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President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that his government is committing some $25 million to the establishment of a National Vaccine Institute, as part of measures to shore up the country’s preparedness for vaccine production in cases such as the current festering COVID-19 pandemic. In his 26th address to the nation on the virus on Sunday, 25 July 2021, Mr Akufo-Addo ...

President Akufo-Addo has announced a ban on post-funeral receptions across the country in the wake of a third wave of COVID19 in Ghana. According to the President, all funerals must also be held in open spaces and there must be the observance of the one (1) metre social distancing rule by sympathisers. Delivering his update number 26 since the outbreak ...

Active cases of COVID-19 in Ghana is surging at a faster pace currently standing over four thousand, President Akufo-Addo has disclosed. According to the President, a total of one million, three hundred and ninety-four thousand, five hundred and forty (1,394,540) tests have been conducted, out of which one hundred and one thousand, one hundred and seventy (101,170) persons have been ...

The leadership of the Fix Ghana Movement have said it will still proceed with its planned demonstrations against the government despite the latest rise in COVID-19 figures. The group which had intended to pour out on the street last month over the failure of successive governments to fix the prevailing challenges of Ghana were restrained by the Ghana police service ...

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi constituency in the Eastern Region Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has handed over of a medical theatre to support the services of its 1st medical doctor. The medical theatre is a state-of-the-art facility that comes on the back of the provision of an official residence and vehicle for the Doctor to serve the over 100,000 ...

The Member of Parliament for Madina Francis Xavier Sosu says the LGBT bill currently being discussed in the country must be reviewed to address “matters of concern”. The comment comes after the popular human rights lawyer was criticized on social media by his fellow party member Ras Mubarak for his seeming considerate stands on LGBT rights. “The Madina MP is ...

The deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Mrs. Mavis Nkansah Boadu, on Thursday, 22, said she was satisfied with the progress of work being done by contractors on the number of town roads in Ellembelle district in the Western Region. Her revelation came after completing a successful tour to the district to inspect the ongoing road projects. She said, despite ...

The member of parliament for Wassa Amenfi East constituency, hon. Nicholas Amankwah a.k.a Home Boy has urged Muslims in his constituency to remember Amenfi East in prayers as they finally climax the annual, month-long Ramadan fast. Hon. Nicholas Amankwah during his presentation to the Muslims community in Amenfi East, he urged Muslims to use the blessings received from the Eid-ul-Adha ...

The Special Prosecutor-nominee Kissi Agyebeng has cleared the air on his perceived involvement in the controversial Agyapa deal, saying he was not in any form involved in the transaction. According to Mr Agyebeng, anybody trying to implicate him in the Agyapa deal was coming from uninformed positions. Appearing before the Appointments committee of parliament Thursday, July 2, he said, ”of ...

The world’s attention will turn to Tokyo in the coming days with the Games getting underway on Friday, July 23. Before, during and after the big event, Twitter will feature premium content, real-time reactions and the best conversation as fans worldwide cheer on top athletes from across the planet. On the road to Tokyo, here are the sports and athletes ...