Tag: March 17
Bono region record increase in Neonatal and Maternal Mortality
Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Bono Regional Director of Ghana Health Services (GHS), has expressed concern over the increase in the rate of...
MPs condemn textbooks fueling ethnocentrism
Members of Parliament have condemned the publication of some textbooks for use in schools, which portray Ewes in a bad light, fueling ethnocentrism.
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Tema United donate nets to National Sports Authority
The Management of Tema United Football Club (FC) has donated a set of football nets worth GHC4,000.00 to the National Sports Authority (NSA) in...
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization
tca/dpa/GNA, - The US House of Representatives will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and...
Russia threatens German media in retaliation for RT curbs
dpa/GNA - Moscow has criticized Berlin for allegedly imposing curbs on its state broadcaster RT and in turn threatened to limit German media...
Eight killed in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
dpa/GNA, - Eight people were killed and one injured in shootings at three massage parlours on Tuesday in the north of the city of...
German security forces conduct raids targeting human trafficking
dpa/GNA - German security forces conducted a series of raids across the country as part of investigations into people smuggling and forced sex...
Philippines re-imposes entry restrictions amid Covid-19 surge
dpa/GNA – The Philippines on Wednesday announced new travel restrictions for foreigners as authorities scrambled to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases amid...
Australia to ask EU for 1 million vaccines for Papua New Guinea
dpa/GNA - Australia said on Wednesday it will make a formal request to European authorities and AstraZeneca to release 1 million doses of...
Syrian air defenses intercepts Israeli missiles near Damascus
dpa/GNA - The Syrian air defence system has intercepted and shot down several Israeli missiles near Damascus, Syria's official news agency SANA reported,...
Blinken says report shows China undermined HK electoral system
dpa/GNA - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the latest update to the Hong Kong Autonomy Act report showed that China's...
United Nations sends first team to Bangladesh island since Rohingya relocation
dpa/GNA – A United Nations team has started visiting Bangladesh's remote island in the Bay of Bengal where more than 13,000 persecuted Rohingya...
US seeks to reassure South Korea about strength of defence alliance
dpa/GNA - The US commitment to South Korea remains strong, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin assured on Wednesday during his first trip to...
Tunisian president visits Libya for talks with new interim government
dpa/GNA - Tunisian President Kais Saied arrived in the Libyan capital on Wednesday for talks with the newly appointed interim unity government.
Saied is...
Day of mourning after at least 58 people die in an attack in Niger
dpa/GNA - At least 58 people have been killed in a massacre in Niger in West Africa.
A day of mourning has been declared...
Eyes on Rutte as three days of voting to yield Dutch election results
dpa/GNA - Three days of voting are set to end with election results in the Netherlands on Wednesday, with political observers keeping an...
Irish premier to hold talks with Biden during online St Patrick’s Day
PA Media/dpa/GNA - Ireland's premier will hold talks with President Joe Biden later as the traditional St Patrick's Day engagement goes online.
The Taoiseach...
European Commissioner: EU vaccine passport to be ready by June 1
dpa/GNA - To open up EU countries to travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission is expected to present a proposal for...
AstraZeneca jab is safe – British health officials
dpa/GNA - Multiple British health officials defended the AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus jab on Wednesday, after recent decisions by multiple countries to temporarily suspend its...
Vietnam’s first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine available by end of 2021
dpa/GNA – Nanocovax, Vietnam’s first locally-developed Covid-19 vaccine, is expected to be ready for use domestically by the fourth quarter of 2021, the...
Modi meets chief ministers as coronavirus spike continues in India
dpa/GNA – Coronavirus infections continue to spike in India with the country reporting nearly 30,000 new cases on Wednesday, its biggest jump in...
Photos: Ghana committed to continuing Saglemi Housing Project
Mr Francis Assenso Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing has reiterated government's resolve to complete the over 1,500 Saglemi Housing Project to address the...
Government committed to continuing Saglemi Housing Project – Minister
Mr Francis Assenso Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing has reiterated government's resolve to complete the over 1,500 Saglemi Housing Project to address the...
Fifth Volta Trade and Investment fair launched
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister has launched the fifth Volta Trade and Investment fair with an invitation to the private sector to...
Sahraouiya 2021 sees remarkable performance by representatives of the AMCI
The 7th edition of the "Sahraouiya" 2021 Women's Solidarity Raid, organized from March 13 to 20 in Dakhla, Morocco saw a remarkable performance by...
KoKMA hands over 20- seater toilet facility to Kinbu Senior High Technical
The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA), on Wednesday handed over a newly constructed 20-seater water closet toilet facility to the Kinbu Senior High Technical...
OCOF holds consultative meeting with Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly
Our Community Focus (OCOF) a Community-led Development NGO in the Ablekuma Central Municipality (AbcMA) has organised a consultative stakeholder engagement meeting on accountable governance.
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Increase women participation in Maritime Industry
Captain Catherine Haizel, Country Inspector of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), on Wednesday called on government and players in the Port and Maritime...
Fidelity Bank supports Ghana Infectious Disease Centre
Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited, has donated items of need to the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre at the Ga East Municipal Hospital in Accra.
The items...
UPSA lecturer selected for 26th UN Climate Change Conference
Mr Eric Boachie Yiadom, a lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has been selected among top global researchers for the 26th...