President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on West African leaders to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections, hailing the country’s democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. Speaking at the opening of the 66th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Abuja, President Tinubu commended Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for setting […]
The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Health Directorate in the Western Region has recorded 50 suspected cholera cases with three deaths. 14 persons are currently on admission at various health facilities in the municipality. Addressing the media in Tarkwa, Mrs Wilhelmina Tiwaah Duah Morttey, Municipal Director of Health Services, Tarkwa Nsuaem, said all those who died arrived at […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will launch a mass cholera vaccination campaign in the Western Region, beginning today, December 15, and running through Thursday, December 19. The initiative will cover four Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) severely affected by the cholera outbreak. This decision comes in response to the rising number of cholera cases […]
Fifty (50) people get infected with HIV each day, while 34 people die of AIDS-related causes, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said. According to Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, these needless new infections and AIDS deaths could have been prevented if persons living with HIV (PLHIV) were diagnosed and […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued an urgent notice to customers using Nuri Prepaid Meters, advising them to top up their meter credit sufficiently to last at least one month. This measure is to prevent vending disruptions during an ongoing upgrade of the Standard Transfer Specifications (STS) metering systems, which includes the Nuri […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in 16 persons to the Courts of Appeal in response to challenges of an overburdened court system in the country. They are Justices Charles Gyemfi Danquah, Gifty Dokyen, Kofi Akrowuah, Richard Mac Kogyapwah, Kwasi Boakye, Alexander Osei Tutu, Francis Obiri and Lydia Osei Marfo. The rest are Justices […]
Government has announced some key revisions to the country’s macroeconomic fiscal targets for 2024. Presenting the Mid-year Budget in parliament on July 23, 2024, Finance Minister, Mohamed Amin Adam said the Overall Real GDP Growth rate has been revised upwards from 2.8 percent to 3.1 percent. He stated that government has decided to maintain the […]
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has assured the public of the commission’s commitment to provide a level playing field for all candidates and political parties in this year’s general election. She said the commission would undertake its mandate in the upcoming elections without fear or favour. From the registration to […]
Parliament has passed the National Service Authority Bill, 2024. The object of the bill is to establish the National Service Authority to mobilise and post persons qualified to undertake national service in areas of national priority for national development. If assent to by the President, the bill will also inculcate the values of civic responsibility, […]
Trade and Industry Minister KT Hammond is expected to lay before Parliament the legislative instrument seeking to regulate the prices of cement after representatives of cement manufacturers boycotted a stakeholder meeting on Monday, July 1, 2024. Concerns have been raised about the rising cement prices, with a bag selling for an average of GH¢105. To […]