Yearly Archives: 2021

Ghana should ban excavators to fight galamsey – Environment Minister-designate

The Minister-designate for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has suggested that Ghana must “severely” regulate excavators to address the problem of illegal mining in the country. According to him, excavators should be accounted for and banned as a measure to tackle illegal mining. “We should have a census …

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Coronavirus: Russia announces Ghana’s registration of Sputnik V Vaccine

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has announced the registration of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Ghana. The vaccine was approved under the Emergency Use Authorization procedure – a pathway that ensures that a needed medical product or vaccines …

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‘Even Queen Elizabeth II keeps her vocabulary simple’ – Nana Dokua tells critics of Hawa Koomson

Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei (NPP-Akropong MP), a former Deputy Minister for Information, has jumped to the defence of Mavis Hawa Koomson, the embattled Fisheries and Aquaculture minister-nominee who could not eloquently express herself before the Appointments Committee of Parliament. According to Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, Hawa Koomson should be judged by her …

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Mankpan Chief moves to end road accidents on the Buipe to Tamale road

The Paramount Chief of the Mankpan Traditional area of Gonjaland, Mankpanwura Jakpa Achor-ade Borenyi (I) is worried over the rampant fatal accidents in his Traditional area on the Buipe to Tamale Highway and has therefore disclosed his resolve to get a solution to the accidents and so has made arrangements …

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Israel eases restrictions following vaccine success

Israel is easing lockdown restrictions as studies there reveal the Pfizer vaccine is 98.9% effective in preventing hospitalisations and death. From Sunday, shops, libraries and museums can open but social distancing and masks are still required. The health ministry says it is the first stage of returning to normal life. …

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Nigerian security forces tracking Kagara students’ kidnappers

Nigerian security forces on Thursday said they were tracking the armed gang that kidnapped more than 40 people from a school a day earlier, as families and a survivor described how students fled gunfire during the early morning attack. The kidnapping in Kagara in central Niger state was the latest …

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