Two hundred and twenty-four Ghanaians have arrived in Ghana from the UK as part of the government’s efforts to evacuate Ghanaians stranded abroad because of the novel coronavirus. They were checked in by the Ghana Immigration Service personnel and health officers. The returnees had agreed to pay for hotel bills and their flight. The government’s […] The post 224 ‘stranded’

Two hundred and twenty-four Ghanaians have arrived in Ghana from the UK as part of the government’s efforts to evacuate Ghanaians stranded abroad because of the novel coronavirus. Of the persons who arrived on Wednesday evening, 108 were men, 106 were women, nine were infants and four were babies. They were checked in by the […] The post 225 ‘stranded’ Ghanaians arrive from UK

Not much has changed in the Premier League’s three-month break, which was clear as Man City cruised to a 3-0 victory over Arsenal. Kevin De Bruyne remains totally magical and David Luiz still makes mistakes far too often. It was De Bruyne who was City’s inspiration as the top-flight finally returned, slotting away a penalty […] The post Premier League

Eyewitness News hears from the Minority in Parliament after calls from an independent probe into the”Aflao cocaine saga.” The Ghana Medical Association speaks on the state’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the NDC explains why it finally adopted the draft roadmap aimed at ending political vigilantism in Ghana. Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Wednesday, June […] The post Eyewitness

In this edition of the on-air series of the Citi Business Festival, Martin Tettey Nartey, the commercial manager of RMG Ghana joins Bernard Avle to talk about understanding commercial agriculture. The Citi Business Festival 2020 is sponsored by Absa and supported by the GIPC. Citi97.3 · Citi Business Festival: Martin Tettey Nartey on Understanding commercial […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:

According to the united Nations Development Program (UNDP), Africa has made great strides in recent years towards building democracy, enhancing the rule of law, consolidating good governance, improving human security and promoting and protecting human rights. Majority of African countries, since the early 1990s, have undergone momentous transitions from one-party, military or autocratic rule to […] The post Are

My reflective opinion in adding to the many dispositions on the unfolding developments regarding the creation of a new voter register. I still maintain; the patience of the electorate in Ghana awaits December 7, 2020. Interesting to observe that the current voter register, which in fact was used to elect the sitting president and MP’s […] The post Kojo Tsikata writes: Of the new voters register, the NIA

An inmate at the Kumasi Central Prisons has been isolated at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, DSP Richard Bukari said the inmate contracted the virus while on admission at the hospital for a different ailment. The officers who escorted […] The post Kumasi

The University of Cape Coast has appointed Professor Johnson Boampong as its new Vice-Chancellor. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame has also been appointed as the registrar of the university. According to a press release signed by John Kofi Nyan, secretary of the  University of Cape Coast Council, the decision was reached at a special meeting held […] The post UCC gets new Vice-Chancellor

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has been listed among top universities in the world. A statement issued by the university today, Wednesday said it “emerged strongest in teaching and learning. Its overall profile shows top performance across various indicators with ‘A’ (very good) scores overall.” According to the university, the ranking, done by […] The post UPSA

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has denied allegations that it is under-reporting Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll. Pressure group Occupy Ghana in a statement on Monday, June 15, 2020, said the reported COVID-19 related deaths reported so far cannot be right. OccupyGhana argued that though 38 deaths have been reported from the Ashanti Region alone, less […] The post Claims

The Managing Director of the State Transport Company STC, Nana Akomea, is calling for a standard speed limit and proper training for all commercial drivers in the country. According to him, some vehicles have specific speed limits which drivers are ignorant of. Addressing the media during the commissioning of the STC Vehicle Testing Center in […] The post STC

The National Democratic Congress’ parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has called the bluff of the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly after he was ordered to stop dredging drains in the area. The Municipal Assembly said Mr. Dumelo had not sought approval before embarking on the dredging activities. But in an interview with […] The post Dumelo

The National Democratic Congress’ parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, says he is ready to follow due process before dredging drains in the area. The Municipal Assembly said Mr. Dumelo had not sought approval before embarking on the dredging activities. “I will write [to the Ayawaso West Assembly] to continue [dredging] because I […] The post I

The National Identification Authority says the decision to use its data for voter registration is for the Electoral Commission to make as an independent body. The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday raised concerns about the EC’s neglect of the data of the NIA for its exercise; stating that the EC does not know the importance […] The post EC at liberty to use NIA data or not –

The New Juaben South contest is one of those to watch in the NPP primaries this weekend. The two contenders, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah and Michael Okyere Baafi are old foes as they have slugged it out before in 2015 with the former emerging victorious. The Current New Juaben South Constituency was carved out of the […] The post [NPP Primaries]

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says the Electoral Commission’s (EC) accounting to the Special Budget Committee on its preparedness for the registration of voters later this month was satisfactory. According to him, the responses from the EC, led by its Chairperson, Jean Mensa, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, was convincing and persuading. This is in […] The post EC’s

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged health facilities to settle debts owed pharmaceutical companies to avoid any disruption in the supply of drugs by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana. This follows a threat by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana to stop supplying drugs to health facilities that have failed to pay […] The post Pay

A fire on Wednesday dawn destroyed several musical instruments worth hundreds of thousands of cedis in a shop in Koforidua. The New Juaben South Municipal Fire Command responded to a distress call at about 4.28 am and arrived at the scene of the fire two minutes later. According to the station officer, Edward Martinson, they […] The post Koforidua: Assorted

Veteran rapper and the originator of hiplife, Reggie Rockstone, has responded to critics mocking him over his waakye packaged in glass jars. Reggie Rockstone who packages waakye and other products in glass jars for sale under the name Rockz Waakye has been ridiculed on social media after photos of his waakye went viral on social […] The post Reggie Rockstone