Kokrokoo Charities Foundation has installed its 10th incubator at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) to help save the lives of premature babies. Preterm death has been high at the Hospital within the past seven years and the third highest at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), authorities of the CCTH told the GNA. Factors ...

Finland’s Rovio, creator of the hugely popular smartphone game Angry Birds, said Tuesday it was planning to float shares on the Helsinki stock exchange after the success of its comedy film and products. Its majority owner, the Dutch holding Trema International, and other shareholders will market a portion of their shares in an initial public ...

Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth Arsenal needed to bounce back from two consecutive league defeats and gave the Emirates faithful plenty to cheer about in the first half against the Cherries. A woeful defensive performance from Eddie Howe’s troops saw Danny Welbeck and Alexandre Lacazette give the Gunners the easiest of 2-0 leads at the break. Welbeck got his second of ...

The Ghana Education Service has defended the continuous extension of the deadline for posting students to the various Senior High Schools in the country. Government has extended the deadline for the computerized placement system four times in less than two weeks. The deadline which began with a 48-hour ultimate has now been extended to the ...

South Africa Anti-Apartheid campaigner and social rights activist, Desmond Tutu has condemned Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi for her silence on the painful and dreaded ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims in her country. The 85-year-old South African archbishop, who has formally retired from active work said he was forced to write publicly on the matter due ...

The Minority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has described as a “hoax” the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) much touted free Senior High School policy which is to be fully rolled out on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. He opined that government’s “adhoc” implementation of the policy could breakdown the nation’s educational system. The Tamale ...

The Chairman of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Parliament, Ben Abdallah has assured Ghanaians that the Bill setting up the Office of Special Prosecutor will be ready by October 4 when Parliament resumes sitting. He said although there is a general expectation that the committee speeds up its work on the bill, it ...

A High Court Judge has taken a swipe at the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) for failing to issue her with a driver’s licence over the past four years. Mrs Justice Naa Adoley Azu recounted how she had gone to and from the offices of the DVLA for her licence and any time she ...

A High Court Judge has taken a swipe at the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) for failing to issue her with a driver’s licence over the past four years. Mrs Justice Naa Adoley Azu recounted how she had gone to and from the offices of the DVLA for her licence and any time she ...

Almost everyone who gets married, marries out of love. But why do so many married people end up cheating? It is because they don’t set boundaries. There are nine types of people a married person needs to be aware of and keep boundaries to protect themselves from. Here is how to do it… 1. “The ...

The race to rescue those trapped in the rubble continues, more than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake struck off Mexico’s southern coast. The 8.1 magnitude quake left at least 61 people dead, according to officials. Another 200 people were injured, President Enrique Peña Nieto said, as he declared a national day of mourning. Meanwhile, ...

Manchester City tore apart Liverpool’s feeble defence to claim an emphatic victory over the 10-man visitors and move top of the Premier League. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring by rounding Reds keeper Simon Mignolet. Sadio Mane was dismissed after his raised foot collided with the face of City keeper Ederson, who required 10 minutes of ...

A businesswoman who allegedly pressed a hot iron on her colleague’s breasts, right hand and the left side of her face at La, has been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The accused is said to have had a scuffle with the complainant over the use of a socket in the house. Jacklyn ...

In a bid to extend internet access to rural areas, the National Communications Authority (NCA) has asked Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with existing 2G licences to deploy Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (3G technology) for the job. This would enable MNOs to increase data or internet accessibility to folks in unserved and underserved communities across the ...

Following the challenges that struck the paperless clearing system introduced at Ghana’s ports, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has assured importers that it will clear the huge backlog at the weekend. Government began the implementation of the paperless clearing system last week to reduce time spent on clearing goods from two weeks to four hours, and ...

Researchers at the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have unveiled a new variety of sugarcane that has a greater sucrose level aimed at boosting production at the Komenda Sugar Factory. The variety, that has a sucrose yield of 15-23% as against the 15-18% level of what is ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has challenged his successor, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to move beyond propaganda and work to assuage the plight of the suffering masses who voted for change at the last elections. According to him, Akufo-Addo has no excuse than to implement the juicy campaign promises that won him power at ...

Despite indicating that it was going to review its decision to suspend the Tema West MP, Carlos Ahenkorah because he had not been given fair hearing previously, the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has suddenly reversed the ban, although the MP snubbed their invitation. According to the Assembly, it was going to give an opportunity to ...

A Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has assured beneficiaries of the much touted “Free SHS” program that it is genuine. He debunked assertions by the program’s detractors that its implementation is unattainable and implored the populace to grab the opportunity. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum was addressing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives ...

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has charged the anti-galamsey task-force, Operation Vanguard to be firm and incorruptible in the discharge of its duties. He advised members of the task force not to allow themselves to be induced in its bid to protect the interest of the nation. He pledged his unflinching support for the taskforce ...