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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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Gambian man charged in US with torture of coup plotters
Posted on | CommentA Gambian man living in the United States has been charged with torturing political prisoners in his home country following a failed coup in 2006. Michael Sang Correa, 41, was a member of a feared paramilitary unit known as the … Read more →
UK economy in record slump
Posted on | CommentThe UK’s economy shrank by 20.4% in April – the largest monthly contraction on record – as the country spent its first full month in lockdown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the “historic” fall affected virtually all areas … Read more →
Supreme Court decides on NDC, EC case June 23
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, June 23, this year to deliver its judgement on whether or not the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) decision to exclude the existing voter ID card as one of the source documents for registration during the … Read more →
Over 100g of suspected cocaine seized at Kpoglu border post gone missing
Posted on | CommentSome of the substances suspected to be high-value cocaine intercepted at the Kpoglu Border Post in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region last Friday have gone missing. The weight of what is missing is said to be 100.10 … Read more →
COVID-19: US passes 2 million cases
Posted on | CommentSummary US cases pass the two million mark, according to Johns Hopkins University Pandemic is accelerating in Africa, with South Africa accounting for a quarter of cases on the continent – WHO UK ministers defend decision-making after expert says going … Read more →
COVID-19: 24 Health workers test positive in Mfantseman
Posted on | CommentTwenty-four health workers in the Mfantseman municipality have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, which has affected the staff strength of the directorate. All of them are currently on treatment and responding accordingly. The figure is out of the 72 recorded … Read more →
Stranded Ghanaians in UK to be evacuated on June 17
Posted on | CommentGhana’s High Commission in London will on Wednesday, June 17, supervise the evacuation of Ghanaians who are willing to bear the cost of travel from the UK to Ghana. The evacuees upon arrival in Ghana will undergo a 14-day mandatory … Read more →
COVID-19 cases in Ghana now 10,358
Posted on | CommentConfirmed cases of Covid19 in Ghana is now 10,358. This is according to a latest update from the Ghana Health Service as of Thursday, June 11. Active cases, it says, are now 6,486, with deaths standing at 48. Some 3,824 … Read more →
FDA reviews operation to combat COVID-19
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reviewed its operation to reduce the negative impact of Covid-19 on businesses while ensuring the safety of the food supply chain. The Authority, as part of its new strategy, is leveraging on technology … Read more →
Man arrested after 40 rapes in one town
Posted on | CommentNigerian police say they have arrested a man after 40 people were raped in one town over the period of a year. A mother in the northern town Dangora caught the man in her children’s bedroom, according to police spokesman … Read more →
2020 World University rankings: UK Universities suffer worst-ever rankings
Posted on | CommentA triple threat of Brexit, tightening budgets and unchecked expansion has seen the rankings of UK universities in an international league table slump for the fourth year in a row. Nearly three-quarters of the country’s universities slipped down the rankings in … Read more →
Borders to be opened for final year foreign students – Oppong Nkrumah
Posted on | CommentThe Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the government is ready to open the country’s borders for final year foreign students to enable them to return to Ghana following the partial reopening of schools. He noted that “arrangements are being … Read more →
Gov’t knows beneficiaries of my GHS51M judgement debt – Woyome
Posted on | CommentBusinessman and member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has asked his critics to direct questions relating to his infamous judgement debt saga to the Government of Ghana. According to Mr. Woyome, the Government of Ghana … Read more →
Archbishop Duncan-Williams breaks silence on son’s social media outburst
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, and his family have reacted to some recent developments concerning their son Daniel Duncan-Williams. A statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Bishop Ebenezer Obodai, the Spokesperson for the Archbishop … Read more →
Burundi President dies of ‘cardiac arrest’
Posted on | CommentBurundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to … Read more →
COVID-19: Ghana’s case count now 10,201
Posted on | CommentGhana’s total number of coronavirus cases is now 10,201. This is according to the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on its website, on Tuesday, June 9. From the update, 3,755 patients have fully recovered from the … Read more →
GHc50m for 5,000 start-ups
Posted on | Comment-Under 3rd window of Presidential Business Support Programme (PBSP) – Dr Awal Some 26,000 start-ups and young entrepreneurs are going to benefit from capacity building, mentoring, training, business advisory services, technical support and access to market in the Presidential Business … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: 14yr old girl commits suicide ‘after having no internet to attend online classes’
Posted on | CommentA 14-year-old girl is said to have committed suicide because she was unable to access online classes, due to having no internet at home. Devika Balakrishnan was reportedly found near her home in Valancherry in Kerala, India with an empty … Read more →
Must-Know: List of Chief Justices of Ghana – From 1876 to 2020
Posted on | CommentGhana’s judiciary is blessed with fine brains who keep raising the bar of excellence in the legal system. Amongst the fine brains in Ghana’s legal system are those who rose/have risen to the highest office of Chief Justice, the fourth … Read more →
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases now 9910
Posted on | CommentTwo hundred and seventy-two (272) new cases of the Coronavirus disease has pushed Ghana’s total case count to 9,910. Data from the Ghana Health Service on Monday, June 8, showed that the country has also recorded nine new recoveries, bringing … Read more →
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