Malaria cases drop in Asikuma Odoben Brakwa
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) district health directorate has recorded a tremendous dip in malaria cases in the district. The district recorded 632 malaria cases in 2020 as compared to 913 and 943 cases recorded in 2019 and 2018 respectively. The figure represents a total decrease of 281 cases of malaria recorded in the AOB district in […]
Parents urged to keep firm eyes on children
A Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, Dr. Kingsley Nyarko has urged parents and guardians to keep firm eyes on their children and wards for them to become responsible citizens in the future. It is also important for parents to monitor the movements of their children, as well as those they play with in order […]
Environmental Unit to bring back spot fines on defecators in Tamale
The Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit (EHSU) of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA) has announced that it is considering to re-institute its spot fines regime to sanction persons caught defecating in the open in the metropolis. As part of the spot fines regime, the EHSU of TaMA would deploy security personnel to patrol targeted open […]
MP urges Muslims to observe COVID-19 protocols during Ramadan
A Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Akontombra constituency in the Western North Region, Mr Alex Djonoborh Tetteth has called on Muslim leaders and Imams to ensure members adhered to the COVID-19 safety protocols during the Ramadan fast. He said government and the Ghana Health Service were doing their part to ensure the defeat of the pandemic […]
Rural Banks: BoG rolls out nationwide training programme to avoid another crisis
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has rolled out a nationwide training programme for all board of directors and key management staff of rural banks on the new Companies Act 2019, Act 992, to make them fully aware of their responsibilities. This is to help rural banks escape the traps that befell some universal banks that […]
Microsoft to buy health care industry tech firm Nuance
Microsoft Corp plans to buy a tech firm known for helping to develop Apple’s Siri speech recognition software in a deal valued at $19.7bn (£13.3bn). The purchase of Nuance Communications is the second largest in Microsoft’s history, after its acquisition of networking site LinkedIn in 2016 Microsoft said, it would bolster its software and artificial intelligence […]
Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua bout will ‘happen’ as deal moves close
Tyson Fury believes a much-anticipated heavyweight bout with Anthony Joshua will “100% happen” and that a date and venue will be known in the coming days. Representatives of the two British heavyweights are examining offers made by venues to stage the fight. An offer from Saudi Arabia is in place and Fury says other bids […]
Covid-19: US health authorities call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution”. It said six cases of severe blood clotting had been detected in more […]
High Court to rule on bail application of business executive held for spousal murder
An Accra High Court has fixed April 20, 2021, to rule on a bail application put in by Prince Charles Dedjoe, a Business Executive, accused of murdering his wife at East Legon, Accra. Dedjoe has been refused bail by the Madina District Court, after being charged for murder. He is alleged to have beaten his […]
5 perish in gory accident on Accra-Kumasi highway
Five adults made up of three males and two females have lost their lives in a motor accident on the Accra -Kumasi Highway. According to police reports, the incident happened on April 11 at about 1420 hours when the driver, Eric Ohemang, aged 35, was driving a Mercedes Benz Sprinter bus with registration number GW […]
Sibi suffers perennial water shortage
Sibi, a farming community in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region, is without water for the past three months. Members of the community, with a population of about 8,000 people, walked several miles to Kpassa the District capital, in search of water whilst others journey towards Damanko to fetch water from the Oti […]
Alibaba accepts record China fine and vows to change
Chinese tech giant Alibaba said on Monday that it accepted a record penalty imposed by the country’s anti-monopoly regulator. Regulators slapped a $2.8bn fine after a probe determined that it had abused its market position for years. The fine amounts to about 4% of the company’s 2019 domestic revenue. Alibaba Group’s executive vice chairman Joe […]
Zenu-Atadeka Police recapture seven suspects
Seven out of 12 suspects who escaped custody from the Zenu-Atadeka District Police in the Ashaiman Municipality have been re-arrested, while five others are still on the run. Six of them have since been convicted by the Ashaiman Circuit Court on their own pleas, on charges related to their escape from lawful custody. This was […]
Ghana’s farmers eye sweet success from chocolate
There is a lot of money in chocolate but the producers of the raw material see very little of it. Last year the retail industry was worth $107bn (£78bn), according to one projection, but Ghana – the world’s second largest cocoa producer – earned just around $2bn. This is a familiar pattern for many African […]
