It’s a face mask, not a chin mask – NCCE reminds Ghanaians
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has taken its COVID-19 Public Education campaign to the streets of Accra. The NCCE since March, 2020 has been engaging the citizens of Ghana on the need to stay safe from the Coronavirus pandemic. The education by the Commission became even more intensified when the President of the […]
“I’m a suitor bent on marrying a beautiful woman, Volta” – President
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President and Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said he would not relax until he wooed Volta Region and its people to his side. The President wants the Volta Region, which has always been the stronghold of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) founded by a son […]
President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for €85 million Keta Water Supply Project
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Keta Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. At the ceremony held at Agordome, in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region, on Thursday, August 27, President Akufo-Addo noted that the southern part of the Region has, in […]
Japan’s PM, Shinzo Abe resigns due to poor health
Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Friday said he was resigning because of poor health, ending a tenure as the country’s longest-serving prime minister in which he sought to revive an economy stricken by deflation and push for a stronger military. His abrupt departure triggers a leadership battle in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) over the next […]
U.S., Ghana Armed Forces partner to provide medical supplies, PPE to Ashanti and Western Regional Hospitals
The United States has donated critical medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ghana Health Service to assist frontline health workers in Kumasi and Sekondi in the fight against COVID-19. U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, presented the supplies to members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), who will transport the supplies […]
GPRTU urges drivers to follow COVID-19 safety protocols
The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), the largest transport union in the country, has asked drivers to ensure strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols, outlined by the government. “It is the responsibility of drivers to respect and fully comply with all the protocols. “Likewise, they should make sure passengers also […]
Ensure balanced diet in free hot meal for BECE Candidates, teachers – Nutritionist
A Lecturer at the Nutrition and Food Science Department of the University of Ghana, Professor Matilda Steiner-Asiedu has encouraged caterers engaged in the one hot meal per child initiation for JHS students and teachers to ensure a balance diet. She said the country abounds with several low cost ingredients capable of providing the children with […]
Aviation Ministry readies for airports reopening Sept. 1
The Ministry of Aviation and its agencies are putting in place robust measures to ensure the safe reopening of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to international passenger traffic by Tuesday, September 1, this year. The preparations include the installation of seven temperature thermal scanners and 70 sample-taking booths, floor markings to ensure social distancing, counselling […]
Nigerian police make arrests in #JusticeForUwa case
Nigerian police have arrested six people in connection with the rape and murder of a 22-year-old student, Uwavera Omozuwa in a church. Uwavera had been studying in a “quiet” church near her home in Benin City when she was attacked in May. She was found in a pool of blood, with serious head injuries and […]
Headmaster lauds government’s one hot meal initiative
The Headmaster for the Times Baptist Academy, a private school in Wa, Mr James Soglah Seidu, has lauded the government’s “one hot meal” initiative for final year Junior High School students in the country. He said though the initiative came at a politically inappropriate time as the country was preparing for the 2020 general election, […]
