Lifeless grass cutter bites boy to death
Wonders they say shall never end. A 14 year old boy has been bitten to death by a lifeless grass cutter at Sefwi Nkronua in the Western region. The incident happened when the boy alongside colleagues went hunting for the animals. The mysterious grass cutter which was killed four hours earlier is reported to have […]
Wearable ultrasound silicone patch for blood pressure monitoring
Researches led by the University of California San Diego have invented a new wearable ultrasound patch that monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin. The non-invasive method could help with the detection of cardiovascular anomalies. The work, published in the Nature Biomedical Engineering, reported that in tests, the patch performed as well as […]
Japanese scientists develop human eggs from blood cells for the first time
Producing eggs and sperm from stem cells has long been a science goal. In 2012, Mitinori Saitou at Kyoto University and his colleagues reported they produced mature mouse eggs and sperm from stem cells, and used them to breed healthy mouse pups. But scientists have been stumped in their attempts to get even close to […]
AfDB seeks partners to lift one billion people out of hunger globally
The African Development Bank has called on global partners to join hands to lift one billion people worldwide out of hunger and said it was leading the way by investing $24 billion in African agriculture over the next 10 years in the largest such effort ever. “We are not winning the war against global hunger,” […]
Melania Trump to visit Ghana, 3 other African countries
First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump plans to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt when she travels to Africa next week on her first major solo international trip as first lady. It will be the first time the First Lady will embark on such an international mission in Africa. The choice of the […]
South Africa extends visa waiver to Ghana, other countries
In a bid to boost tourism to the country, South Africa is finalising a number of visa waiver agreements with other countries, allowing travellers to enter the country without a visa. This announcement was made by Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday in Pretoria. Citizens from countries which will now no longer require […]
President Akufo-Addo addresses 73rd UN General Assembly
Banks in Ghana are earning much profit and must be taxed
A Lecturer at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, Prof. Sajid Chaudhry, says banks in Ghana are making a lot of profit and needed to be taxed more. Addressing the media on the taxing of banks, Prof. Chaudhry said the big banks are making lots of profits, charging much on borrowers, but not paying […]
"Education in Ghana is more theoretical than practical" -NSMQ winners
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged educators to help reform the country’s educational sector by introducing methods to make education more practical, and less theoretical. Interacting with the winners of this year’s National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ), St. Peter’s Senior High School who returned from an international competition in Portugal recently, the President […]
Liberia issues travel ban after '$60m vanish'
Liberia’s government has banned 15 people, including the son of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, from leaving the country while it investigates the alleged disappearance of tens of millions of dollars intended for the central bank, the Ministry of Information has said in a statement. Border posts have been informed that Charles Sirleaf, the deputy […]
