Australia seeks response from china amid reports of coal import ban sydney
Canberra on Tuesday said it was seeking reassurance from Beijing after reports that several Chinese state-owned steelmakers and power plants had been told to stop importing Australian coal. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham told ABC radio that “we don’t have evidence to verify those reports,” but the government was seeking a response from Chinese authorities. He […]
GES introduces ‘Safe Schools’ concept in Koforidua
Eastern Regional Girls Education Officer, Mrs Patricia Brago Gyamfi has announced that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has introduced a “Safe Schools” concept across public and private schools in Koforidua to check corporal punishment. The concept, which seeks to sensitize teachers on the negative effects of caning, would educate teachers and students on the need […]
Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for Coronavirus
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation (PFF) has said. The Portuguese attacker will now miss his country’s Nations League match against Sweden on Wednesday. The 35-year-old, who also plays for the Italian side Juventus, is said to be “doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation”. Ronaldo posted a […]
Past credit pension payments of 2020 public sector retirees will be paid – President Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured public sector workers that Government will resolve the issue of ‘Past Credit’ for public sector workers who retire from January 2020. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Government, through SSNIT, would pay the difference in the lump sum payments, between beneficiaries of PNDC Law 247 and those of […]
GES introduces ‘Safe Schools’ concept in Koforidua
Eastern Regional Girls Education Officer, Patricia Brago Gyamfi, has announced that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has introduced a “Safe Schools” concept across public and private schools in Koforidua to check corporal punishment. The concept, which seeks to sensitize teachers on the negative effects of caning, would educate teachers and students on the need to […]
Trump says he feels ‘powerful’ at first rally since virus diagnosis
US President Donald Trump on Monday returned to the campaign trail for his first official rally since he contracted the corona-virus, addressing crowds in Florida as he tried to reboot his embattled re-election bid. “I feel so powerful,” Trump told thousands of cheering supporters, joking that he would “kiss the guys and the beautiful women” […]
Six killed in gun attack on bar in El Salvador
Six people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a bar in El Salvador, police in the Central American country said on Monday. The bar owner was among those killed when three armed men entered the establishment in the capital San Salvador on Sunday and opened fire without speaking on a group playing […]
Kotoko secures signature of Black Stars goalie Razak Abalora
Ghana Premier League (GPL) side Asante Kotoko has secured the services of Black Stars goalkeeper Razak Abalora on a three-year deal. This was announced by the club on its official social media handles. The agile shot-stopper last played for Azam FC of Tanzania, after spending much of his playing career with West Africa Football Academy […]
UN sees stark increase in climate-related disasters since 2000
For the past 20 years than in the previous two decades, according to a UN study, the number of climate-related disasters was 82-percent higher. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva said on Monday that there were around 6,700 such natural disasters, which include floods, storms, droughts and wildfires, between 2000 and […]
1,557 registrants added to Volta voter roll
The Volta Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission has added a total of 1,557 voters to the national electoral roll after the one-day continuous registration exercise. Regional Director of EC, Adukpo Selormey, said the voters captured were mostly first time teenagers, who have just turned 18 years but were unable to register during the mass […]
