Tokyo 2020: Olympics ‘100%’ going ahead – Games president Seiko Hashimoto
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is “100%” certain the Olympics will go ahead, but warned the Games “must be prepared” to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. There are 50 days until the delayed Tokyo Games begin on 23 July. Japan is dealing with the fourth wave of coronavirus cases, with […]
June 3, 2021
The Daily Graphic supports efforts being made by government to make the country green. The paper says citizens must be part of this, emphasizing that greening Ghana should be a collective responsibility. It says one of the initiatives under the Green Ghana Project, which was inaugurated by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, which […]
Mother and child perish after building collapse
A woman and her three-year-old daughter perished on Wednesday when the house they lived in collapsed at Kasaam in the Kwabre-East District of the Ashanti Region. Maame Akua and her child, Ama Serwaa, reportedly died at the hospital in the early hours of Wednesday. Mr. Attakora Amaniampong, the Assembly member of Kasaam, told the Ghana […]
Transport fares go up by 13% from Saturday
Transport operators have announced a 13 percent increase in transport fares effective June 5. The fares will cover intercity (tro-tro), intercity (long-distance) and shared Taxis. The decision, according to the operators, is to accommodate predominantly the recent increase in fuel prices. A Statement by the operators said Government has assured them that the suspension of […]
Man sustaining gun-shot wounds in robbery attack dies
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has confirmed the death of one Collins Dapaah, a 43-year-old businessman, who sustained gun-shot wounds in a robbery attack at Buokrom Estate Junction in Kumasi, on Tuesday, June 01. The incident, which occurred in broad daylight, reportedly saw the armed gang bolting with over GH₵140,000.00. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) […]
KMA, Social Welfare Department to clear child beggars off streets
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is working with the Department of Social Welfare to clear the streets of child beggars. “The presence of the teeming child beggars on our streets, most of them migrating from foreign countries, is becoming an albatross on our neck,” Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), bemoaned. The MCE, […]
Good sanitation is a necessity for disease prevention – Environmental Officer
Mr Robert Amewuda, Asene Manso Akroso District Officer of Environmental Health Sanitation, has called on Ghanaians to see good sanitation practice as a basic necessity to prevent and control diseases. He said keeping places free from dirt by removing waste, trash and garbage as well as cleaning the streets improved health.“Ghanaians should acknowledge sanitation as […]
Dozens charged after arrest in Uganda LGBT shelter
Forty-two people have been charged after they were arrested in a raid on an LGBTI+ youth shelter in Kampala, Uganda. The Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum said officers raided the Happy Family Youth shelter on Monday while a party was being held on the premises. The 42 were charged with “negligent act likely to […]
Nigeria school attack: Two parents ‘die of trauma’
Two parents of kidnapped schoolchildren in Tegina in Nigeria’s central Niger state have died of trauma, local media report. They had been in shock after armed gangs kidnapped the students from their school on Sunday. The parents were said to have suddenly fallen sick and became unconscious. The kidnappers are said to be demanding ransom […]
GAF signs MOU with UPSA to strengthen academic excellence
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Professional Studies to restructure the Forces Pay Corps Technical Courses. Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of Defense Staff, GAF signed on behalf of the Armed Forces, while Professor Abednego Amartey signed for the UPSA. This would enable the […]
