The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria have released a study that shows possible high rates of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Conducted in six countries, including Ghana, the report revealed that hospitalizations recorded in these countries were substantially higher than those reported in non-African settings. They […] The post COVID-19
The Ashanti Regional Police Command is investigating the incident that led to a fuel tanker catching fire at Kaase. The incident which happened on January 21, rendered some squatters in the area homeless as the raging fire burnt their structures. According to reports by the police, the tanker driver who earlier eloped voluntarily reported himself […] The post Ashanti
The Government of Ghana has condemned Yemen’s Iranian-aligned insurgent group, Houthi’s terrorist attack on civilian areas and facilities in the United Arab Emirates. A statement from Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “the attacks are a violation of international law and threaten efforts aimed at restoring peace and security to the region.” Houthi launched an […] The post Government
The government will on Thursday, January 27, 2022, hold a major town mall meeting on the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy). The exercise forms part of series of engagements the government has planned with the aim of explaining the importance of the E-levy as well as take feedback and inputs from relevant stakeholders on the […] The post Government to
The Member of Parliament for the Yapei Kusawgu constituency, John Jinapor says the Minority’s opposition to the controversial E-levy proposal by the government is in the interest of the public. According to him, the levy will only impose hardship on Ghanaians and the Minority will do all within its powers to resist its passage in […] The post Our opposition
Former President John Dramani Mahama may be facing stiff opposition for the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer slot ahead of the 2024 general elections. This is because, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Kojo Bonsu says he is seriously lacing his boots to contest the former president. He maintains his desire to […] The post NDC
Tomorrow, the 25th of January 2022, the Finance Minister intends to return to Parliament to bulldoze through the controversial e-Levy bill. Sentiment surveys show overwhelming dislike for e-Levy among Ghanaians. I have no doubt that scientific polling would corroborate the distaste of the general public. Of the 66 swing constituencies in Ghana, NPP, the ruling […] The post Bright
The Rice Millers Association of Ghana (RMAG), Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) and General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) have taken on the governemnt for suspending plans to reverse the discounts introduced on benchmark values at the ports. The groups in a joint statement insisted that an estimated number of 100,000 persons who are directly […] The post Rice
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Kwame Agyeman-Budu, says the isolation and restoration of power following the Appiate explosion is likely to cost the company about GH¢1.1 million. Kwame Agyeman-Budu said this during a visit to Appiate. “When we heard of the incident, we quickly mobilized people to ensure that safety prevails. […] The post It’ll
Ten persons have died while 23 others have sustained injuries in an accident near Savelugu in the Northern Region. According to the police, the KIA Rhino truck carrying the victims, in an attempt to avoid hitting a cyclist, lost control and somersaulted. Police say there were some 33 passengers on board the KIA truck and […] The post 10 die, 23 others severely
The government has suspended the registration of Joycederk Logistics, a company subcontracted by Maxam Ghana Limited to undertake clearing, warehousing, and transportation of explosives on behalf of the former. The suspension means that the company will be excluded from all mining and mine support services pending the outcome of investigations into the matter. This was […] The post Appiate
Mobile money has almost become the conventional form of financial service choice for both the informal and formal sectors with banks integrating and enabling cross transactions from mobile money wallets to banks and vice versa. According to the Deutsche Bank, statistics in January 2021 shows 39% of people aged 15 owned a mobile money account, […] The post Benjamin
Galaxy Heroes, a superhero-based gaming and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) protocol built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) founded by Brian Sumner has launched its Galaxy Heroes Coin’s NFT marketplace with over 2000 unique NFTs. It is a decentralized finance (Defi) Token that exercises three main functions: LP Acquisition, Reflection (Static Rewards), and Manual Burn. The first […] The post Galaxy
Mike Ohene-Effah, the Co-Founder of LeadAfrique spoke about ‘How to Remodel & Rebuild your business for Success’ on the Effective Living Series. He noted three ‘Rs’ as being critical to this process; Recalibrate, Remodel and Rebuild. “When the global environment changes the way we have seen COVID-19 wreak havoc, you need to sit back and recalibrate […] The post Effective
As government makes moves to redevelop the Appiate community, GNPC Foundation has promised the Chief and people of Appiate a new 6-Unit Classroom block primary and Junior High School to replace the only 3-unit Basic School in the community destroyed by last Thursday’s explosion. The Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, Dr. Dominic Eduah, gave […] The post GNPC
Social enterprise has become growing concept in the global world. Institutions have championed the importance of social enterprise/social entrepreneurship within a public policy context globally, nationally, regionally and locally. The aim of this brief article is to discuss the importance of social enterprise as a key problem solver in dealing with the key economic and […] The post The
The government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources will on Tuesday, 25th January 2022, launch the Appiate Endowment Fund to among other things offer support and relief items to persons affected by the fatal explosion which occurred on Thursday, 20th January 2022. The sector minister, Samuel A. Jinapor, said the establishment of this […] The post Government
The Governing Board of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), has appointed Prof. Dickson Adomako as the new Deputy Director-General of the Commission. He takes over from Prof. Shiloh K. D. Osae whose term of office ends on January 31, 2022. Prior to his appointment, Prof. Adomako was the Director of Ghana Space Science and […] The post Prof. Dickson Adomako
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has promised the people of the Western North Region more jobs this year and beyond. According to him, the jobs will dominantly be in the areas of agriculture, craft and entrepreneurship. He gave the assurance at the commissioning of an ultra-modern […] The post Kodua
UK-based gospel artiste, KK Mensah, has urged his colleague gospel musicians in the diaspora to rethink their promotional strategy after releasing their songs. The budding gospel artiste told ghanaweekend.com that in the wake of the high cost of promotions and lack of structure within the Ghanaian music space, it has become important to focus on […] The post Don’t
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