Luxembourg is first country in world to make public transport free
Luxembourg is Europe’s richest country, where the car is king. But, on Sunday, it will become the first in the world to make public transport free. There are already cities that have introduced such measures—Tallinn—but Luxembourg is the only to do it for a whole country. It will apply to all trams, trains and buses […]
Opoku Ware SHS wins Independence Day Quiz
Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi emerged the overall champion in the third edition of the Annual Independence Day Quiz on Cancers, organized and sponsored by the Breast Care International and the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council under the auspices of the Ghana Education Service. The quiz which was initiated three years ago by the […]
US signs peace deal with Afghanistan’s Taliban after 18 years of war
The United States has today signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing US troops to return home from America’s longest war. Under the agreement, the US will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments to prevent Afghanistan from […]
NHIS should be made solely autonomous – NGO’s in Health
President for NGO’s in Health, Dr Gabriel Bernaku says Government has not shown enough commitment to the challenges of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) especially settling arrears of service providers. He said in this era of health scares, the sector needs primary focus and the government must be up and doing in funding it […]
Upsurge in Tuberculosis in rural communities linked to low sensitisation
The incidence of Tuberculosis in Ghana is discouraging as the public still attribute the airborne disease and HIV and AIDS to superstition. At a TB screening exercise for residents of the Weija Gbawe Municipality, the Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Development in Focus, an NGO into TB and other capacity-building programmes, Josephine Agbo Nettey said […]
Kotoko stage impressive comeback to edge Bechem United
Kumasi Kotoko Asante Kotoko came back from a goal down to beat Bechem United 3-1 in a matchday 12 encounter played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday. A goal each from Martin Antwi, Augustine Okrah and Ibrahim Moro secured maximum points for the Porcupine Warriors who go joint top of the league log together […]
COVID-19 latest: South Korea reports spike in cases as global threat level hiked
South Korea reported hundreds of new coronavirus infections as cases beyond China continued to grow at a faster rate. Seoul says it has 3,150 people with COVID-19, with nearly a third of them emerging in the last couple of days. Only China, the source of the outbreak, has more. It comes after the World Health […]
Roman Polanski: Actress walkout as he wins best director at ‘French Oscars’
Several actresses have walked out of the César awards ceremony in Paris after Roman Polanski, who was convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old in 1977, won best director. The awards – France’s equivalent of the Oscars – have been mired in controversy after Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy received 12 nominations. The […]
Mfantsiman Girls’ win 23rd Inter-Senior High School Debate
Mfantsiman Girls’ Senior High School in the Central Region has won the finals of 23rd National Inter-Senior High School Debate. The debate which is part of activities to mark Ghana’s 63rd Independence Day was organized by the Ghana Education Service, to help the younger generation to come up with ideas that would promote peace and […]
Coronavirus: Port authorities on high alert at Paga border
Port Health officials at the Paga Border, in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region, say an effective surveillance system is being put in place to help detect suspected cases of the coronavirus also known as COVID-19. The officer-in-charge of Port Health, Flora Apam, in an interview with GBC’s Radio Ghana said due […]
Guinea’s President Condé postpones controversial referendum
Guinea’s president has delayed Sunday’s controversial referendum on changing the constitution that if passed could allow him to seek a third term. Alpha Condé, 81, said the “slight postponement” was because the opposition say officials have tampered with the electoral register. The announcement comes amid mounting international concern about the fairness of the poll. There […]
Coronavirus: Ghana suspends consular services to Italy
Ghana has suspended its consular services to Italy with immediate effect following the outbreak of the Coronavirus in that country. A statement from the Ghanaian Embassy in Italy indicated the ban is until further notice regretting any inconvenience that may cause anyone requiring its services. Italy has recorded over 300 cases of the virus and […]
CPP puts on hold filing of nominations following court injunction
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has suspended the filing of nominations and all other activities towards the party’s National Delegates Congress scheduled for March 28 due to a court injunction. The acting General Secretary of the CPP, James Kwabena Bomfeh Junior, confirmed that it was as a result of a writ of summons filed on […]
GHS intensifies preparedness to prevent coronavirus cases
The Ghana Health Service has reassured Ghanaians that it will continue to intensify its preparedness activities and heighten surveillance at all points of entry to prevent any possible case of Coronavirus into the country. This comes after Nigeria recorded its first confirmed case of the deadly disease. A statement signed by the Director-General of the […]
