Ghana records eight more COVID-19 deaths, 722 new infections
Additionally, the country has recorded 722 new infections, raising its active cases to 6,352 from a previous 6,095 since the last update on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The new infections are from tests conducted as of February 03, 2021. The latest update further disclosed that 457 more people have recovered, bringing the total of clinical […]
Yaw Preko: Great Olympics coach heaps praises on his players
Interim Head Coach of Accra Great Olympics, Yaw Preko, has showered praises on his players following their win against struggling King Faisal in a match-day 12 encounter played at the Accra Sports Stadium, on Tuesday, February, 2. The “Dade” Boys went joint top of the league together with Karela United as they cruised past a […]
Taylor Swift: Theme park sues singer over Evermore album name
Taylor Swift is being sued by a US theme park called Evermore, which says the star’s latest album has infringed its trademark by using the same name. The theme park’s owners said Swift’s Evermore release had caused confusion about whether the two were linked. The Utah venue said there was a “dramatic departure from typical […]
Golden Globes 2021: Three female directors make history in nominations
Three women have been nominated for best director at this year’s Golden Globe awards – the first time more than one has been shortlisted in a year. Emerald Fennell, Regina King and Chloe Zhao are recognised for Promising Young Woman, One Night in Miami and Nomadland respectively. Sacha Baron Cohen, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant and […]
Farmers’ protest: India says Rihanna tweet ‘irresponsible’
India has accused “foreign individuals” and celebrities of “sensationalism” after a tweet by pop superstar Rihanna, extending support to protesting farmers, drew global attention. Hours after the singer’s tweet, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and the US vice president’s niece Meena Harris also tweeted support for the farmers. Their widely shared tweets went viral, garnering […]
Ghana, UK must finalise trade agreement to save jobs — Fairtrade Africa
Fairtrade Africa has urged the government of Ghana and the United Kingdom to finalise a trade agreement to save fruit exporting companies. Ghana and UK failed to finalise a trade agreement before the end of the BREXIT transition December 31, 2020. It said although it welcomed the joint announcement by the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade […]
Volta record increases in fire outbreaks in 2020
Volta Region has recorded a 72.7 percent spike in fire outbreaks between January to December, last year, compared to the same period in 2019. The Region recorded a total of 285 fires in the year under review against 165 in 2019. Domestic fires increased with a 56.45 percent, as the Region recorded 97 outbreaks in […]
Lomotey joins ES Setif
West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) playmaker, Daniel Lomotey, has concluded a switch to Algerian side, ES Setif. The three-year deal which was announced on the club’s website would see the Ghana youngster join for an undisclosed amount of money. However, according to media speculation, the 21-year-old WAFA goal poacher’s transfer deal was worth around $100,000. […]
GSA and stakeholders dialogue over implementation of vehicle homologation
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Ghana Automobile Distributors Association (GADA) have held a meeting to discuss and address concerns regarding the implementation of the Automotive Vehicle Homologation and Conformity Assessment Programme. Homologation is the process of certifying vehicles or a particular component of a vehicle that meets the established requirements of various statutory […]
GFA must institute basic salary policy for clubs
A FORMER Footballer and a Labour Consultant, Yiadom Boakye Amponsah, has implored the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to devise a policy that will set a salary structure for the Ghana Premier League (GPL) and compel clubs to pay basic salary of GH¢1,500 to players. Such a salary structure, he said, would motivate players to remain […]
Fire destroys portions of a compound house in Yendi
Fire has destroyed eight out of 15 rooms of a compound house in Balogu North, a suburb of Yendi in Northern Region burning property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis Some of the burnt items included; Television sets, beds with mattresses, cash, furniture, dresses, Refrigerators and other household appliances. Alhaji Inusah Abdulai 46, Landlord of the house […]
NSA fume over the violation of COVID-19 safety protocols
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has expressed dissatisfaction over the unacceptable behaviour of fans and the blatant disregard for COVID-19 safety protocols during a match-day 11 encounter between Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics played at the Accra Sports Stadium, last Saturday. In a press statement signed by Mr. Charles Amofah, Head of Public Relations […]
Coronavirus vaccines: Boost for Africa in race for jabs
The African Union (AU) has secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for the continent. Together with doses the AU has already reserved and those to be made available via the World Health Organization-backed Covax scheme, this brings the total for Africa to 1.27 billion. Africa needs about 1.5 billion doses to immunise […]
Ketu South ready for COVID-19 second wave fight
The Ketu South Municipal Director, Ghana Health Service (GHS), Mr Joseph Kwami Degley, says the Directorate is ready to fight the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, the Municipality has recorded 64 confirmed cases after tests were conducted on about 2,300 people with 56 recoveries, three […]
