000 from the organisation. Gilbert and his team will use this award money to advocate for a substantial portion of the Sui River Forest Reserve to be desig ...