Новости за 06.12.2019

This year 39;s National Farmers rsquo; Day celebration is currently ongoing at the Ho Jubilee Park in the Volta Region. The celebration will witness the presentation of awards to farmers across the country who have distinguished themselves in their line of work. http://cdn.modernghana.com/images/content/126201910634-0f72ym3xxs-7237293629079 5921715119491.jpeg The annual event has in attendance, President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, the Regional Minister Archibal ...

Ex-President Jerry Rawlings is urging the government to create opportunities for farmers to embrace new technologies to boost their yields. The former President in a statement issued Friday to commemorate the 35th National Farmers rsquo; Day, also appealed to financial institutions to support the farming community with incentives that will encourage interest from the youth. Insufficient access to finance for smallholder farmers and low investment due to perceived and actua ...

Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has asked Ghanaians to purchase and consume local rice as a way to support the work of farmers. Celebrating the 35th National Farmers 39; Day today he commended all farmers and fisherfolk for the good work done in providing food for Ghanaians. In a statement, the former President, while commending the Ministry of Agriculture and rice farmers, indicated that ldquo;it is our responsibility as Ghanaians to support this effort by committing to ...

The Damongo Youth Parliament, a civic rights group based in Damongo the Savannah Regional capital is supporting demands by the King of Gonja (Yagbonwura) to have all key government departments centralised in the capital. The group has also served notice that if by December 16th, 2019 President Akufo-Addo does not rescind his decision to decentralise such key departments, they will stage a protest in Damongo. Departments such as Health, Feeder Roads, Urban Roads, Roads and Highways, ...

Herbal Medication is the best for cancer treatment and cure since it is natural with no side effect, Dr. Rafique Owusu, herbal practitioner and the Director of Ogyefo Nyame Herbal Clinic has said. Dr. Owusu urges cancer patients to seek early treatment from genuine herbal clinic which are specialised in using herbal medicine for cancer treatment. Speaking in a exclusive interview with this reporter at his herbal clinic at Brofoyedu, a suburb of Kumasi, Dr. Owusu, who rsquo;s herbal ...

Ghana has joined other countries to commemorate this year's World Antibiotics Awareness week with a call for all to work towards the safe and responsible use of antibiotics. Speaking at the launch of the week-long activities in Accra, Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, said antibiotic resistance was when bacteria was no longer affected by the medicine it was previously susceptible to, making it more difficult to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. He said the emergence ...

Access Bank Ghana has held a day's Walkathon across the country to raise awareness about the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula. The nationwide walk dubbed Fist against Fistula is part of the Bank's campaign to raise funds for the treatment and prevention of Fistula in the country. The 10-kilometre walk, brought together over 1,300 guests, partners, customers, community leaders and employees of the bank. Welcoming participants to the walkathon, Managing Director of Access B ...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere Kumawu, in the Ashanti Region, Samuel Agyekum, has announced that they are going to construct a modern hospital for the district. He said Ghana Gas Company has decided to build the hospital as part of its corporate social responsibilities. According to him, Bome, a community within the district, has been selected for the modern hospital project. Samuel Agyekum said the land for the project had been secured and everything was set for the pro ...

The issue regarding improvement of the welfare of teachers in the country has been dominating cabinet meetings in recent times. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to be passionate about improving the welfare of teachers who he has described as the backbone of Ghana's education system. Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly called 'Napo' made the disclosure in Kumasi last Saturday during the 70 years celebration of Prempeh College. He said even though th ...

Findings from a survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) have revealed that vigilante activities are growing at an alarming rate in parts of the country despite the introduction of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act. The report found that all of the activities and the associated groups, are related to the two major political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The report also found that women were beginning to play ...

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has arrived in the country for a day's state visit. He will meet with President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House today, Thursday to discuss issues of importance to the two countries and strengthen the bilateral, political and economic relations. The South African leader is also in the country with a delegation for the South Africa Business Forum. The last time President Ramaphosa was in contact with Ghana, he was apologising to Ghana [/B ...

This week, some telecom operators came under consumer fire for sudden, unannounced, hikes in their data tariffs, prompting parliamentary intervention. At least one of the telcos involved has blamed the incidents on system glitches. As a longtime consumer rights activist, naturally my sympathies are with ordinary mobile subscribers who have had to endure the loss of value through no fault of theirs. Ghana's regulatory agency, the National Communications Authority (NCA), has been swift to o ...

Mr Justice Anin Yeboah, a Justice of the Supreme Court, is tipped to become the next Chief Justice. Barring any last-minute changes, Justice Yeboah is expected to be named as the President's nominee to replace the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, who retires on December 20, 2019. According to our sources, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has already submitted Justice Anin Yeboah's name to the Council of State for consideration, in accordance with Article 144 (1) of t ...

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has held its eighth graduation ceremony for students in the 2019 class of the Master of Arts in Conflict, Peace and Security, Master of Arts in Gender, Peace and Security, Executive Master of Arts in Conflict, Peace and Security, and the Weekend Master of Arts in Conflict, Peace and Security. On the occasion, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) pledged support and partnership with the KAIPTC. Chief Executive ...

Prisons officers at a stakeholder engagement organised recently urged the Electoral Commission to provide adequate logistics to enable them to carry out their monitoring and supervisory roles more effectively towards ensuring free and fair elections. They said there had been occasions when security personnel deployed to monitor and supervise elections were left to their fate at the end of polls, with some being saddled with the additional task of protecting ballot boxes beyond the scheduled t ...