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Dr Yao Yeboah, Chairman of the Ghana Health Services (GHS) Governing Council, has commended the Bongo District Hospital for the quality health care services being rendered to the various communities in the district. He said even though the hospital has limited and poor staff accommodation and inadequate infrastructure for service …

Adolescence Health Providers in the Tema Metropolis say that most young people are no longer interested in the abstinence message.   According to them, adolescents who have already had sex were not willing to abstain making the abstinence preaching non effective.   One of the providers said “it looks like …

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested two persons for allegedly trafficking narcotics through a courier service in Accra. The suspects are Daniel Newman Teye, 32 and Kwasi Kumi Otenpong (alias Timmy) 29, were on Thursday, August 30, this year arrested by operatives of NACOB when the former presented a …

The World Bank has approved $50 million to support the Government’s efforts at addressing illegal small-scale mining under activities outlined in the Multi-Sectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP). The draft manual of activities would be sponsored by the Bank and presented to its top management. The document is expected to be …

Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade and Industry on Tuesday said government has outlined a very comprehensive set of incentives for Companies and Businesses that promote the, “One District One Factory” initiative to develop the country. The incentives include duty free status for importing machinery and equipment, duty free …

The Lands Commission says government is having difficulty in paying compensation on some compulsorily acquired lands, especially within Accra, due to conflicting claims by owners of the lands. “The difficulty we face is that some of the acquisitions have been done and government wants to pay the compensations but the …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation has inaugurated the technical working group for the development of a National Strategic Plan on ear and hearing health. The working group chaired by Nana Kwabena Adjei-Mensah, MOH Acting Chief Director, had Professor Emmanuel Kitcher, Co-Chair Ear, Nose and …

Smallholder charcoal producers in the major charcoal-producing districts in the Brong Ahafo Region, have appealed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a review of the existing regulatory regime on charcoal production, to address some of their concerns. The smallholder charcoal producers who were mostly from Nkoranza North, Kintampo North …

Ghana’s recent ratings by the Standards and Poor indicating that the economy has improved from a B – status to a solid B, with a stable outlook, is a confirmation that we’re in the right direction, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said Tuesday. He explained: “We’re not where we want …

With a broad smile while working on a well pruned cocoa farm, Esi Attaa, 40, who hails from Twifo Praso in the Central Region, tells how her farm has been transformed over the past two years through the help of the Boame Scheme. Auntie Esi says her yield has increased …