The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 7 million early Monday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s data showed that the global tally of fatalities had reached 402,730, while the number of recoveries topped 3.14 million. The US remains the worst-hit country with over 1.94 million […] The post Global

A majority of Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s death last month. Nine of the 13 councillors said a “new model of public safety” would be created in a city where law enforcement has been accused of racism. Mayor Jacob […] The post George

Former President John Dramani Mahama says his government will not discontinue the payment of allowances to trainee teachers and nurses should he win the 2020 presidential elections. The issue of allowances for trainees was a major campaign issue prior to the 2016 general elections. The then NDC government in 2014 scrapped allowances of trainee teachers […] The post I’ll

Elon Musk has called for the “break up” of tech giant Amazon, following a dispute about a coronavirus e-book. The entrepreneur came to the defence of an author after Amazon’s Kindle publishing division rejected his book about the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Musk tagged Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos in a tweet, saying the decision was […] The post Elon Musk calls for

A majority of Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s death last month. Nine of the 13 councillors said a “new model of public safety” would be created in a city where law enforcement has been accused of racism. Mayor Jacob […] The post Minneapolis

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New Zealand is set to lift almost all its coronavirus restrictions within hours as it reports there are no active cases in the country. It will move to level one, the lowest of its four-tier alert system, at midnight local time (12:00 GMT). Under this, social distancing will no longer be required and there will […] The post New Zealand to lift all

There are reports in South Africa that last week’s lifting of an alcohol ban – which had been imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus – has led to a sharp rise in trauma cases at hospitals some of which are already under strain due to the pandemic. A specialist at a hospital in Durban […] The post Stabbings and assaults shoot up as SA lifts alcohol

The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, has debunked claims by IMANI Africa that the country’s ports have been changed back to the pre-2002 manual systems as shipping lines, freight forwarders and clearing agents, are now being requested to provide photocopies of documents previously used to clear goods. GRA in a statement insisted that: “It is not […] The post Manual

Ghana may breach the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocol on elections, if it goes ahead to procure new voters register under a new law less than six months to the December 7, 2020 elections, according to conflict resolution and peacebuilding professional, Mr Emmanuel Hakuba Bombande. Explaining, Mr Bombande made a specific reference […] The post New

The Government of Ghana has put in place measures to check the dominance of MTN Ghana in the telecommunications sector which it says is having some regressive outcomes. The government feels the growing dominance of MTN “has impacted negatively on competition and consumer choice, necessitating corrective action.” It has thus directed the National Communication Authority […] The post Government

The Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to furnish the Supreme Court with the legal basis for excluding the current voters’ Identification card from the list of required documents for getting unto the new voters roll. The Electoral Commission is set to compile a new voters’ register for the upcoming 2020 general elections but the commission […] The post EC

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today, Monday, June 8, release the names of all persons cleared to contest the party’s June 20 parliamentary primaries. This follows a decision taken on them by the National Executive Committee (NEC) at its last meeting on Thursday. The guidelines and modalities of the primaries will also be […] The post NPP

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has rescheduled its issuance of the printed Ghana Cards from today [Monday] to Wednesday, June 10. According to a statement from the authority, the rescheduling has been necessitated by the Authority’s need to complete the distribution of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to registration centres. The NIA will be issuing 3,875,441 […] The post NIA