1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines expected from Germany arrive in Accra
By Yvonne Atilego. The German Government has donated 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield to Ghana to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation follows the announcement by Chancellor Angela Merkel to President Akufo-Addo during the Compact with Africa Summit in Berlin on the 27th of August, 2021. Germany has so far provided Ghana with […]
Ban on recruitment to Gulf States still in force- Foreign Affairs Minister
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says the ban on the recruitment of Ghanaians to work in the Gulf States is still in force. The Ministry has, however, clarified that the ban does not affect lawful recruitment of skilled workers or non-domestic house helps to Gulf States. The many reported cases of abuse […]
Tamale: Reprisal attacks on NEDCo & Lamashegu Police Station
By Murtala Issah. An office complex of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale and the Lamashegu Police Station have been vandalised. The attacks occurred after a group marched through some streets of the Northern Regional capital in protest at what it termed frequent police brutalities. On Monday, September 21, 2021some residents of Nimafong, […]
Horse policing in Ghana
By Augustus Acquaye. Ghanaians have given thumbs up to the Acting IGP, Dr. George Akufo Dampare for the use of horses in the work of the Police. Hitherto, personnel of the Mounted Squadron Unit were only seen at work during State functions as they heralded the motorcade of the President. Upon assumption as Acting IGP, […]
Energy Ministry promotes electric cars in Ghana
By Rebekah Awuah. The Energy Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy has rolled out an E- mobile initiative as part of the “Drive Electric Initiative” aimed at promoting electric vehicles on Ghana’s roads. Launching the project in Accra, the Minister of Energy, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, said the initiative would also help to create […]
Pharmacists advocate ready markets for domestically produced vaccines
By Josephine Akari. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has called on the government to provide ready market funding and low interest rate for the production of locally manufactured vaccines. As a prelude to World Pharmacists Day in Accra, which fell on Saturday, September 25, 2021, President of the […]
Husband of alleged Takoradi Pregnant Woman in shock as she confesses to faking Pregnancy & Kidnap
The 28-year-old Takoradi Woman, Josephine Panyin Mensah Simons, who is at the centre of a Pregnancy and Kidnapping controversy has reportedly confessed to a team of medical and investigation officers attending to her at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western Region that she was not pregnant, neither was she kidnapped. This is according to […]
Surge in digital content on parenting
By Rachel Kakraba. A Human-Computer Interaction researcher at the University of Cape Town, who doubles as a lecturer at Koforidua Technical University in the Eastern Region, Sarah Dsane, says an increasing need for information for especially new parents have seen them resort to digital technologies in accessing parenting information and support. Referencing her research on […]
Accra Sports Stadium to host Women’s African Cup of Nations against Nigeria
The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has chosen the Accra sports stadium to host Ghana’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria. Back from competing in Aisha Buhari’s 6 Nations Cup Competition where the Queens lost one and won one, they will have to focus their attention on the game against the Super Falcons. Meanwhile, […]
Asokwa Municipal Assembly confirms Akwanuasa Gyimah as Chief Executive
By Nicholas Osei Wusu. The Asokwa Municipal Assembly has voted to confirm Akwanuasa Gyimah as the President’s nominee as the Municipal Chief Executive. Mr. Akwanuasah Gyimah polled all the 18 votes cast translating into a 100 percent. He is the 1st of the 43 persons nominated by President Akufo-Addo last Sunday for consideration of the […]
