The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party has eulogized the late Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur; describing him as a tolerant fellow. John Boadu said he admired the former Vice President for his level and the patience with which he went about his duties. “[I will remember him for] his level of tolerance and patience, being able to hold on ...

Over 130 migrants suffered injuries Thursday as they tried to cross from Morocco to Europe, according to the Spanish Red Cross. Police said that 16 migrants were hospitalized and 15 law enforcement officers were hurt, with five needing hospital care, after 800 migrants attempted to reach European soil. Over 600 African migrants successfully crossed from Morocco to Spain’s North African ...

The Japanese city of Iga is fighting off aspiring ninjas after a broadcasting error. In a July 16 segment on Japan’s depopulation and labor shortages, National Public Radio reported that Iga had a shortage of ninjas. The segment said that the city’s ninja museum needed more ninja-performers, and NPR’s Sally Herships also said that those filling the role could earn ...

Artificial intelligence is now being used to diagnose a common eye disease. The device, called IDx-DR, uses software and a retinal camera to take images of a patient’s retina. It then uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to evaluate the images and effectively diagnose diabetic retinopathy, a diabetes complication that can lead to blindness. Developers hope this new device will make ...

ark Zuckerberg’s fortune tanked by more than $16 billion on Wednesday in the wake of Facebook’s second-quarter financial results, which fell short of analysts’ expectations. Shares in the California-based social-networking platform plummeted by as much as 24 percent following the filing this week, swiftly wiping up to $140 billion from the company’s market value. According to the Financial Times, the ...

In one niche corner of the cryptocurrency world, an ethical debate is raging. The topic of contention is not exchange rates or squabbles over which virtual money is king, but so-called “assassination markets” where users can place bets on the likelihood of celebrity deaths. So far, U.S. president Donald Trump, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, actor Betty White and senator John ...

South Sudan’s 400 MPs have received a government loan of $40,000 (£30,300) each to buy cars for themselves, causing public anger. A presidential spokesman defended the $16m expenditure, saying MPs could not be expected to “use motorbikes”. Critics have accused the government of rewarding MPs two weeks after they voted to extend President Salva Kiir’s term to 2021. The government ...

The National Tripartite Committee has increased the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) by 10 percent. The deal was reached at a meeting held on Thursday, 26 July 2018 and expected to take effect from 1 January 2019. The previous NDMW of GHS 9.68 will now be GHS10.65. In a statement, the Committee directed that all establishments, institutions or organisations whose ...

The Council of State has approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nomination for the vacant Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Starrfmonline.com has gathered. The President last week nominated Mrs Jean Mensa as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. She replaces Mrs. Charlotte Osei who was removed with her two deputies – Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah – by the President following ...

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has advised the two main political parties, the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress, to stop politicking with the country’s education. He has asked politicians to see the government’s decision to adopt the proposed double-track system as a social intervention policy for which they must ...