The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Catherine Abelma Afeku, Thursday, told a forum of global tourism investors to turn their attention to Ghana and invest in the West African nation. Ghana as the center of the world, according to the Tourism Minister, has a lot of untapped business opportunities, especially, in the tourism […] The post Direct your attention

Parliament has passed the controversial legal profession regulations Bill 2018 despite strong protest from both the Minority and Majority side of the House. Before the report of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Subsidiary Legislation Committees was put to a voice vote, the House was thrown into turmoil as chairmen of the joint committee […] The post Parliament

There is an outpouring of anger in the Nabdam Constituency over the election of a civil servant, Francis Wongnab, as constituency secretary at the recent polls of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) held across the Upper East region and the rest of the country. Some disappointed supporters of the ruling party say the election of […] The post Protests Rock Nabdam As NPP

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante-Appeatu has been given a 2 week ultimatum to arrest the insecurity issues in the country. The ultimatum was announced after the IGP, Interior Minister, Defence and interior committee of Parliament, National security minister met on recent security happenings. They believe crime knows no political colours and that armed robbery activities […] The post Arrest

A total of 45 drivers have been fined Gh¢25,710 by the Accra Motor Courts for abusing the use of siren in the Accra Metropolis. The exercise was conducted by the Central Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (C/MTTU) Special Taskforce on private vehicles which have been fitted with unauthorized sirens. A statement signed by the Director […] The post 45 Siren Abusers Fined Gh¢25k appeared

Gunmen have launched an attack in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, with the French embassy and a military headquarters the apparent targets. Burkina Faso’s government said four attackers had been killed at the embassy and three at the HQ. Witnesses reported seeing armed men getting out of a car and opening fire before heading […] The post Burkina Faso attack:

Members of Parliament (MPs) are complaining bitterly about the delay in release of their February salary. According to the MPs, the delay in the payment of their salary is putting undue pressure on them as they head to their constituencies for the 6th March parade. “There is a particular trend that has started over the […] The post We’ve Not Been Paid – Ghanaian MPs appeared first

The chairman of the Board of Directors of Accra Great Olympics, Mr Amarkai Amarteifio, says the Wonder Club is ready to exhaust all their legal dimensions to ensure that the rules and regulations governing football in Ghana are respected for the sake of sanity in the game. According to the revered lawyer, Olympics are not […] The post Accra Great Olympics: ‘We’ll battle

 Tension is brewing in Teacher-Mante, Teacherkrom, Yawkorkor and other surrounding communities in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region as suspected Estate Developer invades the communities to grade large acres of farmlands. The Estate Developer invaded the communities with armed landguards who allegedly threatened to gun down any farmer who protest the destruction of their […] The post Tension

A neurosurgeon in Kenya has been suspended for opening up the head of the wrong patient in one of the worst cases of medical malpractice to become public at Kenyatta National Hospital. Two men had been wheeled into KNH unconscious last Sunday. One needed head surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain while […] The post Horror as doctors open skull of wrong patient appeared

Mr. Awuni Akyireba, a Chartered Forensic accountant, has petitioned the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Board over what he describes as unlawful appointment of the Deputy Director in charge of Revenue Mobilisation Anti Emmaline. He argues that the director of finance woefully lacks the required academic training and professional qualification as spelt out in the internal advertisement upon […] The post KATH

The Head of Disease and Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr. Franklin Bekoe has warned bush meat consumers to be careful following the outbreak of lassa fever. He stated that rats can come into an environment and get into contact with food. One person died of the disease at the Tema General Hospital. The […] The post Lassa fever: Be careful of bush meat -GHS appeared

Large parts of Europe have endured another night of freezing conditions as a Siberian weather system continues to bring chaos. Blizzards and heavy snowfall have closed roads, rail services and schools and forced the cancellations of hundreds of flights. The unusually cold spell is being felt as far south as the Mediterranean. The number of […] The post Snow in Europe: Deadly

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Scientists say diabetes is five separate diseases, and treatment could be tailored to each form. Diabetes – or uncontrolled blood sugar levels – is normally split into type 1 and type 2. But researchers in Sweden and Finland think the more complicated picture they have uncovered will usher in an era of personalised medicine for […] The post Diabetes

The British High Commissioner to Ghana Iain Walker is convinced Ghana is prepared to deal with any security matter that may confront it including terrorism threats. The diplomat remarked that just as education and health, security is a major worry to locals across the nation and advised Ghanaian authorities to do more to ensure safe […] The post Ghana Can Deal With Security Threats

Fire has razed down a baby sanitary (diaper) shop at Bantama market in the Kumasi metropolis. The unfortunate incident which occurred on Thursday March 1, 2018 around 8:30pm destroyed properties worth millions of Ghana cedis. The fire destroyed properties such as pampers, provisions, plastic chairs and others. It is unclear what triggered the fire but […] The post Fire guts diaper shop at

His Royal Majesty, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reiterated that Ghana is the most peaceful country in the sub-region to do business. His Majesty said this when he met the Maltese President, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca at her residence in Malta. He said government has laid down good policies that are business friendly and […] The post Ghana is the most peaceful

Black stars striker Raphael Dwamena and defender Kassim Nuhu will square off in the finals of the Swiss cup after the two players helped their teams FC Zurich and Young Boys respectively qualify for the finals. Kassim Nuhu helped his Swiss side Young Boys to reach the final with a 2-0 win over FC Basel […] The post Kassim Nuhu vs Raphael Dwamena

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal still have time to salvage their season despite being 10 points off the top four places. It was a case of déjà vu as Manchester City swatted aside Arsenal 3-0 in Pep Guardiola’s 100th game in charge on Thursday night. After meeting in the Carabao Cup final four days earlier, where […] The post Arsenal can still salvage the season-Wenger