Facebook finally making it easy to delete old posts
Facebook is launching a new feature called Manage Activity that lets users delete their old posts. It can be used to delete individual posts or in bulk, and Facebook says it will offer filtering options to help find posts with specific people in them or in a certain time range. The feature will come to […]
Dubai: Ghana embassy announces two flights to Accra
Hundreds of Ghanaians in the UAE will return to their home country this week with flights scheduled from Friday. Two flight dates were announced by the Ghanian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, which listed travel options for June 12 and June 16. They are the first flights announced by the embassy in Abu Dhabi since Ghana […]
Post-retirement contract: Lecturers can teach until 70
Government has announced new rules to guide post-retirement contracts for academic staff of public universities in the country. Under the rules, even though the mandatory retirement age for academic staff of public universities shall continue to be 60 years, professorial grade staff, Associate Professors and Professors shall be eligible for post-retirement contracts until the age […]
NIA to begin issuing Ghana Cards on June 10
The National Identification Authority (NIA) will begin issuing 3,875,441 printed cards to Ghana Card applicants at 5,635 registration centres nationwide from Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The Authority will be issuing the cards in time for the Electoral Commission’s compilation of a new voters register. The EC plans to make the Ghana Card and the passports […]
George Floyd: Minneapolis council pledges to dismantle police department
A Majority of Minneapolis City Council members have pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s death last month. Nine of the 13 councilors said a “new model of public safety” will be created in the city where law enforcement officers have been accused of racism. […]
Chinese Ambassador Shi Ting Wang bids Ghana Farewell
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has commended the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang for his contribution to strengthening bilateral relations between Ghana and China. Madam Botchwey praised the ambassador for the determination that accompanied his efforts to ensure accelerated development projects in the country. She added that […]
Veep to launch digital platform for accessing government services today
Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia will TODAY launch the National Digital Payment Platform dubbed Ghana. GOV to enhance government’s Digitization Agenda. The platform, www.ghana.gov.gh, will serve as a single interface to enable the public to access government services electronically from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Giving details, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the platform will […]
Ghana’s Covid-19 case count spikes to 9,638
Ghana’s Covid-19 case count has increased to nine thousand 638 following the confirmation of 176 new infections. This comes barely a day after 294 new infections were recorded. According to the Ghana Health Service portal, 89 more persons have recovered, bringing the total recoveries to 3,636. The death toll remains 44, with 5,958 active cases. […]
COVID-19 is not over: Strictly adhere to protocols – Medical Assistant
Christians have been urged to adhere strictly to the laid down COVID-19 safety protocols and wear their face masks when stepping out as the COVID-19 is still prevalent. Mr Emmanuel Obeng Apau, the Head of the COVID-19 Committee at the Assemblies of God, Ghana – Berean Assembly at Ogbojo, on Sunday said regular washing of […]
Malawi leader appoints new electoral chief ahead of rerun
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The Constitutional Court had in February ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s re-election of President Mutharika – a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. The former commission chairperson Jane Ansah resigned […]
Research to establish impact of COVID-19 on households begins
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank (WB) is conducting a survey to track the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on households and jobs in Ghana. Three surveys are being conducted by the Service and development partners, namely, the Households and Jobs Tracker survey, Business […]
Ghana holds memorial service for George Floyd
The Year of Return Committee in partnership with the African Union of Diasporan Forum has laid wreaths in Accra in memory of George Floyd at the DuBois Centre in Accra. This follows a petition sent to the U.S. Embassy on June 1 calling for the safety of members of the black community in the United […]
Religious bodies cautioned against violating Covid-19 restrictions
The Techiman North District Police Commander, DSP Stephen Ofori Akrasi, has reminded the general public particularly religious bodies to strictly adhere to all the protective protocols against COVID-19 as laid down by the President. According to him, all existing directives rolled out by the President have now become a law and warned that, anyone who […]
Provide seed money to newly established S.D. Dombo University – Foundation to Gov’t
The Simon Diedong Dombo Foundation for Development and Leadership studies has made a passionate appeal to government to as matter of urgency to provide seed money to the newly established S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development studies (UBIDS). This is to help address the infrastructural and human resource deficit of the university. The […]
