In 2020, while the pandemic raged. We kept at it, and brought you great stories. Here are a few of them. We look forward to continuing this important work. Have a Happy New Year. Ghana and the rosewood curse When the final stock is eventually taken, the illegal logging of rosewood would be found to … The post Some of our top stories of 2020 appeared first on
Heart disease more than any other health condition will be the common cause of death in 2021 and beyond, if the trend continues and nothing is done. The world’s biggest killer is ischaemic heart disease, responsible for 16 per cent of the world’s total deaths, rising by more than two million in 2000 to 8.9 … The post Stroke, diabetes and heart
The Central Region Police Command has secured a Court order to restrain the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from embarking on a protest march in the Effutu Constituency on Tuesday, January 5. The prohibition order was granted by the Cape Coast High Court on 31st December, 2020, DSP Irene Serwaah Oppong, Public Relations Officer of the … The post Police bar
The Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, says the country’s future is bright. He has, therefore, called on Ghanaians to demonstrate patriotism and eschew any form of pessimism. “We must claim a better future because the future is bright for us as a people,” he said, and urged Ghanaians to … The post Palmer-Buckle
More women, who give birth at the Bono Regional Hospital in Sunyani, prefer Caesarean Section (CS) to normal deliveries, Mrs Susan Tiwaa, the Midwife in-charge of Maternity at the Regional hospital, has said. She said the women were of the view that CS was the safest and easiest way to be delivered of their babies. … The post More women prefer CS – Senior Midwife appeared
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg won international attention after she began a lone school strike outside the Swedish parliament in August 2018. On Sunday, she turns 18, giving her, for instance, the right to marry, to drive a car – and the right to vote in the next Swedish general election scheduled in 2022. … The post Thunberg turns
The German government has approved arms exports worth more than a billion euros in 2020 to countries involved in conflict in Yemen and Libya. For Egypt alone, exports of weapons and military equipment worth 752 million euros (913 million dollars) had been approved by December 17, according to a response from the Economics Ministry to … The post German
The German government has approved arms exports worth more than a billion euros in 2020 to countries involved in conflict in Yemen and Libya. For Egypt alone, exports of weapons and military equipment worth 752 million euros (913 million dollars) had been approved by December 17, according to a response from the Economics Ministry to … The post German
The United States tallied a grim number on the first day of 2021, with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began reaching more than 20 million. That amount corresponds to about a quarter of all infections recorded worldwide, according to data from John Hopkins University’s tracking site. No other country comes close … The post United
Harvest season had just begun in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and the coffee plants stood ripe and ready. But there was no one working at many of the farms. Joaquin Solorzano, a coffee farmer and advocate for Nicaraguan growers, pointed at the cherries on a cluster of coffee plants visible from the winding mountain highway that was … The post Climate change
The US Senate voted on Friday to override US President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a major national security bill worth $740 billion. The vote marked the first veto override of the Trump presidency and is widely viewed as a sharp rebuke of the president during his final days in … The post US Senate overrides
Accra Hearts of Oak recorded their third successive win in the ongoing Ghana Premier League after beating Bechem United 6-1 in a match-day seven encounter played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. It was an emphatic victory for the Phobians as they handed Bechem United their first defeat of the season and moved into … The post Hearts beat Bechem United 6-1 appeared first
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is envisioning the digitisation of revenue mobilisation to ensure the processes meet contemporary standards and practices. The move forms part of efforts to use digital tools for a more effective management of local public finances and also address leakages in revenue mobilisation. Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive … The post KMA
The Volta Regional Fire Service has locked up some major electronic appliance outlets in Ho and Sogakope over fire certificates. A swoop led by Mr Richard Bisimpo, Regional Fire Safety Officer, in collaboration with the Police, closed down branches of retailers, including Class House Electronics and Victor Electronics for their inability to produce fire certificates … The post Fire
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