The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has begun registering interested farmers under Phase Two of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, codenamed PFJ2.0, in all 261 districts across the country. Advertisement The registration exercise requires interested farmers and institutions or companies to visit their district agricultural directorate where extension officers will assist them […]
A total of 8,565 migrant deaths were recorded in 2023, making it the deadliest year since 2014. The United Nations said the figure represents a 20 percent increase from 2022 and that the Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe remains the riskiest for migrants. “The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 […]
About 44 students and 26 security personnel reportedly fainted during the March 6, 2024, Independence Day parade at the Tamale Jubilee Park. The students and personnel stood in the scorching sun for hours and it is believed that might have resulted in their collapse. Officials from the Ghana Red Cross Society, Ambulance Service and other […]
Mr. Andrew Egyapa Mercer, the Minister-designate for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, is lobbying for parliamentary backing to conclude the National Cathedral project, which has encountered significant contention. Originally scheduled for completion by March 2024, the cathedral’s construction has encountered setbacks. During his vetting by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on March 5, 2024, Mr. […]
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has issued a stern warning, indicating his readiness to organise a protest in the region against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) due to the recent frequent power outages. Communities across the country, particularly in the Ashanti Region, have expressed frustration over the […]
The Ministry of Education has initiated a comprehensive nationwide visitation and monitoring exercise to investigate the quality and quantity of food that are served students under the Free Senior High School initiative. This follows trailer of a yet to be aired documentary by Accra-based JoyNews’ titled “Empty Plates” which claims that many students in SHSs […]
The National Peace Council says it will continue to remain neutral on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. In a television interview in reaction to the controversy surrounding the passage of bill by Parliament last week, the Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi said […]
Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates. The vast majority of about 4,000 men held there have now escaped, a local journalist told BBC News. Among those detained were gang members charged in connection with the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse. Violence in Haiti, the poorest country […]
Scientists and meteorological experts from Gulf of Guinea countries have released the March to June 2024 seasonal weather forecast, which indicates a higher probability of wetter conditions across most parts of the sub-region. It also predicted late start and early ending of the rains along the southern areas of the Gulf of Guinea. Notably, areas […]
An Accra High Court has issued a final warning to the state to produce witnesses to testify against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi else the fraud and other charges brought against him will be dismissed. The state named five witnesses to testify in the matter including Anas Aremeyaw Anas. However, none of […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has visited some project sites in the Ashanti region, which have either stalled or are under construction. Prominent among the facilities visited is the Sewua Regional Hospital which is about 90 percent complete but has been left unattended with deplorable roads impeding its usage. The Asantehene inspected the pace […]
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana First Coalition (GFC) have appealed to the President to assent to the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill passed by Parliament into law. The request by the two bodies is a major support the passage of the bill has received amid the […]
