Majority of Ghanaians are overweight or obese, the Ghana Obesity Survey 2021 has found. The first ever most comprehensive survey on obesity and other lifestyle behaviours in the country found that 85 per cent of Ghanaians do not eat healthily, while more than 50 per cent are either obese or overweight. The study, conducted in […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) began conducting a mass deworming exercise across 15 regions from yesterday, November 21 to December 9, 2022. The exercise is targeted at 1.94 million schoolchildren aged between five and 14. It is being undertaken in 11,322 public and private schools in 89 districts spread across the 15 regions, except the […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama and some members of the Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have visited the residence of the late Professor Kwesi Botchwey to console the family following his demise. The visit, on Monday was the first official visit by stalwarts of the NDC since the veteran economist died […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will take his turn today, in the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) stakeholder engagements, looking at areas for constitutional review in the country. A powerful team of consultants and journalists from leading media houses would be in attendance to listen to the presentation of former President Kufuor at the IEA […]
African sides will break new ground at the World Cup this year as all five qualifiers from the continent head to Qatar with home-grown coaches. Four of those men are taking charge at the finals for the first time, with just Senegal’s Aliou Cisse in the dugout in Russia four years ago. All five African […]
Tributes have been pouring in for a former Minister of Finance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, who died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital last Saturday, aged 78. Family members, politicians, academics and other members of the public have described him as the quintessential politician and statesman who served his country well. Purest heart Family members described him as a man with the purest of heart. “Prof. Botchwey, affectionately […]
The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has underscored the need for actors, including political parties and non-state actors, to build a country that encourages inclusivity at all levels. He said aside from bad governance, marginalisation could be a major leverage for terrorist groups to advance their cause. “It should be at the back of our minds that marginalisation and lack of […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed optimism that the economy will rebound from its challenges. Addressing parishioners of the Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Catholic Church in Tema Community One to climax the 70th anniversary of the parish Sunday, Dr Bawumia said the government was pursuing a number of economic measures to address the challenges facing the economy. “As your government, we do recognise the difficulties […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday concluded the process of vetting and balloting of positions for the various aspirants contesting for the national executive positions of the party. A total of 81persons, according to the National Elections Directorate of the party, went through the vetting and balloting processes to enable them to compete in the […]
The National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) has been increased from GH¢13.53 to GH¢14.88. The National Tripartite Committee (NTC), made up of the government, organised labour and employers, agreed on the new wage below which no one should be paid. The new NDMW, which takes effect from January 1, next year, is a 10 per cent […]
Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory against non-essential travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The advisory circulating Wednesday (November 16, 2022) and bearing the name and logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration had indicated that Nigeria had directed some hotels to shut down, citing “the directive by local authorities […]
The Ad hoc Committee tasked to investigate the various allegations to justify the removal of the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, from office commenced hearing yesterday, with the proponents of the censure motion outlining seven grounds to substantiate their call to push out the minister to save the Ghanaian economy from further deterioration. The lead […]
