Manchester City’s Champions League ambitions are in ruins once more after Lyon shocked Pep Guardiola’s side in the quarter-final in Lisbon. City started as firm favourites but came out second best against a fiercely determined Lyon in a game that swung on controversy and uncharacteristic errors in the closing stages. Lyon went ahead in the […]
Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and R&B artiste, Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda, better known by her stage name MzVee, has revealed that she is working on a gospel song with fellow artiste Kofi Kinaata. She revealed in interview with Miriam Osei Agyemang on 3FM Friday, August 14 that the gospel song is a thanks-giving song to acknowledge what God […]
Training of the child is a very tedious enterprise. Parents, especially mothers, go through a whole lot, raising their wards. Many have failed and many have succeeded in this enterprise. The irresponsibility of some confirms a deeper problem than just the “fast-moving-world” that overwhelms parents. Every home has its ways of doing things. Pursuant to […]
The total number of recoveries-cum-discharges of coronavirus cases in Ghana has gone past 40,000. The latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) released on its website on Saturday, August 15 puts the number at 40,147. This has also seen a further reduction in the active cases. From 1,839, the active cases have reduced by […]
Residents of Kpone in the Greater Accra Region are up in arms with city authorities over pollution from another dumpsite in the area after the main landfill was decommissioned in June. The residents say leachate from the new dumpsite, few meters from the decommissioned one, coupled with sewage from companies along the stretch continues to […]
Two armed robbers have been shot and killed by the police in the Upper West Region. One suspect has been arrested but three of the suspected armed robbers are currently on the run. The incident happened after the police engaged the robbers in a gun battle at Takpo in the Nadowli/Kaleo District. The Upper West […]
A former Deputy Minister of Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has failed in the fight against corruption, therefore, he should be voted out of office in this year’s elections. He said the president, when in opposition carried himself as an anti-corruption personality. However, in office, he has demonstrated that […]
A Deputy Minister of Justice, Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, has disclosed that the Special Prosecutor is investigating some government officials and soon the outcome om findings will be publicised. He said Martin Alamisi Amidu is working hard behind the scenes and Ghanaians will soon adjudge whether his office was for the good in the fight against […]
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), an independent statutory body established under Section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management (PRMA) Act, 2011 (Act 815), says it has observed a loophole in allowing the Minister for Finance to place a cap on the Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF). PIAC said there is no established criteria for […]
The Embassy of Israel in Accra has reiterated its commitment to strengthen relations between the State of Israel and Ghana in the investment and development sectors. This was made known by Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone Shani Cooper on Monday, August 10, when she embarked on a working visit to the Western […]
Four shops – including a wholesale shop for popular grocery outlet First Samuel Supermarket – located on the Kingston Avenue at the Central Business District of Takoradi in the Western Region have been completely destroyed by fire. The fire, which started at about 12:32am Saturday, took personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service close to […]
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has expressed “deep remorse” over his country’s actions during World War Two, on the 75th anniversary of its surrender. “I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated,” he said at a ceremony on Saturday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to “never repeat the tragedy”. The PM […]
A slum near the Miklin Hotel at Shiashie, East Legon in Accra was on Friday night razed down by fire. The fire is said to have swept through the make-shift structures, which have cultivated the name ‘Kiosks Estate’ for the area. About hundreds of structures were burnt to ashes. The fire is said to have […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted that countries with aging populations are less likely to secure stimulus to support their economies, compared to economies with younger populations. The Bretton Woods institution noted that in the midst of the current Covid-19 pandemic, policymakers around the world are undertaking fiscal stimulus—a combination of spending increases and […]
Despite a further reduction in Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases, eight lives have, however, become the latest casualties to the virus. This was captured in the latest case count released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday, August 14. The active cases went from 1,906 to 1,839. This was significantly due to the total number […]
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