Tokyo 2020: Olympics will be ‘simplified’ in 2021
Tokyo 2020 will be a “simplified” Olympics, according to the chief executive of the organising committee. The Games, scheduled to start in July, were postponed for a year in March because of fears over the Covid-19 pandemic. Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto added that the Olympics will “not be done with grand splendour”. Organisers […]
1D1F: Parliament approves tax waiver for 4 companies
Parliament has approved tax waiver on plant, machinery and equipment or part to be procured by four Companies under the implementation of One District One Factory Programme. The beneficiary Companies are Camelot Ghana Limited, Favour 01 Limited, Gee’e Fresh Point Limited and Like International Company Ghana Limited. The requests are to seek approval for the […]
Volta CLOGSAG threatens to seize operations over interference by national leaders
The Volta Regional Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has threatened to seize operations if the hierarchy of the Association fails to reverse the appointments of a new regional chairman and treasurer. They have also given the National Executive Committee of CLOGSAG two-week ultimatum to reverse the transfer […]
Electoral Commission trains registration officers in Western-North Region
A Nine-Day Training of Trainers Workshop on the new Biometric Voters’ Registration by the Electoral Commission (EC) has ended at Sefwi Wiawso, the capital of Western-North Region. It brought together trainers from all the nine Districts and Municipalities in the Region, comprising District Electoral Officers and their Assistants, Registration Supervisors as well as Technicians. The […]
Ghana receives drugs that may help treat covid-19 from local pharmaceutical companies
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research says it has received potential drug candidates that may help treat covid-19 infections from some local pharmaceutical companies. The Director of the Institute, Prof. Abraham Annan, who was optimistic of finding a cure from the proposed drug candidates, said test on the efficacy are underway. “Lot of hope because […]
Asantehene bars Kotoko from recruiting players
The Asantehene and also the Life Patron and Spiritual Owner of Asante Kotoko S/C, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has prohibited the club from embarking on further player recruitments for the next one season. “Kotoko shall recruit no new players into the first team for at least the next one season,” he noted. The decision, according […]
Mixed reactions trail survey on Election 2020
Survey on the 2020 General Elections in the Asunafo North and South Districts of the Ahafo Region and Banda and Tain Districts in the Bono Region came up with 76 percent of respondents saying they will vote in the 2020 Elections, while 11.6 per cent say they will not vote due to lack of confidence […]
Family of George Floyd expresses gratitude to President Akufo-Addo
The family of George Floyd have expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for honouring the memory of the murdered African American, as government has made known of its decision to permanently mount Mr. Floyd’s name at the W. E. B. Du Bois Centre in Accra. During a burial service for the late Floyd Tuesday in Houston, […]
Mumbai overtakes Wuhan peak as India Covid cases spike
India’s financial capital, Mumbai, has recorded 51,000 cases of Covid, taking it past the peak in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged. The news comes amid a surge of infections in India, which has 266,598 confirmed cases. Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, has 90,000 of them. Infections are also spiking in the […]
Asante Kotoko coach Maxwell Konadu backs resumption of football activities behind closed doors
Asante Kotoko SC head coach Maxwell Konadu has backed resumption of football activities in the country without fans. Konadu says playing behind closed doors is less risky and the best option at the moment. The Ghana Premier League together with other football competitions were halted in mid-March this year after government imposed a ban on […]
SA teachers’ union celebrates school closures
A trade union representing teachers in South Africa says it feels vindicated after a number of schools were forced to close temporarily because staff members tested positive for coronavirus. Most of schools across South Africa opened their doors for grades 7 and 12 on Monday after months of lockdown. The Educators Union of South Africa, […]
Six arrested for illegal mining
Six persons indulging in illegal mining have been arrested by the Forestry Commission in the Akontombra District of the Western North Region. The suspects who are with the Sefwi Wiawso Divisional Police, are being processed to appear before court. The District Manager of the Forestry Commission in Sefwi Wiawso, Nana Poku Bosompim, who uncovered this […]
Amazon removes T-shirt showing George Floyd death
Amazon has removed a children’s T-shirt which used an image of a policeman kneeling on the neck of George Floyd from its US store. The garment, available on the US Amazon store for $14.99 (£11.70), was listed by a third-party reseller. In a statement, Amazon said that the account was being “investigated”. The online retailer’s […]
Zoomlion undertakes disinfection exercise at Liberation Barracks in Sunyani
The Liberation Barracks in Sunyani, which is home to the Ghana Army’s Third Garrison and the 154 Armoured Regiment has become the latest to be disinfected as part of the on-going fight against COVID-19. Speaking to the GBC at the Barracks, the Bono Regional Manager of Zoomlion, Esther Abayeta Asadoo, said beyond the disinfection of […]
