The effects of the global pandemic, COVID-19 continues to be felt in the global economy as foreign direct investments recorded for the first half of 2020 fell 49 per cent compared to the same period in 2019. According to the Global Investment Trends Monitor, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) … The post COVID-19
Two unidentified gunmen stormed the Sunyani Main Post Office Area, and succeeded in robbing unsuspected victims of thousands of Ghana cedis, a scene onlookers described as, a ‘deadly spectacle’. The unmasked gunmen, who were riding a motorbike, snatched the handbag of a young woman containing thousands of cedis at gunpoint, attacked and robbed another mobile … The post Unmasked
Members of the World Cocoa Farmers Organisation (WCFO) in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region have called on the government to intensify its fight against illegal Mining in Cocoa growing areas. According to them, the activities of illegal Mining was a major threat to Cocoa production and if not checked, would negatively … The post Cocoa
Kofi Klutse, a 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly possessing a foreign pistol after he was realised to be a key suspect in a case under investigation by the Akatsi Police Command. The suspect, popularly known as ‘Wonderful Tiger’ was arrested at Tordzinu near Akatsi in the Volta region. Chief Superintendent, Mr Joseph Atsu … The post Man arrested for possessing
The European Union is united behind Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the two-person race for the top job at the World Trade Organization (WTO), an EU diplomat told dpa. Two women remain the final hopefuls after the 164 member countries recently narrowed the candidate field from five to two. South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung Hee … The post EU supports
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against “pandemic fatigue” as the number of coronavirus cases around the world spikes and hospital beds fill up. “Many countries in the northern hemisphere are seeing a concerning rise in cases and hospitalizations,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Monday. … The post WHO
Fifteen per cent of all COVID-19-related deaths worldwide “could be attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution,” according to a German-led team of researchers. Published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, the estimate is based on analysis of pollution and pandemic data by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Harvard University’s public health school and The … The post Study:
One more person, has been put before a Kaneshie District Court for alleged involvement in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a Law Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon. Ebenezer Kweyisi, the third accomplice, is being held for abetment of crime and murder. Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, the Prosecutor, informed the Court of the … The post Another
Ten persons are said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a clash between some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Jamestown in the Odododiodio Constituency, on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit, Accra Regional Police Command, told the … The post Ten injured
The Western Naval Command has held a ceremony to launch a three-day Ocean Navigation Exercise to the Equator dubbed: “Exercise Sea Lion”. The exercise is to among others enhance professionalism in the fleet and access operational, technical, logistics and endurance of the fleets. It is to also, demonstrate the resolve of the Command to clamp … The post Western
The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) Government will introduce a new Pension Scheme for organised groups in the informal sector of the Ghanaian economy. “The Government under Mr John Dramani Mahama as the President and Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as the Vice President will contribute a percentage on behalf of any group that participates … The post NDC
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has refuted claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it has targeted its members in the Asawase constituency for arrests. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Godwin Ahianyo, Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, told journalists in Kumasi that, the arrest of some 10 suspected armed robbers at Asawase on … The post Ghana
Nana Yaa Sereboe, Chairperson of the National Polio Plus Committee, has stressed the need to strengthen routine immunization in Africa to keep away wild polio virus infection on the continent. She said though Africa had since August this year, been declared free of wild polio virus, there was the need to do more to prevent … The post African
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