Gov't Procures 275 Ambulances
Two hundred and seventy-five ambulances procured by the government are set to arrive in the country by the end of April this year. The vehicles are to be distributed to all constituencies in the country. Currently, there are less than 100 functional ambulances operating in some parts of the country. The Director-General of the Ghana […]
Third German-African Business Summit opens in Accra Tuesday
Over 500 German and sub-Saharan African high-ranking business executives and government representatives have arrived in Ghana for the third German-African Business Summit (GABS). The three-day Summit will focus on new opportunities and also learn from already existing experiences of German-African business relations. The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Muller and […]
EC appeals for more time to implement ROPAA
The Electoral Commission( EC) has filed a motion appealing to the Accra High Court to extend the deadline that the court gave it to operationalise the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA), 2006 (Act 699), which gives Ghanaians in the Diaspora the right to vote from abroad. On December 18, 2017, the Human Rights […]
Kevin Prince Boateng reveals he struggled at Tottenham because he was overweight
Barcelona forward Kevin Prince Boateng has disclosed that he struggled when he joined Tottenham Hotspurs because he could not control his weight. Boateng who is on loan at Barcelona from Sassuolo says when he first arrived in London, he did not pay attention to his diet and that affected his weight. After leaving Tottenham, he […]
Medical drones take off 2nd quarter
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for the distribution of essential emergency medical supplies to various health facilities across the country is set to begin full operations before the end of the second quarter of the year. Presently, construction work on the base for the flights, a facility which is expected to be the […]
CID officer aided my escape from cells – Takoradi kidnapping suspect
Sam Udoetuk Wills, the suspect in the kidnapping of three girls in the Western Region, has told a Takoradi District Court that an officer of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) assisted him to escape from police custody. According to him, the CID officer together with his two friends whose names he gave as Kwesi and […]
Hypertension, leading cause of death in Eastern Region
Hypertension emerged top of the 10 causes of death at the Eastern Regional Hospital in 2018, according to statistics provided by the facility. Out of the 943 deaths recorded at the hospital last year, hypertension accounted for 210, as against 139 in 2017. Deaths due to HIV and AIDS and retroviral infections were 207, making […]
First Lady in Ethiopia for 22nd OAFLA General Assembly
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has welcomed the expansion of the scope of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA). She said the expansion tied in well with all the areas that her organisation, the Rebecca Foundation, was working on. Mrs Akufo-Addo said this when she was briefed on the outcome of […]
CAF U-20 Nations Cup: Black Satellites to arrive from Niger on Tuesday
Ghana’s U20 team, the Black Satellites will be arriving on Tuesday, 12 February, 2019 from Niger. The team exited their hotel base on Sunday as stipulated by the CAF rules and have lodged at a new hotel where they have been waiting for their departure. Ghanasoccernet.com understands that the team was expected to arrive today […]
JHS and SHS graduates to get Diploma Certificate – Minister
The Minister for Education has announced plans to upgrade the Senior High School certificate into a National Diploma certificate which can allow graduates gain employment after completion of their programmes. The Minister said it is unfair for young people in the country to be forced to complete University before being eligible for employment in the […]
