Tropical storm Nicholas has been downgraded from a hurricane after making landfall on the Texas coast in the US, bringing heavy rain and the risk of life-threatening flooding. The storm was upgraded to a hurricane after reaching land at 00:30 (05:30 GMT), but has now weakened. More than 500,000 power outages have been reported in … The post Tropical storm Nicholas hits Texas, Louisiana
The BBC has found that at least 20 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, which has seen fighting between the Taliban and opposition forces. Communications have been cut in the valley, making reporting difficult, but the BBC has evidence of Taliban killings despite promises of restraint. Footage from a dusty roadside in Panjshir … The post Taliban kill
The opposition Labour party has won Norway’s general election, bringing an end to eight years of conservative government under Erna Solberg. The prime minister has conceded victory after Monday’s election, paving the way for a centre-left coalition. “We did it,” said Labour leader Jonas Gahr Stoere, who will now try to form a government. The … The post Labour
Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna’s (MRNA.O) shot, but a lack of progress in talks with the U.S. company mean the project will take time, a senior WHO official told Reuters. The drive to produce vaccines in Africa is designed to help more developing countries access … The post WHO-backed vaccine
Some 240 prisoners have escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked a facility in Nigeria’s Kogi state, officials say. It is the second mass jailbreak this year in Nigeria, which is struggling with multiple security crises. The attackers blew up the prison’s perimeter fence to gain entry, according to the Reuters news agency. Nigeria’s prison service says the … The post Nigerian
A prominent member of the Rwandan refugee community in Mozambique, who had told police there was a plot to kill him, has been shot dead. Révocat Karemangingo had been a lieutenant in the Rwandan army that was overthrown in 1994 by forces led by President Paul Kagame. In Mozambique he became a businessman and was … The post Rwandan businessman gunned down in Mozambique appeared
A three-year project to complement the government’s efforts at tackling modern slavery and indecent work practices within the agricultural sector of the country, was yesterday launched in Accra. Named “Combatting modern slavery in Ghana” and implemented by ActionAid Ghana and the General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU), it seeks to abolish forced labour, child labour, human trafficking, debt bondage and unfair contract farming practices, … The
A one-year project aimed at supporting Ghana’s effort at implementing beneficial ownership (BO) information to check illicit activities and corruption in the extractive sector was launched in Accra yesterday. Beneficial ownership identifies persons who control an entity or company, and exercise significant influence over them as well as receive profits therein although they may not … The post Measures
There has been a sudden positive change in public attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the Volta Region,in the past two weeks. “More people are now turning up voluntarily for the jab and this is very encouraging,” said Dr Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Deputy Director of Health in-charge of Public Health in the region. … The post Patronage of COVID-19
A two-day workshop on the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020 (ACT 1019) is underway in Accra with Justice Bright Mensah, a Court of Appeal judge suggesting the commercialisation of cannabis “wee” for economic gain. He said the cannabis could be exported to countries that needed it most to fetch foreign exchange for Ghana. That, he … The post Let’s commercialise “wee”
Government is holding a two-day dialogue with the private sector to discuss, among other issues, the fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to support private sector development in the country. The dialogue, which was opened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Accra yesterday, also creates an opportunity for private sector players to provide substantive input into … The post President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday launched the integrated aluminum industry projects in Accra for the development and utilisation of the country’s large bauxite deposit Made up of four different phases, the projects form part of a strategic plan to development the country’s aluminum industry. The first phase of the project also known as project one … The post Pres
The reconstituted Board of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has been inaugurated in Accra with a call on them to initiate innovative strategies to make the sector a lead contributor of revenue to the economy. The 11-member board of GTA comprised Mr Charles Osei Bonsuas, Chairman, Mr Akawsi Agyemang, Mr John Yao Agbeko, Madam Eva … The post Position
The Hungarian Government has honoured Reverend Dr Lawrence Tetteh, an International Evangelist, at the Parliament in Hungary. A news brief made available to the Ghana News Agency said Dr Tetteh had been appointed to act as Adviser to Hungary-Africa Knowledge Centre. Rev Dr Tetteh is the Founder/President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach. He is an … The post Hungarian Government
The mortal remains of the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia, mother of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was yesterday laid to rest at the family home in Walewale, capital of West Mamprusi Municipality in the North East Region. The late HajiaMariamaBawumia was flown to Walewale from Accra when she died after a short illness. Hundreds … The post Veep’s mother laid to rest in Walawale
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned the attacks on journalists by members of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International on Monday at the premises of an Accra High court. The association is, therefore, demanding “swift justice” against the loyalists of the head pastor of the church,Rev Isaac OwusuBempah. These were contained a statement signed … The post GJA
Tributes continue to pour in after Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia announced the passing of his mother, Hajia Mariama Bawumia on Monday. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a Facebook post wrote, “On behalf of my wife, Rebecca, my family, the Government, and the people of Ghana, I convey deep sympathies to the Vice President. … The post President, others pay tribute
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tain Constituency (MP) in the Bono Region, Sulemana Adama, has appealed to non-governmental organisations, philanthropists and development partners to provide his constituents with accelerated socioeconomic development to improve livelihoods. He identified potable drinking water, bad road networks and poor drinking water as teething challenges and problems in the area … The post My
A youth group calling itself the ‘Coalition of Aggrieved Foot Soldiers’ of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency of the Savannah Region has expressed disappointment in the President for not considering a single person from the constituency for appointment in his government since 2017. According to them, “the constituency is endowed with well … The post Yapei-Kusawgu
Abdul Aziz Mohammed, former Member of Parliament for Mion, has appealed to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow former President John Mahama to go unopposed as presidential candidate in the 2024 elections. “Former Mahama who contested the 2020 elections on the ticket of the NDC and lost to President Nana Addo … The post ‘Allow Mahama to go unopposed
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