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Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, says the resurrection of Jesus Christ can revive economies, health systems, and financial institutions collapsed by COVID-19. “This is because Christ came and overturned the disobedience of Adam and Eve with his obedience and that constitutes our salvation.” The halleluyah to the resurrection of Christ, he …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has raised an objection to the promotion of LGBTQI+ issues in Ghana, describing the act as an abomination, to Ghanaians. He said though Parliament would not pass legislations to infringe on the rights of people, it would ensure that the culture and traditions of …

Shirley and Friends, a Charity Organization has donated various items to the Sekondi Prisons to support the upkeep of inmates as part of activities to mark Easter celebrations. The items included; bags of rice, plastic bins, cooking oil, rubbing alcohol, tissue papers, soaps, sanitary pads, hand sanitizers, Bibles, Qurans, bottled …

Ms. Nelly Mensah, a Registered Mental Health Nurse at the Psychiatric Department of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital says the facility continued to record high cases of epilepsy. She said in 2020 for instance,  the hospital recorded 506 cases out of 2,006 patients screened with 204 males and 302 females. Ms …

The World Bank has continued to finance programmes aimed at social interventions and poverty reduction in Ghana. Even though Ghana was doing well at some point in reducing poverty, poverty reduction in the country has slowed. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated economic conditions across the world including …

As part of broader efforts to modernise Ghana’s agriculture, Soil Research Institute (SRI) of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has launched a web-based application platform for easy access to information on the soil to enhance food production. The initiative will ensure ready access to information on agriculture technologies …

The Association of Lotto Marketing Companies (ALMCs) and the staff Union of the National Lottery Authority have urged the management of the NLA to take steps to harmonize the operations of the private companies with the NLA They also urged the private companies not to be recalcitrant with confrontational stance, …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has joined the Basel Consultative Group (BCG), a global body that sets and implements standards on banking supervision. In a statement the bank said it was admitted into the global body, making Ghana one of four countries in Africa which are members of the BCG. …

Retailers and workers in the construction industry in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital, have raised concerns over the rising cost of building materials. A market survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency showed that a bag of GHACEM cement, which was previously sold for GH¢35 in the open market, is …

The government has initiated moves to revamp the defunct Ameen Sangari factory in Cape Coast under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) industrialization drive. Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, who announced this, said the government’s commitment to revive the oldest factory in the area was a manifestation …