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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers

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Ahead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →

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Nick Cannon loses youngest son to brain cancer

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Addressing an audience on The Nick Cannon Show, Nick Cannon announced that his five-month-old youngest son, Zen Scott Cannon has died from brain cancer.  Cannon revealed that his youngest son was diagnosed some months ago after noticing that the child had a“sinus thing” and “interesting breathing.”  According … Read more →

Covid: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant – WHO

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Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can partially … Read more →

Nigeria added to UK travel red list over Omicron

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Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria has become the latest country to be added to Britain’s travel red list – which imposes stringent coronavirus testing and quarantine restrictions on people who wish to enter. They will have to pay for and self-isolate in … Read more →

Court rejects evidence of Opuni’s witness

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The Accra High Court hearing the case of the former Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has rejected an evidence given by the first defence witness on the value for money analysis of agro … Read more →

6 Busted over AK47 rifle deal

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The police have arrested six suspects for their alleged involvement in illegal AK 47 rifle transactions. The suspects were named as Alhassan Jamah, Bashiru Salifu, Kassim Aninga, Mohammed Asako, Salifu James and Ibrahim Mohammed. A statement signed by the Director … Read more →

YALI TV trains 26 Journalists and Communications Professionals in disability reporting

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As part of efforts to train professionals in the communications space on disability reporting, YALI TV has organised a two-day workshop for Journalists and Communications Professionals.  The seminar which started on Thursday 2nd December and ended with an awards night on … Read more →

Commercial Drivers call off strike

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The Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners has called off their sit-down strike. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo agreed to meet the leadership of the Coalition in the afternoon at the Presidency to have a stakeholder meeting to … Read more →

Trump social media firm says it has raised $1bn

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Donald Trump’s new social media firm says it has entered into agreements to raise $1bn (£755m) from investors ahead of a planned stock market listing. The Trump Media & Technology Group is working to launch a social media app called … Read more →

COVID: Must know symptoms of Omicron

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So far, in South Africa, most people infected are young and their symptoms have been mild. There is some suggestion that the variant could be causing some slightly different symptoms to Delta – including aches and pains, and no loss … Read more →

Francis Atuahene is Western Region’s Outstanding young CEO of the year 2021

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Francis Atuahene, the group CEO of Atuahene Group of Companies has been adjudged as the ‘Outstanding Young CEO of the year’ at the second edition of the Western Regional Business Awards held at Takoradi on Saturday December 4.  The Western … Read more →

Gambians vote in first presidential election since Jammeh era

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Gambia are casting their ballots to elect their next president, in a highly anticipated vote seen as a test of the country’s democratic transition. President Adama Barrow faces a record five other candidates as he seeks re-election in what is expected to be … Read more →

Ghana, South Africa hoping to team up to produce vaccines

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President Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has taken the lead among African countries to ensure that coronavirus vaccines are produced locally. Mr Akufo-Addo said African countries could no longer rely on other countries around the globe for vaccines to inoculate the … Read more →

Prez. Akufo-Addo attends National Black Caucus Conference in US

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Accra on Tuesday, 30th November, to attend the 45th Annual Legislative Conference of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America. The event, which … Read more →

Best fisher to get a house at this year’s Farmers Day

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For the first time, the best fisher during this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebration will receive a two-bedroom house. Until now, it is only the best farmer who is awarded a fully furnished three-bedroom house valued at GH¢1 million as … Read more →

We can’t release timetable for outages in Kumasi now – GRIDCo

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Inhabitants of Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region would have to endure the unstable power supply they currently are experiencing because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) say it will be difficult … Read more →

Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission

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Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are being infected with HIV. According to the 2020 National Sentinel Survey Report, nearly 19,000 new infections … Read more →

HO: Police in search of man who killed girlfriend and hid her body in a fridge

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The search for a man, who allegedly killed his girlfriend and hid her body in a fridge at Ho-Fiave in the Volta Region, continues. Personnel of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Tuesday picked evidence of what they believe … Read more →

Commercial drivers threaten strike on Monday

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The Coalition of Private Road Transport Operators has warned of a possible strike on Monday, November 29, 2021 if their calls on government to reduce fuel prices are unheeded.The group, in a statement, after a crunch meeting, resolved that “from … Read more →

Prime Minister of Denmark visits Ghana

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Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, will embark on a two-day official visit to Ghana from Wednesday, November 24 to Thursday, November 25, 2021, the Danish Embassy in Accra has said. An official statement issued by the Danish Embassy, said … Read more →

‘No tax if you send GH¢3,000 per month’ – Communications Minister

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PEOPLE WHO cumulatively send GH¢3,000 in a month will not be taxed, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has stated. The Ablekuma West MP was reacting to protests from a section of the Ghanaian populace against Government’s announcement of … Read more →

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