February 2010

Over 50 retrenched workers of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Volta region seemed to have missed out on a tools package, as part of the company’s retraining and resettlement programme for affected workers. Only 43, out of…

Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committee (WAAPAC). A press release issued in Accra, said…

The Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis is experiencing water rationing as a result of the drying up of River  Pra and River Anakwa that supplied water to the treatment plants at Daboase and Inchaban. Mr. Mark Teiko Cudjoe, Production Manager of…

Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, on Friday pledged to ensure that justice becomes accessible to all the citizenry irrespective of their status in the society. She said the provision of efficient and…

Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education on Friday announced that the Ministry is developing a programme for the phasing out of the school shift system. He said the sector has noted with concern the negative effect of the shift system on…

The Police administration has charged personnel of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to elicit information leading to apprehension of individuals regarding fire outbreaks and bomb threats in the country. Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye,…

Nii Nortey Dua, Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency, is to pay GH¢400 enrolment fees for each youth in his constituency to benefit from the Information Communication Technology (ICT) module under the National Youth Employment…

Mr Richard Branson, Founder and Chief Executive of the Virgin Group, a British venture capital conglomerate, has noted that "Ghana is a beacon of success in the sub-region" and should capitalize on her successes to transform society. He…

Grameen Foundation, an NGO in healthcare services, is pioneering a concept of using mobile phones to monitor the condition of pregnant women and babies. Ms Kirsten Gagnaire, Project Manager in an address at the fourth anniversary…

The Afram Plains Development Organisation (APDO), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to poverty reduction, has sensitized some key stakeholders in the water sector on the appropriate point of use (POU) treatment in the country. The…