The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) hosted a virtual forum for stakeholders and partners to share its industry outlook ahead of the city’s reopening to international tourists on 7 July. The forum discussed plans for reopening the city to foreign tourists, the local and global …

    A white husband and wife have been charged after the woman pulled a gun on a black mother and her children during a confrontation in a car park. Footage of the incident in Orion Township, near Detroit, has been viewed millions of times on social media. It shows Jillian Wuestenberg …

    It is the first time the German Chancellor has appeared in public wearing a mask. Health officials around the world have advised for global citizens to wear masks as a way of preventing the spread of coronavirus. The wearing of masks, has, however, faced resistance from some individuals, …

  In the wake of calls for Ghana Police, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and the Department of Social Welfare to take necessary action against actress Akuapem Poloo for causing distress to her son, experts have sent out a word of caution to parents. Though the actress has …

    A white woman held a black mum and her teenage daughter at gunpoint after they accused her of being racist in a horrifying confrontation caught on camera. Victim Takelia Hill filmed the incident in which a pistol was pointed at her and 15-year-old Makayla in a car park …

    Three final year students of Mount Sinai Senior High School in Akropong -Akuapem in the Eastern Region have been expelled for sneaking mobile phone into school. One of the students concealed a mobile phone to school and connived with the other students to hide it in a trunk …

    I saw this video on Instagram and it reminded me of how sometimes, we have to struggle when we do a full face beat. It really isn’t easy at all since you cannot do anything to your face after the makeup has been applied and you’re out. Check …

      The University of Ghana Council at its meeting held on 30th June, 2020, approved a second term for the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu from August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 when he retires from the University. This followed the acceptance of the recommendation of …

    Many Christian Leaders around the World has applauded the just ended ‘CLF Online World Conference’, a platform where Christian leaders from around the world gather to exchange and seek the pathway of faith and ministry, as a life transforming event. Several testimonies shared after the online conference, recounted …

    The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed in one of his addresses to the nation on measures taken against the spread of COVID-19 that the government will absorb fees for students sitting the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Addressing the nation as final year SHS …

Ghana has recorded 393 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. The total case count according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) official website is now at 18,134 with 117 deaths. 13,550 persons who tested positive for the virus have either recovered or discharged, the GHS reported. As of July 1, 2020, the country’s …

    A heartbroken wife found the body of her husband in their garage a few weeks after he lost his job due to the coronavirus pandemic. Glynn Brown, 47, who suffered from depression and anxiety, said he was going outside to make a phone call before taking his own …

  Ahead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travellers on July 1, the European Union (EU) Commission has released a list of 54 countries that qualify for travels into Europe. Nigeria and Ghana are conspicuously missing. Schengenvisainfo.com reports that citizens from Nigeria, Brazil, Qatar, the United States, …

    The Iranian government on Monday issued a warrant of arrest for the United States President, Donald Trump. It also asked the International Police to help detain Trump for ordering the drone attack that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said Trump and more …

    Gunmen have attacked the Pakistani stock exchange in the southern city of Karachi, killing at least two people and injuring others, local media report. The assailants stormed the exchange after launching a grenade attack at the main gate to the building. Latest reports quote police saying officers have …

Ghana’s total confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus has risen to 17,351. This was announced by the president during his 13th televised address to the nation. This means that the country has recorded 609 new cases since the last update by the Ghana Health Service. The total number of persons who have …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by three months the incentive packages for frontline health workers. Addressing the nation on Sunday, June 28, 2020, the president said, “this means that all health workers will pay no income taxes for the next three months, i.e. July, August and September. “Again, all frontline …

    Over the past few months, Christian ministers who perceive the changes which have occurred in the society to be a stepping stone and an opportunity for worldwide evangelization have gathered their hearts to commence an On-line Conference.   The conference which begins on the 25th (Thurs) of June, …

Death toll of the fast-spreading Coronavirus in Ghana has risen to 112, with additional positive cases of 311, new update has revealed. This brings to total a case count of 16,742. Additionally, the number of recoveries has also shot up to 12,720. Regional breakdown Greater Accra Region – 9,326 Ashanti Region – …

Some 120 students from Adiembra Senior High School in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly of the Western Region have been sacked by school authority for breaching various Covid-19 protocols.   The students, all boys allegedly left campus without permission and no supervision. This according to management is a complete breach …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused lockdowns across the world, cutting off opportunities for socializing with others. While hard data is not readily available, this lockdown likely led to a massive decrease in promiscuity and casual sex. Now that lockdowns are easing, social venues are beginning to reopen and singles are once again …

If you can keep slices of cucumber on your lips for about 15 minutes on a daily basis, they would become pink and soft. There is a certain kind of unexplainable beauty that comes with having pink lips. Everyone can admit to this. And it is counted among the reasons …

    Coronavirus infections across the United States have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of Florida and Texas. The surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were allowed to re-open in recent weeks. On Saturday, Florida reported more than 9,500 new …

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for protesters who target monuments to be imprisoned. The measure says anyone who damages a public statue must be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of the law”. Mr Trump’s order also calls for withholding federal funds from local jurisdictions and …

The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show. A recent surge in infections and hospitalisations has prompted the states of Texas, Florida and Arizona to pause reopening plans. Texas’s governor ordered bars to close and announced other …

Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid-19 resurgence. The WHO on Thursday said several countries and territories were seeing a rise in infections. Eleven were in the UN agency’s Europe region. …

  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 …

  Wearing of face mask is now mandatory and refusal to comply is punishable by law per the new Executive Instrument issued by the president. But, it seems most people are yet to get the full idea of covering the nose and mouth in public space as a means to …

      A motor vehicle accident on the Obogu-Banso road near Juaso in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of a female WASSCE candidate. Esther Nyamekye, 23, a student of Ofoase Senior High Technical School at Juaso, was killed in the accident …

    The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has elected Professor Rita Dickson as the new Vice-Chancellor. She becomes the first-ever female to lead the science and technology university after beating three others to it. She takes over from Prof Kwasi Obiri Danso, …