Chinese bank notes quarantined in COVID-19 coronavirus crisis
China has quarantined used bank notes to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Chinese central bank announced on Saturday. Notes will be disinfected with X-rays or high temperatures before being put aside in a safe for 7 to 14 days, explained Fan Yifei, the vice-governor of the Chinese central bank. The quarantine period […]
Lilwin donates books to Government schools
Ghanaian actor cum musician, Kwadwo Nkansah “Lilwin’’ has donated 400 story books to two Government schools in Afigya-Kwabre North District in the Ashanti Region. The Ahenkro Methodist Junior High School and the Ahenkro Methodist Junior High School were the beneficiaries of the donations. Presenting the books on behalf of Lilwin, Manager of Wezzy Empire, Mr. […]
MTN “Save a Life” Blood donation Campaign” receives 371 Pints of Blood in UWR
The MTN Ghana Foundation has collected 371 pints of blood at its 9th annual “Save a Life” blood donation campaign in the Upper West Region. The annual exercise gives staff of MTN, trade partners and the public the opportunity to show love on Valentine’s Day by donating a pint of blood to help stock various […]
Mali violence: At least 30 killed in spate of violence
At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty-one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group of eight soldiers also died in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack on a military camp in the […]
One hundred paged booklet containing rules governing ADR in Ghana launched
Records from the Judicial Service indicate, that one hundred and seven courts in the country are connected to Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR. It is expected that all District and Circuit Courts, will be connected to the ADR Programme by the end of this year. A Kumasi Supervising High Court Judge Justice Kofi Akrowuah, disclosed this […]
Parliament will now make all committee sittings public – Speaker
Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye has announced plans by Parliament to make all Committee hearings public. Professor Oquaye said just like the Public Accounts Committee whose hearings are public other Committee hearings will follow suit. The Speaker was speaking at an awards ceremony for members of the Parliamentary Press Corps. “You have to […]
GSS adequately resourced to ensure smooth population census
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says it is ready for the upcoming 2020 population and housing census on June 29. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of an inauguration ceremony for the Wa Municipal Census Implementation Committee, the Upper West Regional Statistician, Sixtus Dery said the census is key to the allocation of resources […]
Only 34% of Nigerians use condoms during sex
Only 34% of adult Nigerians surveyed in a national poll use condoms during sex. According to the survey carried out by NOIPolls the results show that only 28% of the general population that uses condoms do so consistently. This is despite the fact that most of those surveyed said it was easy for them to purchase […]
Ministry of Lands deepens efforts to enforce ban on harvesting Rosewood
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh has directed that the ban on Rosewood harvesting, transport, processing and export announced in March last year remains in force indefinitely. The Minister has therefore further asked the Forestry Directorate of the Ministry to liaise closely with the Forestry Commission to develop modalities to enhance […]
Coronavirus: First death confirmed in Europe
A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus – the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old man from China’s Hubei province, according to French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn. He arrived in France on 16 January and was placed in quarantine in hospital in Paris on […]
President Akufo-Addo to deliver State of the Nation Address on February 20
President Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, February 20, 2020. This constitutional requirement of Article 67, is to enable the President, to give an account of the country’s economic, social and financial state. Delivering the Business Statement to the House, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei […]
President Akufo-Addo promises to address overcrowding in Ghana’s prisons
President Akufo-Addo has described as unacceptable conditions prevailing in the country’s prisons. He said issues of overcrowding which have characterised the prisons will be addressed. President Akufo-Addo said this when the Ghana Chapter of Amnesty International paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House. The group wants government to remove the Death Penalty […]
Upper East Regional Hospital adopts paperless system
The Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga has started on pilot bases, the paperless system of health service delivery, to facilitate fast and effective Heath delivery to patients in and outside the region. This came to light when the Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Tourism Authority, distributed chocolates, cocoa products, and other assorted […]
Ghana Statistical Service ready for 2020 Population and Housing Census
The Ghana statistical Service says it is ready for the upcoming 2020 population and housing census on June 29. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of an inauguration ceremony for the Wa Municipal Census Implementation Committee, the Upper West Regional Statistician, Sixtus Dery, said the census is key to allocation of resources for national […]
