Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez join protesters in LA for Black Lives Matter rally
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez walked with protesters on Sunday in Los Angeles as part of a Black Lives Matter march. The celebrity power couple joined Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and a large crowd of protesters as they marched down Hollywood Blvd. “We must take a stand for what we believe in and […]
National Security officers pick up pastor who threatens to kill EC boss
National Security on Tuesday morning picked up a self-styled preacher, Kwabena Owusu Agyei who was seen in a viral video threatening mayhem on the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He had threatened in a video that the chairperson of the EC would die if she goes […]
George Floyd to be buried in Houston as bail is set to over $1 million for ex-officer Chauvin
George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a global movement against racism and police violence, is to be buried in his home town of Houston on Tuesday. The funeral in Texas is to be private but 6,000 people paid their respect at a memorial service on Monday. Floyd, 46, died on May 25 in […]
England v West Indies: Tourists arrive for historic Test series
West Indies have arrived in Manchester to begin their historic Test tour of England. They are the first international sports team to arrive in the UK since the coronavirus lockdown started in March. The three-Test series, originally due to begin on 4 June, starts on 8 July at bio-secure venues without spectators. All 39 members […]
UE/R: Diocesan Council of St Vincent De Paul Society supports COVID-19 fight
The Council of St Vincent de Paul Society of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, has donated food items worth ¢20,000.00 to the Bishop, His Lordship Alfred Agyanta. This comes at the back of his appeal to all individual, societies and organisations within the church, to contribute to help alleviate the hardship of the needy in the wake […]
COVID-19: SA to pay $14m for Cuban doctors
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said Cuban doctors brought in to fight the coronavirus outbreak will cost the country $14m (£11m). The minister said the 187 specialists – including biostatisticians, epidemiologists, family physicians and health technologists – will be accommodated until 2021. Dr Mkhize said the medics were qualified in areas in which […]
These Stunningly Rare ‘Skeleton Flowers’ Turn Transparent When It Rains
Have you ever seen the beautiful skeleton flower? The white-petal woodland blossom is simply magical! On a rainy day, its feather-light and cotton-white petals turn glassy translucent, as though they are exposing an inner skeleton. These flowers, Diphylleia grayi, are found on only three locations around the world, China, Japan, and the Appalachian Mountains. They […]
Let’s reduce Sea pollution- Prof Frimpong-Boateng
As the world mark’s World Oceans Day, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has decried the human activities that adversely impact Ghana’s marine and coastal resources. Such activities include indiscriminate disposal of waste, particularly plastics and organic waste on beaches, indiscriminate sand winning and over fishing. He has therefore, called on […]
Nose masks has 85% protection – Medical Doctor
A Dentist and Member of the Medical Women Association of Ghana, Dr Mary Dsane, has said wearing nose/face masks has 85 percent protection against contracting the COVID-19. She, therefore, entreated Ghanaians to make it a priority in their day to day activities in augmenting the government’s efforts at bringing a halt to the spread of […]
WHO tells George Floyd protesters to wear face masks
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged all people to protest “safely” and wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, as it warned the biggest threat in the ongoing outbreak “was now complacency”. Demonstrations over the death of black man George Floyd have erupted in the US and Europe, sparked fears of a new COVID-19 spike. “WHO […]
2023 Women’s World Cup: Brazil withdraws tournament hosting bid
Brazil has withdrawn its bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the government did not consider it wise to offer financial guarantees in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil will now support Colombia’s proposal, which is up against Japan and a joint bid from Australia and New […]
Electoral Commission cites Supreme Court decision as legal basis for new voters’ register
The Electoral Commission (EC) Monday, June 8 filed its Supplementary Statement of Case to meet the timelines given by the Supreme Court last week. It among other things says the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voters Identification Card (ID) in the upcoming registration exercise is because the Supreme Court […]
US Democrats wear kente to honour George Floyd
The US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a group of Democratic lawmakers wore stoles made from Ghanaian kente cloth on Monday at the Capitol Hill, in honour of George Floyd who was killed by police last month in Minneapolis. They knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the length of time a white policeman […]
Parts of Accra to go off national grid for 7 hours each day
Some parts of the Greater Accra Region are likely to go off the national grid for about seven hours each day beginning Monday, June 8 to Thursday, June 11. This is to make way for the Electricity Company of Ghana to carry out planned maintenance works to improve service delivery. The power will go off […]
