George Floyd: Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze
A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in custody. The unrest continued despite the governor of Minnesota ordering the deployment of hundreds of members of the National Guard to restore order. President Donald Trump said “thugs” were “dishonouring the […]
Coalition of NGOs in Health opposes total lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
The Chairman of Coalition of NGOs in Health, Dr. Gabriel Benarko says it will be too early for the President to totally ease COVID-19 restrictions. Speaking on news and current affairs programme, ‘Behind the News, on Uniiq FM, he said Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies need to be empowered to enforce some of the restrictions […]
Ghana initiates “Decade of African Renaissance 2020-2030”
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, on Thursday, announced in Accra that a 10 –year programme, called the “Decade of African Renaissance 2020-2030” has been initiated to grow Ghana’s tourism industry. She said the programme would showcase the potential of Ghana’s tourism industry and consolidate its Diaspora engagement. The Minister made the announcement, while […]
Closure of major markets in Sekondi-Takoradi to last for a week
The Central Business District, the market circle, and other major markets in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region have been closed to business for a week. The decision was taken at an emergency Joint Security Council meeting by the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, and the Effia-Kwesimintim Municipal Assembly, following the rapid spread of COVID-19. The […]
Shama Assembly closes two main markets in district
The Shama District Assembly has temporarily closed down two main markets in the district following the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Western Region. The markets are Beposo and Abuesi which would be reopened after a week. The Region, has been declared as the new hotspot in new cases for the COVID-19 pandemic with a […]
SHS will become real for every Ghanaian child – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he would ensure that the Free Senior High School programme becomes real for every Ghanaian child. Thus, with the successful implementation of the programme, he would ensure that during his time in government, more senior high schools would be built across the country to improve access to education for […]
President asked to call Bolgatanga MCE to order
The Bolgatanga Central NPP Constituency Executive members, and the electoral Area coordinators together with the foot soldiers of the Party is calling to the attention of the President to what they describe as untoward behavior of the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Joseph Atura Amiyuure, which is negatively impacting on the party and government. This was […]
War Against False Prophets & Its Implications
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE WAR AGAINST FALSE PROPHETS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON THE CHURCH. For the past weeks, there have been some level of attacks on some prophets and church Leaders. A member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong is leading the onslaught on television exposing the alleged dirty deals of some prophets and church Leaders considered […]
CID invites PNC Chairman Berrnard Monah to assist in investigation
The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, Headquarters Accra has written to invite The Chairman of People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Monah to assist in investigation. The letter reads…”the CID Headquarters is investigating a case in which you were alleged to have threatened to resist any attempt by the Electoral Commission (EC) to […]
President Akufo-Addo Presents charters to Pentecost University and All Nations University
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 28th May, 2020, presented presidential charters to the Pentecost University College, Accra, and All Nations University College, Koforidua, at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency. According to President Akufo-Addo, the presentation of the charters means that the two universities […]
Veep launches scholarships for postgraduate training of Doctors
Government through the Ministry of Health has released 6,885,000.00 Ghana cedis to the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons to cater for the fees for Postgraduate Training of Medical Practitioners for the 2019 / 2020 academic year. This move which is in partnership with the Scholarship Secretariat is to help train more health professionals. Vice […]
UT Bank: Court Orders AG to serve Mr. Amoabeng, 4 others with all documents
The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has ordered the Attorney-General’s Department to serve former Managing Director of UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng and four others who are standing trial over the collapse of UT Bank, with all the documents it intends to rely on for the trial. The Presiding Judge Justice Philip Bright […]
Tanzanian doctors ‘not overwhelmed by pandemic’
Doctors in Tanzania have denied being overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic after a recent warning by the US embassy about the risk of “exponential growth” in cases in the country. The embassy said hospitals in the main city, Dar es Salaam, were “overwhelmed” and that the chance of contracting the virus was “extremely high” – but did […]
Hundreds escape from virus quarantine in Malawi
About 400 people have escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in Malawi’s second largest city, Blantyre, after complaining about its poor state. Local media has reported that the escapees were quarantined on arrival from South Africa and were yet to be tested for coronavirus. They had complained that the stadium, which was turned into a […]
