A total of 16 lead rice farmers at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, have each been supported with power tillers and its accessories. The package, which is aimed at boosting rice production and encourage mechanised agriculture was made possible through USAID funded Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer (ATT) project. […]
President John Dramani on Friday in his capacity as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States has left Accra for Bamako, Mali to preside over the signing of a peace and reconciliation agreement. The agreement, which would be between the various factions in the Malian crisis, is geared towards returning peace to the […]
The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Advocacy and Training in Pharmacovigilance (WHO-CC), University of Ghana, has hosted a media encounter in Accra, as a prelude to a Pan-African congress on Medicines Safety in Ghana. The event is scheduled for November 25- November 27 and is opened to stakeholders in medicines safety across the world. […]
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has deferred to December the release of the first tranche of the Ghana Power Compact grant due to delays on the part of government in meeting the terms of agreement. The Ghana Power Compact between the MCC and the Government of Ghana (GoG) was signed in August 2014, and disbursement […]
The theme of this year’s International Day of Families – “Men in Charge?” – highlights the importance of gender equality and children’s rights in contemporary families. Around the world, more women are becoming recognized as the equal partners and decision- makers in families that they should be, thus helping to ensure a conducive environment for […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday announced the postponement of the 40th Anniversary event which was scheduled for May 28, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement from the Communication Directorate of ECOWAS copied to the GNA by Mr Mamadou Khoule, Communications Expert at ECOWAS, said a new date will be announced […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new programme aimed at eliminating barriers to cross-border trade in staple foods and help increase food security within West Africa. The “Food Across Borders Programme” (ProFAB), would focus on ensuring the improvement of public policies, increasing information on regional trade and strengthening the voice […]
Developing countries, particularly African leaders, have been urged to take climate change issues seriously because their countries are most vulnerable to the impact of the phenomenon. Mr HinrichTholken, Head of Division on Climate and Environmental Foreign Policy, Sustainable Economy of the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, said climate change was a global issue that […]
Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of Dan Adams Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited has appealed to the government to support local manufacturers to enable them to expand their businesses. He said if this was done, the manufacturers can produce at least 60 per cent of the country’s drug requirement locally. Dr Adu Gyamfi made […]
Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) on Tuesday observed the International Nurses Day (IND) in Accra. The day is celebrated annually around the world on May 12, to mark the contributions nurses make to society. In January 1974, May 12, was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the […]
