COVID-19 contact tracers in the Ashanti Region have raised concerns over their work, accusing health authorities in the region of neglect as the region has recorded 38 deaths so far. According to the Service, five more people have died of coronavirus bringing the death tally to 38 in the region alone, accounting to more than half of the national fatalities ...

The Chief of Breman in the Suame Constituency in Kumasi, Baffuor Kotei Kutin Sraman, has caused a stir by offering special prayers at a cemetery for the flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), ex-President John Dramani Mahama. The traditional leader particularly prayed to the ancestors of Breman, which is one of the known traditional towns in Asanteman, ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has defended the compilation of a new biometric voters register (BVR), saying it is the surest way to deliver free, fair, credible and transparent elections. She said the EC’s decision was in the interest of all political parties and that it was committed to delivering incident-free and peaceful elections. Mrs ...

Some chiefs in the country are fuming at the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party John Boadu over his reported claim that any chief who decides to intervene in the ongoing impasse between civil society groups and some political parties against the compilation of a new register and the Electoral Commission is engaging in lawlessness. In an interview on ...

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has finally broken his silence after reports of him testing positive for coronavirus broke over the weekend. The health minister who initially received a lot of well-wishes came under attack when a broadcast journalist with Despite Media, Afia Pokua, posted on her Facebook wall that he had denied the report, insisting he was only resting ...

Club Beer has emerged the winner of the ultimate award, Product of the Year, at the prestigious Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) 2019. Club Beer, which is produced by Accra Brewery Limited earned the most public votes against other nominees such as Kpoo Keke, Voltic, Bel Active, Verna and Alomo bitters. The maiden virtual edition of the awards which was streamed ...

It is recalled that Dr. Kwabena Dufour’s UniBank made an announcement on 7th March 2018 to the effect that a consortium of financial institutions had pledged their shares, proceeds, entitlements, and voting rights to UniBank to make it the majority shareholder in ADB. These financial institutions included: Belstar Capital, a turnkey project finance implementation institution, Starmount Development Company Limited, EDC ...

The odyssey of banking reforms initiated by government has taken a noticeable toll on many Ghanaians. Some victims have already died, others are sick, more are poverty-stricken and most are sorrow-blackened. Aside from wearing the nose masks against COVID-19, victims of the banking crisis are wearing masks of destitution. A startling example is a sick woman whose money has been ...

Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media, Afia Pokuaa has hit back at critics who say she lied about the Health Minister’s reaction to reports that he was resting at the University of Ghana Medical Centre Afia Pokuaa Saturday after reports were rife in some sections of the media that the Health Minister had tested positive for the disease said she contacted ...

President Akufo-Addo has confirmed that Ghana’s Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has contracted Coronavirus. Multiple media reports on Saturday noted the minister had contracted the virus and was being treated at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra. Addressing Ghanaians in his 11th national address since the COVID-19 pandemic, the President said the minister is in a stable condition. “Let ...