Новости за 04.03.2020

Mrs. Ngone DIOP becomes the new Director of ECA Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (SRO-WA), based in Niamey, Niger. She assumed duty on 14 February 2020. Ms. DIOP is an Economist and Gender Expert with over 20 years of experience and track records in results-based policy formulation and advisor on poverty reduction, inclusive development, gender equality and the empowerment of women; and demographic dividend. Prior to her appointment as Director of the ECA SRO-WA, Ms Diop was Chie ...

An extra 2 million dollars have been released in preparations for a possible outbreak of the Coronavirus in Ghana, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has disclosed. The minority and other stakeholders including WHO had questioned the adequacy of the 2.5 million cedis earlier allocated out of the required 35 million. In a contribution to a statement by Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, on Ghana rsquo;s preparedness for the disease, minority spokesperson on health, Kwabena Mi ...

Mr. Frank Asiedu Bekoe, Political Director at the Office of the Chief of Staff has sued a broadcast journalist working with Joy TV and the Multimedia Group for publishing defamatory documentary against him. Mr. Kwettey Nettey and the Multimedia Group run a documentary to the effect that Mr. Bekoe allocated and auctioned seized vehicles to politically connected cronies of the government without the beneficiaries paying the required assessed duties. Mr. Bekoe says that the docum ...

The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has passed a resolution to compel the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to stop issuing visas to members of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual Association (ILGA) who have planned to organise a conference in Ghana. The coalition has also appealed to the government to come out with a comprehensive policy backed by an Act of Parliament to discourage the association from operating in Ghana. Acc ...

A leading UK scientist has advised the public to temporarily shun social kissing to avoid spreading coronavirus. Lord Winston, a Labour peer and professor at Imperial College London, said people should desist from the friendly gesture. During a Westminster debate yesterday, he revealed two people had tried to plant a kiss on him that day, but warned it was 39;something that we should not be doing. The world-leading fertility expert said: 39;It seems to me that simply not shak ...

The Tano South Municipal Health Director in the Ahafo region, Mr Peter Asare has commended Hope Alive 360 Foundation, a Non-governmental organization and its partners the Ghana Center for Democratic Development as well as Save Our Environment Foundation for their support towards enhancing citizens participation in quality healthcare delivery through the ldquo;I AM AWARE rdquo; project. The commendation was made during the training of Community Health Management Committee members in Bechem t ...

The Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in the Volta Cocoa Region held farmers rally yesterday, 2nd March 2020 at Nkonya Bumbulla in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region. The rally, which was spearheaded by the Jasikan Cocoa District in close collaboration with Hohoe Cocoa District afforded actors in the Cocoa Industry to have face-to-face interactions on pertinent issues such as Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Diseases (CSSVD) operations; fertilizer i ...

Farming communities who are also beneficiaries of government rsquo;s flagship programme dubbed, One Village, One Dam (1V, 1D) have called on government to increase budgetary allocation beyond the current figure of Ghc250, 000.00 to improve and expand the dams with irrigational facilities to effectively enhance dry season farming for increased agricultural productivity to eradicate poverty and hunger in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. The communities are also demandin ...

Ghana attained independence from the British on 6th March 1957. Since then, Ghana like many other countries in the world has set aside 6th March every year to celebrate its independence. There has been wide range of views as to how resources are spent in such celebrant the detriment of the poor indigenous people. Others argue that, through its celebration, the people who fought to gain independence for Ghana ???? are rather been recognized. For there rsquo;s a saying that ldquo; a ...

Pedestrians using Kaneshie Over Head-Bridge are shaky as a result of an imminent collapse of the bridge. It appears playing the usual ostrich, authorities are only waiting for disaster to strike. Precious lives are going to be lost if the government does not immediately intervene. One eye witness seeking anonymity said a driver with overloaded goods on top of the bus forcefully entered under the bridge causing damage to the bridge. This has compelled pedestrians to use ...