May 2013

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) last year disbursed more than GH¢7,100.00 to 48 Persons with Disability (PWD) in the Metropolis under their two per cent Common Fund allocation. The amount, which ranges between GH¢200.00 and…

Government in partnership with the German Development Organization (GIZ-Ghana) and the Centre for Cooperation with the Private Sector, South Africa, has begun the process of developing a national policy on Corporate Social Responsibility…

Three miners died from toxic fumes after they escaped from an illegal mine, popularly called galamsey in the country, during a blast at Gnane, in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The deceased, who are in their early 20s, are…

Stakeholders, including caterers, farmers, nutritionists and educationists have appealed to the government to improve and strengthen the School Feeding Programme (SFP) to enable it to achieve its objectives. The stakeholders made the…

A six-day capacity building workshop for 50 members of the Dormaa branch of the National Association of Beauticians and Hairdressers (NABH) has ended at Dormaa-Ahenkro. The workshop, which focused on customer care and entrepreneurship…

Members of the Association for Security Sector Education and Training (ASSET), are meeting in Accra to explore ways of supporting the development of teaching materials for the delivery of high quality security sector reform trainings. The…

Mr Alfred Ekow Gyan, Deputy Western Regional Minister, has called for the rehabilitation of buildings belonging to the Ghana Navy in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. He said rehabilitating them would help improve the image of the Navy in…

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) on Wednesday stated that Ghana needs the contribution of every citizen to strengthen the tenets of democratic governance. The NCCE said: “It doesn’t matter the age, size or sex of a…

A trade and agriculture policy advocacy group, has observed that inadequate funding and difficulty in accessing agricultural credit for farmers had resulted  in low agricultural productivity in Ghana. Mr Ibrahim Akanbilla, National…

Participants at a day’s consultation forum in Ho on Wednesday expressed support for the formulation of a National School Feeding Policy. Such a policy, they argued, would help deal with issues of delays in allowances, inconsistencies in…