The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated some devices and basic screening materials to support inclusive education in Ghana. The $100,000 equipment was donated to enhance the various regional Assessment Centers across the country to help them function effectively. The items include hearing aids, clutches, complete […]
A Chinese court has ordered Samsung Electronics’s (005930.KS) mainland subsidiaries to pay 80 million yuan ($11.60 million) to Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] for patent infringement, the China firm’s first victory against Samsung on its legal challenges over intellectual property. Three units of Samsung have been ordered by the Quanzhou Intermediary Court to pay the sum for […]
Pepsi has pulled an advert that sparked an outcry and accusations that the drinks maker was trivialising recent street protests across the US. The advert featured reality TV star Kendall Jenner leaving a photo shoot to join a heavily policed demonstration. She defuses the tension by walking to the police line and handing an officer […]
Simon Osei-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has announced a massive health education and surveillance to help save lives and curtail the upsurge of Meningitis in the Ashanti Region. This comes on the back of the recent death of four students of the Kumasi Academy Senior High School, confirmed to have been killed by the disease. […]
The new Eastern Regional Police Commander, ACP George Alex Mensah, has pledged his support in the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region has been badly hit by the activities of illegal miners with a number water bodies, and farmlands polluted and destroyed. ACP George Alex Mensah, […]
PARLIAMENT has passed the Energy Sector Levies Amendment Bill which will review the two components of the levies downwards. National Electrification Scheme Levy and the Public Lighting Levy have also seen some reductions. While the National Electrification Scheme Levy goes down from 5% to 2%, the Public Lighting Levy has been reduced slightly from 5% to […]
Commuters in some parts of Accra have expressed worry over the 15 per cent hike in transport fares announced in Accra on Monday by stakeholders in the transport sector. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Tuesday, Madam Doris Sackey, a Civil Servant, said the timing of the increment was not appropriate […]
GOSCO Geoscience Limited (GGSL) has organized a one day seminar for oil and gas industry players. The maiden event was organized to showcase the activities of the organization to state institutions in the industry, oil companies and the media. GGSL is a joint venture formed by CGG and GOSCO in 2016 to make available world-class […]
The potential impact of new discoveries on the country’s economy has led to phenomenal interest in the country’s petroleum sector both locally and internationally. It is to this end that Lloyd’s Register, a leading international provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine industry has signed an agreement to form a joint venture […]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, has directed that effective July 1, 2017, petrol and diesel imported into the country will have a maximum sulpur content level of 50 Parts Per Million (ppm). He said NPA had to revise the initial start date of April 1, 2017, mainly to […]
Nigeria’s apex bank would make a special intervention forex sales of 10,000 U.S. dollars to each of the 2,991 licensed Bureau de Change (BDC) on Thursday in its bid to sustain foreign exchange liquidity, an official said. In a statement made available to Xinhua in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, Isaac Okorafor, spokesperson for the Central […]
Eating a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy disrupts metabolic processes within the mother’s body, which may “program” the mother and her unborn baby for potential health complications later in the life, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Cambridge. The study, carried out by a team from the university, got the the […]
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Thursday that the Syrian airstrike on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun struck a rebel depot containing chemical materials, denying that the air force fired toxic gas during the attack. In a press conference held to comment on the International accusation to Syria of allegedly firing toxic gas on […]
South Korean residents and civic group activists on Thursday filed a petition against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, which they depicted as unconstitutional. Residents from Seongju county and Gimcheon city in southeast South Korea and peace activists gathered outside the constitutional court in central Seoul, holding […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disclosed that the destructive activities of illegal miners are affecting its operation in some parts of the Eastern region. The company explains that, the illegal miners sometimes prospect for gold around both high voltage and low voltage poles making poles vulnerable to collapsing by the slightest rainstorm. According […]
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador Wednesday affirmed “total transparency” in Sunday’s presidential election and refuted fraud claims made by opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso. “We guaranteed security and transparency in each one of the phases of the election,” Juan Pablo Pozo, president of the CNE, said at a press conference. Lasso demanded a recount […]
Four suspects accused of killing two policemen in Russia’s southern city of Astrakhan have been killed, TASS reported Thursday, citing a spokesman for the Russian Guard. “Four suspects who shot dead two traffic police officers on April 4 have been killed in a special operation. Thus, all the four criminals have been neutralized,” the spokesman […]
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian after he rammed his car at a group of people near the West Bank settlement of Ofra, seriously injuring two Israelis, the military said in a statement. Israeli settlements are civilian communities inhabited by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Jewish ethnicity, built predominantly on lands within areas of what […]
An explosion hit the center of Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don on early Thursday, injuring one people, a source in the regional law enforcement agencies told TASS news agency. Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of […]
Brazil is looking to sign new free-trade agreements with Mexico and the European Union (EU) as a way to counter U.S. protectionism, a Brazilian official said on Wednesday. “We are also looking for commitments in such areas as government purchases and services among others,” Marcos Pereira, Brazil’s minister of industry, foreign trade and services, told […]
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