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Women outlive men across the world – WHO

Women outlive men everywhere in the world – particularly in wealthy countries, the World Health Statistics 2019 produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found. “Breaking down data by age, sex and income group is vital for understanding who is being left behind and why,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Behind every […]

Stanbic Bank launches promotion for 2019 AFCON

Some customers of Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited will have the opportunity to win tickets to watch some matches in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with their partners in a new promotion by the bank. Dubbed “Visa Swipe to AFCON Campaign”, the promotion, which will run from now till June when the AFCON kicks […]

PDS load shedding schedule for Friday 5th April

Power Distribution Services (PDS), the company that took over the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana has released a time table for power outages. The outages which PDS says are due to the shut down of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant affects eight regions of the country. The outages scheduled for Friday, April 5, […]

Teachers in Kumasi against imposition of GES-SIC insurance policy

Some teachers in the Ashanti region have planned to hit the streets in Kumasi on April 10, 2019 to demonstrate against what they say was an imposition of an insurance policy on them by the Ghana Education Service (GES). The teachers who are from various basic and senior high schools in the region want the […]

Illegal miners return to business in Western North

The fight against illegal mining is far from over because some small-scale miners and illegal miners have begun operating, in violation of the law. While some small-scale miners who were vetted and cleared by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) are mining without operating permits, some illegal miners are also having a field day […]

Don’t use foul language to drive away votes, Nana B tells NPP supporters

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Yaw Boakye, better known as Nana B, has appealed to the youth of the party to desist from using foul language and attitudes that would drive people away from the party. He asked them to be polite and courteous in all their dealings with […]

Let’s not allow religious extremism to destroy our peace— Dr Abu Sakara

A former presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Abu Sakara Forster, has called on the youth to stay united in spite of our religious and sectorial differences. He said Ghana was fortunate to be enjoying peace and stability today and we could not afford to destroy it. Dr Abu Sakara said we […]

Customs reduces physical examination of containers at Tema Port

The Tema Command of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), says it has begun the implementation of the reduction in physical examination of containers at the port from the previous 90 per cent to 10 per cent. According to the Sector Commander, Dr Godfred Okoh-Appiah, the command is however yet to implement […]

Asantehene celebrates ‘Awukudae’ preceding ‘Adaekese’

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Wednesday celebrated ‘Awukudae’, an important Asante traditional festival, as part of activities marking the 20th anniversary of his enthronement. The celebration was significant because it preceded ‘Adaekese’, to be celebrated by the Asantehene on April 21, the day he, in all his splendour, will mark as the climax […]

Real Madrid join chase for Partey

Atletico Madrid midfielder, Thomas Partey, has emerge on the radar of their city rival, Real Madrid. Since his second coming, the Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has made clear his intentions to rebuild the club with names of several European stars including, Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe, and Paul Pogba being mentioned as some of the […]