The nominees for this year’s edition of the annual Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards were unveiled at a ceremony held on Saturday to officially launch the event slated for October. The Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Africa seeks to honour mainly men and some women in Ghana and across the continent, who have contributed to the progress ...
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Damongo: Jinapor places GHS10K bounty on police woman’s murderer’s head
The Member of Parliament for the Damongo constituency, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor has announced a GHS10,000 bounty for information that will lead to the arrest of the suspect of the gruesome murder of the female police officer, late Constable Asiedu Sandra in Damongo yesterday. This was disclosed by the Savannah Regional minister Saeed Jibril Muhazu on behalf of the MP ...
Read More »Women Are Super Heroes – NellaMich Replies Wendy Shay
Young afrobeat songstress, NellaMich, has responded to Wendy Shay’s comments that women are emotional, by admonishing women not to accept such tags. Wendy Shay, speaking on a show at Joy FM, is recorded to have said that, “women are emotional and cannot attain great feat in society.” This, she explained that, women are emotional and ought to strive harder and ...
Read More »IMF approves historic US$650bn SDR for developing countries, others
The Board of Governors of the IMF has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion) on August 2, 2021, to boost global liquidity. “This is a historic decision – the largest SDR allocation in the history of the IMF and a shot in the arm for the global economy at ...
Read More »RTU crowned DOL Zone 1 champions in a colourful ceremony
Real Tamale United have officially been crowned champions of the just-ended Division One League in Zone One after skipping past Bofoakwa Tano for the title. The Pride of the North engaged town folks Steadfast FC in their coronation game which ended 1-1 in an entertaining fashion. The Blue and Whites finished on top of the Zone One table with 65 ...
Read More »2021 PHC 99% complete except Greater Accra – GSS
8The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has set 8 August 2021 to withdraw all census officers from the field and bring data collection for the 2021 Population and Housing Census to a close. The GSS will, between now and 8 August, correct errors and do quality assurance spot checks nationwide. The public has been urged to expect census officials to visit ...
Read More »Covid-19: Africa’s reliance on foreign countries for vaccines wrong – Amoako-Attah
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has bemoaned the rate at which the African continent has to depend on the Western world for vaccines to protect its citizens against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. According to the minister, the reliance on other countries for vaccines to treat its people despite having a galaxy of the best scientists at its ...
Read More »AfCFTA, the long road to Africa’s promised land of trade and prosperity
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the supercharger of Africa’s long-term economic success. Bohani Hlungwane, Head of Trade and Working Capital Sales, at Absa Group, looks at how far we have come and what needs to be done. There is little doubt that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the golden ...
Read More »Covid-19: We’re on course to vaccinate 20m Ghanaians – Amponsa-Achiano
Ghana’s program manager for the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Dr. Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, has reiterated that the country is on course to vaccinate 20 million Ghanaians against Covid-19 by the end of 2021. Speaking on the Morning Starr, Dr. Amponsa-Achiano said the country is expecting some vaccines from AstraZeneca and Pfizer by the end of August to kick off the country’s ...
Read More »‘Ofori-Atta is a threat to Ghana’s economy’ – Akandoh
The Ranking Member of the Health Committee of Parliament Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described decisions of the Finance Minister prior to the purchase of the Sputnik V vaccine as inimical to the interest of the state. He said the approval of GHC16 million for the purchase of the vaccine by the minister without parliamentary approval is shocking. The assertion was ...
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