CHRAJ urges MPs to declare assets
The Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has charged Members of Parliament (MP) and Government appointees to declare their assets in conformity with Act 550. In an interview with the GNA, Mr. Whittal, said that would ensure that all public institutions comply with provisions of Article 286 of the Constitution and […]
Dropout clears path for first African head of WTO
The deadlock over the appointment of the new World Trade Organization chief appears to have ended, and Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala looks set to become its first woman, and first African, Director-General. Ms Okonja-Iweala said there was vital work ahead, and called on everybody to pull together. Her comments came after the South Korean Trade Minister […]
NASIA deploys team to probe COVID-19 cases in schools in Eastern region
A team of Inspectors from the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NASIA), has been dispatched to deal with the 42 reported cases of COVID-19 in some schools at Akosombo in the Eastern Region. According to the Executive Director of NASIA, Dr. Hilda Ampadu, the team will investigate the cause of outbreak in the Schools and if […]
VRA calls for calm after some students of Akosombo International test positive for COVID-19
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has called for calm after it said some students of the Akosombo International School tested positive for COVID-19. The Eastern Regional Health Directorate earlier indicated that a school in Akosombo had recorded 42 COVID-19 cases. VRA in a statement said, a COVID-19 screening exercise has been ongoing for Staff and […]
Supreme Court strikes out five paragraphs of Petitioner’s third witness statement
The Supreme Court has struck out five paragraphs from the witness statement of Rojo Mettle Nunoo, the third witness for the Petitioner. The court held that the affected paragraphs have no foundation in the pleadings of the Petitioner or supported by the evidence. Counsel for the second respondent, Akoto Ampaw raised objections to twenty three […]
Eating cocoa products is best food for fighting COVID-19 – COCOBOD CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has entreated Ghanaians to consume more chocolate and other cocoa products daily since they contained antioxidants to fight the coronavirus disease. That, he said, would boost their immune system to withstand the infectious disease. The COCOBOD says research into nutritional and health […]
Three schools record nine COVID-19 cases in Bono Region
A College of Education and two Senior High Schools in the Bono Region have recorded nine COVID-19 cases among students since the re-opening of schools. Dr. John Ekow Otoo, a Deputy Bono Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in-charge of Public Health confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani. He […]
Merck Foundation urges government to invest in training of oncologists
Merck Foundation an international NGO has called on Government to invest more in the training of oncologists to treat the increasing number of cancer patients. The Foundation which has since 2016 been offering scholarship and fellowship opportunities to African doctors says investing in the sector is the only way to fight Cancer. In a statement […]
Ghana, Denmark, UNICEF launch COVID-19 response partnership
The Government of Ghana, the Embassy of Denmark and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have launched a partnership to support Ghana’s COVID-19 response. A statement issued by UNICEF says Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the Representative of the President at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, received, Mr. Tom Norring, the Ambassador of Denmark […]
‘Smallest reptile on earth’ discovered in Madagascar
Scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth – a chameleon subspecies that is the size of a seed. Two of the tiny lizards were discovered by a German-Madagascan expedition team in Madagascar. The male Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, has a body of just 13.5mm. This makes it the smallest of about […]
