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Bureau of Ghana Languages endorses Ahanta language orthography for use in schools
Posted on with No CommentThe Bureau of Ghana Languages has officially certified the teaching and learning of the Ahanta language in basic and secondary school after schools on Ahanta land, especially in the Ahanta West municipality. This giant achievement means the language can be … Read more →
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COVID-19: Gov’t bans funerals, weddings and concerts
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced a ban on funerals, weddings concerts and parties until further notice in a bid to control the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases across the country. Delivering his 23rd update on measures taken against spread of coronavirus on … Read more →
Wa: 11-month-old baby and parents test positive for COVID-19
Posted on | CommentAn 11-month-old child has tested positive for COVID-19 at Wa in the Upper West Region, according to health officials. The child’s parents have also tested positive, health authorities in the region confirmed to Asaase News. The three are currently in isolation and … Read more →
Ghana to procure 17.6 million COVID-19 vaccines by end of June
Posted on | CommentThe government is hopeful to procure about 17.6 million COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June 2021, President Akufo has announced. He said “…The earliest vaccine will be in the country by March.” Addressing the nation in his 23rd update … Read more →
Most students of Sekondi School for the Deaf not reported after reopening
Posted on | CommentOut of the 400 students of the School for the Deaf, Sekondi, only 40 have reported to school as at Thursday, January 28. Sekondi School for the Deaf is a public basic school in the Western Region capital, catering for … Read more →
Many of Covid-19 cases still among the middle, upper middle class – GHS
Posted on | CommentDr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has revealed that many of the active cases of the coronavirus in Ghana are still among the middle and upper middle class. Addressing the media in Accra on Thursday … Read more →
Ghana receives €9.7 million EU grant to improve access to power in Sub-region
Posted on | CommentThe European Union (EU), through the French Development Agency – Agence Francaise Development (AFD) – has approved a new €9.7 million grant for the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to boost infrastructure works on the interconnection line between Ghana and Burkina … Read more →
Sani Abacha – the hunt for the billions stolen by Nigeria’s ex-leader
Posted on | CommentWhen Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an international treasure hunt spread over decades. The man hired to get the money back tells the BBC’s Clare Spencer how … Read more →
KMA to evict traders from pavement by 1 February
Posted on | CommentThe Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says the traders had up to the end of January to relocate to the approved trading areas. The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) will from Monday, 1 February this year, commence an eviction exercise to clear … Read more →
Airport Ridge to get first gated community in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Airport Ridge residential area in Takoradi is set to have a ‘gated community’ which would be the first of its kind in Takoradi. The gated community, which would be known as the “Riverside Enclave” is scheduled to be completed … Read more →
Ghana is 9th African country with largest Chinese debt
Posted on | CommentGhana has been ranked as one of the countries on the African continent that is heavily indebted to Asian superpower, China. China over the past few years has established itself as one of the world’s economic superpowers and as such … Read more →
You were for Ghana and then for me – Nana Konadu in touching tribute
Posted on | CommentWife of the late Jerry John Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, says her late husband was God’s greatest gift to her. This was contained in a tribute read on her behalf by Princess Amina Rawlings during the final funeral rites and … Read more →
Prepare for the next pandemic like a ‘war’ – Bill Gates
Posted on | CommentBillionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that the world must prepare for the next pandemic as it would for war, including the investment of tens of billions of dollars each year, in a letter released Wednesday. “We can’t afford to … Read more →
Rawlings buried with full military honours (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentFlight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings (rtd) has been laid to rest on Wednesday 28th January after a state funeral at Black Star Square in Accra. He was given full military honours – a guard of honour and 21-gun salute – after … Read more →
Pilolo Network launch and Virtual Career Development Programme
Posted on | CommentThe Pilolo Network, a Child Empowerment and Advocacy Network was officially launched on the 17th of January, 2021 by the JH Health Connect and JH Health Foundation. The Pilolo Network seeks to actively empower children/young people and is open to … Read more →
Coronavirus survivors experiencing erectile dysfunction
Posted on | CommentA number of men who have recovered from coronavirus in Ghana are said to be suffering from erectile dysfunction. The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) made this known. Vice President of GMA, Dr. Frank Serebour, who made the revelation, stated that … Read more →
Rawlings’ best friend reveals what he told him about Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | Comment“My President Nana, I bow my head for giving Jerry Rawlings state burial,” he stated in an exclusive interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Monday. He revealed that, the reason why the late Rawlings became very fond of President Akufo-Addo was … Read more →
GMA asks gov’t to restrict church activities, funerals again over rising Covid-19 cases
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked the government to place restrictions on social activities such as parties, church service and funerals following the increasing number of the coronavirus cases. Last year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo placed restrictions on … Read more →
Ga North MCE, Gertrude Naa Ankrah is dead
Posted on | CommentIt is confirmed from reliable family sources that Municipal Chief Executive of Ga North Municipal Assembly Madam Gertrude Naa Ankrah has passed on. Details of her death are sketchy but family has asked for privacy in this difficult time. Gertrude … Read more →
UK bans travel from Tanzania and DR Congo over Covid
Posted on | CommentTravellers from Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be banned from coming into the UK in an attempt to block the South African Covid-19 variant. But the ban – which will come into force from 4am on Friday – … Read more →
COVID-19 sends 37 on admission in Central Region
Posted on | CommentThere are 37 people on admission with COVID-19 in various health facilities in the Central Region. Four of them are in critical condition. As of the time this report was being filed last Tuesday, the region had 50 active cases, … Read more →
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