Speaker orders MPs who are yet to test for COVID-19 to do so by close of today
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has asked Members of Parliament who are yet to test for COVID-19 to do so before today. Testing for the virus by MP’s started last week but was not completed. The Speaker issued the directive during the conduct of business at the plenary. Parliament has begun the conduct of […]
China mine rescue: Miners saved after knocking on pipe
Two Chinese miners rescued after being trapped underground for two weeks have described how they made contact with rescuers – by knocking on a pipe. They also spoke of their relief at being free, with one saying he “feels reborn”, in their first comments since their dramatic rescue. They were among 11 people pulled out […]
Ghana, four other countries to suffer significant damages due to climate change
Research has shown that African countries risk experiencing more disasters if issues of climate change are not addressed. The research conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cites disasters such as recurrent floods as well as severe and longer droughts which will lead to food insecurity and political crisis. These were revealed at a […]
Late former President Rawlings goes home today
The body of Ghana’s longest-serving Head of State, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings will be interred today at the Military cemetery at Burma Camp. A funeral will be held at the Black Star Square this morning before the burial. Mr Rawlings passed on after a short illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital. The body of […]
All set for Rawlings’ state funeral
All set for the state funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings at the Independence Square on Wednesday, January 27. The former President passed away on Thursday November 12, 2020 at age of 73. When the Ghana News Agency paid a visit to the Independence Square on Tuesday, workers were on the ground putting finishing […]
UN ‘lacks funds’ to fight locust threat in East Africa
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that its entire fleet of aircraft used to combat a swarm of desert locusts in East Africa could be grounded entirely if it doesn’t get funding of about $38m (£28m). A new wave of the crop-devouring pests has invaded Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia threatening the livelihoods […]
