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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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PHOTOS: Prez. Akufo-Addo and First Lady take COVID-19 vaccine live on TV
Posted on | CommentThe President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken his first vaccination against COVID-19. He received the jab at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra on Monday, March 1, 2021, together with his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo before taking … Read more →
GES officially opens CSSPS portal for accessing 2020 SHS placements
Posted on | CommentManagement of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has formally opened the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal following the release of the 2020 school placements. Candidates who so desire to check Senior High Schools (SHS) they have been … Read more →
COVID-19 vaccines will not cause infertility – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akuf0-Addo has dismissed concerns that the coronavirus vaccines will cause infertility in men or women. Addressing the nation on the arrival of the vaccines into the country, on Sunday February 28, Mr Akufo-Addo said “Taking the vaccines … Read more →
UN Peace Ambassador applauds Prez. Akufo-Addo for stating his position on same-sex marriage
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of Potterville Church International, who is also the UN Eminent Peace ambassador to Ghana, Amb. Bishop Sam Owusu has commended President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo for stating his position on same-sex marriage.. He said the laws of … Read more →
COVAX vaccine: Ghana due compensation for any harmful side effects
Posted on | CommentGhana is among 92 countries that will receive a no-fault compensation claim of serious side effects for people who are vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine acquired from the COVAX facility. This follows an agreement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) … Read more →
Boy, 8, killed by speeding taxi at Kwasi Nyarko
Posted on | CommentAn eight-year-old boy by name Isaac Adom has been knocked and killed instantly by a Toyota Corolla with registration number GG 2183-21, which was heading towards Asamankese from Nsawam. The deceased, who hails and stays with the grandmother at Kwasi … Read more →
AstraZeneca CEO delighted Ghana takes delivery of vaccines
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, has expressed delight that the first doses of the vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India has been delivered. Ghana became the first country on Wednesday, February 24 to take … Read more →
Remove tollbooth – Drivers to Gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Alliance of Drivers Ghana has asked Government to remove tollbooths across the country and replace them with 10 pesewas increase in petrol price. The Drivers body made the call in a press statement signed by its National Chairman, Alhaji … Read more →
BakPage GH Foundation supports Village of Hope on 27th Feb
Posted on | CommentAs part of its vision to empower youth for a brighter future, the Bakpage GH Foundation’s maiden empowerment trip to the Village of Hope Shelter Home aims at putting smiles on the faces of the inmates. The Visioneer of the … Read more →
Kwabenya Traditional Council threatens to burn down LGBTQI meeting place
Posted on | CommentTension is brewing in the Kwabenya community in the Ga East municipality in the Greater Accra Region following the alleged meeting of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) members in a house there. The Kwabenya Traditional Council has, … Read more →
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announces withdrawal of election challenge
Posted on | CommentUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, alleging bias by Supreme Court justices hearing the case. “We have decided to withdraw from … Read more →
Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
Posted on | CommentFacebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia. The tech giant has blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday amid a dispute over a proposed law which would force it and Google … Read more →
Hair creams can cause fibroids, infertility – Prof Agyemang Badu Akosa
Posted on | CommentAfrican women and women of African descent who use hair straightening creams and lotions on their hair stand a higher risk of developing fibroid and cancers of the female genital tract which can lead to infertility, says Professor Agyeman Badu … Read more →
COVID-19 vaccines safe, effective – FDA assures
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says adequate safety and quality assurance has been done in authorising the two COVID-19 vaccines to be administered in the country. It said no safety and efficacy standards were bypassed or compromised, except that … Read more →
COVID: Ignore vaccines conspiracy theorists, get vaccinated – Ablakwa
Posted on | CommentMember of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that he is ready to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if the vaccines arrive into the country. He has urged all his constituents and Ghanaians in general to accept the … Read more →
Ghana Water Company rations water in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Western Region has begun rationing water in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis due to the low level of water at the treatment plant. “Due to the onset of the dry season and its effects … Read more →
3 Die in Cape Coast – Accra highway crash
Posted on | CommentThree people died in a ghastly accident on the Cape Coast – Accra highway over the weekend, the police confirmed. According to the police, the three comprising a Ghanaian and two foreign nationals were returning from the Cape Coast stretch of the … Read more →
Galamsey pit swallows 2 girls at Denkyira Dominase
Posted on | CommentTwo girls, Akua Boahemaa, 14, and Baaba Mensah, 10, have been found dead at an abandoned galamsey pit located at the outskirt of Denkyira Dominase in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. According to information gathered indicate … Read more →
Road crashes: 2,589 perish in 2020
Posted on | Comment-Motorcycles killed 1,056; commercial vehicles killed 964, and private vehicles killed 569 The number of commuters killed in road traffic crashes in 2020 recorded a significant increase of 13.35% over the figure for 2019.A total of 2,589 people were … Read more →
Gov’t announces vaccine roll out
Posted on | CommentThe government, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will formally announce today the rollout of the vaccination programme for the country, Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. So far the government said it had ordered about 355,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from Europe … Read more →
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