Rosewood: Committee to halt uncontrolled logging inaugurated
The Savannah Regional Coordinating Council (SRCC) has constituted a committee to work towards halting the uncontrolled logging of rosewood and commercial charcoal production in the region. The committee is made up of all Municipal and District Chief Executives in the region including 11 other representatives of various interest groups. The Savannah Regional Minister Salifu Adam […]
COVID-19 reveals need to invest more in research for Ghana’s growth
The need for government to invest in research and development has again been brought to the fore following the role scientific research in fighting COVID 19. Stakeholders in health attribute the success being chalked up in the management of the virus to aggressive testing by research institutions. The National Chairman of NGO’s in Health, Dr […]
NGO supports pupils with disabilities
A non-governmental organization, Wawa Project, which seeks to alleviate some burden off the vulnerable and people with disabilities had presented some items to pupils of Kobina Ansa M\A basic school in the Mfantseman community. About 15 pupils benefitted from the package made up of rice, cooking oil, toiletries, sanitizers, nose masks, biscuits, tomato paste and […]
Lesotho’s PM to ‘resign because of old age’
Lesotho’s 80-year-old Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has told AFP news agency that he “intends to resign on Wednesday because of old age”. He is accused of murdering his estranged wife, allegations that caused his coalition government to crumble on Monday, leaving him without enough seats to continue governing. The parliamentary speaker consequently announced that he […]
Government not contemplating to stay in power without elections
Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has said the government is not considering any alternative plan to hold on to power if election 2020 is not held as a result of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. He stated that the government was deep-rooted in the rule of law and would only seek the extension of its […]
Africa’s GDP to grow by $300 billion a year should countries adopt technology
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says research has revealed that Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow by $300 billion a year by 2025 should African countries adopt digital technology. He said there is the need for African countries to fast-track policies and programmes towards leveraging on technology for economic growth. If we digitise as a […]
Coronavirus detected in South Sudan camps
Health officials in South Sudan have for the first time confirmed cases of coronavirus in camps for people displaced by conflict. Two people have become infected in a camp in the capital, Juba, and one in Bentiu in the north of the country. Health experts have been warning of the potential danger if the virus […]
Ellembelle district benefit from Govt’s “year of roads” project – DCE reveals
The District Chief Executive, Ellembelle constituency, has indicated that his district is currently benefiting from the one hundred and ninety-eight roads project under the year of roads which was declared by the president through the roads ministry. According to him, the major road facility of 6.5 kilometers asphalt from Esiama through Nkruful to Anwai which […]
Former NCA Board chairman and two others convicted for causing financial loss
An Accra High Court has convicted the former Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority, NCA, Eugene Baffoe Bonnie to six years imprisonment with hard labour , for the role he played in acquiring the Cyber Security equipment, worth more than four million dollars. A former Director-General of the NCA -William Tevie, and Alhaji Osman […]
Zoomlion disinfects over 140 SHSs in three regions
The Zoomlion Ghana, a waste management and sanitation company has started disinfestation and fumigation exercises against viruses, bedbugs, and rodents in 147 Senior High Schools in the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions. The exercise, expected to last for 10-days is aimed at keeping the dormitories and classrooms clean to stem the spread of the […]
9 inmates under Ashaiman District Police Commend test positive for COVID-19
Sources close to the Ashaiman District Police Command say about nine inmates in the Cell have tested positive for COVID-19. The infected inmates are alleged hardened criminals, and it is unclear how they contracted the virus. According to a source, the inmates were transferred to a nearby Police Station last Friday, May 8 instead of […]
“The law must take its course even if it is the President”- Supreme Court nominee
One of the nominees to the Supreme Court, Emmanuel Yoni Kulendi, says he will apply the strictest sense of the law and be impartial in executing his mandate if approved to be a Judge of the Apex Court of the land. He said the law must take its course no matter who is involved in […]
Ghana’s projected growth to slip from 6 to about 2 per cent
Ghana’s projected economic growth this year will slow from the initial 6 percent to about 2 percent, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the Minister of Information has said. He said the development would also affect the macro-fiscal position and would require the government to make adjustments. Briefing the media on the emergency cabinet retreat held last week […]
Coronavirus: Male deaths higher than females in Ghana
The current case fatality rate of COVID-19 stands at 0.43 percent in the country which includes persons aged between 9 and 82 years. Briefing the media, the Director General of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkordie said 22 people have died so far and the factors that caused their death can […]
