Veep Dr. Bawumia receives letter from MCC on behalf of the President
Millennium Challenge Corporation Approves $190 Million for Ghana
The Millennium Challenge Corporation, (MCC), has approved a second allocation of One Hundred and Ninety million dollars as compact funds from the MCC. This comes on the back of Ghana meeting all the required conditions to access the funds. The MCC submitting a letter acknowledging Ghana’s achievement of this milestone to the President, Nana Addo […]
Kumasi High Court hands over confiscated weapons to Interior Ministry
The Kumasi High Court has officially handed over a large quantity of weapons to the Ministry for the Interior for distribution among some of the state security agencies in crime combat. This followed the finality to a trial of some persons including a 72-year old Burkinabe, Omar Sata, for unlawful possession of the weapons. The […]
Health tips for longer life
PRICELESS PRESCRIPTIONS FROM YOUR FAVOURITE DOCTORS (1) By Dr. Kojo Cobba Essel I do not need any further and better particulars to draw the conclusion that knowledge about health improves the quality of one’s life. Every authentic information you can lay hands on is priceless and unlike the waters of the “Pierien Spring where shallow […]
Chinese I.T Giant, Inspur Group, to establish West Africa HQ in Ghana
China’s leading cloud computing company, which also happens to be the no. 2 company in China’s Information Technology industry, Inspur Group Co. Ltd, has chosen Ghana as its preferred destination in West Africa for the establishment of its regional headquarters. According to Mr. Peter Sun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inspur Group, the […]
KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, CBG Officials meet Parliament's Finance Committee
Officials of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers have started appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee as a probe into the collapse of seven banks enters day two. Officials of PricewaterhouseCoopers have already appeared before the committee with KPMG currently before the committee. Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) is the next after KPMG. Issues relating to […]
Team Alabi calls for branch executives involvement in flagbearer elections
The Campaign Coordinator of Professor Joshua Alabi, The NDC Flagbearer Aspirant, Lawyer Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu has called for involvement of the Branch Executives in the Flagbearer Elections in accordance with Article 42 (i) (g) of the Party’s constitution. According to him, “one of the ways of addressing some of the concerns is allowing the branches […]
Ho regional library in bad shape, loses attraction
The Ho regional library is gradually becoming unattractive to the general public due to the bad shape the facility is currently in. Aside being sandwiched between a school and a public toilet thus making it undesirable for patronage for any serious library services, the facility is also grappling with logistical and infrastructure challenges that militates […]
UN Chief commends Mauritania for peaceful election process
UN Secretary-General Antonió Gutteres has welcomed the “peaceful conduct” of the Mauritanian elections that took place on 1 September. Voting took place at a parliamentary, regional and municipal level, with some 98 political parties contesting seats, significantly more than in the last ballot, held five years ago. When that poll was held, in 2013, it was boycotted by […]
Inactivity puts physical and mental health of more than 1.4 billion adults at risk, says WHO
Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall quality of life, according to a newly released United Nations health agency study. Published in The Lancet Global Health journal on Wednesday, the study highlights the well-established benefits of being physically active, including a lower risk of cardiovascular […]
London Underground train ran with doors open
A passenger on a subway train in London captured video of their dangerous ride in a train car that had its doors wide open. The video shows a train on the London Underground’s Jubilee Line traveling at normal speed with its doors wide open, creating a potentially dangerous situation. The filmer said the doors failed […]
Japan hit by deadly earthquake and mudslides
Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses. At least eight people have been killed and about 40 are missing, say local media reports. The magnitude 6.7 quake cut power to around three million homes after a thermal power plant was damaged. The earthquake comes on […]
Historic India ruling legalises gay sex
In a historic verdict, India’s Supreme Court ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence in the country. The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law, known as section 377, under which gay sex is categorised as an “unnatural offence”. It is one of the world’s oldest laws criminalising gay […]
Dr. Nduom supports six companies to establish rice mills under 1D1F
A Business Consultant and Politician, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has offered to partner government under the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative to establish rice mills across all regions in the country. Sharing experiences from his rice project with six companies, he said Groupe Nduom got into the rice milling industry almost by mistake but had been able […]
