Ghana launches delegation pavilion in US
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has cut the ribbon to launch Ghana’s delegation pavilion at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2021 in Houston, Texas, USA. The OTC, an annual event that starts Monday, August 16, 2021, and runs till Thursday, August 19, 2021, provides energy professionals with the opportunity to meet to […]
COVID-19: Permit use of phones at SHS- Lecturer
A Lecturer at the School of Medicine, University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr Gideon Helegbe, says the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic should be a clarion call for the Ghana Education Service (GES) to permit Senior High School (SHS) students to use phones and laptops in school. Dr Helegbe said allowing the SHS students to […]
Ivory Coast begins Ebola jabs after confirmed case
Ivory Coast has begun a vaccination programme against Ebola after the country confirmed its first case since 1994, the health ministry says. It said the family of the infected teenager and health workers involved were the first to be given the jab. Health official Serge Ehole said on Monday that they planned to have vaccinated […]
Ghanaians respond positively to Johnson and Johnson vaccination against Covid-19
About 11,000 people have been vaccinated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in the Ashanti region since the jab was deployed on the 13th of this month. More than 50,000 jabs are to be administered in the region by Friday, August 20. This was announced by the Ashanti Regional Health Director, Dr. Emmanuel Tenkorang at […]
University teachers adamant to call off strike, insisting all demands must be met
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has agreed to go back to negotiations with government after it was slapped with a ¢3,000 fine for time wasting. The Labour Division of the High Court which issued the fine asked the two parties to settle the stalemate over their industrial action out of Court. UTAG has […]
Move swiftly to fix destroyed Upper West roads- Northern Development Forum
The Northern Development Forum (NDF) is calling on the Minister of Roads and Highways to move swiftly to address the monumental destruction to the road infrastructure in the Upper West Region. It said three continuous days of rainfall had resulted in destructive floods which swept away large sections of highways and roads in the region. […]
Volta Development Forum commends Dr. Letsa for success of Regional Coordinating Council
The Volta Development Forum (VDF), has extolled Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister for the successes of the Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC). The Local Government Service has ranked the VRCC the best performing for the year 2019/2020. Mr. Daniel Dzegede, Executive Director of the VDF, which had supported calls for the Regional Minister […]
Ghana, UAE waive entry visa requirements for citizens
Story by Nathaniel Nartey. The governments of Ghana and UAE have completed processes involved in the visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passport holders that was ratified by the Parliament of Ghana earlier this month. Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecelia Dapaah, was the first Ghanaian to benefit from the visa waiver agreement […]
Security Analysts caution against possible spill over of Afgan-Taliban skirmishes in Africa
By; Nathaniel Nartey. Security Analyst, Adam Bonaa, has cautioned against a potential spill-over of the victory by the Taliban in Afghanistan into Africa. The Taliban has claimed victory in Afghanistan, closing an almost 20-year chapter of US- led coalition presence in the country. Mr. Bonaa says Boko Haram might take advantage of the victory by […]
