EC engages persons with disabilities on voter registration exercise
The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended its public education to members of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations to ensure that no one is excluded from the registration process. The Head of Gender, youth and Disability of the Electoral Services Department of the EC, Abigail Nutakor told GBC’s Augustus Acquaye that the EC’s engagement with […]
Coronavirus: EU to allow in visitors from 14 ‘safe’ countries
The EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed “safe” to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic – but the US, Brazil and China are excluded. Those named include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea. The EU is ready to add China if the Chinese government offers a reciprocal deal […]
UK confirms local lockdown in Leicester due to surge in coronavirus cases
The UK government has confirmed lockdown measures to combat the spread of coronavirus will not be lifted in Leicester, and stricter measures will be imposed to tackle the number of cases being reported in the area. Pubs and restaurants are set to reopen across the country on 4 July, but on Monday evening the Health […]
Ghanaian female elected to International Chamber of Commerce board
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has, for the first time in its 100 years of existence, elected a black female as a member of its Executive Board. Mrs Valentina Mintah, a Ghanaian technology executive, is responsible for developing and implementing ICC’s strategy, policy and programme of action, and for overseeing the financial affairs of […]
Voter registration begins in over 200 centres in Northern Region
The voter registration exercise has begun in earnest across more than two hundred centres in the Northern Region. In the Tamale metropolis and the Sagnerigu Municipality, the exercise has been very smooth on the opening day; however, the protocols for covid-19 including observing social distancing and wearing face masks have been thrown to the winds. […]
Draft National Policy on Aflatoxin Control endorsed
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has endorsed the draft National Policy for Aflatoxin Control on Food and Feed, calling for more education to be done on aflatoxins among the populace. He said because of the danger they posed to human and animal health, there was the need for intensive education […]
President Akufo-Addo warns non-Ghanaians to stay away from voter registration
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday warned non-Ghanaians to stay away from the Electoral Commission organized voter registration exercise. “The election on 7th December must be a Ghanaian election, not a West African election, conducted with a voters’ register of Ghanaians. That is the only way the true will of the Ghanaian people can […]
Two arrested for producing fake COVID-19 cures
Police have arrested two persons for allegedly manufacturing herbal medicines purported to cure the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The illegal activities of the two self-acclaimed doctors, Dr Abdellah, the Director of Dr Abdellah Herbal Home and his Research Assistant, Dr Abdul Sarnad Bin Musa, were exposed by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, in his latest investigative […]
Call military at Aflao to order – Aflao Traditional Council
Torgbui Amenya Fiti V, Paramount Chief of Aflao Traditional Area on Monday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to call military personnel to treat the people at Aflao with civility. He also asked the President to ensure that the people went about their daily activities without hindrances. The paramount chief made the call at […]
Nigeria re-open Schools and relax travel ban
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-opening of schools in the country. Only primary and secondary school students in their final years will however, be allowed back into the classrooms to enable them prepare for crucial examinations. Travel between Nigeria’s different states will also be allowed from tomorrow, as part of the gradual easing […]
Gabon’s senate votes to decriminalise homosexuality
Gabon’s senate has strongly voted in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, a week after the lower house in the national assembly voted for a similar change. If the move is ratified by the president, Gabon will become one of only a few African countries to legally allow homosexuality. A number of prominent politicians, as well as […]
Valencia sack manager Albert Celades and sporting director resigns
Valencia have sacked manager Albert Celades after only nine months in charge, while the club’s sporting director Cesar Sanchez has resigned. Voro Gonzalez has replaced Celades as manager until the end of the season in what is his sixth spell as Valencia’s temporary boss. He first took over in 2008 after Ronald Koeman’s sacking and […]
Government’s free water ends today June 30
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says government’s payment of water bills for all Ghanaians as part of the COVID-19 interventions will end today (Tuesday, June 30 2020). The GWCL in a statement dated June 29, 2020, said the directive to serve ‘free water’ will end in the month of June. The month of June […]
EC defends guarantor system for mass voter registration exercise
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensah says the use of guarantors to validate the citizenship of voters without any form or required documentation has been a tried and tested mechanism by the Commission. Speaking at a media briefing ahead of today’s commencement of the registration for the new voter ID card, […]
