The 17th Group of 20 (G20) summit, scheduled to take place here from Tuesday to Wednesday, is expected to build global consensus and bolster confidence in world economic recovery. Experts and business leaders worldwide pinned their hope on major economies to strengthen coordination on macroeconomic policies and promote multilateralism, openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. They voiced … The post G20

Slovenia has elected a lawyer linked to former US first lady, Melania Trump, as its first-ever female head of state. Natasa Pirc Musar is a journalist and lawyer who ran as an independent candidate with the backing of Slovenia’s centre-left government. She defeated former foreign minister, Anze Logar – a veteran of conservative politics. Ms … The post Slovenia elects first

The liberation of Kherson marks the “beginning of the end” of the war with Russia, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said on a visit to the city. Ukraine was “moving forward” and ready for peace, he told soldiers. Losing the southern city is a major setback for Russia – though Moscow insists it remains Russian territory. … The post Zelensky: Beginning of

A Zambian student who was imprisoned in Russia has been killed in Ukraine while fighting on the Russian side, an official from the southern African country said. Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, 23, was studying nuclear engineering at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI), according to a statement on Monday by Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stanley Kakubo. “The … The post Zambian

South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will “step aside” if charged over an alleged cover-up of a robbery at his private farm, according to his spokesman. “Should the president be charged, he would gladly step aside – should it be the case,” presidential spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, told journalists. He added: “But as things stand there are … The post Ramaphosa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday commended China for partnering with African countries in the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines on the continent.Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, the acting director of Africa CDC, said the partnership with countries such as Egypt, Algeria and Morocco has provided the continent with alternative sources of … The post Africa

Ghana’s men for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup to be staged in Qatar, were yesterday unveiled in Accra – with the surfacing of certain names – initially missing from the provisional 55-man squad.Yesterday’s final-26 squad announcement came with the not-too-surprising omissions of the nation’s marquee goalkeepers – Joseph Luke Wollacott (Charlton Athletic) and second-choice Richard … The post  Ghana

 Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies’ 23-match unbeaten run in the Malta Guinness-sponsored Ghana Women’s League came crushing over the weekend when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Army Ladies in their Southern zone match-day six game played at the El-Wak Stadium. Two first half strikes from Nan­cy Opoku in the 18th minute and Erica … The post  Army

The University of Ghana Athletics Team (track and field) topped the athletics medal table at the 27th Ghana Universities Sports Asso­ciation (GUSA) Games ongoing at the Kwame Nkrumah Univer­sity of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. UG amassed a total of 23 medals, comprising 10 gold, seven silver and six bronze in nine track and seven … The post UG athletics

 The Omanhene of Ahafo Kenyasi, Nana Osei Lodi Abiri in partnership with ABKOJ Company Limited have constructed a training parade ground for the Ahafo Regional Police Training School to improve training of recruits in the Ahafo Region. The GH¢470, 000 standard parade ground according to the General Manager of ABKOJ Company, Mr Samuel Aboagye, was … The post Chief

 The Greater Accra Regional Hospi­tal (GARH) has opened a Global Health Research Centre to help with the research activities of the hospital. Similarly, it would help the hos­pital deliver cutting edge services through research and curtail the long wait associated with sending samples oversees for diagnosis. The Hospital for the past four years front-lined activities … The post GARH

 An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a police officer to 12 years impris­onment for assisting ex-convict Harold Davies Johnson to travel abroad without serving his jail term at the Nsawam Prisons. This was after Detective Lance Corporal Kwame Adu Asabereh was found guilty by the court at the end of the trial. The police officer … The post Police officer jailed

 An Accra Circuit Court has varied the bail terms for Patricia Asiedu, also known Nana Agradaa, who is standing trial for alleged money doubling scam. The court presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah had earlier admitted Nana Agradaa, also known as Evangelist Mama Pat and founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, to a … The post    Court varies Nana Agradaa’s bail

 A Superinten­dent of the Ghana Immi­gration Ser­vice (GIS) has testified that En Huang, who is facing trial at an Accra High Court used a forged marriage certificate to obtain an indefinite residence permit. Superintendent David Essien also added that a forged passport was used by Aisha in acquiring the permit. Superintendent Essien is the second … The post Aisha

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday received 100 Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVRs) worth GH¢ one million from Nilex Corp Company Limited, a company that produces and supplies medical equipment in Accra. The equipment was to support facilities that had set up oxygen plants and also protect most of the sensitive medical equipment that had … The post Nilex company

Over 262,000 persons living with HIV (PLHIV) and on antiretrovi­rals (ARVs) risk relapse or possible deaths as the Global Fund threatens to cut free supply of medications. The Global Fund (GF) is the world’s largest financier of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria programming, especially in lower to middle income countries. Ghana was the first recipient … The post  Over

 A Curricu­lum Vitae (CV) review clinic for job seekers was organised on Friday in Takoradi in the Western Region by SNV Nether­lands Development Organisation, as part of its GrEEn Project. The event formed part of SNV Ghana’s up-coming second annual GrEEn (2022) regional job fair in the Western Region on November 22, under the Boosting … The post Job seekers

 A survey conducted by the Centre for Democrat­ic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) on citizens’ pref­erence for the election of Met­ropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) has revealed that 71per cent of the citizenry, who wanted Metropoli­tan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) elected, preferred a non-partisan election. However, 20 per cent opted for a partisan election … The post Citizenry

 A Former Speaker of Par­liament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has cautioned the National Demo­cratic Congress (NDC) not to be complacent and expect victory on a silver platter in 2024 because of current cost of living and eco­nomic hardships. He explained that the party must remain resolute, peaceful, united and focused on securing victory since it would … The post  Doe

 The second on the series for the Road to Obotan, which is Cedrella Open Cham­pionship, will tee off at the Safari Valley Golf Course at Adukrom tomorrow to Satur­day November 19, 2022 in the Eastern Region. The championship is second on the series of the Road to Obotan tournament after the first Mahogany Open tourna­ment … The post PGA