Vegetative Cover of Keta Ramsar site under threat
The vegetation cover of the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site is depleting at an alarming rate, posing a threat to the entire ecosystem in the enclave. Over the years, there have been indiscriminate felling of, particularly mangrove on the Wetland by some residents in communities situated along the Anlo/Keta lagoons for fuelwood. This has been […]
Senegal hospitals overwhelmed by Covid patients
Senegal’s health ministry has warned that hospitals in the capital Dakar are overwhelmed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. Infections have soared over the past month from a few dozens a day to about one thousand, and seven hundred cases daily. A senior public health official said medical staff in the city are exhausted […]
Council of State engages key stakeholders on development challenges
Members of the Council of State have engaged key stakeholders in the western region to better appreciate their challenges and explore opportunities for national development. The tour, which will be extended to other regions, is to help in addressing issues at the decentralised level in the regions. The Council of State is mandated by the […]
President Akufo-Addo tasks State Owned Enterprises to operate profitably
President Akufo-Addo has tasked State Owned Enterprises and joint venture companies to operate profitably and efficiently to expand their operations to create more employment in the country. The President, who was speaking at a performance contract signing ceremony for specified organisations in Accra, charged the bodies including the state interests and governance authority, to work […]
Parents urged to keep children warm as seasonal flu increases
There is a general increase of number of people, especially children reporting to the country hospitals with upper tract respiratory infections. With symptoms mimicking that of Covid-19, a Specialist Pediatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Hilda Boye has called on parents to ensure that children are kept warm at all times. She said any […]
“I will work with all stakeholders” – new GBA President
Mr. Abraham Kotei Neequaye newly elected President of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has said he will work with all stakeholders irrespective of their camps to ensure the growth of the sport Mr. Neequaye said in an interview that, the election was over and it was time to come together and work in the interest […]
COVID-19: Delta strain induces higher viral loads and spreads faster – Noguchi
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana is asking government to review the country’s adherence to COVID-19 preventive protocols and appropriate restrictions, following new observations about the new delta variant. The institute in a statement confirmed that the delta variant spreads faster and has increased circulation in communities compared to […]
Appiah – Menka University of Skills Training dismisses 20 students for falsifying admission results
Twenty students of the Mampong Campus of the Akenten Appiah – Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED)have been dismissed for falsifying their results for admission. Also dismissed is a Chief Administrative Assistant at the college’s registrar’s office, Mampong Campus, Kwabena Nkrumah, for the role he played in helping the students to falsify […]
Editorials: July 26, 2021.
The Daily Graphic writes on the need to save the country’s water resources especially the Owabi Dam. The Paper thinks the country must not wait any longer but take action to save the dam. It says it has taken the authorities, especially, the Water Resources Commission, too long to declare the catchment areas of the […]
Family of lynched old woman at Kafaba ‘pushes for justice’
Mahama Salimi, Son of late ninety-year-old woman, lynched to the death at Kafaba in the East Gonja District of the Savannah region, Akua Denteh, is unhappy with the Police’s inability to arrest fourteen other suspects in the murder of his mother. As of now only two of the suspects have been arrested and are facing […]
