Census enumerators under oath to keep census information confident – Statistical Service
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has assured the public that the relevant information that would be provided by respondents for the purposes of the National Population and Housing Census would be kept in confidence. Mr Francis Nyarko-Larbi, the Head of the National Census Publicity, told the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday that all the census […]
JICA Resident Representative pays courtesy call on Foreign Minister
Mr Araki Yasumichi, the new Resident Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ghana Office, has paid a courtesy call on Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Region in her office in Accra. A statement issued by the Ministry, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, on Wednesday, March […]
WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic as cases surge
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom has declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic and urged countries across the world to find, isolate, test and treat every case. “Ready your hospitals, protect and train your health workers,” he told a press conference in Switzerland. With a staggering 487 new coronavirus cases announced on Wednesday, Spain has […]
Inflation rate for February 2020 stands at 7.8 per cent
The national year-on-year inflation rate stood at 7.8 per cent for the month of February 2020, the same rate as last month. The Month-on-month inflation between January 2020 and February 2020 was 4 per cent. Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics (11.6%), Transport (9.9%), and Recreation (9.0%) were the Divisions with the highest rates of inflation. […]
Parliament grants tax waiver to GIS to clear weapons
Parliament has granted tax waiver to four of State Institutions to tune of about ¢41,480,946.16. One of the Institutions, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) was granted this to clear weapons donated to them. The waivers to other three companies: Metro Mass Transit Limited, Ministry of Regional Reorganisation and Development, and STC Company Limited were on vehicles […]
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo cuts sod for new Anafo Market
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Mrs. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo yesterday (March 10) cut the sod for the construction of the new Anafo Market in Cape Coast in the Central Region. The project which is being undertaken by the Coastal Development Authority (CoDA) as part of President Akufo-Addo’s One Million Dollars […]
TMA demolishes pavement at Tema Community two
The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tema, Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, with directive from the Ministry of Roads and Highways has demolished an unauthorised pavement by a private individual at Thirdes road extension at Tema Community two. In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Major said the man, Sam Opoku Arthur, was reported by residents of […]
Electoral Commission meets General Assembly of Presbyterian Church
The Electoral Commission (EC) has met with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Abokobi in Accra. The meeting on Tuesday, March 10, was to brief the General Assembly on the justification of the acquisition of a New Voter Management System and the compilation of a new Voters’ Register. Addressing the General […]
Guinea delays controversial Referendum for a second time
Guinea has delayed a controversial referendum for a second time. President Alpha Condé, initially delayed it last month, saying there would be a “slight postponement” because of concerns about the fairness of the process. Voters were also due to elect members of Parliament this coming Sunday. But the Electoral Commission said there had to be […]
Parliament challenged to pass Law against Homosexuality in Ghana
Spokeperson for the National Chief Imam, Shiekh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has challenged Parliament to pass a legislation that bars the practice of homosexuality. He said despite declaration by individual statesmen, including the President, a definite legislation will put the minds of Ghanaians to rest. Speaking on our Current Affairs Programme, Focus, which discussed the purported Conference […]
KNUST to enroll 30,000 students for 2020/2021 academic year
KNUST has revised upward enrolment for first-year students from 23 thousand to about 30 thousand for the 2020-2021 academic year which begins in September. The Relations Officer of the University, Dr. Norris Bekoe said the decision is to enable most SHS graduates to gain admission at the Tertiary Level. Dr. Bekoe spoke with Nicholas Osei-Wusu […]
Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors
A man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of HIV, doctors say. Adam Castillejo is still free of the virus more than 30 months after stopping anti-retroviral therapy. He was not cured by the HIV drugs, however, but by a stem-cell treatment he received for a cancer he […]
Vladimir Putin backs plans that could keep him in power until 2036
Vladimir Putin has supported a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek re-election in 2024. The constitutional change would see the suspension of a law that limits Russian presidents to two consecutive terms. It would pave the way for the 67-year-old — who first became president in 2000 — to stay in office […]
U.S. government rolls out doomsday plan for cyberwar
A government report published on Wednesday outlines a cyberwar doomsday plan and recommends Washington make sweeping changes to address other cybersecurity challenges facing the country. The report, authored by a U.S. government-funded bipartisan group, named the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, advises that Congress pass a series of bills to create new or reorganize existing government offices […]
