As Ghana’s COVID-19 cases continue to see a spike in the last few weeks, the Ghana Health Service is rolling out a project to ensure that laboratories carrying out testing for the virus produce accurate and quality results. At an event to launch the project, Virologist at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Prof. […] The post GHS
The Chief Executive officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, has commended PharmAccess for its role in ensuring a successful integration of the National Identification Authority, NIA and NHIA data. According to the NHIA boss, PharmAccess Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to quality healthcare in Africa, helped with technical […] The post NHIA
Consumer goods and personal healthcare products manufacturer, PZ Cussons Ghana, has officially launched its child cancer awareness campaign dubbed ‘Say Yes to Life.’ In an agreement signed between the company and the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, PZ will donate 20 pesewas from every piece of Camel and Carex range of products sold on the […] The post PZ
The Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency, Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful has urged Zongo women to vote massively for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to protect the future of their wards. Speaking as the Chairperson for the 2020 NPP Zongo Women National Congress under the theme “The role of the Zongo woman […] The post Retain
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has announced a $300,000 three-year sponsorship package for Karela United FC, a premier league club based at Aiyinase in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. The Chief Executive of GNPC, Dr. K. K. Sarpong made the announcement at the handing over of a GNPC-built AstroTurf park that would […] The post GNPC
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), says his next administration would acquire 10,000 to 20,000 hectares of grazing land and move all herdsmen and their cattle there. According to him, this is part of efforts to resolve the frequent clashes between herdsmen and local crop farmers in […] The post Mahama promises
The National Commission for Civic Education branch in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central Region says enough sensitization has been carried out to ensure that the constituency which has been identified as one of the flashpoints ahead of the 2020 elections is peaceful. The commission says various community engagement with key stakeholders such […] The post Awutu
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says any government official who made any monetary gain from the Agyapa Royalties deal should be getting ready to refund it. Mahama says he will retrieve those monies if elected president in the 2020 polls. According to him, the NDC government will be […] The post Prepare
A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021 if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections. “They missed building up the necessary infrastructure during the summer months after they brought […] The post WHO COVID-19 envoy
Voters went to the polls in Burkina Faso on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by jihadist violence that will prevent voting in hundreds of villages. President Roch Kabore is seeking a second five-year term, campaigning on achievements such as free healthcare for children under the age of five and paving some of the red […] The post Burkina Faso holds election
The Minister of State at the Ministry for Interior, Bryan Acheampong says the country’s security agencies are well-prepared for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary polls. Mr. Acheampong insists the government has provided all the needs of the security agencies for the upcoming polls. He made this known on Sunday, November 22, 2020, when he accompanied […] The post Security
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has admonished the members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to avoid thinking the 2020 election is a done deal for the party. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah insists such thoughts are dangerous to the party’s quest to retain power. Leading a street and house campaign in Akyem Ayirebi in […] The post It’s
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the Volta Region has seen very little in terms of development over the years, despite voting massively for the National Democratic Congress in successive elections. According to President Akufo-Addo, “I am sure that all of you have seen that today, the umbrella has got nothing but holes in […] The post ‘Volta
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has called for peaceful elections come December 7 and urged politicians to avoid utterances and actions likely to create disunity among the citizenry. “Your words should unite people rather than divide them. No politician should give any weapons or harmful objects to any persons to cause harm to […] The post Greater
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to trust him and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to lead Ghana into progress and prosperity. Nana Akufo-Addo said the many achievements of his government in the last four years are clear indications of his commitment to developing the country. Speaking at a rally in Hohoe to […] The post Give me four
The Design and Technology Institute (DTI), Ghana’s first privately accredited Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institution has held its maiden graduation ceremony. The event which took place at the Institute campus on Thursday, 19th November, 2020 had 32 students graduating after a successful academic pursuit. DTI is a specialized TVET institution that provides practical […] The post Design
California is to begin a night-time curfew on Saturday, in an attempt to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. The western state’s latest figures are now worse than the previous peak in August, the Los Angeles Times reports. Across the US, the daily death toll linked to Covid-19 has passed 2,000 for the first time […] The post California imposes curfew as US cases hit 12m
The Ethiopian government will not talk with leaders of the northern Tigray region to end the conflict there, an aide to PM Abiy Ahmed has told the BBC. “We don’t negotiate with criminals… We bring them to justice, not to the negotiating table,” said Mamo Mihretu. African leaders have urged the government to meet Tigrayan […] The post Ethiopia’s
A judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the battleground state. Judge Matthew Brann said the suit, which rested on allegations of irregularities, was “without merit”. The move paves the way for Pennsylvania to next week certify Joe Biden’s win – he […] The post US
The Paramount Chief of Kworli Traditional Area in the Zabzugu constituency of the Northern Region, Naabakpema Mahama Ahmed Mahama has said that the people of Dagbon will forever remain grateful to the government of President Akufo-Addo for the immense contribution to the restoration of peace in Dagbon. Speaking during a durbar of Chiefs and people […] The post Akufo-Addo,
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