The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has for the third straight update announced that the country has recorded more than 600 new daily infections of the Coronavirus. The country’s health management body on Friday, January 23, confirmed 635 new cases of infections barely 24 hours after it had announced 658 new infections across eight regions on … The post Ghana

The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rescinded its decision to suspend clubs and Associations that pulled out of competitions in 2020 over COVID-19 related issues. The decision follows a meeting held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, during the Championship of African Nations (CHAN). In a letter addressed to member Associations, CAF said … The post CAF

The Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, has called on Ghanaians to forgive former President Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings of his excesses if they want to uphold his legacy. “If there is any legacy that we can uphold of Jerry John Rawlings, then let us first and foremost … The post Greatest

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Alexander Owurae has remanded a 40-year Businessman in police custody for fraud. Augustine Aquah Mensah also known as Paa Kwesi who lives at Kasoa in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality, pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretences contrary to section 131 of the criminal offences Act … The post Court

The Electoral Commission (EC) has opposed to a motion on notice for review in respect of a dismissed application for interrogatories. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the application for interrogatories saying interrogatories should be based on relevance. The Petitioner, Mr John Dramani Mahama in the December 7 Presidential Election Petition case has however filed a … The post Applicant

One person was killed and 15 others kidnapped when pirates attacked a container ship in the Gulf of Guinea, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported on Sunday. The abducted crew members are reportedly from Turkey, while the man killed was from Azerbaijan. The pirates, who attacked the vessel on Saturday around 300 kilometres off the … The post Pirates

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chair of The ECOWAS Authority, has amplified the call for increased solidarity and cooperation between states in the region to fight and alleviate the human and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He said West Africa cannot risk being overwhelmed by the second wave of the COVID-19 disease sweeping the … The post Let’s

Mrs Jean A. Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) has filed her witness statement in the December 7, 2020 Election Petition case currently before the Supreme Court. In her statement Mrs Mensa has denied that the Commission padded votes in favour of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the President elect and second respondent in … The post EC denies

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have criticized Russia’s harsh crackdown on protesters demonstrating against the imprisonment of leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny. “We strongly condemn the detention of peaceful protesters in Russia. They must be released immediately,” the foreign ministers of the three EU and NATO countries bordering Russia wrote on Twitter. … The post Baltic

The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has hit global foreign direct investment so hard, the sector has collapsed in 2020 and it is expected to weaken further in 2021, according to the latest issue of the Global Investment Trends Monitor of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The 38th edition of … The post COVID-19

Ghana must position itself through enforcement of its own codes and standards to deal with any destructive earthquake strike in the future in order not to be taken by surprise. Accra, the nation’s capital lies on a fault-line and there is regular seismic activity in the country. The combined effect of rapid development, industrialization, building … The post Ghana

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set a provisional tax revenue target of GH¢60 billion for 2021, representing a 32.3 percent increase over the 2020 actual collection of GH¢45.338 billion. Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, the Commissioner-General, who announced this at a media soiree, said although the task appeared daunting, the GRA would implement innovative measures to … The post Ghana

As the nation prepares for the funeral of late President Jerry John Rawlings from Monday, January 25, Parliament has insisted that his values of probity, responsibility, discipline and accountability be embedded in the national psyche. Eulogising the former President by the legislators on Friday, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Leader of the National Democratic Congress Side, … The post Parliament:

The Electoral Commission (EC) says Mr John Dramani Mahama’s election petition is grounded on extreme speculations and ought to be dismissed by the Supreme Court. In its preliminary objection raised through its Counsel, Mr Justine Amenuvor, the EC held that the petition did not merit a trial as same constituted “a total waste of the … The post Petitioner’s

The four-day state funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings, who passed away on Thursday November 12, 2020, begins on Sunday, January 24. According to the programme of activities outlined by the Government in collaboration with the family of the late former President, the state funeral begins with a Catholic Requiem Mass on Sunday, January … The post Former

The Akufo-Addo government in its second term in office should endeavour to pay more attention to infrastructure development like roads, railways and others, to galvanise national development efforts, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, an International Affairs expert, has advised. He said, “Research has shown that two per cent increment in infrastructure creates 40 per cent socio-economic activities … The post Dr

Felix Gabriel, a 32 year Nigerian squatter has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly breaking into a storeroom and stealing floor tiles worth $50,000.00. Gabriel is said to have conspired with others to break into the said storeroom and loaded the stolen items unto some trucks to an unknown destination. Charged with stealing, … The post Unemployed

Bright Ofori also known as “T.I” unemployed, has been remanded into prison custody by the Twifo-Praso Magistrate’s court for allegedly killing his friend, Mohammed Haddi over GH¢10.00 debt at Assin Awisem in the Assin North Municipality of the Central Region. His plea was not taken and would reappear on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Ofori, 24, … The post Man

Nimole Christopher, a Fishery Observer, who allegedly threatened a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman with death, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. The accused charged with threat of death, pleaded not guilty and has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with three sureties. The Court presided over by Ms Evelyn Asamoah … The post Man

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has admitted 883 postgraduate students to pursue various second degree and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes for the 2020/2021 academic year. They include 25 PhD students, 31 Master of Philosophy (MPhil), 658 Master of Business Administration (MBA), 143 Master of Arts/Master of Science (MA/MSc) and 26 MBA (by … The post UPSA