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President Akufo-Addo and the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo have received the first dose of the initial consignment of COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Wednesday, February 24. The move to have the President and the first lady take the first jab of the vaccine is to assure Ghanaians that the vaccines are safe. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu ...

Teachers of King of Glory Presbyterian Basic School in Bonya a suburb of New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region have boycotted academic work following the “shit bombing “of the school by unknown persons Monday morning. The perpetrators used human feces to smear the doors and windows of the Headteacher’s office as well as the walls of the JHS ...

Chairman of the Angel Group of companies, Dr. Kwaku Oteng has been inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame. The Executive Chairman, Board of Directors, and Evaluation Committee of Corporate Ghana decided to induct the President and founder of one of Ghana’s most successful entrepreneurs after analyzing his contribution to the economy of the country over the years. Starting ...

Energy expert Dr. Yusif Seleimana has shutdown suggestions that it would not be profitable for the Tema Oil Refinery to refine crude in its current state. He said the government can turn around the fortunes of TOR by ensuring that its RFCC Unit is functional to convert residual fuel into high-value products. This according to him will reposition TOR to ...

The President’s Facebook page was on Sunday inundated with vile and funny comments as he was busily addressing the nation on the Covid-19 vaccines. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday urged Ghanaians to be confident about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines which are set to be deployed in the country this week. According to him, Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority has ...

Veteran journalist Ben Ephson has described as unnecessary threats contained in the caution statement by the Judicial Service to media houses. According to him, the Judicial Service could have demanded better exercise of discretion by the media without threatening them. The Judicial Service has in a statement called on media houses to remove stories they describe as inciteful or insulting ...

More cryptocurrency trading goes on in Nigeria than almost anywhere else in the world, reflecting a loss of faith in more traditional forms of investment, as Ijeoma Ndukwe reports. Tola Fadugbagbe recalls moving to Lagos from his small south-western town 10 years ago with dreams of brighter prospects. Instead, the 34-year-old ended up in a series of odd jobs earning ...

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Junior has moved to clarify what he assumes to be ‘deliberate misinformation’ aimed at tarnishing the image and reputation of Ghana’s first president. Pratt on Saturday, February 27 edition of the Alhaji and Alhaji show on Pan African TV dismissed notions that some ...

President Akufo-Addo has unveiled the strategy for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The President made the announcement in his 24th national address since the outbreak of the virus in the country. Below is the list of priority persons Group 1 Persons most at risk and frontline State officials Healthcare workers Frontline security personnel Persons with underlying medical ...

CARE and Cargill have released a report detailing the footprint of their partnership on the West African cocoa industry over the last decade. Titled “A Decade of Impact in Cocoa Communities: More than Ten Years of the CARE-Cargill Partnership”, the report highlights the CARE-Cargill partnership successes in supporting cocoa sustainability and building better lives for cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire ...