Dele Alli charged with misconduct over coronavirus post
Dele Alli has until March 5 to respond to an alleged “aggravated breach” of FA rules following a social media post about the coronavirus. Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct over a social media post in which he appeared to joke about the coronavirus. On February 9, Alli shared a video to his official Snapchat […]
Coronavirus: Japan to close all schools to halt spread
Japan is to ask all schools to close from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, PM Shinzo Abe says. The closure – thought to affect 13 million students – will continue until the school year ends in late March. World Health Organization head Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said the global outbreak had now reached […]
GNPC presents six-unit classroom block to Tamale SHS
A six-unit classroom block has been inaugurated for the Tamale Senior High School (SHS) at a ceremony in Tamale today (February 27). The classroom block which is aimed at solving the double-track system in the school was funded by GNPC Foundation. The Headmaster of the Tamale Senior High School, Reverend Edward Azerka said the classroom […]
Apple’s first Indian store to open 2021 says Tim Cook
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook said the company would open its first physical stores in India in 2021 and an online outlet later this year. Apple had to seek special approval from the Indian government to open a store without a local partner. The announcement was made at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting. Investors at […]
2020 Elections: Ledzokuku NDC Youth urged to be more sacrificial for victory
Sympathizers of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, in the Ledzokuku Constituency have been asked to be more sacrificial to enable them to wrestle power from the ruling government in the December polls. They have also been urged to up-their-game in winning more supporters for the NDC. Former National Communications Officer of the NDC, Solomon Nkansah, […]
GBC’s Radio Upper West launches Heritage Month in Wa
The Acting Upper West Regional Director of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Lawrence Tetteh, has described the launch of the heritage month by the GBC as something that is relevant to “cultural nationalism”. He pointed out that there is the need for a deliberate agenda to create awareness for the citizenry to uphold and maintain […]
Over 250,000 children vaccinated against IPV virus
A total of 268,688 children in all the districts of the Eastern Region have successfully been vaccinated against the inactivated Polio Vaccine IPV type two virus. The exercise was carried out to help boost the immune system of children who were not vaccinated against the IPV virus type two introduced worldwide in 2016. The Eastern […]
ECG halts maintenance works to reduce outages
The Electricity Company of Ghana ECG says it has halted maintenance works on its transformers within the Greater Accra Region until ongoing works in the West Africa Gas pipeline is completed next month. According to ECG, the move is to ensure that power outages, which results from the shut down of the transformers for maintenance […]
La General Hospital to undergo redevelopment in April
The La General Hospital is to undergo redevelopment in April this year. The 52 million dollar project will see the demolition and reconstruction of the facility within 24 months. In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Elorm Ametepe says plans have been put in place to see […]
WHO gives latest updates on COVID-19 virus
Two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Britain on Thursday as Europe scrambled to contain the biggest outbreak of the virus outside Asia. England’s Department of Health said the infection was passed on in Italy and the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife, where a hotel was on lockdown. Worries over the epidemic have shaken […]
Provide equal opportunities to disabled children — Prof. Yankah
The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has called on parents to provide equal opportunities for their disabled children to enable them to realise their full potential. According to him, it was unacceptable and wrong for parents who gave birth to children with disabilities to deny them opportunities that would […]
GJA condemns threat against Parliamentary Press Corps
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has described as “unfortunate” comments attributed to the leadership of Parliament threatening to revoke accreditation of the Parliamentary Press Corps. The threat, according to the GJA, is “an affront to media freedom and free speech”. Majority of the press corps in the House on Tuesday, February 25, stepped out of […]
First Lady commissions 2019 corporate social responsibility projects of Gold Fields Ghana
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commissioned 2019 corporate social responsibility projects initiated by Gold Fields Ghana in the Tarkwa-Nuaem and Prestea-Huni Valley Municipalities of the Western Region. The projects include the Akoon Park, Nana Angu-UMAT road rehabilitation, Brahabobom MA school library, Toilet for Kyekyewere AME Zion Basic School and the Huni Valley Health […]
Ford’s Spin electric scooters are coming to Europe
Spin, the dockless electric scooter company purchased by Ford in 2018, is expanding beyond the US. TechCrunch reports that the company is launching its electric scooter rental service in Cologne, Germany this Spring, with launches in other German cities planned to follow. Until now Spin has operated exclusively in the USA. Its website says that […]
