Voters registration: Over 24,000 people register on Day 2 in Western North
Statistics from the Western North Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission show, that 24,489 people were registered on the first two days of the Biometric Voters’ Registration Exercise being carried out in the nine Districts and Municipalities of the Region. Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality recorded the highest number of 4,476, with Suaman District having the least of […]
NPP flags fly at half mast for 7-days for Sir John
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that all Party flags be flown at half mast for the next seven days in honour of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John. A statement signed by the General–Secretary, John Boadu described the late ‘Sir John ‘ as a party kingpin by all standards. […]
W/R: Health workers not on frontline role refuse to take care of COVID-19 patients
Managers of hospitals in the country are faced with challenges in the deployment of health workers in the wake of COVID-19. This is largely due to the isolation of exposed and infected staff in the hospitals. For this reason, the remaining staff have had to work extra hard to cover up their absent colleagues. The […]
Leroy Sane completes Bayern Munich move from Manchester City
Leroy Sane says Bayern Munich is a “great club with big goals” after he signed a five-year contract at the Bundesliga side. The Germany winger, 24, has joined from Manchester City for an initial fee of about £44.7m that could rise to £54.8m. Sane joined City from Schalke in 2016 for £37m and won two […]
Voters’ registration exercise: EC introduces queue management system to control crowd
The Electoral Commission (EC) has introduced an innovative queue management system to reduce the overwhelming number of registrants who throng registration centers to register for voter identification cards. Under the new system, officials of the commission will issue a limited number of chits to registrants who are required to turn up at registration centers each […]
Mahama donates to cured lepers in Ho
The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has donated some assorted items worth GHC 2,000.00 to cured lepers in Ho. The items include three maxi bags of maize, five bags of rice, one bag of beans, one bag of gari, two maxi bags of cassava dough and some gallons of red […]
President Akufo-Addo accepts resignation of Deputy Minister of Trade Carlos Ahenkorah
President Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignation of the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Carlos Ahenkorah. His resignation takes immediate effect. The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry’s resignation follows his admission that he had breached the COVID-19 protocols by visiting a registration centre in his constituency before the period of self-isolation was complete, […]
WHO urges safety as African airlines begin operation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution as African airlines begin operations in various countries. The WHO said strict measures should be observed to prevent surges in coronavirus infections. The organisation urged governments to ensure airlines take information of passengers travelling and follow up with them to prevent outbreaks. The WHO Regional Director […]
The Rock ranks as Instagram’s ‘most valuable star’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has topped Instagram’s rich list as the celebrity thought to be able to charge more than any one else for a sponsored post. The wrestler-turned-actor could charge advertisers more than $1m (£790,000) per post last year, according to the social media marketing firm Hopper HQ. The Fast and Furious star knocked […]
Akufo-Addo grants Amnesty to 794 prisoners
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country’s prisons in the midst of CONVID-19 pandemic. “The President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo in consultation with the Council of State in Commemoration of Workers Day, May 1st, 2020 and in bid to mitigate […]
Deputy Trade Minister Carlos Ahenkorah resigns for breaching COVID-19 protocols
A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Carlos Ahenkorah, has resigned from his position following his admission of breaching the COVID-19 protocols after testing positive for the virus. A statement issued Friday, July 3, and signed by the Director of Communications at the Office of the President, said Mr Ahenkorah’s resignation was with immediate […]
President Akufo-Addo tours 5 voter registration centres in Accra
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has paid unannounced visits to five voter registration centres in the Greater Accra Region. The tour, on Thursday July2, took him to the Kanda Cluster of Schools Registration Centre in Ayawaso East; Abossey Okai Presby Registration Centre in Ablekuma Central; Ebenezer Funeral Parlour (1&2) Registration Centres in Weija-Gbawe; Teshie […]
US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June
The US economy created jobs at a record pace in June as firms took on more staff after the coronavirus downturn. Payrolls surged 4.8 million, the most since the Labor Department began keeping records in 1939, helped by the reopening of factories and restaurants. It follows May’s jobs rebound, when 2.5 million joined the labour […]
Kumasi GES dispels rumours of infection in schools
Mr David Oppong, the Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Education, has described as false, reports that some final year students who recently returned to school contracted the COVID-19 virus. The Metropolitan Education Office, he said, had been monitoring events and activities in schools since they were reopened for the final year students to complete their work […]
