Two charged with murder of Uganda minister’s daughter and driver
A magistrate’s court in Uganda has charged two men with the murderers of the daughter and driver of the country’s Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala in June. A 38-year-old motorcycle rider and a 46-year-old herbalist have been charged for the shooting and murder of Brenda Nantongo Wamala and Sgt Haruna Kayondo, the minister’s driver. They […]
Australia Covid: Outbreaks emerge across country in ‘new phase’ of pandemic
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has met national leaders for emergency talks on how to tackle a spike in Covid-19 infections. An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases. Cases have also been recorded in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia. Officials say it is a […]
More than 5,000 Census officers deployed across Northern Region
5,392 field staff have been deployed across the Northern Region to carry out the ongoing Census. The figure includes 916 supervisors and 4,476 field staff. The Northern Regional Statistician, George Agbenyo, disclosed this in an interview with GBC NEWS’ Correspondent, Murtala Issah in Tamale. He revealed that the Northern region has been zoned into two […]
Structures on waterways, poor drainage system cause of flooding – Experts
Construction on waterways, poor drainage system and rezoning of wetlands are the causes of the perennial flooding in the Ashanti Region, experts have said. The experts warned that the Region should brace up for the worst given the rate of environmental degradation from the activities of citizens and authorities. At least four people, including a […]
Eight Ghanaians selected for women in agribusiness awards
Guzakuza in partnership with GIZ Ghana and Ecobank is set to hold the Women in Agribusiness Forum (WAF2021) on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. In all, eight (8) out of the twenty-five (25) selected finalists are Ghanaians in the 2021 GIZ Women in Agribusiness Awards slated for Wednesday. Three (3) out of the five (5) selected […]
Meteo Agency warns of more rains
Last Saturday hours of heavy rains caused floods leading to loss of lives and destruction of property in parts of the country. The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned of more rains in the coming days and asked the public to take the necessary safety precautions. Speaking in an interview with GBC on the rains, Deputy […]
Martha Bissah pleads with Sports Ministry to save Tokyo Olympics dream
Ghanaian middle distance athlete Martha Bissah has made a passionate appeal to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, and the president of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to help overturn a ban placed on her by the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) which has prevented her for competing for the country since 2015. Bissah, […]
Parts of Denu-Keta Highway at Amutsinu/Salakorpe washed away by the sea
There is a scary development at Salakorpe in the Ketu South municipality where the Sea is causing more havoc to fisher folks and the highway. Salakorpe and Amutsinu communities have been under sea attack for some time now following the completion of Blekusu Sea Defence Project (Phase One) a few months ago. Since the beginning […]
Living in chains for 20 years: the harrowing ordeal of Agooro
Global and National Statistics on Mental Health It is estimated that worldwide, mental health disorders account for 14 % of the ‘Burden of Diseases’. This is according to the International Journal of Mental Health Systems (IJMHS). In Ghana, the prevalence of mental health disorders is about 13 % of the adult population. The Mental Health […]
Eastern Region: ‘Big Tree’ tourist site reopened, targets 3,000 annual visitors
The Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture (MoTAC) and the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) are targeting 3,000 annual visitors to the redeveloped and upgraded ‘Big Tree’ tourist site and its receptive facility at Aprokumasi Akyem-Manso, in the Asene Manso Akroso district of the Eastern Region. The redevelopment project involved two major activities – including […]
