WUSC launches five-year project to impact Ghanaian young women
World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a Canadian non-profit organisation, has launched a five-year project to promote sustainable pathways to economically empower some 5000 urban poor young women in Ghana. The project-Innovation in Non-Traditional Vocational Education and Skills Training-(INVEST) is being funded with a grant of CAD$8.5 million from Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Government […]
AMA, Police arrest drivers for unlawful parking
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), of the Ghana Police Service, has arrested about 35 drivers in Accra for unlawful parking. The arrest was caused on Monday, August 9, 2021, along the street from UTC to Timber Market in the Central Business District of the metropolis […]
Saham Insurance presents GH¢468,493.13 to two victims of Makola fire incident
Saham Insurance Ghana, has presented cheques for GH¢ 468,493.13 to two victims of the Makola market fire incident as insurance claims to rebuild their businesses. Mrs Edith Lawson- Atenga, Head, Bancassurance, Saham Insurance Ghana, in a presentation said, the essence of insurance was to cushion people in times of unexpected challenges, hence insurance for businesses, […]
Government reiterates commitment to ideals and aspirations of Regional Maritime University
Government has reiterated its firm commitment to the ideals and aspirations on which the Regional Maritime University (RMU) was established. Mr Hassan Tampuli, the Deputy Minister of Transport, said government was, therefore, committed to ensuring the success of the University and would continue to provide the necessary resources to support its advancement. He was speaking […]
Accra Hearts of Oak captain confident to lift 2021/22 Champions League trophy
Fatawu Mohammed, Captain of Accra Hearts of Oak remains confident the club’s success in 2020/21 season will spur the team on to lift 2021/22 Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Champions League. Hearts of Oak won the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League, MTN FA Cup and automatically declared the Super Cup champions per the Ghana Football Association’s […]
Hasaacas Ladies return home after qualifying for Egypt
Hasaacas Ladies FC have returned home to a rousing welcome by fans and industry players after emerging champions at the maiden Zone B of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Women’s Champions in Cote D’ Ivoire. The Captain of the team, Janet Egyiri said their victory could be attributed to the massive support from fans […]
Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana calls off strike
By Hannah Dadzie. The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana have resumed work on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, after their one-week strike. This follows the National Labour Commission’s NLC’s ruling on August 6, 2021, and interventions by stakeholders culminating in a road map that […]
Persons who flout COVID-19 protocols in Accra to face arrest, fine or prosecution
Persons who flout the COVID-19 protocols in Accra will from Tuesday, August 10, face arrests, a fine or prosecution. The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council gave the directive to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies as the region continues to top cases in COVID-19 infections. Speaking to GBC News, Regional Director of Health, Dr. Charity Sarpong […]
Health Minister acts swiftly to refund excess money paid in botched Sputnik V contract
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has formally written to Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoun, a member of the ruling family of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates for a refund of the excess money paid in the botched sputnik V contract. In a letter dated August 2, 2021, Mr Agyemang-Manu expressed his intention to formally accept […]
Guinea confirms West Africa’s first Marburg virus case
Health officials in Guinea have confirmed West Africa’s first case of Marburg, a highly-infectious disease that’s in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus needed to be “stopped in its tracks”. Marburg virus disease is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans […]
