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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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Full transcript of Joe Biden’s inauguration speech
Posted on | CommentChief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible … Read more →
Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as the 46th US president, he signed 15 executive orders – the first to boost the federal … Read more →
Kamala Harris becomes first female, first black and first Asian-American VP
Posted on | CommentKamala Harris has made history as the first female, first black and first Asian-American US vice-president. She was sworn in just before Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th US president. Ms Harris, who is of … Read more →
WHO Chief spells out 3 Coronavirus lessons
Posted on | CommentThe COVID-19 pandemic has so far had three lessons for all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) agency itself, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said here on Monday. Addressing the 148th session of … Read more →
Ken Agyapong speaks on recent death threat
Posted on | Comment“Today I had a call to vacate my house because some people have threatened to assassinate me and my family by Thursday 4:am.” These are the words of Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, to inform the … Read more →
New restrictions for KNUST Students
Posted on | CommentThe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced new restrictions for students as a surge in COVID-19 cases is recorded. The University Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, stated management has agreed that “all activities that bring … Read more →
Trump leaves White House for last time as president
Posted on | CommentAccompanied by the first lady, Donald Trump is leaving the White House for the last time during his presidency. The last US president to skip his successor’s inauguration was the once-impeached Andrew Johnson, who served a single term immediately after … Read more →
Zimbabwe foreign minister dies from Covid-19
Posted on | CommentZimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died after succumbing to Covid-19, the government says. Born in 1960, the former army general gained international prominence in 2017, when he announced the military takeover that ousted long-serving President Robert Mugabe from power. … Read more →
Washington prepares for Joe Biden’s inauguration
Posted on | CommentIn the aftermath of last week’s Capitol riots, Washington DC is preparing for Joe Biden’s inauguration with extreme security measures – closing roads, erecting barbed wire fences and deploying 20,000 US troops. The FBI has revealed that dozens of people … Read more →
Ghana rejects British Airways decision to switch London-Accra-London route
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana government has rejected the decision by British Airways to switch London-Accra-London route from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport. In a memo from the Aviation Ministry, it said the airline has already made its decision known without much explanation. This … Read more →
840 Nurses infected with Coronavirus in Ghana
Posted on | CommentAt least 840 nurses have been infected with Coronavirus in Ghana. Some four nurses have also reportedly died from the Coronavirus. The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its president, Perpetual … Read more →
Active Covid-19 cases cross 2000 mark again in Ghana
Posted on | CommentA total of 366 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in Ghana in the last few days. This brings the total active cases in Ghana to 2174 as of Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021. A total of 58,431 … Read more →
Late Komla Dumor’s wife write emotional letter to mark 7 years
Posted on | CommentP.O. Box Heaven January 18, 2021 Komla my dear, It seems like only yesterday that you embarked on your long journey. I trust you are well and enjoying your lovely new home with our Father. “In my Father’s house are … Read more →
Pastor kills daughter for being a witch
Posted on | CommentA PASTOR of Heaven Kingdom Palace International in Accra, Gideon Boakye, has been arrested by the police at Nkoranza in the Bono East Region for killing his nine-year-old daughter, Queenstar Boakye, for allegedly being a witch. The suspect is currently … Read more →
Ashesi University staff, GIS Teacher die from COVID-19
Posted on | CommentA senior female staff of the Asheshi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen, has reportedly died from Coronavirus. Tributes are being poured in for her on social media from loved ones and friends. She was the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement … Read more →
Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital records 30 new cases of COVID-19 in a week
Posted on | CommentThe Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi in the Western Region has recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases within a week. The Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Joseph Kojo Tambil who disclosed this during the launch of the hospital’s new website … Read more →
BoG to inject $775 million into the economy
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) plans to inject a whopping US$775million through its FX forward auction programme to achieve this objective. The move forms part of measures to ensure the economy has a stable local currency for the year especially in the … Read more →
National security boss dies
Posted on | CommentJoshua Kyeremeh died on Monday at the Ga East Municipal Hospital following a short illness. National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, died this morning following a short illness at the Ga East Municipal Hospital, a leading member of the National Security Secretariat … Read more →
Post-COVID lungs are far worse than ‘any type of terrible smoker’s lungs’
Posted on | CommentA trauma surgeon says lungs of recovered COVID-19 patients look far worse than even those of smokers. Dr Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has been treating thousand of people ill with the disease since the … Read more →
Uganda restores internet but not social media
Posted on | CommentThe internet shutdown in Uganda that had entered its fifth day on Monday has ended. Social media is however still blocked and only accessible through VPN, the BBC’s Patience Atuhaire says. The internet was shut down on Wednesday night with … Read more →
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