Farmers Day Celebration: Yara Ghana Limited donates GHS 25,000 to Agric Ministry
Yara Ghana Limited, a leading crop nutrition solutions company, has donated an amount of GHS 25,000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture towards the celebration of this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebration.
This year’s donation reaffirms the …
Chiefs and people of Adaklu Kodzobi to Celebrate Bliza in November
The chiefs and people of Adaklu Kodzobi in the Adaklu district will from November 4-10, celebrate their 2024 edition of their Bliza (Corn festival).
According to Mr. Matthew Wormenor, chairperson of the festival planning committee, the festival was …
CEO calls for emphasis on customs’ risk engine for cargo clearance
Mr Mohammed Samara, the Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services (MPS), has called for emphasis to be placed on the Customs’ risk engine for cargo clearance, to reduce the 100 per cent inspection of freight at the Terminal 3.
Mr Samara said…
Iseguri Initiative sensitises students on teenage pregnancy, early forced child marriage
The Iseguri Initiative, a Kadjebi-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has launched a new programme to educate stakeholders and students, especially, young girls on the effects of teenage pregnancy and early forced child marriage.
The engageme…
About 1,817 lives lost in Ghana to road crashes in eight months
Mr Felix Owusu, Greater Accra Regional Planning Manager, National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has disclosed that a total of 1,817 people lost their lives in 9,820 road crashes reported in Ghana between January and September 2024.
Mr Owusu said out…
Stakeholders’ involvement key in preventing cocoa smuggling – COCOBOD
The active involvement of all key stakeholders will help prevent the smuggling of cocoa beans to other countries, Mr Emmanuel Adjei, Ashanti Regional Deputy Manager of COCOBOD, has stated.
He said increasing cocoa smuggling to the neighbouring count…
National Tourism Awards slated for October 25
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, is set to organize the National Tourism Awards to reward excellence in the tourism sector.
The awards slated for Friday, October 25, 2024, at the Os…
Collaboration between customs and stakeholders key to success of AfCFTA
The Acting Head of Tariff and Trade Unit at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Jonathan Dabrah says collaboration between Customs and stakeholders is key to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) imple…
CNC uses drama to educate communities on health, education and cleaner communities
The Western Regional office of the Centre for National Culture (CNC) has undertaken Social Behavioural Change Drama Campaign in eight communities within the Western Region.
From the Shama District, Dwomo, Shama, Abuesi and Aboadi were selected while…
The double burden of obstetric Fistula: Pain, Stigma and effect on Children
A 46-year old mother of three, Mariam Tuffuor, after a prolonged labour for the fourth child, developed obstetric fistula, rendering her incontinent and ashamed.
Sharing her ordeal in a trembling voice with the Ghana News Agency in Accra, she said: …