At least 38 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, emergency workers say. The city, which is located in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, was hit by torrential rainfall. Houses in hillside neighbourhoods were destroyed and cars swept away as floodwaters raced through the city’s streets. … The post Deadly landslides
Hong Kong’s healthcare system has been overwhelmed by a huge surge in Covid-19 cases, with infected patients being treated outside crowded hospitals. The government has admitted it was struggling to contain the fifth wave of infections fuelled by Omicron. But it has ruled out a city-wide lockdown. A record of 4,285 new cases were reported … The post Hospitals overwhelmed
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the United States was still pursuing a diplomatic solution to the current standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine, meanwhile warning Russia of severe sanctions should it choose to invade its neighbor. In televised remarks delivered from the White House on the evolving situation on Ukraine’s borders, … The post Ukraine
The military leader of Burkina Faso who took control in a coup three weeks ago has been sworn in as transitional president. Dressed in camouflage uniform and a red beret, Lt-Col Paul-Henri Damiba vowed to uphold the constitution in a small ceremony in the capital, Ouagadougou. Lt-Col Damiba led army officers to oust the elected … The post Burkina Faso’s coup leader sworn in
A 10-year-old boy has been rescued after spending eight hours in the crushing mechanism of a rubbish lorry in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. The boy, identified by police as Majed Mubarak Ibrahim, was working with a truck run by the Khartoum StateCleaning Corporation. It is believed he was pulled into the lorry as he threw in … The post Boy rescued after 8 hours in rubbish lorry
The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains extremely dire with almost half of the population requiring assistance in 2022, said James Swan, the top United Nations (UN) envoy for Somalia, on Tuesday. Somalia is the most severely drought-affected country in the Horn of Africa, with 4.3 million people impacted and more than 270,000 people newly displaced. … The post ‘Humanitarian
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday joined stakeholders from Ghana and Norway to make a case for the world to invest more in inclusive education to reduce inequalities among Persons with Disability (PWDs). At the second Global Disability Summit co-hosted by the two countries, the speakers said it was critical that the PWDs were not … The post President makes
The Referees Appointment Committee has appointed Rustum Gameli Senorgbe to officiate the top liner between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium. The two top teams will face each other on Sunday in an outstanding Ghana Premier League (GPL) Match Day 7 encounter. An FA statement announced referees PatrickPapala … The post Senorgbe for Hearts,
Ghana’s super middleweight boxing campaigner, Prince Oko Nartey, has signed a managerial contract with a businessman and boxing fanatic, Mr. Daniel Ayikwei at the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) Secretariat at the Bukom Boxing Arena. The three-year deal signed yesterday, will see Mr. Ayikwei, who doubles as an Executive Board Member of the GBA, support the … The post Oko Nartey gets new manager
Premier League outfit Aduana Stars have been ordered by the Appeals Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to pay R-Stake Professionals FC an amount of $23,385.50 in respect of the onward transfer of centre-forward, Derrick Sasraku. The amount represents 30 per cent of the transfer fee paid by Tunisian giants Club Africaine from the … The post Aduana Stars
Manchester United should be fighting for more than a top-four place in the Premier League, goalkeeper David de Gea said after his team beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday. An unconvincing display was illuminated by a majestic Cristiano Ronaldo goal in the first half before Bruno Fernandes finished off 10-man … The post De Gea: United should be fighting
Crystal Palace defender Cheikhou Kouyate has expressed his joy at Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph, explaining that winning the title was the best day of his life. Kouyate, who was a regular for the Teranga Lions in their campaign in Cameroon, had been to three prior AFCON tournaments with the national team in 2015, … The post Kouyate still on cloud nine …after
Manchester City are on course for the Champions League quarter-finals after Bernardo Silva’s brace inspired a masterful 5-0 rout of Sporting Lisbon in the last 16 first leg on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side produced a swaggering display at the Jose Alvalade Stadium to kill off Sporting before the second leg in Manchester on March 9. … The post Man City on brink of Champs
Liberty Professionals continued their resurgence in the Division One League (DOL) with a 2-0 win against Accra Young Wise on Match Day 14 of the second tier competition at the Blue Sky Park at Doboro on Sunday. The Scientific Soccer lads have been brilliant in recent matches, having recovered from a slow start to the … The post DOL: Liberty crash Young Wise at home appeared first on
Sleek N Suave GH, a virtual social club over the weekend held a 12km health walk through the Cantonment enclave in Accra.The walk, which started and ended at the St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School with aerobic session, brought together close to 600 members spread across the country.Participants were also screened for BP, eye, glucose, breast, surgical consultation and had a … The post Sleek
The GhanaAmerican Football Federation (GAFF) has announced partnership with Yison Tech Hub, a non-governmental organization (NGO)in Wa to promote American football in the Upper West region to groom talented footballers for the region and the nation at large. The partnership was aimed at supporting the region to produce highly educated world class footballers and future … The post GAFF,
Agromonti Company Limited, a leading provider of agricultural inputs and services in Ghana, has committed both financial and technical support, towards the ‘Gathering of the Royals” event, an agricultural resilience building platform for traditional leaders. An initiative of Agrihouse Foundation, the developmental-influencing event, will have a representation of about 50 queenmothers and farmers from the … The post Agromonti
Prudential Bank Limited in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) marked this year’s National Chocolate Day celebration spending time with the about 1,000 students and pupils of the Kanda Cluster of Schools. The Bank in collaboration with TN Delfah Ghana Limited, an indigenous cocoa processing company and producers of the Golden Pod brand of … The post Prudential
The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) has increased to 15.6 per cent in January 2022 from 14.7 per cent in December. This rate represents a 0.9 percentage point increase in PPI relative to the rate recorded in December 2021 (14.7 per cent) and the month-to-month change rate of 4.0 per cent. Government Statistician, Professor Samuel K … The post Producer Price Inflation rises to
Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that government is at the advanced stages of closing the deal for the acquisition of telecommunication company, AirtelTigo. She says the state is also finalising processes in compliance with all requirements of the agreements, explaining that these requirements will be fulfilled before the end of the current … The post Acquisition
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