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The Caretaker Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah yesterday led a team to monitor the payment of social cash grants under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme at Oboadaka in the Eastern Region. LEAP is a social cash transfer programme for the poorest …

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has asked Kenyans for “forgiveness” after his son – a senior military officer – tweeted about invading their country. His apology came a day after he sacked Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander of the army’s land forces.But Mr Museveni softened the blow by promoting him to the …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has advised customers to desist from panic buying of prepaid credit as all the technical challenges experienced last week have been resolved. The Managing Director of ECG, Mr Samuel Dubik Mahama said the panic buying is contributing to the choking of the system and …

Multiple Award-Winning Journalist, Regina Asamoah, has premiered a new documentary that focuses on her one-year journey since she started the “Missing Children” documentary series. The documentary featured former President, John Agyekum Kufuor; former 2nd Lady, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur; National Director of Department of Social Welfare, Rev. Dr. Mrs. Comfort Asare; …

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has said the government will continue to work to improve the livelihood of people living in coastal communities in the country. This, she said, was with the broader objective of enhancing the fishing and aquaculture industry of the country.Mrs Koomson, …

The importance of proper street lighting is underpinned by many factors, key among them being safety. The first thing that comes to mind when we think about safety is the prevention of accidents. Poor visibility is a leading contributory factor to accidents, both because drivers cannot see where they are …

The families of victims of the shooting incident that occurred in Ejura in the Ashanti Region last year have entreated the government to expedite action on the payment of compensation to the three persons who were injured in the disturbances. They have also urged the Attorney-General to speed up the …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has ordered the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to pay compensation to affected customers in the recent failure in the ECG prepayment vending system. By the order, all categories of customers — residential, non-residential, commercial and lifeline — are to be compensated in the …

A global alert has been issued over four cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The syrups have been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children”, it said. The products were …

The Executive Secretary of the Ghana anti-corruption coalition, Madam Beauty Emefa Narteh, has stated that a way to fighting corruption among the public office holders in the country is for the Ghana Audit Service to be critically involved in making sure these Public Office Holders heed to declaration of their …