Emergency Medical Services are an integral part of any efficient health system. They are a lifeline as their inefficiency can drive a population’s high mortality. Research suggests that 90% of global injuries occur in lower-middle-income countries. Some of the reasons for this skewed distribution include poor road conditions, lack of …
Read More »Keep Faith With President Akufo-Addo, He Can Do It – Ofori-Atta Tells Ghanaians
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on Ghanaians to offer President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo the much-needed support to turn the economy around. “I want to appeal to Ghanaians to keep faith with the President and his team,” he said. “We know things are tough now but …
Read More »Finance Minister: NaBCO Will End By September 1
Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCO) programme will end on September 1, 2022. He said this while presenting the mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 25. “Mr. Speaker, our iconic National Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) programme, which was initially to run for three …
Read More »BPS Report: Use Of Firearms For Violent Crimes Up By 4%
The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has appealed to the Minister in charge of the Interior and other law enforcement agencies to come up with policies that will reduce the increasing number of violent crimes executed with firearms. The Bureau Public Safety explained that the execution of violent crimes with …
Read More »Ofori-Atta To Speaker: The State Of The Economy Is A Painful One For Me To Report To You
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted that the state of the Ghanaian economy is not in the best shape. Presenting the mid year budget review in Parliament on Monday July 25, he recounted the challenges Ghanaians are going through due to the impact of the warfare between Russia …
Read More »All New Roads To Be Tolled – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has served notice that new roads to be constructed by government in partnership with investors will be tolled. He said the roads, most of which will be by public-private partnership (PPP), will have users paying while travelling on them in order to recover …
Read More »Gov’t Has Instructed CAGD To Release ¢50m To WAEC
Vice Chairman of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Prince Hamid Armah has revealed that the government has instructed the Controller and Accountant General Department to make available an amount of ¢50M for the conduct of the West Africa Examinations Council Examinations (WASSCE). According to the Member of Parliament (MP) …
Read More »Greater Accra Has More Than 50% Of Monkeypox cCses
The total confirmed cases of the monkeypox outbreak in Ghana is now 34 with the cases recorded in six regions. More than 50 percent of cases are in the Greater Accra Region. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Eastern, and Upper West are …
Read More »John Boadu Congratulates Newly NPP Elected Executives; Calls Party Members To Support Ntim-Kodua Administration
The former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has congratulated all the newly-elected national executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). John Boadu says he believes in the abilities of the new national executives of the party to win the 2024 elections. He said …
Read More »Ghana’s Black Galaxies Beat Benin By 3-0 In 2022 CHAN Qualifiers
Hearts of Oak trio Daniel Afriyie Barnieh, Mohammed Alhassan and Gladson Awako scored to inspire Ghana to victory over Benin in Cape Coast on Sunday in the first leg of their 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying tie. The Black Galaxies won 3-0 and will enter the return …
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