REVEAL: I have a lot of respect for Hearts of Oak – DG GBC
The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhasan, has revealed his love and respect for the oldest existing and the most successful football club in Ghana, Accra Hearts of Oak during a groundbreaking contract signing session between the Premier football club and the National Broadcaster on Thursday (April 30), at the Board […]
Coronavirus: Kenyans moved by widow cooking stones for children
Kenyans have rallied to the aid of a widow filmed cooking stones for her eight children to make them believe she was preparing food for them. Peninah Bahati Kitsao, who lives in Mombasa, hoped they would fall asleep while they waited for their meal. She used to wash laundry locally but such work is hard […]
VIDEO: Ghana marks virtual May Day Celebrations
Organised Labour/GBC Virtual May Day Celebration: President Akufo-Addo to speak on impact of COVID-19 on employment
Today is International Workers’ Day, also known as Workers’ Day or Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate workers worldwide for their contribution to the growth of their economies. The day is often observed as a holiday and with parades. However, in Ghana, the usual May Day parades will […]
World Marks Vaccination Week Amidst Covid-19 Threat
NEWS COMMENTARY CELEBTRATING WORLD IMMUNIZATION| AFRICAN VACCINATION WEEK AMIDST COVID-19 THREAT. Despite all odds against the health of people worldwide, life still goes on with the search for increased care and knowledge for the promotion of good health. The active rigorous search for a vaccine for Covid-19 brings to the fore the importance of vaccines […]
Tanzania’s legal affairs minister dies
Tanzania’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Minister Augustine Mahiga has passed on this morning in the capital, Dodoma. President John Magufuli Mahiga, in a statement, said Mr Mahiga fell ill at his home in the morning and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The statement said the deceased minister had a short illness. […]
MCE for Sefwi Wiawso congratulates Ghanaian workers
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Sefwi Wiawso, Louis Owusu Agyapong, has congratulated Ghanaian workers for their tireless efforts in contributing toward the development of the country especially in this period of the global pandemic of COVID 19. Speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana, he noted that workers have a lot of issues to be addressed […]
South Africa begins easing coronavirus restrictions
South Africa will from Friday start easing some of its coronavirus restrictions after five weeks of lockdown Some businesses will be allowed to reopen, restaurants can deliver food and families will be allowed to leave home to exercise. But the government will deploy more troops on the streets and impose an overnight curfew. The sale […]
VIDEO: Theatre Play by Latif Abubakar
Covid-19: PSG declared Ligue 1 champions
Paris Saint-Germain have been declared Ligue 1 champions after the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) confirmed final standings will be decided on a points-per-game basis. French prime minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday said the 2019-20 football season could not restart as he banned any sporting events taking place before September, leaving the LFP to decide the […]
Transport: Kwahu South District undertakes “operation distance yourself”
A Taskforce led by the Kwahu South DCE, Emmanuel Ofori Atta, has intercepted eight vehicles transporting traders from Kwahu Mpraeso to Ntomemm for business activities. According to the DCE, the operation was to enforce the strict adherence to the social distancing protocols in vehicles particularly commercial vehicles. Mr Ofori Atta said they had complaints from […]
Ghanaians urged to wear the face masks the proper way
The Deputy Director for Public Health in the Bono region, Dr John Ekow Otoo, has questioned the manner in which Ghanaians are going about the wearing of nose masks as a way of protecting them and others they come into contact with from contracting Covid-19. According to Dr Otoo, while wearing the mask people still […]
May Day: GBC congratulates workers
On the occasion of May Day tomorrow, the State Broadcaster GBC congratulates workers whose toil have built this great nation. A statement by Management of the Corporation signed by the Director General Prof. Amin Alhassan says GBC’s plans for financial solvency are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic just like every business. It noted that the […]
Public raise red flag on Private Schools Association COVID-19 donation
Some Ghanaians have decried the donation of 50,000 cedis by the Ghana National Association of Private Schools to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. They believe the donation showed the insensitivity of the group towards the plight of a teeming number of private school teachers and staff who have not been paid since the closure of schools […]
