Governments around the world continue to focus their attention on the COVID-19, communicable disease while ignoring the dangers that non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart, and respiratory ailments pose to health. Ghana too has prioritized fighting the virus but has paid scant attention to those who are at high risk of poor […] The post The

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has urged supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region to go all out and vote massively for the New Patriotic Party on December 7. She advised the supporters of the party’s stronghold not to assume that the NPP would win in the region at all […] The post A/R: Vote massively for NPP on December 7 –

The Electoral Commission in the Northern Region says all is set for the special voting slated for Tuesday, December 1, 2020, ahead of the general elections. Some 6,349 voters are expected to vote in eighteen constituencies of the Northern Region. These include security personnel, election officials, Journalists, and some others whose duties will not allow […] The post N/R: We’re

Ambassador Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has disclosed that the ascension by the late Mr Kofi Annan to the position of the Secretary General of the United Nations was a momentous occasion in his career. He made this comment during a recent edition of the “Fireside Chat” Series hosted by the Institute of International Affairs Ghana (GhIIA.org). […] The post Kofi

Exactly a week from today, Ghanaians will go to the polls to elect a president and 275 members of parliament representing constituencies across the country. This electoral process is unique in the sense that it’s happening at a time when the entire world is battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. In this article, I explore some […] The post Alfred

With seven more days to the December 7 polls, political parties are fervently campaigning, with the hope of winning the hearts of as many voters as they can. One of such is the People’s National Convention whose flagbearer David Apasera has said, the party in the final week leading to the elections is leaving no […] The post PNC, PPP intensify campaigns a week to 2020 polls

On today’s edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, there was a comprehensive overview of the election campaigns across the country, analysis of the election survey by University of Ghana Business School lecturer Kobby Asante, among others.   Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show: Monday, 30th November, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show: Monday, 30th November, 2020 appeared first

An alleged daring thief who bolted with a stationary vehicle at Cantonments has been grabbed and put before an Accra Circuit Court. Richford Joe Lartey, unemployed and homeless in his bid to escape with the stolen vehicle, run into a police vehicle. Charged with stealing and two counts of causing unlawful damage, Lartey has pleaded […] The post Unemployed man grabbed over auto theft

Ninety-three persons are contesting for 33 parliamentary seats in the Eastern Region. The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have candidates contesting for each of the 33 constituencies. The Ghana Union Movement (GUM) follows with eleven candidates, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and the Liberty Party of Ghana (LPG) both […] The post 93

Nine persons are currently in police custody for their alleged roles in violent clashes between supporters of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress in the Yagaba-Kubori Constituency of the North East region. NPP supporters were alleged to have shot into the vehicle of incumbent MP, Amadu Tanko when he went to campaign […] The post Nine arrested over Yagaba-Kubori

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has made provision for registered Ghanaians whose names are not on the electoral roll to vote on Election Day. Outside the certified voters register which has in excess of 17 million voters, 830 persons who successfully registered could not find their names on the register. These persons have been […] The post EC

An Accra High Court on Monday, November 30, 2020, dismissed a suit filed by independent presidential hopeful, Marricke Kofi Gane challenging his disqualification from the 2020 polls by the Electoral Commission (EC). Mr. Gane, an independent presidential aspirant was disqualified by the EC for allegedly forging signatures of persons who endorsed his nomination forms. Mr. […] The post Court

Three patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have been transferred to the University of Ghana Medical Centre after a fire outbreak at the medical ICU. In the early hours of Monday, November 30, 2020, fire gutted the ICU as a result of an electrical fault from a socket […] The post COVID-19

The Member of Parliament (MP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC’s) parliamentary candidate for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armarh Kofi-Buah says the party’s victory in the 2020 general elections is unstoppable. He justified that the NDC’s proposed free funding for a million youth in apprenticeship training is the antidote to the current worsening youth unemployment in the […] The post NDC’s

The profitability model of traditional insurance business runs counter to the conception of insurance as a mechanism to compensate policyholders for losses. Policyholders expect their claims paid, and quickly when they suffer losses. Delays in claim settlement could lead to unimagined costs for insures. For example, a burnt production unit not replaced in time could […] The post The

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured its support for companies and entities working with persons living with disability (PLWD). The Chief Executive Officer of the FDA, Mrs. Delese Darko, said the support is meant to ensure the growth of local businesses and to offer unending opportunities and hope to all physically challenged persons […] The post FDA

As December 7 draws near, the Bureau of Public safety is calling on the general public to adhere to road safety precautions in order to prevent road crashes. Elections, coupled with the Christmas festive season are noted for recording high road traffic incidents including many crashes. There have already been several incidents of road crashes […] The post BPS urges caution

The Coordinator of SYND and Chair of Youth In Natural Resource and Environmental Governance (Youth- NREG)platform, Mr Chibeze Ezekiel has won the Goldman Environmental Prize for the year 2020 in the African Category. The Goldman Environmental Prize “honours grassroots environmental heroes from roughly the world’s six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands & Island […] The post Ghanaian

The High Court, Human Rights Division 1, has dismissed independent candidate, Kofi Koranteng’s claims against the Electoral Commission. Mr. Koranteng went to court to challenge the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify him from the 2020 presidential poll. He had told the court that the Commission gave him a window of opportunity to re-submit the defective […] The post 2020

The second edition of the Israeli Green Innovation Competition, which was held on the final day of the 2020 Virtual Ghana Garden & Flower Show, came to an end with Jeffrey Appiagyei of SAYeTECH being adjudged the winner of this year’s competition. The Israeli Green Innovation Competition awards individuals and organizations that promote environmental conservation […] The post 2020