World football legend from Brazil, Pele has had his name added to the dictionary as an adjective in honour of his legacy in the sport after padding away. This was done after a campaign led by the Pelé Foundation and SporTV dubbed “Pelé in the dictionary”. The Michaelis dictionary defines …
Read More »NHIS: Childhood cancer, two other ailments added under Akufo-Addo – Annor Dompreh
Majority Chief Whip Annor Dompreh has said the Minority caucus should admit that despite the challenges bedeviling the economy, government has made some gains under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Majority’s comments follow accusations by the Minority caucus that government since 2018, has taken GHS4 billion from the …
Read More »Ghana’s Twi added to online languages
The Common Voice V10.0 corpus now contains 100 languages and is the most multilingually diverse crowdsourced dataset in the world. The newest language on the platform, Twi, is native and bilingual to approximately 18 million people across Ghana, Benin, and the Southeast regions of the Ivory Coast in Western Africa. It joins other African …
Read More »Alibaba and Tencent sites added to US ‘Notorious Markets List’
The US has added sites operated by Chinese technology giants Alibaba and Tencent to its “Notorious Markets List” of businesses it believes are involved with trading counterfeit goods. The list identifies 42 online sites and 35 physical stores, including e-commerce platforms, run by the firms. The US trade agency says …
Read More »Samira is an added advantage to a Bawumia ticket – Former Alan Press Secretary
Chief Obosu Mohammed, a former press secretary of Alan Kyerematen, believes Ghana’s second lady, Samira Bawumia, is a great deal of asset for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2024 elections. According to him, the vice-president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the NPP’s best bet for the 2024 election and Samira as …
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