EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday that the bloc will  not share coronavirus vaccines with other countries until it has “a better production situation in the EU.” “There is quite a bit of pressure on member states to obtain the vaccine for themselves,” she told Germany’s Funke Media Group over the weekend. The announcement, which comes as the EU is […] The post Coronavirus:

Two workers of the Princeway Hotel, near Caprice in Accra, are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command to investigate the death of a client. The unidentified man, believed to have checked in with another man, was found dead in a supine position and decomposing in the hotel room. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, […] The post Police investigate death of unknown

The data from Ghana’s 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC), will for the first time, ensure data linkage and harmonization among seven West African countries. The harmonization of statistics under the West Africa Project from 2020 to 2024 was intended to ensure efficient data production through cooperation and partnership with the National Statistics Offices and […] The post Ghana’s

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) intends on ending the cycle of political power changing hands every eight years. His comment follows the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) prediction that the NDC will win the 2024 general election. “The next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in 2024. […] The post We’ll

The leading opposition candidate in Congo-Brazzaville’s presidential election is in hospital with COVID-19, while voting is under way. In a video circulating on social media, 61-year-old Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas is seen briefly removing an oxygen mask to tell his supporters that he is “fighting death”. He urges them to vote in the election. President […] The post Congo-Brazzaville

Parliament is expected to pass the Appropriation Bill by March 30, following the approval of the 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said. The Appropriation Bill, when passed, will give authorization for the expenditure of government funds. “Parliament will from this week begin to consider the budget […] The post Parliament

The Adenta Circuit Court ‘B’ has sentenced an ex-convict of Ankaful Prisons to 40 years imprisonment in hard labour for assault and attempted robbery. Stephen Senam, 25, pleaded guilty on all counts and was convicted on his own plea. He was sentenced to 20 years on each count for attempted robbery and causing harm. The […] The post Ex-convict gets 40 years for attempted robbery

Buckingham Palace is to review diversity policies across all royal households. The work will look at improving diversity at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace. Royal sources have stressed that the Palace already has policies, procedures and programmes in place but has not seen the progress it would like. The work began before the […] The post Buckingham Palace

World Vision Ghana (WVG), a Christian non-profit organization, on Sunday called on government to prioritize and increase investments in water supply across the country to promote good sanitation and healthy living. The call came on the back of the World Water Day commemoration. The 2021 World Water Day, to be observed on Monday, March 22, […] The post World

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, is asking the government to go back to some of the proposals that the New Democratic Congress (NDC) government put in place to salvage the negative growth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Ghana’s debt stock, according to the caretaker Finance Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stands at GHS291.6 billion, representing […] The post Consider

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country is making steady success with the management of the COVID-19 pandemic as data shows a decline in the number of active cases. Director-General of the Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye made this known at the Ministry of Information press conference on Sunday, March 21, 2021. “There has been […] The post Ghana’s

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is cautioning importers against bringing COVID-19 vaccines into the country. Such persons, the regulator says will be made to face the law if found culpable. The Authority says the vaccines can only be imported into the country by the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service. In a […] The post FDA warns against illegal importation

The newly approved COVID-19 Health levy which will see the VAT Flat rate as well the National Health Insurance Levy adjusted upwards, will not be used for paying the free water and electricity given to the public in 2020. This is according to a statement released by the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry says the […] The post COVID-19 Health

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted victory for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 presidential elections. “The next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in 2024. Under the constitutionally mandated term limits, Mr Akufo-Addo cannot run for a third term. Mr Mahama is reportedly considering whether to run again, but we […] The post We

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu is disappointed at the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allowing two dreadlocked students to be admitted into Achimota School. He says the exception granted the dreadlocked students will set a bad precedent. “I disagree with it. I am surprised and very disappointed that the […] The post GES

On the 21st of March 1990, Namibia gained its independence. On that day, the founding President and father of the Namibian Nation, Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma declared, “I move in the name of the people that Namibia is forever free, sovereign and independent” The road to freedom, sovereignty and independence On the road to Namibia’s […] The post Namibia marks 31st

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has indicated that there will be an interruption in water supply on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd March, 2021. The affected areas include: Bortianor, Kasoa, Nyanyano, Parts of Weija, and adjoining communities. The shut down is to enable the engineers carry out an emergency repair works at the Weija […] The post Water supply

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has indicated that there will be an interruption in water supply on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd March, 2021. The affected areas include: Bortianor, Kasoa, Nyanyano, Parts of Weija, and adjoining communities. The shut down is to enable the engineers carry out an emergency repair works at the Weija […] The post Water supply

Mourners have lined the streets of Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam to pay their last respects to ex-President John Magufuli. His successor Samia Suluhu Hassan led the procession, with the coffin draped in the national flag taken to the Uhuru Stadium to lie in state. Opposition politicians say that Magufuli, 61, had contracted Covid-19, […] The post Mourners

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken strong exception to comments by anti-graft activists who have questioned his credibility in fighting corruption following the retirement of Daniel Yaw Domelevo as Auditor-General The coerced removal of Mr. Domelevo from office has been on the table of many anti-corruption crusaders and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who say […] The post Claims