AstraZeneca has today launched the Cancer Care Africa programme in Kenya, a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the Ministry of Health, The Kenya Society of Haematology and Oncology (KESHO), Axios, the National Cancer Institute of Kenya (NCI), and other partners to improve cancer care in Kenya by equitably improving access and outcomes across the patient care pathway, […] The post AstraZeneca
There have been a lot of conversations about the use of the driver’s mate phrase by Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. It has been the subject of widespread commentary sometimes bordering on ridicule, humour and attack. While this is all well and good, it has drowned the undergirding or larger point made by the Vice […] The post Etse Sikanku writes: The driver’s
Firefighters at the scene A fuel tanker with registration number GS 5343-18 yesterday exploded along the Kumasi to Accra Highway. The Ghana National Fire Service, in a post on Read More... The post Fuel Tanker Explodes On Kumasi-Accra Highway appeared first on
LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the NBA play-offs as the Denver Nuggets completed a 4-1 series win in the Western Conference. In the fifth game of the best-of-seven series, defending champions the Nuggets won a tense encounter 108-106. Jamal Murray scored 32 points, including the winner with just 3.6 seconds left […]
Joe Lartey, renowned Ghanaian sports journalist and a commentator has passed away, as confirmed by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) on Saturday. The veteran commentator died on Friday, April 26, 2024. In a statement, SWAG announced, “The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) announces the death of Mr Joachim Awuley Lartey aka ‘Joe […] The post Veteran Sports
A High Court in Accra yesterday dismissed another application filed by the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, which sought to quash the GH¢10 million defamation suit filed Read More... The post Barker-Vormawor
Abel Dzidotor, a 41-year-old truck driver who abandoned his vehicle on the Tema-Mpakadan rail lines, has been sentenced to six months in jail by the Juapong Circuit Court. This was after he pleaded guilty to three out of four charges namely – careless and inconsiderate driving, unauthorized stopping, and causing harm. He was convicted on […] The post Driver who caused accident
A United States-based Economist, Dr. Sa-ad Iddrisu, is questioning the developmental projects listed in NPP’s recently launched performance tracker. In a press release issued on Thursday, April 18, Dr. Iddrisu “Despite borrowing over GHc600 billion in the last eight (8) years, the NPP government seems to only boast about the number of completed toilet projects […] The post NPP
A request filed by political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the High Court for the GHc10 million defamation suit filed against him by the National Security Minister to be struck out has been dismissed. The High Court presided over by Justice Rev Joseph Owusu-Adu Agyemang held that the application lacks merit. The court also awarded a […] The post Kan Dapaah’s defamation
An “inevitable” global surge in prostate cancer is coming, with a worldwide doubling of cases to 2.9 million and an 85% increase in deaths to nearly 700,000 by the year 2040, TheLancet Commission on Prostate Cancer warned this week. At a meeting of urologists in Paris, the commission said the acceleration is already underway in high-income countries such as […] The post Prostate Cancer
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY Golden Star Wassa Ltd (GSWL), a gold mining company in Ghana and a subsidiary of Chifeng Gold has announced that its Board of Directors have appointed Mr. Carl Georg Baker-Duly as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GSWL. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Baker-Duly was appointed by the Executive Committee of Chifeng […] The post Golden
A Political Marketing Communicator, Professor Kobby Mensah, has shared his disappointment in the Performance Tracker initiatives by government. He has described it as unfit for purpose and a global disgrace. According to him, the Performance Tracker is not fit for purpose which is very disheartening. “The tracker is not fit for purpose because … I […] The post Govt’s
The Ministry of Transport has directed the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to arrest any commercial driver who has resorted to charging new transport fares outside the existing one, thereby, putting undue burden on commuters. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Unit and released in Accra on Sunday, April 14, 2024, […] The post Arrest
Pep Guardiola says Kyle Walker could play a part in Manchester City’s crucial UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash with Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. Walker has not featured in any game for Manchester City since he suffered a hamstring injury on international duty with England on March 16, and the Cityzens […] The post Guardiola
The car hummed softly as we navigated the familiar streets of Accra, the engine’s rhythmic purr serving as a backdrop to the heavy silence that hung between us. My passenger, a young boy, and one of my favourite nephews, slouched in the back seat, stared out the window with a distant look in his eyes, […] The post Dede Drives the Discourse:
…The power of exceptional customer experience “Often times consumers, clients, and customers are not just buying a product or service, they are buying an experience, a feeling, a perception, a person (YOU)” – Bernard Kelvin Clive Agyemang responded in Pidgin English, “Now the system spoil o, every small business owner thinks say dem be bossu, […] The post
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has underscored the advantages of the government’s Performance Tracker for Ghanaians. The Performance Tracker was launched by the government on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. At the official launch of the tracker at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister for Works and Housing stated […] The post Performance
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has defended the newly launched Performance Tracker. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the government unveiled the Performance Tracker, a tool designed to promote transparency and accountability in the implementation of infrastructure projects throughout the country. Despite criticisms suggesting that the Performance Tracker is not a priority, Asiedu Kokuro, the […] The post Performance
Edem Agbana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu North, has criticised the government’s recently launched Performance Tracker. In an interview with Selorm Adonoo on The Big Issue on Citi TV/FM, Agbana chastised the government for boasting about projects that lack national significance. He characterized the government’s attempts to account to Ghanaians as […] The post Performance
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has welcomed the introduction of the Performance Tracker by the government. But, he said, he would have wished that the government prioritized the introduction of a Code of Conduct for public officeholders over the Performance Tracker. “The Performance Tracker is an attempt…the experts are still evaluating it but corruption is […] The post Performance
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