May 2011

Ghana’s ability to fight climate change has been weakened as the country’s carbon stock in its forests has systematically reduced from 564 million tonnes to 381 million tonnes from 1990 to 2010, which means 183 million tonnes has been lost…

Rocky Dawuni, Ghana’s reggae star has shone once more. This time, at the 30th edition of the International Reggae and World Music Awards held in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. He won the ‘Best African Entertainer Award’. Rocky was…

The Executives of the Sissala Farmers Association have called for stringent measures to prevent food insecurity in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region. They complained about the alarming rate at which foodstuff was being…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has called for the re-introduction of mental drill, dictation and physical education into the curriculum of basic schools, to help improve the academic performance of the children. Madam Philippa Banson,…

The Upper East Regional Directorate of Health Service on Friday launched the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria (AMFm) in Bolgatanga. The National Malaria Control Program has a goal which is to facilitate development by reducing the…

Consultants from Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) and Water Resources Commission (WRC) in collaboration with White Volta Basin Authority are exploring ways to rehabilitate dams in the Yendi Municipality for dry season farming.…

Mr Kumi Kyeremeh, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at the Ministry of Health, has called for the training of more male nurses for the rural areas. He said if more males are trained as Community Health Nurses and sent to rural areas, it would…

Users of intellectual properties such as music, books and movies have been called upon to obtain authorisation from the Copyright Society of Ghana. Mr Carlos Sakyi, a member of the board of the Interim Copyright Management Team who made…

Mr David Kwesi Amos, the Head teacher of Fante Bawjiase District Assembly Primary, has appealed to chiefs in the area to help stop those using the classrooms of the school as their sleeping place. Mr Amoa said on Mondays, especially when…

Hundreds of people on Sunday went on a six-kilometre walk through some streets of Tamale to mark the Ninth End the Hunger: Walk the World Campaign. The walk, which was organized by the World Food Programme and sponsored by TNT and…