Closed Season: Fishermen at Tema Canoe Beach mend their nets
Fishermen operating from Tema Canoe Beach are using the one-month close-season period to mend their nets and canoes as they take a break from going to sea. On the beach, nets have been piled up while others have been spread on almost all available ground, and at the wharf, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed […]
Ghana’s Foreign and Defence Ministers hold meetings with Portuguese counterparts
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, and Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, held bilateral meetings on Monday with their Portuguese counterparts, Mr Joao Gomes Cravinho and Madam Helena Carreiras respectively, in Accra. The two Portuguese Ministers are on a two-day visit to Accra in preparation for the State Visit […]
3.2 million vehicles registered in Ghana as at 2022- Transport Minister
Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport has said the sector remains a major source of green gas emissions, slowing down the nation’s effort to achieve the global target of net-zero emissions by 2025. He said this was due to the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels, and that the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority […]
Nzulezu community flooded after heavy rains
By Ebenezer Aryee and Nyarko Abroanoma Walker One of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites in Ghana at the Jomoro District of the Western Region, Nzulezu, (which means surface of water), has been flooded after a heavy downpour. The community, which is entirely made up of stilts and harbours over five hundred people, is almost submerged after […]
Narcotics Control Commission launches Drug Awareness Club in Schools
By Anita Kwapong Studies show that young people listen to and understand their peers more than their teachers, followed by their parents, with law enforcement being the last. For this reason, it has become imperative to increase peer education in schools so as to boost the confidence level of students, improve their emotional-cognitive skills and […]
Respond to demands of fuel tanker drivers – Dr. Oduro Osae to Tema Municipal Assembly
By: Roberta Gayode Modin The Director General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has appealed to the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Hon. Yohane Amarh Ashitey, and the Director of Urban Roads to urgently respond to the demands of the Ghana Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union. According to him, the strike action by the […]
Masturbation reduces sperm volume, not quality- Dr. Richard Eghan
In Ghana, masturbation is a very sensitive topic as it is woven into cultural, spiritual, or religious beliefs.Meanwhile, according to a publication by Healthline, an estimated 27 to 40 percent of women and 41 to 65 percent of men reported masturbating within the past few months. However, Chief Executive Officer of Nature’s Green Medical Centres, […]
Increase access to Hydroxyurea for sickle cell management in Ghana
Stakeholders in the fight against sickle cell in the country have called for increased access to Hydroxyurea, a trademark drug for the management of the disease. Hydroxyurea, (a medication for reducing anemia in sickle cell patients), has become the most accessible Sickle Cell solution on the Ghanaian market, aiding an exponential extension of the lifespan […]
Marine Drive Project: Gov’t to compensate affected persons
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Government has assured that it is working within the law to appropriately compensate individuals, businesses, and families affected by the ongoing Accra Marine Project. According to the Minister for Land and Natural Resources, several claims for compensation were submitted to the Lands Commission following the publication of the Executive Instrument, and […]
Afreximbank to support Ghana’s investment into railways
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is providing US$1 million to Ghana for a feasibility study towards the Bank’s support of railway development in the country. The feasibility study is to bring on-stream an estimated asset of US$ 3.5 billion for railway rehabilitation and development to support economic activities, including the facilitation of the movement of […]
