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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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Coronavirus kills 10 Kenyan doctors in new surge
Posted on | CommentKenya’s doctors’ union has issued a 21-day strike notice to the government after losing 10 members to the coronavirus in the last four days. The doctors accuse the government of exposing them to Covid-19. Four doctors died last Friday alone, … Read more →
Bury Rawlings in Keta – Family demands
Posted on | CommentThe family of former President Rawlings is appealing to the government to allow the remains of the late president to be buried in Keta in the Volta region. Former President Rawlings, who is also the founder of the National Democratic … Read more →
COVID-19 protocols revised for passengers travelling to Ghana
Posted on | CommentManagement of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have revised the Coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols for passengers travelling to Ghana. The new guidelines, which take effect from Monday, November 16, 2020, requires passengers arriving in Ghana to pay the $150 for the … Read more →
Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi is National House of Chiefs President
Posted on | CommentThe Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II has emerged victorious in the National House of Chiefs elections held on Thursday, November 12, 2020. He beat the incumbent President, Togbe Afede XIV who was seeking re-election. … Read more →
Biden phones foreign leaders amid Trump stand-off
Posted on | CommentUS President-elect Joe Biden phones foreign leaders as he continues preparations for office Biden announces his chief of staff – his long-standing aide Ron Klain Reports suggest the Trump administration is withholding support from the incoming leader Trump has vowed … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo declares 7-day national mourning for Rawlings
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of Jerry John Rawlings, Ghana’s former head of state who died on Thursday, November 12. The tragic event occurred at 10:00am at the Korle Bu Teaching … Read more →
Jerry John Rawlings dies aged 73
Posted on | CommentFormer President, Jerry John Rawlings has passed on, www.233times.net is informed. He died in the early hours of Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Korle Abu Teaching Hospital in Accra. “He has been in the intensive care unit for a … Read more →
Biden’s transition in limbo, Prosecutors to probe election fraud
Posted on | CommentThe transition of US ‘president-elect’, Joe Biden, appears to be hanging in the balance. As Mr. Biden speaks to some world leaders on phone and appear on television to outline his potential future ‘government’s’ plans and programmes, Mr Trump is … Read more →
NPP constructs 77 Kindergartens in the past four years
Posted on | CommentThe ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) says, to ensure that Kindergarten places are available for all four-year-old children; the government started the construction of 163 Kindergartens out of which 77 have been completed to date. The NPP Government also instituted … Read more →
Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah to deliver Aliu Mahama Memorial Lecture in Yendi
Posted on | CommentMinister for Information Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah will deliver the keynote address at the Aliu Mahama Memorial Lecture as part of activities to commemorate the eighth anniversary celebration of the demise of the late former vice-president of Ghana. The event is scheduled … Read more →
5 Injured after fire razes gas filling station at Ho
Posted on | CommentFire has gutted a gas filling station close to the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region. The outbreak occurred on Wednesday Dawn [November 11, 2020] a few minutes before 5:00 am. It is still unknown what might have caused … Read more →
$100-million loan approved for Accra traffic management project
Posted on | CommentParliament has approved a $100-million loan agreement between the government and the China Development Bank (CBD). The loan is to go into financing the Accra Metropolitan Area information technology-enhanced traffic management project. The House also approved tax waivers and duties … Read more →
676 pupils got pregnant during Covid era in Volta Region
Posted on | CommentA total of 676 school children in the Volta Region have been impregnated during the Coronavirus period, spanning March to September, a report by the Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed. Of the figure, 176 of the pregnancies were recorded … Read more →
Sir Ian Wood stands down as Robert Gordon University Chancellor
Posted on | CommentSir Ian Wood is to stand down from his role as the Chancellor of RGU in July 2021, after 16 years as the titular head of the institution. Sir Ian took over the role of Chancellor from Sir Bob Reid … Read more →
Covid-19: China’s Sinovac vaccine trial halted in Brazil
Posted on | CommentThe Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported a “severe adverse” incident. Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said the incident took place on 29 October, but did not give further details. The CoronaVac … Read more →
World leaders who haven’t congratulated Joe Biden
Posted on | CommentWith Joe Biden projected to win the US presidential elections on Saturday, many world leaders hastened to congratulate him on his victory. But not everyone has been so keen – in fact some have been conspicuous in their absence. Here … Read more →
1D1F has created 139,331 jobs – Nana Akomea
Posted on | CommentA member of the communications team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has revealed that the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has so far created 139,331 jobs. These, he said, include … Read more →
Ghana Card to replace NHIS Card
Posted on | CommentGovernment’s quest to make the Ghana Card the sole source of identification for persons living in Ghana and for accessing public services has received a major boost following the completion of works to integrate the National Health Insurance Card with … Read more →
Opuni Trial: Agricult received $19.25million for fertilizer supply
Posted on | CommentDirector of Finance, COCOBOD, Peter Osei Amoako, says the Board paid a total of $19.25 million to Agricult Ghana Limited for procurement of fertilizer in the 2013/2014 crop season. He said the first payment, was made on August 13, 2014 … Read more →
Full Text: Prez. Akufo-Addo’s 19th address on measures taken against spread of Covid-19
Posted on | CommentFellow Ghanaians, good evening, and thank you, once again, for letting me into your homes. Three weeks ago, I delivered Update No.18 on the measures being taken by Government to stem the tide of COVID-19 on our shores. I indicated … Read more →
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