The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akuapem North in the Eastern Region, Denis Edward Aboagye, has vowed to attain 98 per cent victory for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 7 polls. The MCE is hopeful his dream for the party would certainly be realized through self-sacrificing leadership and cordial relationship with […]

This season’s Champions League and Europa League competitions will be completed in August with ‘final eight’ tournaments in Lisbon, Portugal and in cities across Germany. The Women’s Champions League will also be a knockout tournament, in northern Spain between 21 to 30 August. Competitions were suspended in March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Uefa also […]

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has made some key appointments following a Special Meeting of its Council on Wednesday, June 17. The appointments include the naming of Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong as the new Vice Chancellor. Until this appointment, Prof Boampong was the Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences. His appointment […]

After eight attempts by the Shama District Assembly to elect a Presiding Member, Assembly Member for Bentsir Electoral Area Emmanuel Mark Ackon has been given the nod for the office. He secured 25 out of the 26 votes to emerge victorious. The Shama District Assembly has been without a Presiding Member for the past seven […]

The Volta Regional Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mr Solomon Denyo, has assured government and all educational stakeholders in the Volta and Oti regions that his outfit will complete the disinfection of private and public schools before schools re-open on Monday. Zoomlion, he said, has accordingly engaged sub-contractors to help speed up the covid-19 disinfection […]

More than 3,000 structures within military installations in the Ashanti Region have been disinfected against the deadly novel coronavirus. The exercise started from the Military Central Command headquarters at Sofoline through the Old Baracks at Bantama to the 4 Infantry Battalion, also at the Sofoline area in Kumasi. From Tuesday to Wednesday, various facilities within […]

South African opposition leader Julius Malema has called for the coronavirus lockdown ban on alcohol to be reimposed. The firebrand Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader was hitting out at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to reopen the economy in a speech for the virtual celebrations of South Africa’s Youth Day. For two months, South Africa […]

The Presidential Candidate of the Convention People Party (CPP) in the 2012 elections, Dr Michael Abu Sakara Foster, has called for an amendment to the 1992 constitution especially the aspect that deals with elections in Ghana. He told Alfred Ocansey on 3FM’s morning show, Sunrise, Tuesday, June 16 that the constitution has entrusted political power […]

Executive Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana Lucia Addae has said members of her association will pass on the cost incurred over the implementation of the Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS) to the consumers. According to her, they are incurring a lot of cost following the challenges with the system. For instance, she […]

A 25-year-old driver’s mate, Danaah Sulemana, who was sentenced to ten years in prison for defiling a two-year-old girl in Kumbungu has tested positive for Covid-19. According to the Northern Regional Director of Health, Dr. John Eleeza, the accused was still undergoing screening processes for Covid-19 as part of measures to prevent the virus from […]

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has responded to recent concerns raised by pressure group OccupyGhana on the management of Covid-19 in Ghana. OccupyGhana in a statement on Tuesday expressed suspicion that the Service is under-reporting Ghana’s Covid-19 figures on cases, recoveries and deaths. It said government appears to have decided to live with the virus […]

The mobilization of a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create the world business responsibly by aligning their strategies and operations with the Ten Principles on the united nations global compact and other strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation. The United Nations […]

Introduction The rains are here and the changes in weather is gradually becoming evident. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, almost all regions of the world are battling with the scourge which is yet to diminish. Interestingly, most countries have reported cases across gradually-changing weather conditions […]

George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19. What has that got to do with his death? Absolutely nothing! If your brother had asthma, and someone intentionally introduced smoke into his room, and he died, you would be very upset if the system said “well he had asthma, so nothing to see here”. Look up ‘Proximate Cause […]

Ghana has recorded its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus deaths and new infections two weeks after government eased the country’s covid-19 restrictions. Eight more deaths have been announced Wednesday to bring the total casualties to 66 from the previous 58 cases, while additional 397 new cases have also been confirmed, all within the last 24 […]

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will this Saturday go to the polls in 167 constituencies across the country to elect or affirm parliamentary candidates to represent the party in the December 7 parliamentary elections. The stakes are high for the party considering that these are constituencies where the party is enjoying the incumbency and would […]

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it has paid a total of 598, 940, 611.70 to NHIS service providers as claims payments from the beginning of this year to date. The amount, it said, includes withholding taxes. It said in a statement Wednesday that the first amount of 92 million cedis after which additional […]

The first novel coronavirus case has been reported at the Kumasi Central Prison in the Ashanti Region. An inmate who was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) after he fell sick two weeks ago tested positive for the virus. While on admission at the hospital, he was said to have started showing signs […]

Deputy Health Minister Benard Okoe Boye has tested negative for the deadly novel coronavirus. The medical practitioner-cum-politician who was rumoured to have contracted the virus from Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu revealed on TV3 New Day Wednesday that results of his covid-19 test came out negative on Tuesday. Dr Okoe Boye recently ‘disappeared’ from the public […]