The Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a panel to review allegations of misconduct against its President, Akinwumi Adesina. In a communique issued Wednesday July 1, 2020, the Board says it has agreed on the Terms of Reference for the Independent Review at its meetings of June … The post AfDB
Ghana has recorded 496 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 18,630, with 14,046 recoveries, representing 74 per cent of positive cases. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, who announced this at a media briefing on Thursday, said there were five more deaths since the last update, bringing … The post Ghana COVID-19 case
The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced four young men to a total of 120 years imprisonment for robbery at Ahwerewa in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality. Yaw Agyeman 20, Karim Seidu 20, Anthony Oppong 24 and Enock Awuah 18, were said to have attacked their victims with guns and machetes, and robbed them of their money … The post Four armed robbers jailed 120 years appeared
The media in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service has launched a framework on police-media relations to ensure the safety of journalists to enhance healthy friendship among the two bodies. The partnership dubbed: “A framework on police-media relations and safety of journalists in Ghana,” was initiated by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) to … The post Media,
The use of farmer-saved seeds, lack of machinery to support commercialization and low use of fertilizers remain some of the many challenges rice farmers face, a study by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has revealed. A statement signed by Madam Nancy Muchiri, Communications and Partnerships Unit, of AATF copied to the Ghana News Agency … The post Ghana
Mr Charles Adu Boahen, Deputy Minister of Finance has told Parliament that government has set aside GH¢8 million to be paid as the COVID-19 Special Allowance designated for frontline health workers. He said the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance are together compiling data and doing the necessary reconciliation to determine particularly health … The post Ghana
A former General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known in political circles as Sir John, has died. He is reported to have died on Wednesday, evening at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. Mr Freddie Blay, the National Chairman of the NPP, confirmed his passing … The post Owusu Afriyie, alias
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it is an electoral offence for an individual to guarantee for more than 10 applicants for the Voter Registration. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, signed by Mrs Sylvia Annoh, the Acting Director of Public Affairs, said any person found culpable would be prosecuted according to … The post It is
Prince Essel Ferguson, a 32-year-old businessman accused of conspiring with two others now at large to defraud three nurses the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital of GH¢6,400 has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Ferguson and his accomplices allegedly took the money under the pretext of enlisting the nurses into the Ghana Armed Forces. The accused is … The post Businessman swindles
The first clinical trial for a vaccine against COVID-19 has been going on in South Africa as well as the UK and Brazil where the same vaccine is being used, according to the developer, the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute in the UK. Over 4,000 participants are already enrolled in the UK test and enrolment … The post Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has charged Everyday Tissue Manufacturing Ghana, producers of toilet rolls, for evading tax and failure to issue the GRA’s Value Added Tax Invoice. The company, located at Kwame Wetei at Awutu Breku, was charged for using books sponsored by government for the junior high schools and senior high schools, which … The post GRA charges
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned two water systems in the Central Region under the Additional Financing Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project (AF-SRWSP). They are the Anomansa Cluster Water System, which would provide potable water to more than 7,000 residents from 19 communities in the Mfantseman Municipality and Papase Cluster Water System, expected … The post President
Kwame Adade, an information technology expert, on Wednesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for providing electronic communication service without license. Adade, aged 51, is alleged to have rented a place at Premier Towers within the Ministries enclave and installed various electronic communication equipment, which he used to route international calls through unapproved routes to … The post IT
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has expanded the National Steering Committee of the ‘Beyond the Return’ to include three more members. The new members are: Mr Geddy Laryea, Media Majique and Research Systems, Mr Rabbi Kohain Nathanyah Halevi, Universal Pan-African Diaspora Coalition of Ghana, and Mrs Stella Appenteng, Governing Council Member and past … The post ‘Beyond
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