April 2013

A five-day training workshop for 40 participants drawn from local Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Suppliers for the mining and oil and gas sectors opened on Monday at Busua. The Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

The Ministry of Health on Monday directed heads of the various units in hospitals to ensure that there are continuous emergency services including maternity services at all health facilities. It said managers of health facilities must be…

Mr Adamu Mukaila, Programmes Officer of SEND Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), said NGOs found it difficult to access information from district assemblies and other government institutions in the Upper West Region. He said…

Assistant Superintendent of Police Juliana Obeng, Public Relations Officer of the Police Hospital has given the assurance that the Police Hospital has put in place pragmatic measures to effectively manage the pressure at the Hospital due to…

A refresher course for 30 Police Sergeants within the Tema Region who are due for promotion to the rank of Inspector opened in Tema on Monday. The five-day programme is to build the capacity of the junior police officers to enable them to…

Dr John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, at the weekend said professional formation of health trainees, including nurses and midwives, should be a priority to all. Dr Awoonor said the sinking image of…

Continuing a decade-long increase, global food prices rose 2.7 percent in 2012, reaching levels not seen since the 1960s and 1970s but still well below the price spike of 1974. The price increases reverse a previous trend when real prices…

Medeama’s quest for the league diadem comes under scrutiny again, this time against Amidaus Professional on Wednesday at the Tema Park. The Tarkwa lads have a three-point lead at the summit and cannot afford to slip against the debutants,…

Mr Ephraim Dzah, Headmaster of Salvation Army Basic School at Agotime-Wudome in the Volta Region, at the weekend appealed to the government to construct an “emergency” six unit classroom block for the school. This is to avert an imminent…

Mrs Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay, District Chief Executive for Afadzoto South, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for appointing many youth as part of his government. She said it demonstrated that the future belonged to the youth…