“Time to repeat history in Japan” – Coach Asare

Head Coach of the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, Akwasi Ofori Asare, has said his boxers will repeat history at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which commences on July 23. In an interview with the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) communications team in Japan ahead of the Games, Coach Asare said the Black Bombers […]

Kumasi Mayor withdraws from MCE contest

Mr Osei Assibey-Antwi, the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has withdrawn from the race to contest for another term, his Special Assistant, Mr Frederick Addai, said on Sunday. Mr Addai said the decision was based on personal reasons. He said the outgoing MCE, however, would continue to be at post until a successor was appointed. […]

June 5, 2021

The Daily Graphic writeS on the Delta Variant of the COVID-19 pandemic which has been detected in Ghana. The Graphic cautions everyone to be watchful of the Variant because it is more transmissible than the original variant. The paper is concerned that if the country does not exercise vigilance as it did when COVID-19 first hit […]

GHS confirms 34 active cases of Delta Variant in Ghana

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Sunday announced that the country has recorded 34 active cases of the Delta Variant of the Covid-19 in some communities in Ghana, including some students of Achimota School, who tested positive. Health experts say the Delta Variant, which originated from India, has a higher transmission rate and spreads faster than […]

COVID-19: Achimota SHS records 135 cases, some caused by Delta variant

COVID-19

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says Achimota Senior High School has recorded 135 positive cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday, July 3. It said some of the infections were caused by the Delta strain. The earliest documented COVID-19 case caused by the delta variant (B.1.617.2) was first found in the Indian State of Maharashtra in […]

3-Tier Pension Scheme: TUC urges government to make good its commitment

The Trades Union Congress, TUC has urged government to make good its commitment to top up the lump sum benefits of workers who retired in 2020 under the three Tier Pension Scheme. These workers it noted retired with inferior lump-sum benefits compared to what they would have received if they had retired under the old […]

VIDEO: Fire outbreak at Makola

Fire has gutted a building opposite the Makola market. Thick plumes of smoke are billowing into the sky as firefighters battle the blaze. The cause of the fire is not clear. Watch here:

Politics is vital element of democratic governance – Freddie Blay

Mr Freddie Blay, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says party politics is a critical and vital element of effective democratic governance. He said party politics was used to contest ideas in the people’s interest. He said the vanquished political side should, therefore, demonstrate political maturity and desist from undermining the process through […]

Ghana commodity exchange improves

Ghana records improved quality in commodity, reduction in post-harvest losses, and lower transaction cost, Mrs. Tucci Goko Ivowi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Commodity Exchange, has said. She said the coming into force of the Commodity Exchange had seen an increase in jobs for haulage and other service providers. Mrs Ivowi was speaking at […]

KNUST suspends SRC Elections, committee to investigate disturbances

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has suspended, until further notice, all activities leading to the 2021 Students’ Representative Council (SRC) elections. The decision, the authorities said, was necessitated by a clash between supporters of two aspirants from the University Hall and Unity Hall, known for their long-standing rivalry. A […]