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September 26, 2023

Increased access to reproductive choices project launched in Accra

Youth for Health (Y4H), a project which seeks to increase and sustain access to reproductive choices for girls and young women in rural and hard-to-reach areas, has been The three-year initiative, co-funded by the European Union, seeks to expand acces…

Illegal mining pit traps seven to death, injuring two

Seven out of nine persons, who were allegedly working in an illegal mining pit at Bonsawire, a community in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality have been trapped to death. The other two sustained various degrees of injury and are currently on admission at …

UNDP, Absa Bank launch MSMEs Challenge to empower businesses

An Innovation Challenge to build the capacity of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise owners (MSMEs) through financial grants to scale up their businesses has been launched. The challenge is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UND…

Open burning is illegal, killing many people-AMA

Burning any waste material, be it plastic waste, dried leaves, papers, tyres, clothing, or used sanitary towels anywhere is unlawful, Madam Florence S. Kuukyi, the Director, Metro Public Health Department at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has d…

Western North NPP members express worry over Alan’s resignation

Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western North Region have expressed worry over Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen’s decision to resign from the party and contest as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections. Mr Adasah Nkrumah, the Wes…

Group establishes West Africa Women and Youth Rapid Response Team

The Working Group of Women, Youth Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel (WGWYPS-WAS) has adopted a resolution for the establishment of a West Africa and Sahel Women’s Rapid Response Team (RRT). A communique issued in Accra at the end of the …

Private Schools lauded for promoting quality education

Mr Chris Jojo Arthur, the Executive Director of Chris Cares Foundation (NGO), has lauded private schools for the pivotal role they are playing in promoting quality teaching, learning and character training in the educational sector. He said apart from…