Childhood obesity is a grow­ing concern in the world and Ghana is not exempted, and its consequences are far-reaching. The World Health Organisation (WHO), describes Obesity as a chronic complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that could impair health. Obesity could lead to increased risk of type two diabetes and heart disease, it could … The post Tackling childhood obesity: the

 The 79th United Nations (UN) Day was yesterday marked in Accra with a flag raising ceremony and a call on stakeholders to embrace unity and cooperation as the country faces environmental and political challenges. UN Day is observed annual­ly on October 24, to mark the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into force in 1945 … The post  Ghana marks 79th UN Day in Accra appeared first on Ghanaian

 Ecobank Ghana has invested about GH¢2.2 million in four educational institutions in Ghana to mark the bank’s flagship programme, ‘Eco­bank Day.’ Ecobank Day is the bank’s annual group-wide social impact initiative led by the Ecobank Foundation to give back to the communities where Ecobank op­erates, not just in Ghana but also across 32 other African … The post Ecobank

An 18-year-old man, Nicolas Kini, who conspired with a teenager to kill a 10-year-old boy at Kasoa in 2021, for money ritual, will spend the rest of his life in prison as the High Court has passed a life sentence on him. This was after a seven-mem­ber jury returned a verdict of guilty against him … The post Kasoa Murder Case:  Kasoa Murder Case appeared first on Ghanaian

The Majority Cau­cus in Parliament has gathered the required signatures to recall the House from its indefinite adjournment. In all, the caucus collected 83 signatures to trigger Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution which requires 15 per cent of all members – which translates into 42 MPs – to recall the House. Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker … The post Brouhaha

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, says the decision of four members of Parliament to contest as in­dependent candidates or on the ticket of a political party in the upcoming December 7 parliamentary is futuristic. Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament, went to … The post Decision of 4 MPs futuristic –

 An amount of GH¢11, 441,875.55 has been re­covered from consumers indebted to the Electricity Com­pany of Ghana (ECG) between January and September this year, Mrs Gifty Bruce-Nelson, the Greater Accra Regional Manager of PURC, has disclosed. The disclosure follows complaints lodged by ECG to PURC regarding consumer bill payments. Mrs Bruce-Nelson made this announcement during … The post PURC

The Ghana National Petro­leum Corpora­tion (GNPC) Foundation has sponsored 315 artisans to write the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) examination for the second phase of its Skilled Artisans Project (SAP). The examination took place at the Old Municipal Assembly of Oforikrom in Kumasi on Tuesday. The phase one of the SAP started in 2023 with … The post GNPC Foundation

 The Ghana Golf Asso­ciation (GGA) will to­morrow hold a one-day workshop for sports journalists to equip them on golf reporting at the Bok Nam Kim Golf Club at Burma Camp from 10am. The workshop will intro­duce golf to the journalists and provide the requisite basic reporting skills, tools, language, techniques, changes, and new rules, among … The post Ghana Golf Assoc. workshop for journalists

 Ghana Premier League campaign to loss of key players in the team. The Still Believe lads, who made a good debut in the CAF Confederation Cup last season, has yet to win a game in the Ghanaian top-flight after seven matches. They have managed four draws and three losses. And according to Dormon, the departure … The post Dreams FC will bounce back – A/Coach appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Ashanti Regional Football Association (ARFA) has held its Ordinary Session of Congress to climax its activities for the 2023-24 football season and usher in a new campaign. Chairman of ARFA, Osei Tutu Agyemang, presided over the Congress, which took place at the Kumasi Anglican (KASS) Assembly Hall. In his welcome ad­dress, Chairman Osei Tutu … The post  Ashanti RFA holds Ordinary Congress

 Despite a val­iant effort, Gha­na’s National Beach Soccer team has been knocked out of contention for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2024 Beach Soccer African Cup of Nations in Egypt. However, the team will have a chance to secure a respectable fifth place as they prepare to face Mo­zambique in a classification match scheduled for … The post Ghana, Mozambique face off in beach soccer

The Commercial Director of Promasidor Ghana, Abiodun Ayodeji, has highlighted the manufacturing giant’s commitment to providing access to clean water to contrib­ute to the sustained well-being of every Ghanaian society and to achieve Sustainable Develop­ment Goal 6. “From 2019 till date, we have supported more than 33 com­munities in Ghana with access to portable water. … The post Promasidor

Springfield E&P, a wholly Ghanaian company and major player in the oil and gas industry, says work has commenced on the appraisal of its Afina field to test the flow of oil in the reser­voir and obtain the well produc­tivity data. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Springfield Group, Mr Kevin Okyere, who … The post Appraisal work

 The Chief Jus­tice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Tor­kornoo, has notified judges and magistrates in the country to desist from criminalising attempted suicide. A statement released and signed by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Pamela C.A Koranteng, said attempted suicide has ceased to be an offence. It said due to the amend­ment of Section 57 of the … The post Attempted

 A project aimed at strengthening coopera­tion and transboundary management of coastal and marine resources to improve food security and climate change resilience has been launched in Accra yesterday. The project titled, “Use of Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the Implemen­tation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-based Solutions (MarEcoPlan)”, would … The post Transboundary

 The Supreme Court must expe­dite action on the interpretation of Article 97(G) and (H) of the Con­stitution to resolve the current parliamentary crisis, the Director of the Democracy Project, Dr John Osae-Kwapong, has said. With less than 50 days to the general election, he said a swift interpretation of the constitutional provision was crucial to … The post Interpret

A Former Zongo Min­ister and one of the key architects of Alan Kyere­maten’s campaign, Boniface Abu­bakar Saddique, has assured chiefs in the Upper West Region that the north will become Ghana’s agricultural powerhouse in West Africa under Alan Kyerematen’s presidency. Speaking at a durbar of tradi­tional leaders during the Caravan Campaign Tour, on Monday, Mr … The post Alan’s

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has disclosed that he will implement a major initiative aimed at transforming the agricul­tural sector in Ghana by establishing a district mechanisation centre in every district across Ghana. This initiative, he emphasised, would serve as a cornerstone of his administration’s efforts to prioritise the … The post I’ll

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro To­ledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laun­dering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a Brazilian construction company which was awarded a contract to build a road in southern Peru. Toledo, 78, was in office between 2001 and … The post Ex-president of Peru gets 20 years for corruption