Ghana bags 21 medals in Pan African Games
The Special Olympics Ghana has reechoed the sporting prowess of Ghana at the international stage following their scintillating performance in the just ended Pan African Games in Egypt. Ghana made giant strides in the 9-day championship and was accompanied with 21 medal haul in all the events the West African side participated. The team won […]
Coronavirus scare: Immigration Service to start screening at all entry points
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it is prepared to protect Ghanaians in the country against the coronavirus. The GIS is doing this by improving its presence at the various border points in the Upper West Region. Speaking to Radio Ghana, the Upper West Regional PRO of the GIS, Ibn Yussif Duranah, said so far […]
Unusually large sizes of tilapia harmful to human beings – Scientists
Consumers of tilapia, have been advised against patronising unusually large sizes of the fish, produced by fish farmers in the country. This is because fish farmers often lace their feed with antibiotics which increases the size of the tilapia, but in the long run, are harmful to human beings. Speaking at an awareness creation workshop, […]
Government clears indebtedness to road contractors
Government through the Ministry of Finance has cleared its indebtedness to road contractors who were owed up to five million Ghana cedis. Contractors whose monies also fall above the five million Ghana have received at least 40 percent of their money. The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta announced this at a road […]
NVTI CEO, named among top 10 CEOs
Within just over 2 years of taking the reins of affairs at the institute, Mrs Mawusi Awity has brought massive palpable transformation. With a mission to provide demand-driven employment-worthy skills and enhance the income-generating capacities of basic school and secondary school leavers by employing competency-based apprenticeship, master craftsmanship, testing and career development, the NVTI, under […]
President Akufo-Addo welcomes return of Anglogold Ashanti Gold mine
President Akufo-Addo, has expressed his delight at the return to production, and profitability of the Anglogold Ashanti Gold mine, six years after it was closed down. The coming back on stream of the Obuasi mines signals a new beginning for Obuasi, which will help in spurring on the development of the country. Speaking at an […]
German nurse suspected of drugging 5 babies with morphine
BERLIN — A nurse at a German hospital has been arrested on suspicion that she administered morphine to five young babies, who were later found by staff with life-threatening breathing difficulties, officials said Thursday. The five babies at the University Hospital in the southwestern city of Ulm all suffered breathing problems at roughly the same […]
NUGS gives government ultimatum to release funds to students Loan Trust
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has given government a two-week ultimatum to provide the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) with funds so that student loans would be released on time. President of the Union, Isaac Jay Hyde, at a Press Conference in Accra, said if government fails to act by releasing the funds […]
Coronavirus: Scientists race to develop a vaccine
A deadly new virus. Thousands of people infected. No cure. No vaccine. We’ve been here many times before. In the past five years alone, the world has faced outbreaks of Ebola, Zika, another coronavirus called Mers (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), and now the virus simply known as “2019-nCoV”. It’s already infected thousands of people and […]
No Ghanaian in China has contracted novel coronavirus
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has reiterated that so far, no Ghanaian in China has contracted the novel coronavirus. A statement issued by the Ministry assure all parents, relatives and friends of Ghanaians in China that the Embassy of Ghana in Beijing and the Consulate —General in Guangzhou were in contact with […]
