Google workers will need to be vaccinated before returning to the office, the US tech giant has said. The policy will begin at its US campuses within weeks and then be rolled out globally for its 144,000 employees. Many firms are weighing up their stances on vaccinations. Publisher Bloomsbury said …
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Facebook warns growth set to slow ‘significantly’
Facebook has warned that it expects revenue growth to slow down “significantly” in the second half of 2021. The tech giant saw revenue rise to $29bn (£21bn) in the three months to 30 June, up from $18.69bn last year. But it said that sales would slow “as we lap periods of increasingly …
Read More »Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling abroad
Dubai: Kuwait on Tuesday banned unvaccinated citizens from traveling abroad as of August 1, the government communication office reported. The decision exempts children under 16 years and those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated. Also pregnant women, who get a pregnancy proof certificate from authorities, are …
Read More »Boko Haram Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian, Cameroon Reports
Former Boko Haram fighters are seen in Meri, Cameroon, April 9, 2021. (Moki Edwin Kindzeka/VOA) Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday night near the border …
Read More »From covering the story to falling in love with the killer – SA journalist opens up about Krugersdorp cult killings
I was working as a journalist at Krugersdorp News when I started covering the Krugersdorp murders in 2016, when the first victim of The Appointment Murders, Anthony Scholefield, was found in his boot. At that point, it was just a very mysterious murder, especially in a town like Krugersdorp. …
Read More »SA’s Schoenmaker, Corbett set up dream Olympic final in 200m breaststroke
South African swimming duo Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbetthave advanced to the women’s 200m breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their semi-finals on Thursday. The final, which takes place at 03:41 (SA time) on Friday, will see Schoenmaker start as comfortably the fastest qualifer from the semi-finals while Corbett qualified 4th fastest. Schoenmaker and …
Read More »520 Covid-19 deaths recorded in SA in 24 hours
In some good news, SA passed the 7-million mark for the number of vaccines administered. There were 194,891 jabs administered by 5pm on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 7,065,432. There were 520 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in SA in the past 24 hours, as well as 17,351 new infections. …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo finalizes names of new SoE CEOs; first name out
President Akufo-Addo has finalized the process of putting together names of Chief Executives of the various State Owned Companies SOEs according to reports. The latest name to be released is the CEO of The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) where the tenure of Mr. Jonathan Amoako-Baah as Chief Executive of the …
Read More »VIDEO: Jail Mahama Like SA President Jacob Zuma – Kofi Akpaloo
Kofi Akpaloo, founder and leader of the Liberal Party Of Ghana (LPG) has called for the incarceration of former president John Dramani Mahama. Kofi Akpaloo has asked that John Dramani Mahama be jailed like former South African President, Jacob Zuma as per a new video sighted by OccupyGh.com According to …
Read More »Herdsman Stabbed To Death
A headsman who was protecting his herd from being stolen has lost his life after being stabbed by a suspected thief last Saturday, July 24, 2021. The deceased, 60-year-old Rugah Abubakari who was stabbed at Odomeabra, a suburb of Kwamekrom in the Oti region gave up the ghost while receiving …
Read More »PHOTOS: 4 legs, 2 genitals, yet this woman was happily married with 5 kids
Josephine Myrtle Corbin was the first person born with two private organs and four legs, in Tennessee in 1868. Josephine and Mary were supposed to be twins, but they were conjoined from the waist down. Her disease is called Dipygus, and she has an uncommon type of conjoined twinning. She …
Read More »VIDEO: Wutah broke up because of money – KOD tells the story
Seasoned Artiste Manager and Chief Executive Officer of 1957 clothing line, Kofi Otchere Darko, popularly known as KOD, has revealed what led music group Wutah to part ways. Speaking to host George Quaye on Showbiz A-Z, on Joy FM, he cited money and work attitude as part of the main …
Read More »Man lynched for attempted theft in Ashanti region
A man in his 30s has been lynched to death for attempting to steal at Abountem in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region. The deceased, yet-to-be-identified was lynched by a mob on, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The victim together with two other suspects, currently on the run stormed a …
Read More »Some women campaigning to be allowed more than one husband – Krachi West MP
Some women are campaigning for right to marry more than one husband according to the Ranking Member on the Gender and Children Committee of Parliament, Helen Adjoa Ntoso. “Some members of the Gender, Children Committee of Parliament were elected to meet some advocacy women in a hotel in Ghana and what this women …
Read More »Supreme Court to rule on Opuni’s application seeking recusal of Justice Honyenuga
•Mr Stephen Opuni is the former CEO of COCOBOD • He is standing trial for causing financial loss to the state •He is asking the Chief Justice to remove the trial judge for passing unfair comments against him Today, Wednesday, July 28, the Supreme Court will rule on an application by …
Read More »Obinim is back on Twitter trends; here’s why
• Bishop Obinim has caused a stir on social media with his breakdown video • ‘Angel’, as he is affectionately called has joined the trends after dissecting ‘Second Sermon’ • The ‘Second Sermon’ is a song by secular musician Black Sherif Founder and leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel …
Read More »‘I’m a son of God’ – Koku Anyidoho reacts to his dismissal from NDC
• Koku Anyidoho has been expelled from the National Democratic Congress • The party said he breached some of their disciplinary codes hence the decision to expel him • He has reacted to the expulsion Samuel Koku Anyidoho, the former General Secretary of the National Democratic Congresshas issued a cryptic reply to the party’s …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: High Court cancels parliamentary election in Assin North
A Cape Coast High Court has cancelled the parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency in the 2020 parliamentary elections. The court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye, ordered for fresh elections to be conducted in the constituency. Background The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the withdrawal of an …
Read More »BOST to pay GH¢9.9 million judgement debt to Hask Oil
An Accra High Court has ordered the Bulk Oil and Storage and Transportation (BOST) to pay a total of GH¢9,962, 118.84 to Hask Oil Company Limited being the interest accrued on a bank facility they took, while their products were in the custody of BOST (the Defendant). This is because …
Read More »Christian Council calls for intellectual contributions for well drafted anti-LGBTQI+ bill
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has called on Ghanaians to make intellectual input to “The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021” to ensure a well drafted Bill that can stand the test of time. “In its current form, we are not oblivious …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Gabby Otchere-Darko to petition Parliament to criminalize adultery
Gabby Otchere-Darko is opposed to to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill He wants Parliament to pass a law that criminalizes adultery He has warned the the bill could get Ghana blacklisted by international organizations Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party has hinted that he will petition …
Read More »Males and females share same ward at Mpasaaso health center
Residents of Mpasaaso Number 1, a farming community in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region have bitterly lamented over how males and females within the community share the same ward at its main health facility. According to the worried residents, male and female patients who are …
Read More »Koku Anyidoho may challenge his expulsion from NDC in court – Ben Epshon
Pollster and Managing Editor of the Dispatch, Mr Ben Ephson has said that the suspended former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho may challenge his dismissal from the party in court. Mr Ephosn who said he was not surprised about the news of Mr Anyidoho’s suspension told Moro …
Read More »NDC sacks Koku Anyidoho
• Effective Tuesday, July 27, 2021, Koku Anyidoho will not be recognized as a member of the NDC • Koku Anyidoho is to return any party property in his custody • He will also forfeit any money he paid to the party The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expelled Koku Anyidoho for indiscipline. The decision was taken …
Read More »Which are Africa’s strongest currencies?
Africa’s economy just like the rest of the world has continued to lag behind due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Some currencies within the continent have also grown weaker compared to the US dollar or the pound. Poor living standards and a dwindling national economy have been the major contributing …
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