New antimicrobial molecules engineered from wasp venom
Overuse of antibiotics over decades has resulted in a hoard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; these could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left without intervention. As part of the desperate search for new drugs and treatments, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), US, have studied wasp venom – […]
Seven communities in Adansi North to be connected to the national electricity grid
Seven communities in the Adansi North District will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. The project is part of the $ 103 million rural electrification project which is being undertaken by the government under the China International Water and Electric Corporation Project. Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister of Energy, who launched the […]
Accra: AMA outdoors Climate Action Plan; outlines measures to greenhouse gas emissions
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has out doored the city’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP), a blueprint to mitigate the impacts of climate change on its people. The five-year Plan is second to be launched on the African continent and compatible with the United Nations 2015 Paris Agreement prioritises actions on solid waste and wastewater; […]
President Akufo-Addo commissions 64km Kete Krachi-Dodiokope road; inspects 15km Kete Krachi Town Roads
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 22nd October 2020, commissioned the sixty-four-kilometre (64km) Kete Krachi – Dodiokope Road Project, in the newly created Oti Region. This project was undertaken in three (3) phases by Messrs First Sky Limited, at a total cost of GH¢156 million, and was funded by COCOBOD, […]
Minority Caucus of Parliament raise alarm over COVID-19 insurance premium payment to Enterprise Life
The Minority Caucus of Parliament led by Haruna Iddrisu has raised an alarm over what they called a “conflict of interest ” involving the Finance Minister as Gov’t doles out over GHc10M of COVID-19 cash to Enterprise Life as insurance premium for Frontline health workers. Addressing Journalists in Parliament, Mr. Iddrisu said, Government has engaged […]
Huawei introduces ‘Petal Search’ as portal to million apps
Huawei has introduced a new and easy way of presenting mobile applications to users, known as Petal Search, to serve as a portal to million apps and complement the ever-expanding Huawei AppGallery. The new search tool helps Huawei smartphone owners to easily search for and find all the apps they need quickly. Petal Search delivers […]
Ghana drops again in latest FIFA ranking
Ghana has dropped two places to occupy the 48th position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca-Cola World ranking for the month of October. The ranking released on Thursday, October 22, saw the Black Stars dropped two places from 46th in September to the latest position. Ghana accrued 1439 points in the […]
Mohammed Kudus sidelined till next year due to a meniscus injury
Ghana and Ajax Amsterdam youngster, Mohammed Kudus has been sidelined until next year, due to a meniscus injury he suffered yesterday in his Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League debut against Liverpool. The Dutch giants announced on Thursday on their official Twitter handle that the 20-year old budding talent would be ruled out […]
2020 victory is assured – Shai-Osudoku MP
The Member of Parliament for Shai-Osudoku Constituency in The Greater Accra Region has assured her Constituents that victory is smiling at them come December 7 Presidential and parliamentary elections. According to Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo ‘‘NDC have always won this seat since 1992 and we shall do it again this year, as we are the […]
Gov’t gets 81 Million Euro Loan for Sekondi-Takoradi Water Project
Parliament has approved two separate loans to the tune of over 81 Million Euros to finance the Sekondi-Takoradi Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. The loans are: Oeke-Backed agreement amounting to €70,733,432.00 and commercial loan amounting to €10,500,000.00 between Ghana represented by the Ministry of Finance and Commerzbank Aktingesellschaft. The credit facility is to secure […]
