Ahead of 2020 elections: 884 Flashpoints identified in Northern Region
The Tamale Regional Police Command has identified 884 flashpoints among the total of 1,943 polling stations in the Northern Region ahead of the December 7, 2020 general election. The increase is as a result of recent experiences of violent conflicts in some of the areas. Flashpoints/ hotspots are polling stations where eruption of violence are […]
Microsoft lays off journalists to replace them with artificial intelligence
Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News and MSN organizations. The layoffs are part of a bigger push by Microsoft to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to pick news and content that’s presented on MSN.com, inside Microsoft’s Edge browser, and in the company’s various Microsoft News apps. Many […]
COVID-19: Ghana’s restrictions to be eased in phases starting with religious gatherings
President Akufo-Addo has reviewed the ban on social gatherings which were imposed as part of measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. A total of 100 people can now attend church services and mosques for prayers with strict adherence to social distancing protocols during worship. Veronica buckets and hand sanitizers are also […]
Family Lawyer calls George Floyd’s death ‘Premeditated murder’
A lawyer for the family of George Floyd, whose death sparked unrest across the US, has accused a police officer of “premeditated murder”. In an interview with CBS, lawyer Benjamin Crump also said “we now have the audio from the police bodycam and we hear where one officer says ‘he doesn’t have a pulse, maybe […]
Ghana’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 reaches 8,070
One hundred and eighty-nine (189) new cases of the novel Coronavirus have been recorded, bringing Ghana’s case count to 8,070. One hundred and six (106) more persons have also recovered from the disease bringing the total number of recovered patients to 2,947. President Akufo-Addo announced this in a televised address to the nation. He said […]
Final year students from JHS, SHS, universities to resume classes between 15th and 29th June
Schools and universities are to be re-opened for final year students from Monday, June 15, as part of a revised measure for fighting the novel coronavirus disease in Ghana. The decision which was taken in consultation with teacher unions means, final year students in Junior High Schools (JHS), Senior High Schools (SHS) and Universities, can now […]
Rwanda in u-turn on restrictions after first death
Rwanda has reversed its planned easing of restrictions on Monday after recording the first death from coronavirus and a swift rise in new cases. Travels between provinces, including movement in and out of the capital, Kigali – was scheduled to resume on 1 June after more than two months. Motorcycle taxi operators, estimated to number […]
Coronavirus: More than 6,000,000 confirmed cases worldwide
There have now been more than 6,000,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, although the real number will be much higher. The Johns Hopkins University tally put the number of confirmed cases at more than 6.1 million as of Monday morning, with more than 372,000 deaths worldwide. More than 180,000 of these deaths have occurred in […]
South Africa delays schools’ reopening by a week
South Africa has delayed the reopening of schools by a week to allow school administrators more time to prepare. Final year students in primary and secondary schools will now report back to school on 8 June, according to the Department of Basic Education. Teachers will report to work on 1 June for orientation on new […]
Sunyani: GJA sensitizes editors on Conflict Sensitive Reporting ahead of December 7 polls
The Bono Regional Commander of the Police MTTD, Superintendent Stephen Tenkorang, says the nation looks up to the media to uphold professional standards to ensure a peaceful Election 2020. He said the Police and other security services have the capacity and are determined to create a peaceful atmosphere for the smooth conduct of the Election, […]
