Journalists to build capacity for improved performance – Aspiring GJA President
Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, an aspiring President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), is envisioning the set up of a scholarship scheme for the professional development of Ghanaian journalists. The scheme, according to the aspirant, would seek to train and build the capacities of the journalists in specialized areas of interest relevant to the nation’s […]
Kpone pig farmers desert piggeries to African swine fever
The devastating impact of the African swine fever through pig farms within the Saki community in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has forced most farmers to desert their pigs in the farms. This came to light when Tema office on Wednesday visited some of the piggeries to ascertain impact of the African […]
AU to deliver six million Covid jabs next week
The African Union will deliver six million jabs of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to 27 African countries next week. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says these countries have already paid in full for the shipments. “This demonstrates that African governments are willing to pay for their vaccines. […]
Third wave of COVID-19 infections is very real- GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), has warned that the country is at risk of experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections if the current surge and community spread continue. The GHS said currently, “15 out of the 16 regions have active cases of COVID-19, with 3,608 active cases as at July 18, 2021.” There has […]
Aboabo shooting: Security Committee, Police Command search for murderer
The Asokore-Mampong Municipal Security Committee is working with the Ashanti Regional Police Command to track down the suspect behind the shooting incident at Aboabo Number Two, resulting in the death of a teenager. Abdul-Gafar Kassim, 16, who was hit in the head by a stray bullet in the incident, died shortly after being rushed to […]
Media Manager arrested for alleged forgery and misappropriation
Manager of Assin-Fosu based Rich FM, Jonathan Amponsah Mensah, has been arrested by the police for allegedly forging invoices and misappropriating GHC104,090.00, belonging to the Station. The suspect is said to have presented series of invoices during the first quarter of 2021 to Dr Richard Kofi Asiedu, Chief Executive Officer of the FM Station, as […]
Tokyo Olympics: Guinea withdraw on eve of Games over Covid fears
The government of Guinea has decided not to send any athletes to the Tokyo Olympics over Covid-19 fears, two days before the Games’ official start. The Guinean delegation, which had yet to travel, was to feature five competitors – one apiece in athletics, judo and wrestling while two were set for the athletics programme. “Due […]
Immigration Officers schooled on tackling border security challenges
The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has held two separate capacity-building workshops for its frontline officers in the Western Region. The workshop, attended by 50 selected GIS officers, is the third phase of the implementation of the Strengthening Border Security and Migration Management in Ghana (SMMIG)and the Strengthening Border Security (SBS) […]
Birim Central GES unveils reading and spelling competition
The Ghana Education Service (GES) in Birim Central Municipality in an effort to improve cognitive skills of school children, has started a reading and spelling contest with a call for support to help regularise it. The Ghana Library Authority is supporting the on-going week-long exercise in circuits A, B, C and D, covering six public […]
Glico Insurance supports Hasaacas Ladies with 150,000 insurance package
Glico Insurance, an insurance company has supported Women’s Premier League club, Hasaacas Ladies FC with an Insurance package worth GHc150,000 as the team embarks on the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Women’s Champions league zonal qualifiers. Hasaacas Ladies would l be playing in the CAF Women’s Champions league zonal qualifiers in Cote D’ Ivoire this […]
Netflix to include mobile games for subscribers
Netflix has confirmed that it will include video games as part of subscription packages at no extra cost. In a letter to investors, it said it was in the early stages of expanding into games and those for mobile would be added to the platform first. “The time is right to learn more about how […]
Tanzanian opposition leader arrested – Chadema
Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe has been arrested, his Chadema party says. He was in his hotel room on Tuesday night in Mwanza, in the north-western region where he was attending party meetings, when he was detained. Officials from Tanzania’s main opposition party say they have not been able to establish where Mr Mbowe is […]
‘I saw Kaaka’s brother dragging him to bathroom’ – Witness
A witness in the ongoing hearing by the Ministerial Committee probing the Ejura killings has told the Committee she saw the elder brother of Kaaka, one Baba Iddi, dragging him (Kaaka) to the bathroom the night he was attacked. Sadia Fuseini, the witness, a tenant in Kaaka’s house, said she heard a loud sound moments […]
Ashanti Region: Deteriorating classroom blocks hampers academic activities at Brofoyedru
Academic activities at the Brofoyedru and Apantubuom communities in the Bosome-Freho District of the Ashanti Region have been hampered due to the deterioration of classroom blocks. For almost eight years, the situation had lingered on in the two farming communities, to the disadvantage of the academic work of pupils. At Brofoyedru, the Kindergarten (KG) block […]
