2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Ethiopian referee to handle Ghana/South Africa game next month
Top Ethiopian referee, Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, has been appointed to handle Ghana’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications game against South Africa next month. The Black Stars will face the Bafana Bafana on 25 March 2021 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Tessema will be center referee of the match and will be assisted by […]
How to sustain buzz on cocoa consumption beyond Feb 14
Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa in the world but cannot be found in the league of 50 top cocoa consuming countries. The country consumes about 0.53 kilograms (KG) of cocoa-sourced products every year and that is a drop in the ocean when compared to countries such as Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Ireland and Great […]
Supreme Court discharges Dr. Dominic Ayine over contemptuous comments in 2020 election petition hearing
A former Deputy Attorney General and member of the legal team of the Petitioner, John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 Election Petition at the Supreme Court, Dr Dominic Ayine has been discharged of contempt after showing remorse and rendering an unqualified apology to the Supreme Court for his scandalous comments. The Court said it is […]
Caster Semenya takes fight to European court
The South African runner, Caster Semenya, has taken her campaign against restrictions on testosterone levels in female athletes to the European Court of Human Rights. She is challenging the rules imposed by World Athletics, the sport’s governing body, which is based in Switzerland. The Olympic gold medallist says she’s fighting for the dignity, equality and […]
Hit TV show Frasier to be revived after 20 years
The hit 1990s US TV show Frasier, which starred Kelsey Grammer as a pedantic psychiatrist with his own radio show, is set to return. Grammer confirmed the show’s revival saying: “I gleefully anticipate sharing the next chapter in the continuing journey of Dr. Frasier Crane.” There has been no confirmation that other members of the […]
Ghanaian duo to participate in 2021 Uganda International Badminton Championship
Two Badminton players left Ghana on Tuesday, February 24, to Uganda to participate in the 2021 Uganda International Badminton Championship. The duo: Kevin Alphous and Prospera Nantuo would participate in the Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, and Mixed Doubles events on Thursday, February 25. The two Mixed Doubles National Champions began their practice on Wednesday, evening […]
Denmark to ease several pandemic restrictions in ‘gradual reopening’
Denmark’s government said on Wednesday that some coronavirus restrictions will ease on March 1, citing the need to juggle a drop in caseloads and fears of the spread of the more transmissible British strain. As of Monday, many shops that have been closed since the end of 2020 would be allowed to reopen, provided their retail space is less than […]
Hungary becomes first EU country to administer Sinopharm vaccine
Hungary became the first European Union country to start administering a coronavirus vaccine from the Chinese firm Sinopharm on Wednesday. In the next seven days, 275,000 people are to be vaccinated with the drug, which is not approved in the EU, according to chief medical officer Cecilia Mueller. “We are taking an important step to protect […]
President Akufo-Addo will be first to take AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare says President Akufo-Addo will be the first to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the mass vaccination which starts on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. “President Akufo-Addo will be the first to be vaccinated,” Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, said. According to him, the move “is to assure […]
Ho Teaching Hospital stands to gain in India-Ghana relations-Commissioner
Mr. Sugandh Rajaram, the Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, says the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) needs to take advantage of the existing relationship between Ghana and India in areas of education and research. He said India had top-notch institutions of higher learning and research, which could be explored under special dispensation or exchange programmes. Dr. […]
