NDC to outdoor campaign team shortly and launch manifesto in August
The NDC flag bearer, John Mahama has indicated that the party will launch its manifesto in August 2020. Speaking in a digital conversation with Ghanaians, Mr.Mahama also revealed that the NDC will launch its Campaign Team shortly. Former President Mahama said, following the easing of restrictions, he has ordered the Functional Executive Committee to arrange […]
Failure to wear face mask to attract 10-year jail term and or heavy fine
Persons who fail to wear face masks in public could face a jail term of between four and 10 years or pay a fine of between GH¢12,000 and GH¢60,000 or both. This is according to the new Executive Instrument, E.I. 164, which was signed by President Akufo-Addo on June 15, 2020. The mandatory wearing of […]
4 more die of covid-19 as Ghana’s case count passes 13,000
Ghana has recorded an increase of 274 new coronavirus infections. This takes the country’s total confirmed covid-19 cases to 13,203, the Ghana Health Service has said. 80 more people have recovered from the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 4,548. However, 4 more deaths, according to the Service, have been recorded. Total deaths […]
NBSSI extends stimulus package deadline by six days
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), managers of the Government stimulus package, has announced a six-day extension of the deadline for applications from June 20 to June 26, 2020. The decision, taken in consultation with the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Steering Committee, was to give trade and business associations more time […]
NPP gears up for Parliamentary Primaries tomorrow
The Bono Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP Kofi Boateng says the NPP has gone out of tradition to organize this year’s Parliamentary Primaries at Electoral Areas rather than by the usual Electoral College System. That was the practice inprevious elections, but in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19 the […]
Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian Holm dies aged 88
Stage and film actor Sir Ian Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings films, has died aged 88. Sir Ian, Oscar-nominated as Olympic running coach Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire, also played the android Ash in 1979’s Alien. “It is with great sadness we can confirm that the actor Sir […]
First batch of Ghanaian domestic workers in Lebanon to arrive in Accra
The first batch of 200 Ghanaian domestic workers in Lebanon is scheduled to arrive in Accra on Friday, June 19. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and signed by Dr Winfred Nii Okai Hammond, Ghana’s Ambassador to Egypt, with concurrent accreditation to Lebanon, said more than 800 domestic workers had been registered […]
REGSEC assures of adequate security protection ahead of NPP primaries
The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has given assurance of adequate security protection as the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) readies to hold its parliamentary primaries on Saturday, June 20. Delegates in 27 out of the region’s 44 constituencies would be voting in various electoral areas to pick the party’s parliamentary candidates for the coming […]
Aggrieved customers of defunct banks threaten to besiege Jubilee House
A group calling itself Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of ‘collapsed banks’ has given the government a 14-day ultimatum to pay their cash deposits totaling millions of Ghana cedis or face their anger amidst the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19). The 2,221 aggrieved customers, spread across the Bono Region therefore threatened to embark on a protest march […]
NDC/EC Judgement on old ID cards adjourned indefinitely
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned indefinitely the judgement of two suits challenging the Electoral Commission (EC) over the eligibility of the old voters ID cards in the upcoming Voters Registration Exercise. This was after the SC had granted an application by the Attorney General seeking the consolidation of the two writs which were seeking […]
State increases charges against Dr Duffour, eight others from 68 to 71
An Accra High Court has struck out the 68 charges against Dr Kwabena Duffuor and eight others and replaced them with 71 new charges. This was after the Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne Atakorah Obuobisah, prayed the court for the old charges filed in March to be dropped. According to the DPP, the prosecution is […]
Queen Elizabeth to honour Ghana’s fundraising WW2 veteran
A 95-year-old Ghanaian World War Two veteran is to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth for his fundraising efforts. Private Joseph Hammond walked two miles (3.2km) a day for a week in May, raising $35,000 (£28,000) for frontline health workers and veterans in Africa. “I was overwhelmed and filled with joy,” he said on hearing he […]
19th June, 2020
The Daily Graphic highlights the need to promote food security as the global community marks World Sustainable Gastronomy Day amid COVID-19. It says that if a day is set aside to raise awareness on food production and consumption, the time is now. The paper advises the public not to waste food as this could defeat […]
Keedron Bryant: Warner Records signs black protest singer, 12
A 12-year-old black boy whose song about the fears of being a young African American went viral has been signed by a major US record label. Keedron Bryant’s song I Just Wanna Live, posted online one day after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is out on Friday. Warner Records timed the release […]
