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EU committed to strengthening Ghana’s prosecution system

  • August 15, 2017

The European Union (EU) says it is committed to strengthening Ghana’s prosecution system to tackle corruption. A statement issued by the EU and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said the Union under its anti-corruption programme, Accountability Rule of Law and Anti-corruption Programme was supporting the Attorney General’s Office of Public Prosecution in […]

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New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhea

  • August 10, 2017

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed drug resistant gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted disease caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium, as a high priority infection that poses a great threat to human health. WHO has estimated that 700,000 people around the world die annually from drug resistant infections. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when a strain of […]

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Ghana leads in Vaccination in Africa

  • August 9, 2017

Ghana is one of the best African countries with 90 per cent and above in percentage so far as vaccinations are concerned, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. He stressed: “Ghana is one of the best African countries as far as vaccinations are concerned, in fact we […]

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FAO to Boost Rice Production in Africa

  • August 9, 2017

Rice farmers in Africa should be empowered with more resources for higher productivity and less post-harvest losses for food security, job creation and improvement in livelihoods. Mr Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Africa, maintained that food production and nutrition were still basic human needs, which required the commitment of more […]

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Japanese Company to Establish Palm Oil Processing Factory

  • August 8, 2017

Japanese Company, Kobe Marine Corporation (KMC) has signaled its readiness to establish a palm oil processing factory in the Denkyembour District in the Eastern Region. A memorandum of understanding has already been signed between the company and the district assembly. This ties in with the government’s one district one factory policy. Mr. Paul Kwabena Amani, […]

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Chinese Delegation Exploits Business Opportunities in Kumasi

  • August 7, 2017

A Chinese delegation from the Wenzhou Province, and led by Chairman Xie Shuhua, has conferred with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to exploit business opportunities for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The team, made up of technocrats, social scientists and some Heads of Department at the Province, as well as representatives of companies […]

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U.S. Ambassador Launches New USAID Project to Encourage Reading for Fun

  • August 4, 2017

U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Jackson launched the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Partnership for Education: Innovating activity today in historic Jamestown, Accra. Innovating is a four-year partnership with the Ministry of Education (MOE) that will work to create a “culture of reading,” in which more children read for pleasure outside the classroom. Ambassador […]