Dompoase driver granted GH¢300,000 bail
Mark Mireku, the surviving driver of the Dompoase accident which occurred on Tuesday, January 14 killing 34 people has been granted a GH¢ 300,000 bail with two sureties to be justified. Mireku, 45, standing charged with dangerous driving, pleaded not guilty and would make his next appearance on Tuesday, March 10. Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Nicholas […]
Epilepsy Foundation of Ghana launches awareness campaign
The Epilepsy Foundation of Ghana Monday, February 10 launched a campaign in partnership with the media to increase public awareness of epilepsy and work to eliminate the stigma surrounding the disease. The event also marked World Epilepsy Day. A Neurologist at the 37 Military Hospital, Dr. Augustina Charway-Felli said when the public gets more education […]
Keep eye on your children while away from them- PTA
The PTA National President, Alex Danso has asked parents to keep an eye on their children while away from them, particularly when they get to pursuing higher education. They should also know that children are their investment and therefore must protect them. Mr. Danso said this in an interview with Radio Ghana on the GES […]
Coronavirus: Intel and Vivo pull out of MWC tech show
Intel and Vivo have become the latest big tech companies to announce they are withdrawing from MWC in Barcelona, citing concerns about coronavirus. Spanish media is reporting that trade body the GSMA, which organises MWC, will meet to decide whether to cancel the event entirely on Friday. The GSMA declined to comment on “internal meetings”. Amazon, […]
Oil rises from 13-month low as new virus cases slow
Oil rose to $54 a barrel on Tuesday, recovering from a 13-month low as the number of new coronavirus cases slowed in China, easing some concerns about lengthy destruction of oil demand. The death toll climbed above 1,000 on Tuesday, while the number of new confirmed cases fell. The epidemic could peak in February and […]
Referee Hamid Sessay banned for four matches
The Ghana Football Association has handed referee Hamid Sessay a four-match ban for ‘a clear and obvious error’ during the Great Olympics-WAFA SC match at the Accra Sports Stadium. The punishment was recommended by Referees Committee after Olympics-the home team- lodged two two complaints about the match official on the day. The first complaint was […]
UW: Youth Resource Centre to be completed by April 2020- Contractor
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Upper West Youth Resource Center in Wa would be completed and handed over for use in April later this year after several months of delay. The construction of the facility was supposed to span a total of 9 months after the sod cutting ceremony by the Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah […]
Coronavirus latest: WHO officially names illness COVID-19
The coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people has been named COVID-19, which is a revision on the former 2019-nCoV. Its name was confirmed by the World Health Organisation’s Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a daily briefing on the outbreak on Tuesday. Discussing the reasons for the decision, he said: “We had to […]
Scrap dealer jailed 10 years for defilement
A 27-year old scrap dealer who was on trial for defiling a nine-year-old girl at Amrahia in the Greater Accra Region has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Muntari Amadu who pleaded not guilty was found guilty by the Court presided over by Justice Rita Abrokwah-Doko, a High Court Judge, […]
The Rock’s daughter Simone Johnson is training for WWE
The 18-year-old Simone Johnson, daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is planning to follow in the footsteps of her dad, grandfather and great-grandfather. The WWE Network announced Monday that the teen has begun training to be a WWE Superstar at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. View this post on Instagram A post shared by A […]
GBC trio appointed to serve on Ghana Journalists Association Committees
Three Senior Journalists working with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, have been picked to serve on various committees of the Ghana Journalists Association, GJA. The Senior Journalists are Rebecca Ekpe, Justice Mingle and Dominic Hlodzi. They bring to the various Committees on which they serve a wide variety of knowledge in the fields of journalism […]
Kumasi: VEEP Bawumiah catalogues govt’s achievements at Townhall meeting
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government has fulfilled 78% of its 388 manifesto promises. This represents 302 of the promises in a raw count of its manifesto promises. Dr Bawumiah was speaking at a Town Hall Meeting and Results Fair in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Capital in the Ashanti Regional Capital Dr. Bawumia said the […]
Klinsmann resigns as Hertha Berlin coach
Jurgen Klinsmann has resigned as Hertha Berlin head coach after just 11 weeks at the helm, citing a lack of “trust” from the club’s hierarchy. The former Germany boss, who assumed the role in November on a deal until the end of the season following Ante Covic’s departure, confirmed he was stepping down on Tuesday. Writing on Facebook, the 55-year-old […]
Coronavirus officially named Covid-19, says WHO
The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus will be Covid-2019. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva. It comes after the death toll from the virus passed 1,000. Tens of thousands of people […]
