Tag Archives: GHANA

From Ghana’s first female MP till date: Women representation in parliament since 1951

From recent developments and agitation to get more female representation in politics, it wouldn’t be far from right to state that the coiner of popular quote, “what men can do women can do better” had quite a good reason. Despite the remarkable heights reached in Ghana’s democratic development over the …

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COVID-19: Eight more dead as death toll hits 103

  Eight more Ghanaians infected with the deadly coronavirus disease have died as the death toll hits 103. According to the latest figures released by the Ghana Health Service 361 new cases have been recorded shooting the country’s tally to 15,834. Meanwhile, 11,755 people have recovered from the highly infectious …

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Doctors, nurses laughed after prescribing wrong medication to my dying wife – Man narrates

  The Director of the Ghana Institute of Languages, Dr Emmanuel Kuti has got emotions running high after he took to Facebook to share a story about how some nurses and a doctor at the Ridge Hospital made a mockery of his dying wife after she had been prescribed with …

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Ghana doubles its Gas production

  In 2019, gas production witnessed its greatest boost since the inception of natural gas production in Ghana with a total of 169,509 million standard cubic feet of associated and non-associated gas produced from all fields in 2019, an 85% increase over 2018’s volume of 91,459 MMSCF. While the Jubilee …

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Coronavirus: Factories to implement anti-stigma policy

  Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, on Thursday urged all factories and other industrial processing establishments to implement an anti-stigma policy for COVID-19, stating “that no employee should be discriminated against”. “Employees should not be stigmatized or be sacked if they test positive to COVID-19. Employers must engage the …

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Tema Zoomlion Manager  Urges Parents To Support Gov’t In Covid-19 Fight

    Parents and guardians have been urged to provide their children with nose masks and alcohol-based hand sanitisers to complement the central government’s efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).   Giving the advice on the sideline of a disinfection exercise in St James International …

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ECOWAS draws roadmap for reopening of borders

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has drawn a roadmap for the reopening of borders in the sub-region. Borders in the ECOWAS region have been closed for weeks due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. But after a meeting of the Ministerial Coordination Committee for Transport, …

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Zoomlion Commends Heads Of Basic Schools In Northern Region For Their Cooperation

  Heads of basic schools (public and private) in the Northern Region have been praised for their cooperation in the ongoing disinfection exercise in their schools by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL).    The General Manager, ZGL, Northern Region, Peter Dawuni, made the commendation while addressing journalists during the disinfection of …

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NPP Decides: Blows, slaps fly as Okyem Aboagye’s agent prevents Bantama Treasurer from voting

In a live report monitored by GhanaWeb, the Ashanti Regional correspondent of Despite Media Group, Sampson k. Nyamekye has reported that voting was briefly disrupted at the Bantama Cultural Centre when an agent sought to prevent a delegate from casting his ballot. According to the report, the agent representing current …

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Ghana’s politics is extremely petty – Charlotte Osei

  Immediate past Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has bemoaned the current nature of Ghana’s politics, saying it is dominated by pettiness. Speaking on the KSM Show on Metro TV, Mrs Osei said she is worried about the situation because pettiness in politics kills the national purpose and is …

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