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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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Dismissed WASSCE candidates: Ministry, GES meet today
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Education will hold a meeting with the Ghana Education Service (GES) today to consider the directive by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reconsider the dismissal and barring of 14 final-year students from writing the rest of … Read more →
3 Busted for GH¢3.5m Energy Ministry cash
Posted on | CommentThree persons have been arrested for attempting to steal GH¢3.5 million from the account of the Ministry of Energy. The suspects — Bright Addae Addison, a 31-year-old banker of the National Investment Bank (NIB); Fuseini Abdullah, a 32-year-old Managing Director … Read more →
Ghana records 567 new COVID-19 cases
Posted on | CommentGhana has recorded 567 new COVID-19 cases. This pushes the case count to 39,642. Meanwhile, the active case count has dropped from 3,313 to 3,059 per the latest update. According to the Ghana Health Service, the cases were reported in … Read more →
President of Gambia declares state of emergency
Posted on | CommentGambian President Adama Barrow has declared a state of emergency and introduced nationwide night curfew for 21 days as coronavirus cases keep rising. The president said the borders and airspace will remain closed except for cargo, diplomats and those seeking … Read more →
Zoomlion to build Sekondi-Takoradi’s first wastewater treatment plant (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentZoomlion Ghana and its Hungarian partners will soon commence the construction of the first-ever wastewater treatment plant for Sekondi-Takoradi. The Western Regional Manager of Zoomlion, Alhaji Abdulai Abdela speaking to Citi News on the sidelines of a public durbar on the project … Read more →
Old voters ID cards still valid for business transactions – EC
Posted on | CommentThe old voters’ identity card is still valid for identification related to socio-economic transactions until the Electoral Commission finishes the compilation of the the new voters’ register. Mr Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations at the Commission, who … Read more →
Cyclone Isaias reaches Canada after killing at least 5 in US
Posted on | CommentAt least five people have been killed as Tropical Storm Isaias swept through US states on the Atlantic Coast. Two died when a tornado struck a mobile home park in North Carolina and at least three more were killed in … Read more →
Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured
Posted on | CommentA large blast has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, ahead of the verdict in a trial over the killing of ex-PM Rafik Hariri in 2005. Reports say the explosion was in the port area of the city, with unconfirmed reports … Read more →
President visits 1D1F facility in Akropong
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo, who is on official tour of the Eastern region on Tuesday, visited Akro Farms Ltd., a 1-District1-Factory (1D1F) initiative at Apasare, in the Akwapim North Municipal Assembly. The company, which produces fresh and healthy table eggs, chicken feed, … Read more →
PHOTOS: Launch of FiKIDS Hair Treatment – Unisex Salon exclusively for children in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentFiKIDS Hair Treatment, a unisex salon dedicated to hair treatment of children in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region has been launched. The launching which was on Saturday 1st August, 2020 attracted Songwriter extraordinaire, Kofi Kinaata who endorsed the salon with … Read more →
ICGC to continue virtual service inspite of relaxation in COVID-19 protocols
Posted on | CommentThe international central gospel church, ICGC has announced it would continue with it’s Sunday virtual service on television inspite of the further relaxation of COVID-19 Protocols for places of worship. The General Overseer of the Church, Pastor Mensa Otabil declared … Read more →
WASSCE starts today
Posted on | CommentThis year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will commence today Monday, August 3, with a total of 375,737 candidates in over 796 examination centres across the country. The 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 is scheduled … Read more →
9 out of 95 Ghanaian nurses dispatched to Barbados test positive for COVID-19
Posted on | CommentActing Chief Medical Officer of Barbados has disclosed that nine members from a team of Ghanaian nurses dispatched to work in Barbados have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Kenneth George, in a statement, said the nine were part of the … Read more →
Depression cause 2 men to commit suicide
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that two men who allegedly committed suicide by hanging committed the act out of depression. The police said one of the deceased persons had a history of mental illness while the other way suspected to be depressed. … Read more →
Eastern University ready for use
Posted on | CommentPRESIDENT Akufo – Addo will on Wednesday commissioned the first phase of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, known as the Eastern University. The University being constructed by the Contract Construzioni Italia id sited at Somanya in the Eastern … Read more →
Integrated Science exam papers on social media are fake – WAEC
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says the Integrated Science One and Two papers circulating on social media are fake. “The council wishes to allay the fears of all stakeholders especially candidates about the alleged leakage of papers. “A scrutiny … Read more →
Ministry of Health to begin recruitment of Doctors, Dentists August 3
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Health says it will commence recruitment of medical doctors and dentists “who have completed their house job and permanently registered with the Medical and Dental Council between May to July 2020” in August. A statement from the … Read more →
Malaria morbidity rate among children under 5 dropped by 7% in 2019 – Ghana Statistical Service
Posted on | CommentGhana appears to be making gains in malaria morbidity as the prevalence rate among children under five years has declined from 21 percent in 2016 to 14 percent in 2019. This is according to the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey … Read more →
5 Arrested over lynching of 90yr old Akua Denteh
Posted on | CommentPolice have arrested five suspects believed to have taken part in the lynching of Akua Denteh, a 90-year-old woman, who was accused of being a witch at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. The arrests were made by a special team … Read more →
Audit Service Board Chairman justifies change of locks at Domelevo’s office while on leave
Posted on | CommentChairman of the Audit Service Board Prof. Edward Dua Agyeman has justified the decision to change the locks to Auditor General Daniel Domelovo’s office. According to him, the move is meant to secure the office. “The acting Auditor General informed … Read more →
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