GENERAL NEWS

Ghana has eliminated gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Sleeping Sickness, as a disease of public health concern. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a tweet, congratulated the government, health workers and communities for working towards the elimination of the disease. “This is …

Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has tasked Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson to retract and apologize for a tweet on government’s import ban on a group of selected items. Annoh-Dompreh quoted Ato Forson’s January 28 tweet which contained a photo of the banned items with the caption: “Folks, The NPP …

Some Ghanaians on social media have attacked the current Minority Leader in parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson for his comment and opinion on the government’s ban on the importation of secondhand and used electrical gadgets. In a recent post shared on Twitter, the legislator published a list of electrical gadgets and announced …

Being elected as President of Ghana can be a daunting task that requires allies, friends, loyalists and even family members at certain times. In Ghana’s fourth republic, it has somewhat been accepted for presidents to appoint close family members to key positions in government – although the trend is frowned …

A Ghanaian man seeking greener pastures in Malta has allegedly been brutalised to near death. The victim, Yusif Adams, intimated that the Maltese police officers assaulted him over documents permitting him to live and work in the Southern European country. Speaking in an interview with crimecheckghana.org, Mr. Adams said he …

Ghana is known as a secular country with a high Christian population and a favorable Islamic following too. In spite of these two dominant religious groups the country also enjoys the existence of shrines and traditional deities. It is believed a greater part of the population Christians and Muslims alike …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu has disclosed some purported details on the Ghana Card of embattled secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng. The secretary is accused of operating under the pseudonym Kwabena Adu Gyamfi for criminal purposes, in …

Residents in Kofrom a suburb of Kumasi are currently living in fear after a gang burnt down a six-bedroom house in a reprisal attack. According to a myjoyonline.com report, the gang is reported to have looted the house as a revenge attack on the murder of their colleague identified as …

Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, a medical doctor and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority has shared some tips on how to avoid food poisoning, particularly waakye. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme, Dr Okoe-Boye encouraged lovers of the waakye staple to always opt for the black …

Festivals form a major part of the culture of various tribes in Ghana. These festivals are held in high esteem by both indigenes and visitors. From Homowo to Hogbestosto to Damba to Gbiza to Odwira to Abokyire and many others, various rituals are undertaken by various tribes in the country …