The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tabaggo, Dr Christopher Rowley, on Monday held closed-door meeting with President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House. Dr Rowley, who is on a three-day official visit to Ghana, would be accompanied by his host to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) in the […]

Farmers at Aveyime in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region would soon improve upon their yields with the introduction of Chinese farming techniques. These include the use of solar power in irrigation, food conservation methods for farm animals for continued food supply during the dry season, and improved animal stocks for both breeding […]

There is a deficit in the midwifery workforce in many communities where their services are desperately needed, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, the country representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Ghana, has said. He has, therefore, recommended that more attention be paid to midwifery education and training to bridge the glaring deficits to save […]

The Korea International Cooperation Agency and United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have donated a Newborn Care Unit and 75 new motorcycles to support Ghana Health Services in the Northern and Upper East Regions. The donation would provide critical newborn care for babies within their first 30 days of life and enable the transportation of health […]

Mr Woon-Ki Lyeon, the South Korean Ambassador to Ghana, has said there is the need to strengthen the focus on maternal and child health care delivery so as to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Mr Lyeon said child healthcare and education was critical for the nation and more attention was needed in those areas to […]

The Tamale Fistula Center and the Yendi Fistula Center, both in the Northern Region, have taken delivery of two fistula kits each to help in treating the disease in the region. The fistula kits were donated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as part of its initiative to amongst others promote maternal health in […]

The United Kingdom through the Department for International Development (DFID), has launched its £14.8 million Marketing Development Programme for Northern Ghana (MADE) project at a ceremony in Tamale on Thursday. Spanning five years the MADE project aims at cushioning and increasing Ghana’s agricultural productivity and food security needs as well as boost investment returns and […]

The fourth session of the Ghana-South Africa Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) has ended in Accra. The PJCC was preceded by a meeting of senior officials from both countries from Wednesday, May 4 to Thursday, May 5. Ms Hannah Serwaa Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration led Ghana’s delegation to the two-day […]

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is partnering sister institutions to use bees to enhance crop yield and improve the nutritional quality of crops in Ghana and six other countries. Kenya, South Africa, Nepal, Pakistan, India and Brazil are the other beneficiaries under the project named: “Global Pollination Project”. It is […]

The US Ambassador in Ghana Robert Jackson, has held discussions with Corporate Ghana on support and partnerships for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in the West African sub-region. He reaffirmed President Barack Obama’s commitment to investing in the development of the African youth which he announced in July 2014 after the creation of four […]