Tag: Dec. 31
AGI capacitating members for opportunities under AfCFTA agreement
Mr Dela Gadzanku, the Volta, Eastern and Oti Regional Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), says members of the Association in the...
Embracing unity should be the responsibility of every Ghanaian – Rev. Andoh
Reverend Emmanuel Kojo Andoh, Founder of Remember the Cross Chapel in Shama, has encouraged Ghanaians to use the birth of Jesus Christ to cultivate...
NGO to establish farmer training centre at Walewale
Dr Sharon Brown, the President of the Malku Institute of Technology says the Institute will set up a farmers’ training centre at Walewale in...
General Assembly approves 3.23 bln USD UN budget for 2021
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday approved 3.231 billion U.S. dollars to fund the world body's regular budget for 2021.
The UNGA's...
UK, EU kick off new relationship as Brexit transition period ends
Britain and the European Union (EU) have started a new chapter in their relationship as the Brexit transition period ended at 2300 GMT Thursday.
In...
Egypt postpones school exams until after mid-year vacation over COVID-19 concerns
The Egyptian government on Thursday decided to postpone the first-term exams in all schools including universities until after the mid-year vacation over concerns of...
Zambian president reiterates commitment to peaceful elections
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday reiterated his government's commitment to free, fair and peaceful elections next year.
The Zambian leader has therefore urged stakeholders...
China and Egypt sign letter of intent for COVID-19 vaccine cooperation
Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang signed the letter, on behalf of the National Health Commission of China, with Mohamed Hassani, Egyptian assistant minister...
Eritrea’s confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 1,320
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Eritrea rose to 1,320 after the Red Sea nation reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the...
Situation along Cameroon-CAR border calms down after standoff
The situation is calm along the border between Cameroon and Central African Republic (CAR) following a standoff between Cameroon army and CAR rebels who...
South African President Ramaphosa delivers New Year message
South Africans have shown the true meaning of Ubuntu, the universal value of personhood and dignity, in 2020, said President Cyril Ramaphosa in his...
China approves its first coronavirus vaccine, from Sinopharm
China has approved for conditional use its first coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.
The approval, announced on Thursday by the Joint Prevention...
Argentina and El Salvador approve AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-vaccine
Argentina has approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, making it the second country after Britain to do...
The pandemic has put Europe’s tourism cash cow on life support
The recent consecutive boom years of Europe's tourism industry suffered a major blip in 2020, when pandemic travel restrictions left an otherwise rapidly growing...
Guinea begins coronavirus vaccinations on government ministers
The West African nation of Guinea has begun administering coronavirus vaccines, making the country among the first on the continent to roll out the...
UK lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal by large majority
British lawmakers on Wednesday approved the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union (EU) by a large majority, paving the way for...
US announce punitive tariffs on EU products in aviation dispute
The United States on Wednesday announced punitive tariffs on some products from France and Germany in retaliation for a long-running aircraft manufacturing dispute with...
Number of German companies in Russia falls by 7 percent this year
The number of German companies operating in Russia has fallen by 7 per cent year-on-year amid heightened political tensions and the economic impacts of...
Government has not increased import duties – GSA
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has asked the public to disregard claims attributed to the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders that import duties have...
Clergyman urges Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of reading
Apostle Robert Aboagye-Darko, General Overseer of the Revival Outreach Church International, has called on Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of reading to enable them...
Youth Center for entrepreneurial empowerment graduates trainees
Youth Center for Entrepreneurial Empowerment (Y-CEE), an initiative of The Network Organisation for Youth Empowerment and Development (NOYED-Ghana), has graduated the third batch of...
Road crashes that made Ghana weep in 2020
Some road accidents left tears in the eyes of Ghanaians and ‘unforgettable prints’ in their hearts and memories in the year 2020.
Ghana News Agency...
Christmas with the family after years of living on the streets
“It is a moment of great joy for me going home after many years of living on the streets of Accra, yet anxious about...
Poultry farmers blame hikes in prices of chicken on high cost of feed
Poultry farmers in the Ashanti region are blaming the current increases in prices of eggs and fowls on the local market, on the hikes...
Organic foods, an important nutritional choice
"You are what you eat" is a popular saying that reflects a person's general wellbeing, especially, the physical and mental health of a person,...
Two suspected robbers shot dead at Santasi Kagyase near Kumasi
An Ashanti Regional Police patrol team on the dawn, December 30, 2020 engaged some suspected armed robbers in a shootout leading to the death...
Undertaker gets five years for stealing
The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old undertaker to five years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a ‘pressure pump cocoa spraying...
Here are some major crime/court headline stories for year 2020
Compiled by Joyce Danso, and edited by Edward Nana Asare, GNA
The following are some major crime/court stories for the year 2020 reported by...
Investments in Health infrastructure projects affect malaria funding in Nkwanta North
Funding for malaria activities in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region has been affected by investments in physical health infrastructure.
A validation meeting...
AfCFTA kickstarts trading tomorrow January 1, 2021
Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would begin on January 1st 2021, with a market of 1.2 billion people and a...