Peru experiences doubles in death toll after review
Peru has more than doubled its Covid death toll following a review, making it in the country with the world’s highest death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The official death toll is now more than 180,000, up from 69,342, in a country of about 33 million people. Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez […]
Zambia ‘arrests doctors over strike plan’
Police in Zambia have started arresting members of the resident doctors association after their leaders announced a strike on Friday. The Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) is demanding the recruitment of 500 doctors and payment of salary arrears, among other issues, according to its president Dr. Brian Sampa. The Doctors are also demanding the […]
China allows couples to have three children
China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit which has failed to lead to a sustained upsurge in births. The cost of raising children in […]
Red Cross commended for disaster project
The Ghana Red Cross Society has been commended for partnering with relevant state agencies to implement the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project, which has helped to build capacities of communities to respond to disaster-related issues in the country. The North East Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr. John Kweku Alhassan, who […]
China hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab leak theory
US President Joe Biden has called on intelligence officials to “redouble” their work to find out how the virus was first transmitted to humans. China’s foreign ministry accused the US of “political manipulation and blame shifting”. It has rejected any link between Covid-19 and a virus research lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan Covid-19 […]
Vivo Energy CEO receives CEO Award of the year
Vivo Energy Ghana’s Managing Director, Mr. Ben Hassan Ouattara has been adjudged the CEO of the Year for the Petroleum Sector at the 5th Ghana CEO Summit in Accra. The Vivo boss, Mr. Ouattara was awarded for his outstanding contribution in the downstream petroleum sector and trailblazing innovations in the industry. Under his leadership, Vivo […]
Tema GWCL embarks on disconnection of customers in arrears
The Tema Regional Office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) on Tuesday said it would embark on a revenue mobilization exercise in eleven districts as part of a national exercise to retrieve all arrears owed by customers. As part of the exercise, disconnection teams would be set up and deployed in all districts to […]
Police arrest two persons in Ho for robbery
Daniel Akpablie, 25, and Reuben Doh, 25, have been arrested by the Ho Municipal Police Command for robbery. The Police acting upon intelligence arrested the duo at New Zongo, a suburb in Ho, when they were about to sell a Techno Spark mobile phone believed to be stolen. According to Superintendent of Police, Mr. Anthony […]
Taxi driver found dead at Akyempim
A thirty-year-old taxi driver has been found dead at Akyempim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality and his vehicle taken away by the suspected criminals. The deceased who used to operate within Tarkwa and its environs has been identified as Ernest Essuman. The inhuman act happened in the late hours of Sunday, May 23, this year. Chief […]
African Court marks 15th anniversary milestone
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights marks the 15th anniversary milestone of the operationalization since it was set up by the African Union to monitor human rights violations in the continent. African Continental Court complements the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) and for the past 15 […]
