Coronavirus: Trump gives WHO ultimatum over Covid-19 handling
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body to commit to “substantive improvements” or risk losing millions and US membership altogether. Addressed to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it […]
Parliament reconvenes today after short break
The Second Meeting of the fourth Session of the 7th Parliament is scheduled to take place today Tuesday, May 19, 2020. During this meeting, a total of thirty-six Bills are expected to be presented to the House. These include the Affirmative Action Bill, Criminal Offences Amendment Bill and Value Added Tax Amendment Bill. This was […]
Ghana Cooperative Cashew Farmers want board to be outdoored
The Ghana Cooperative Cashew Farmers and Marketing Association is urging the government to give priority consideration to the composition and inauguration of the Ghana Tree Crops Authority and its Board created to regulate the production and marketing of other cash crops such as cashew. It says any further delay in the outdooring of the Board […]
Water supply will be restored soon – GWCL assures residents of Tema
The Tema Regional Communications Manager of the Ghana Water Company (GWCL), Sampson Ampah, has assured residents of Tema and its surrounding communities, yet to have water after shutdown to exercise restraint as pressures are low. He hoped by the close of day, all will have water; saying the Company apologises for any inconvenience caused due […]
45th SWAG Awards Night put on hold
The annual Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards has been put on hold, following the coronavirus pandemic. According to Mr. Charles Osei Assibey, General Secretary of the Association, the decision follows the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19, and after several consultations. The awards was originally scheduled for May 23, 2020. A statement said, the Executive […]
Sissala East: Pregnant women refuse to visit health facilities over Coronavirus scare
The Sissala East Municipal Director of Health, Alex Bapula, has expressed worry about the many challenges that Coronavirus disease pose to healthcare delivery. Mr Bapula said as more people are encouraged to stay home because of the rise in confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in the country, health facilities around the Sissala East Municipalities have […]
FIFA to organise online courses for referees
The Refereeing Department of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has decided to organize courses via an online classroom tool to provide support for referees. This was contained in a letter signed by FIFA Director of Refereeing Massimo Busacca and sent to all Member Associations on Monday, May 18, 2020. “Due to the major impact […]
Flooding in Somalia affects nearly one million people
Flooding in Somalia has affected nearly one million people, with more than 400,000 forced from their homes, the United Nations says. The UN’s office for humanitarian affairs also says that 24 people have died. It adds that there is a high risk of disease spreading as people crowd together in temporary shelters. The worst-hit place […]
Having young scientists is encouraging for Ghana’s future – President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as encouraging, the presence of young Ghanaian medical research scientists at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR). The development, he said, was good for the nation’s future given the crucial role scientists played in any society’s development and growth. “It is very encouraging that many scientists are […]
Travels in Ghana decline after lockdown – Report
A Mobility analysis report has shown that population movements have changed since mobility restrictions were introduced and lifted, as part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The report released in Accra on Monday by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Vodafone Ghana, and the Flowminder Foundation is the second in the series of the […]
Ghanaian WW2 veteran sets out on Covid-19 walking fundraiser
A 95-year-old Second World War veteran from Ghana has set himself the challenge of walking two miles a day for a week to raise money for coronavirus charities. Private Joseph Hammond hopes to raise $600,000 (£500,000) for frontline workers and vulnerable veterans across Africa. Photo: Guba Private Hammond fought with the British army in Burma, […]
Residents of Beposo cry for potable water
The chiefs and people of Beposo in the Sekyere Central District, have appealed to the Ghana Water Company (GWC) to restore water supply to the community. Water supply to the community, which is the district capital, has been erratic for some time now due to the inability of the GWC Bolster Station at Asante Mampong, […]
King Faisal boss, Gruzah urges government to ignore calls for league resumption
Alhaji Karim Grusah, owner and bankroller of King Faisal Football Club, has urge the government not to consider calls for the resumption of the football season. Many countries across the globe have halted or canceled their football season due to the Coronavirus pandemic which has claimed many lives. But football fans across the globe had […]
COVID19: ECG asks customers to conserve energy
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta region has entreated customers to conserve energy during the COVID-19 pandemic to enjoy full benefits of government’s relief packages. Mr Benjamin O. Antwi, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Company in the Region in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said with many people using […]
