Inclusion and Criminalisation – the two sides of the LGBTQ+ debate in Ghana
No one in his community suspects that he has been exposed to HIV, but he tested positive and has been going to the clinic for his antiretroviral drugs on a regular basis. The antiretrovirals, when administered diligently, have been shown to be highly effective in suppressing the virus in people living with HIV and...
Construction of MPs Constituency Offices begins in 2022 – Majority Leader
He said the Parliament under the Parliamentary Service Office Support Project intended to construct 70 such offices, per year over a four-year period, beginning from 2022 and that all 275 constituencies would be provided with such offices. Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated this in his response to a question on the floor of the House...
We need covering documents to release seized motorbikes —MTTD to riders
Police Superintendent Steven Tenkorang, the Bono Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) is asking owners of seized motorbikes to provide covering documents for their release. He said the command had seized more than 100 motorbikes this year, during an operation exercise conducted in the Sunyani Municipality. Most...
Women have the potential to harness benefits of AfCFTA— Deputy Governor
She said women could also harness many other opportunities beyond Ghana and Africa through technology and e-commerce platforms. The Second Deputy Governor said these market opportunities offered hope to women-owned and women-led businesses in Ghana to scale up and to compete with their peers abroad. Mrs Awadzi was speaking at an event to commemorate...
Ayensu Starch Factory to transform rural economy with 5,000 jobs
The factory will produce 60 metric tonnes of food-grade tapioca starch at full operational capacity daily and it is expected to create, at least, 5,000 jobs. Mr Evans Ayim, the Manager of the Company, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the resuscitation of the factory would help transform the rural...
293 journalists incarcerated worldwide in 2021
The CPJ's 2021 Prison Census found that the number of reporters jailed for their work hit a new global record of 293, up from a revised total of 280 in 2020. “At least 24 journalists were killed because of their coverage so far this year; 18 others died in circumstances too murky to determine...
We have fought corruption not in words, but concrete deeds— President
He said his Administration had committed more financial resources towards the fight against corruption than any other government under the Fourth Republic, and had undertaken institutional reforms and enacted additional legislations to make corruption unattractive. "What I have done is to show you that my government has fought corruption not in words, but in...
Ghana gets 756,000 more doses of Johnson & Johnson single-shot Covid-19 vaccine
The delivery brings the total doses received by Ghana so far to 4,060,080 under the AVAT initiative. The vaccine deliveries are part of the historic COVID-19 vaccine advance procurement agreement signed on 28 March 2021 by AVAT for the purchase of 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, with the...
Nine crops selected to support Government’s Agricultural Flagship initiative
The crops are Cashew, Coffee, Cotton, Coconut, Citrus, Oil Palm, Mango, Rubber and Shea. The nine crops have been captured under the Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) programme to create a sustainable raw material base to spur up the decentralized industrialization drive through the One District One Factory initiative.
Sierra Leone Vice President visits GRIDCo
Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Vice President of Sierra Leone, has paid a working visit to the head office of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) in Tema to learn the best practices of the Company. Dr Jalloh was accompanied by the Sierra Leone Minister of Energy, High Commissioner to Ghana, Energy Experts, Economists and...
