UN mission welcomes Afghan gov't’s announcement of Eid holiday ceasefire
After a surge in hostilities in Afghanistan over the past weeks, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed on Monday the Government’s announcement of a conditional ceasefire for the Eid al-Adha holiday and called on warring parties to use this “momentum” to put an end to the conflict. “A mutual ceasefire would further the […]
Microsoft halts 'Russian political hack'
Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says. The software company said Russian hackers had tried to steal data from political organisations, including the International Republican Institute and the Hudson Institute think tanks. But they had been thwarted when its security staff had won control of six net domains mimicking their […]
Accra appreciates your efforts –AMA Boss tells Drains Desilting Team
The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah has assured the Drains Maintenance Team of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) of government’s recognition of their continuous efforts to ensure that drains in the city are desilted. According to him, government would continue to provide the necessary funds and logistics to enable them to discharge their duties effectively. […]
Jekora Procures New Compactor Trucks to Improve Sanitation in Accra
A Waste Management Company based in Accra, Jekora Ventures Limited, has procured two new garbage compactor trucks to improve waste collection in the Osu Klotey sub metro of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly as parts of efforts to keep Accra Clean. The double axial trucks has a capacity on compactor volume of 20 cubic metres which translates […]
ADB Approves 50,000 USD to Northern Development Authority
The African Development Bank has approved a total of 50 thousand dollars to the Northern Development Authority (NDA) to conceptualize the ideas of the Northern Development Bank. Speaking at the Launch of Northern Ghana Human Development Report 2018, in Tamale, the CEO of Northern Development Authority, Dr. Alhaji Abdel-Majeed Haroun said by December this year […]
Ghana Joins Millions of Muslims Across The World To Mark Eid al-Adha
Muslims in Ghana will this morning join Millions of Muslims across the world to mark Eid al-Adha, the second and most important of the Eid holidays, on the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Adha follows Eid al-Fitr which is marked at the end of Ramadan and occurred in May and June of this year. In Ghana the […]
Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need "special attention and care" -UNICEF
An ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected children, the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, said on Friday. The outbreak in North Kivu Province was declared on 1 August and UNICEF reported that so far, two children have died, while six others – who […]
UN renews calls for better protection for persons everywhere on World Humanitarian Day
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Friday, renewed calls for civilians and aid workers everywhere to be better protected as the world remembered all the humanitarians killed in the line of duty. Each year on 19 August, the world pays tribute to the humanitarians who deliver aid to vulnerable communities in some of the most dangerous […]
Fire kills SDA pastor's wife, 3 children and mother-in-law at Dansoman
The wife of the Dansoman SDA District pastor, mother-in-law and three children were Sunday burnt to death in a fire outbreak at their home, at Dansoman Akokofoto in Accra. Graphic Online gathered that the incident happened between 5 and 6am on Sunday August 19, 2018. Pastor Ato Kessie, the Dansoman District pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church was not in […]
White House Lawyer Co-operating With Russia Election Meddling Probe
The top lawyer in the White House is “co-operating extensively” with the Russia inquiry into election meddling, the New York Times reports. Donald McGahn has spent 30 hours sharing detailed accounts of episodes at the heart of the probe, it says. President Donald Trump later said he had authorised Mr McGahn’s co-operation with special counsel […]
Ghana is capable of running free SHS with proceeds from natural resources
Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee, Dr. Steve Manteaw, over the weekend said compared to other African countries, Ghana is more capable of funding the free senior high school programme. He said for instance when Uganda started a similar programme in 2007, its GDP was 12 billion dollars with a population of 29.9million […]
Africa World Airlines ready for Ho-Accra flights
Togbe Afede XIV, Co-Chairman of Africa World Airlines (AWA), a domestic airline with operations in West Africa has stated the readiness of the company to run Ho-Accra-Ho flights at the new Ho Airport. “AWA is ready to start with Ho-Accra-Ho flights. May be three flights in a week for the start. We are only waiting […]
Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'
Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research. The researchers said childhood passive smoking was “likely to add seven deaths to every 100,000 non-smoking adults dying annually”. The study of 70,900 non-smoking men and women was led by the […]
CODE endorses double-track SHS system
The Conference of Directors of Education (CODE) has endorsed the double-track system of education for students at Senior High School (SHS) level, which begins in September, this year. This was contained in a communiqué issued by CODE at the end of its 25th annual conference in Tamale on Saturday. The communiqué was signed by Mrs […]
