Tag: Feb. 23
SEC warns investors to avoid Wiseling Online Investment Company
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says Wiseling Online Investment Company, a Finnish-based company operating in Ghana, has not been licensed by it...
Ghana to receive first batch of COVID-19 vaccines today
The Government of Ghana will on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, receive the first batch of 600,000 AstraZeneca Coronavirus vaccine at the Kotoka International...
Pau Gasol returns to Barcelona after 20 years in NBA
Pau Gasol, the greatest Spanish basketball player of all time, confirmed on Tuesday that he is returning from the NBA to play with Barcelona...
Ghanaian president urges collective efforts to win COVID-19 fight
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday urged collective efforts to win the battle against COVID-19.
Speaking here at the inauguration of...
SADC condemns killing of Italian ambassador in DRC
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, in his capacity as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, on...
Somalia and AMISOM release rules to guide recovered weapons
Somalia and the African Union Mission (AMISOM) said Tuesday they have released detailed guidelines and procedures for the management of stockpiles of seized weapons.
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Bank Of Botswana to maintain stable policy despite COVID-19
The Bank of Botswana (BoB), the country's central bank, has committed to maintain sound policy despite the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic threatening the country's economic...
Miner optimistic of diamond industry performance in Botswana in 2021
Canadian miner Lucara Diamonds is optimistic about the diamond industry's performance this year, as the company plans to expand its Karowe Mine in Botswana.
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Zambian official hails Chinese mining company for increased production
A Zambian government official on Tuesday commended a Chinese mining company for the increased production of manganese at its processing plant in Serenje, a...
Professional golfer Tiger Woods injured in car accident in Los Angeles
U.S. professional golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a roll-over car accident in Los Angeles County, California on Tuesday, authorities said.
The...
Malaria, the bitter experiences and the realities
A GNA feature by Bertha Badu-Agyei
Many children in Ghana die before the age of five, due to complications from malaria, the story of Madam...
Local foods must be preserved for international market
Mr. Francis Gasu a farmer at Ashaiman Irrigation Scheme has called for national efforts to preserve the sanctity of local foods in its traditional...
COVID-19 wreck on Tourism and Creative Arts in Central Region
Without doubt, Central Region is the fortress of tourism in Ghana and remains the favourite of holidaymakers craving for enjoyment on the pristine coastal...
Farmers urged to adopt organic and climate-smart farming
Mr. Daniel Kofi Abu, the Project Manager of Tropenbos-Ghana has urged farmers to adopt organic and climate-smart farming to improve the quality of food...
‘Life is better than before’: residents around Bui enclave tell their story
A GNA feature by Dennis Peprah
“Hardly did I think and learnt our relocation here would create these enormous opportunities for our children,” that was...
Ayorkor Botchwey appeals to Serbian investors to invest in Ghana
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration-designate, has appealed to Serbian investors to come and invest in Ghana.
The Foreign...
Scores of food vendors flouts COVID-19 protocols
Scores of food vendors at Gbetsile in the Kpone Katamanso Municipal endangers the lives of food buyers as they flout the wearing of nose...
Eat local rice: processors urge Ghanaians
The BBN Rice Par-boilers Co-operative in the Upper East Region has called on the general public and Boarding schools to consume rice grown and...
High Court restrains Kotoko, associates from picketing
An Accra High Court has restrained Elikem E. Kotoko and his associates from embarking on an intended indefinite picketing, beginning Thursday February 24, 2021.
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Accra police arrest 19 suspects over narcotics
The Accra Regional Police with support from the Central District Police has arrested 19 suspects over narcotics at Klewoko and Rawlings Park, in Accra.
The...
German government slammed for lack of testing as mutant cases rise
dpa/GNA - The German government's plan to roll out mass testing as the country considers ways to ease out of lockdown has been...
New York City starts reopening venues as Covid-19 rates decline
dpa-AFX/GNA - As New York's hospitalization and Covid-19 infection rates continue to decline, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that several industries in the state can...
Limited fans can attend PGA Championship amid coronavirus pandemic
dpa/GNA - Golf's second major of the season will be watched by around 10,000 fans per day at the Ocean Course on Kiawah...
Third of working-age adults in EU have no basic IT skills – Auditors
dpa/GNA - More than 75 million European adults of working age do not have at least basic digital skills, the European Court of...
Despite lockdown, Greece records unexpectedly high virus case count
dpa/GNA - Greek health authorities are trying to figure out why coronavirus case counts are spiking after the country entered a tighter lockdown.
Data...
Man handed 15-year prison sentence for murder of Maltese journalist
dpa/GNA - Vince Muscat, one of three men accused of murdering Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, was sentenced to 15...
Pharmaceutical industry: Steep rise in Covid-19 vaccine shipments
dpa/GNA - The global delivery of Covid-19 vaccines is increasing weekly, and at a fast rate, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA)...
‘The devil is already here’ – California strain worries experts
tca/dpa/GNA - A coronavirus variant that emerged in mid 2020 and surged to become the dominant strain in California not only spreads more...
Decision on German bid to host 2032 Olympics in ‘decisive phase’
dpa/GNA - Armin Laschet, minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia, says the process to decide if the region can become Germany's official candidate to...
Health Alert: disposal of nose masks indiscriminately
Residents of Tema Metropolitan area on Tuesday expressed concern about the indiscriminate disposal of used nose mask and called on health authorities to immediately...