Tag: March 21
Queen of Peace Co-operative Credit Union records increase in investment
Mr Vincent Sam Brew, the Outgoing Board Chairman of the Queen of Peace Co-operative Credit Union Limited, on Sunday said the financial year witnessed...
90,000 health workers outside COVID-19 epicentres to be vaccinated
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Monday, March 22, begin the vaccination of 90,000 health workers outside the COVID-19 epicentres in the country.
The...
A. Rocha Ghana shares policy interventions with government to bring back Ghana’s lost forests
The world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year, about the size of Iceland - which accounts for 12 to 20 per...
Philippines spots 200 Chinese militia ships near disputed reef
dpa/GNA – More than 200 Chinese militia vessels were spotted moored off a disputed reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine government...
Iraqi Kurds welcome start of new year with dances and fireworks
dpa/GNA - Iraqi Kurds welcomed the start of their new year, which fell on Saturday, with traditional dances, flares and fireworks.
Newroz, as its...
Last Indonesian held hostage by Philippine militants rescued
dpa/GNA – The last of four Indonesian fisherman held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines for more than a...
Areas west of Sydney evacuated as wild weather continues in New South Wales
dpa/GNA - Residents flood-hit areas west of Sydney were ordered to evacuate on Saturday night as wild weather continued to hammer New South...
Survey: Majority in Germany favour opening hotels, restaurants
dpa/GNA - Germany is struggling to contain a sharply rising number of coronavirus infections, but a majority of Germans surveyed are in favour...
Polish commuters demand compensation from Germany for Covid-19 tests
dpa/GNA - Commuters who live in Poland and work in Germany are demanding compensation from Berlin to help cover the cost of the coronavirus...
Israeli towns can demand teachers show proof of vaccine and Covid test
dpa/GNA - Local authorities can prevent teachers from entering school compounds if they don't present a negative coronavirus test or agree to get...
Japan Prime Minister wants Olympics to be ‘victory against coronavirus’
dpa/GNA - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday that staging the Tokyo Olympics in summer is to be "proof of victory...
Five civilians killed as rockets hit hospital in Syria’s Aleppo
dpa/GNA – At least five civilians were killed after a shelling by Syrian government forces hit a hospital in western Aleppo on Sunday,...
Israel reopens skies to travelers as airport quota lifted
dpa/GNA - Israel has lifted a Covid-19-related restriction imposed early this year that limited the number of people allowed to enter the country...
Over 30 arrests as police in London clash with lockdown protesters
dpa-PA Media/GNA - More than 30 arrests have been made after anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in central London on Saturday.
Thousands of people...
Russian envoy accuses Britain of violating nuclear treaty obligations
dpa-PA Media/GNA - The Russian ambassador to Britain has accused the government in London of violating its international treaty obligations by raising the...
Overseas aid cut ‘perfectly lawful – British defense secretary
dpa-PA Media/GNA - The British government remains confident that its decision to cut the foreign aid budget is "perfectly lawful," Defence Secretary Ben...
Congo-Brazzaville presidential poll likely to hand win to ’emperor’
dpa/GNA - Citizens in Congo-Brazzaville headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in a presidential election that looks likely to hand Denis...
EU’s von der Leyen: Vaccine donations to poor countries on hold
dpa/GNA - The European Union is not currently in the position to directly donate coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries, said EU Commission President...
Republic of Congo’s principal opposition candidate hospitalized with COVID-19
The opposition presidential candidate in the Republic of Congo, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, was hospitalized in Brazzaville after being diagnosed with COVID-19 on the eve...
We’re keen on breaking eight-year tenure jinx – Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the New Patriotic Party-led Government will work hard to break the eight-year tenure jinx...
Ghana’s housing deficit: TDC makes remarkable strides
Ghana’s increasing housing deficit has been attributed to the high population growth rate, urbanisation and less supply of housing units to meet demand.
To...
Kweku Darlington: The rap sensation taking ‘Asakaa’ drill to the next level
Rap music is not new in Ghana, with lots of local stars making a name for themselves over the past years but the past...
Mining company to expand service delivery
Beniwise Ghana Limited (BGL), a contract mining company, says it is confident that an award as the best performer in contract mining would enable...
Stakeholders attend conference on climate change and employment creation
Youth Advocacy on Rights and Opportunities (YARO), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has organised a conference on climate change and sustainable employment creation for the...
Government to increase investment in agriculture
Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, the Northern Regional Minister, says the government will continue to increase investment in agriculture in the region to boost production...
‘Childhood cancers must be given the needed attention’
Childhood cancers are on the ascendancy and must be given the needed attention for early diagnoses and treatment, Madam Beatrice...
Nana Dams links up with Quamina MP for new single ‘Feelings’
If one word could perfectly sum up Nana Dams’ latest release, intoxicating would be just about right. ‘Feelings’ has the South London based rapper...
Self-imposed titles without God’s calling is self-glorification – Rev Addae
Reverend Albert Kwasi Addae, Third Parish Pastor of Dela Cathedral, E.P. Church, Ghana, on Sunday said self-imposed titles and nomenclatures without God's calling is...
ECA supports leveraging AfCFTA to drive digital trade in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is making significant progress in supporting African countries to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) to...
Theological Seminary honours Queen of Ho-Dome and 18 others
Mama Atrato II, the Queenmother of Ho-Dome, has earned a meritorious award from the Spirit Divinity College and Theological Seminary, West Africa, for her...