February 2012

Childhood Regained, a project which seeks to protect children against exploitation and labour has been launched at Zokuga in the Savelugu-Nanton District of the Northern Region. The project is being implemented by the Regional Advisory…

Mrs Cecilia Senoo, Executive Director of Hope for Future Generation, a non-governmental organisation on Tuesday observed that despite the implementation of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, expectant mothers still lose their lives…

Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, on Tuesday paid a working visit to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to familiarise himself with the operations of the company. He said the GWCL is an important…

Eleven Government Departments and Agencies are to commence the e-government project to better deliver improved services to the citizenry. The beneficiary agencies included the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional integration, Accra…

President John Evans Atta Mills, on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Maamobi, Nima and Mallam Atta markets, in Accra, and said that Government was committed to improving the welfare of Ghanaians. The President was at the markets to…

Sixty physically challenged people in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District have been presented with working tools to start their own businesses. These included deep freezers, sewing and industrial machines, gas cylinders and hairdressing…

Ghana's former President John Agyekum Kufuor last week underwent a successful spinal surgery at the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KTH) in Accra. A statement signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, Spokesperson for the former…

Citizens of the Upper West, Upper East and Northern Regions (the three northern regions), have been asked to unite and fight against poverty. They were reminded that without peace and stability, the areas would continue to lag behind in…

Global payment services Western Union and Millicom International Cellular S.A. operators of Tigo have joined forces to launch cross-border mobile money transfers in Latin America. The two announced the partnership February 28, 2012 at the…

Ericsson and Western Union have announced a strategic alliance on how to make mobile financial services quicker and convenient. Both announced the partnership at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 27, 2012. The…