A Professor at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Ishmael Mensah, has called on government to review the disbursement of stimulus package to tourism sector operators. The review, he explained, had become pertinent in order to ensure that service providers within the sector were adequately catered … The post Govt
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) chapter of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG), has launched an endowment fund to assist needy and deserving students to enable them continue with their studies, in Accra. The president of GRASAG-GIMPA, Mr Raphael Apetorgbor, said the initiative christened, Graduate Studies Endowment Fund (GSEF) fund, … The post GRASAG
More than five million people are known to have died of Covid-19 worldwide, 19 months since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University. Vaccines have slowed the death rate, but some health experts say the true toll could be far higher. The milestone comes amid warnings from health officials that cases and deaths in … The post COVID-19 deaths pass 5m worldwide appeared first
The UK is prepared to take legal action against France over the ongoing row about post-Brexit fishing rights, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned. Last month, the UK and Jersey denied permits to dozens of French boats to operate in their waters. In retaliation, France threatened to block British boats from some of its ports … The post UK threatens legal action over French
At least 29 civilians were killed or wounded in north Yemen when ballistic missiles launched by the rebel Houthi movement hit a religious school and mosque, the country’s government says. Women and children were among the casualties from Sunday night’s attack in Marib province. They were sheltering at the facility after being displaced by fighting. … The post Deadly
The Ethiopian government has claimed fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have killed more than 100 “youth residents” in the town of Kombolcha, as the rival sides claimed control of the town in the country’s Amhara region. The government said on Monday the youth were “summarily executed” by the group, as residents reported … The post Youth
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister (PM), Abiy Ahmed, has appealed to citizens to take up arms to block advancing rebel fighters. He made the call on Facebook after the rebels, from the northern Tigray state, reportedly seized control of more towns in neighbouring Amhara. The US has called for a ceasefire in a year-long conflict that has … The post Ethiopia PM calls on citizens to
Ibrahim Ghandour, head of Sudan’s disbanded former ruling National Congress Party and a former foreign minister under deposed President Omar al-Bashir, was re-arrested on Monday less than a day after he had been released from jail, according to a source from his family. The release of Ghandour and several other Bashir allies in recent days, … The post Sudan coup leaders re-arrest
Parents in the Ningo-PrampramDistrict of the Greater Accra Region have risen against a health intervention programme meant to shore up the blood levels of girls and prevent anaemia among them so they would have good health and do well in school. They say they are suspicious the supplements might be for birth control purposes and … The post Support GIFTS to succeed in Ningo-Prampram
The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has said Parliament lacks the powers to direct the General Legal Council (GLC) to admit some 499 candidates to pursue the professional law programme at the Ghana School of Law.The Office of the A-G said in as much as it recognises the powers of Parliament, it … The post Parliament lacks power to direct
A four-year old boy, Michael Ganyo, died and two other siblings were injured, when the building they were occupying collapsed on them, at Akpadibu, in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality. The tragedy followed a strong storm that accompanied the late afternoon rains here, last Sunday. One of the injured, an eight-year-old girl, who had to shield her … The post Collapsed
The Asante Akropong District Court yesterday remanded a self-styled lawyer in prison custody for attempting to represent a client in a murder case before the Nyinahin District Court of the Ashanti Region. Kyei Baffour, 39, was arrested by the police, following a report by the Magistrate, Mr Rockson Kpodo, of the Nyinahin District Court that … The post Court remands self-styled lawyer appeared
The Police has commenced investigations into alleged criminal act that occurred last Monday during a protest,led by the Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu, in the Madina Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, According to the police, Mr Sosu had declined invitations extended to him to assist in investigation in his alleged involvement in … The post Police
The body of an unidentified man believed to be in his early 40s, buried in an uncompleted building at Napogbakolee, in Wa in the Upper West Region, was exhumed on Friday. The exercise was carried out by a joint team of police and staff of the Wa Municipal Environmental Health and Sanitation Department. The burial … The post Body exhumed from uncompleted building appeared first on
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